PART CAT, PART FERRET

Recently I took some photos of Indy and he's going to be one very long cat. He reminds me of a ferret in the photos. I got down on the floor for these to take them on his level while he was enjoying some sun that was coming through the front door.  All the photos were taken yesterday, the 7th of November. 

He's still growing. I figure by the time he's grown, he'll be able to reach the door knob like our cat Flaky could. 

Such a handsome boy!

Taking advantage of the last bit of sunlight.

Warming his tushy. 

I finished reading The Saint and have started the next book The Recruit. I'm just into the first few pages where Janet, Mary's sister, has come to bring her and her young son David back to Scotland. Mary's husband, Lord Atholl (based on an actual person) has been executed for treason and Edward II's men have come to get her and the boy. But Mary fears that once again she will be separated from her child so decides to go ahead and escape with Janet. 

While the new covers on modern romance novels are nice, I miss the illustrated ones from bygone days.  The cover for The Recruit is gorgeous and the model used has one nice looking chest but I think it would have been more appealing, at least for me, to show the entire man along with the heroine of the book. Sure do miss those Fabio covers from the 80's! When I try to find some of the older novels that I'm missing from my favorite authors, I try to find the old books with their original covers not the reissues that have, in my opinion, very boring covers. I suppose it is cheaper to pay a photographer money for a photo cover rather than an illustrator since it does take awhile to do a painting of a cover verses a photograph such as that used for the cover of this novel. Sometimes I do wonder if the old school way of creating images is on it's way out and will become a lost art. After all, there are only a few people who can forge swords the old way and is also a dying artform. Computers can do so many things these days, including creating the human form without the artist doing much of anything. There are programs for virtually everything these days. 

Katy Keene Fashion Book No. 22  Fall 1958

I didn't have any paper dolls for todays date so will have to post one for this month instead. Here is Alix by Lucy Eleanor Leary published in November of 1952. Not sure what date though. This is off a CD I bought from Ebay that a seller had put together of the Leary paper dolls she'd sold. I wish the quality was better, a scan instead of a photograph but beggars can't be choosers. I am thinking of doing my own version of this paper doll like I did for Briget and for Kathleen, my two St Patrick's Day paper dolls. 

Until next time....                                               ALOHA!!

WELCOME INDIGO TO YOUR FOREVER HOME!

1983 Katy Keene Coloring Calender

I'd meant to post much sooner but didn't have much to say.  The year is just whizzing by and before you know it 2015 will be at our door-step. I do have some news, we've adopted a new kitty now named Indy short for Indigo or Indiana Jones if you like. :) He's a little black fur ball, hence the name Indigo and a friend of mine needed to give him a home, if she couldn't find one, well, he would have been turned over to the Humane Society.  I've always wanted a black cat and I finally have one. He's so adorable. We've bonded and he now has his forever home. The other two kitties, Drooler and Kitty are still getting used to having him around, but with time he will be accepted. I think Drooler already has since he can tolerate being in the same room with him, Kitty, not so much. :)  She's still at the hissing "stay away from me" stage. 

Indigo, age 4 months Sept 28, 2014

He's going on five months old now and has been to the vet for a check-up and his first round of shots. His booster will be on the 20th of this month. Then I'm going to have him neutered. I can't believe how expensive it is to just neuter a cat ($108.00). Spaying is even more ($168.00) which is why I was so glad to discover that he was male and not female like the previous owners thought. My friends granddaughter brought him home, unbeknownst to the Grandmother and I think if her Granddaughter had taken care of him  she probably would have been able to keep him. I couldn't believe it when she told me her Granddaughter had kept him in the closet all night with no food or water!  I just don't understand people, I really don't. 

Indy is bonding with me and hubby, mostly with me though. Naturally when he wants loving I have to stop what I'm doing and give him attention. Not that I mind. :)  He's got this squeaky mouse that hubby picked up for him and it's his favorite toy.  I am hoping that Indy will be around longer than Snowbelle was. She was only 7 when she had to be put to sleep and it nearly broke my heart. I didn't intend to bring another kitten into the house but, believe me, I don't regret it for a second. I truly wish I could give more kitties homes but I need a bigger house and people to help me care for them. I'm not getting any younger. There's a drawing by Gary Patterson on one of his cat calender of a person in bed surrounded by cats, that would be me. :)  

Our Master bathroom is the "introduction to the house" room. I put all the cats that are introduced into the home in there. So I made a bed in one of the sinks for Indy to sleep in. The first night he slept on a towel on the shower floor but by the second night I'd put a thick beach towel in one of the sinks and he made it his bed right away.  Now he sleeps in the bed with us right up on my neck. :) Love hearing his little motor going every night. He also likes to try to get on my chest while I'm reading but that is Drooler's domain. He did try to get Drooler to move but Drooler let him know with a hiss that it wasn't going to happen. 

I've a feeling he's going to grow up to be a big cat. Most likely as big as Drooler. He' got these long legs and I do believe he has springs in them judging by how high he jumps from a standing position to get his squeaky mouse. 

Here are more photos of the newest member of our family.    Please welcome my newest boy, Indigo. :)

4 months old 9 28 2014

                                                                     

Indy and the squeaky mouse

Well, that will be all for this time. I have lots more photos of our newest member to post which I will do my utmost to do over the next month. Can't guarantee it though as I'm hopeless as a blogger. 

From 1983 Katy Keene coloring calender altered to reflect dates for 2014  I also took out the year and added the bat. 

Until next time..........................................ALOHA!!