Gracie noticed that attention has been diverted to Morgan lately and is not at all happy. She is not impressed with mouse catching skills and claims that no one catches the feather on a stick like she does.
All eight pounds of her fly through the air to catch that feather. No one is more graceful (so she says). She even takes it to her box for safe keeping. No marauding feather thieves are allowed near it.
Speaking of boxes, it started with one. It was the first computer box. Then there was a package from Ulta. I left both on the floor so she could choose the one she liked better. They are different shapes and sizes.
And the winner is…both. She alternates between them. If this continues, I will have a home full of empty boxes sitting on the floor. We are taking packages into the garage to empty so she doesn’t see the box but I think she is wise to us.
She’s exhausted from protecting us from feathers and needs to sleep. She says you need to say goodbye.
It’s what cat owners do, think about whether or not to throw out a perfectly good cat box! 🙂
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I’m starting to think about cutting a hole in the side of one and closing the top. I need therapy. Box therapy.
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I wrapped one in wrapping paper and it has a permanent place in our home how. And yes, it has windows. Gah!
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Tigger loved boxes! We always had a few hanging around.
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Photo 2 of box 2 = purrfect!
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It’s a new style. We call it box chic!
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Gracie is such a pretty girl. She needs her sleep so I’m whispering this comment 😉
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She’s young so she doesn’t sleep much but when she does, she’s down for the count. She spends most of the day guarding her boxes and feather, trying to trip people and killing bugs.
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That last picture is just adorable, Kate. She really is a sweetie. I chuckle just picturing her leaping to capture that feather. I thought of you specifically when I set my DVR for Sunday on the Animal Planet and wondered, if you get that channel, if you’d enjoy watching a 1-hr special on animal reunions (Texas/Harvey). I think it will be a three-hanky deal, but I’ve thought of those who lost their pets, and I’d like to witness some reunions.
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Happy news is good news. I’m a big fan of the Best Friends organization because unlike some other rescues who show you awful graphic pictures of abuse, they show you the happy results of their interventions.
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Gracie is a beauty. Cats do love their boxes.
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Especially Gracie. I get a kick out of how she “hides” her toys in there. I suppose it’s to keep them safe.
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Delicious witty piece on cat-like cats, Kate!!!!.. mine also liked large paper bags…
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I had a cat that liked paper bags. Sometimes Hazel goes in them but not Gracie. She holds out for a sturdy box.
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She does look exhausted – sign of a good cat mom in the house.
Here there’s a difference of opinion on a box’s function – RC says boxes are for sleeping in, but Molly wants to rip them apart (We think Molly has misinterpreted the German’s package inspection instructions…thinks it was package inspection destruction.)
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That happens. We have bite marks in ours.
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There are soooo many boxes in our house, and they all get used. It’s the price of keeping cats happy. Small price to pay too. Free, in fact. Well, sort of…I guess we pay for the box when we buy something online.
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They want me to buy something big so they have a BIG box!
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The blue glow came from her. 😉
They do love boxes. Well, most cats do, anyways.
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There is usually a naughty glow that emanates from her! She is more into boxes than any of the other cats.
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I love reading about your cats.
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Then it works because I like writing about them. 🙂
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Morning and afternoon box Kate! Lovely final picture.
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Thanks! They take the sweetest pictures when they are sleeping.
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Boxes are the best! I think you should get rid of your furniture and just decorate your house with boxes. And feathers… feathers are good too.
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That would make the cats happy except they LOVE the bed. Especially the part where I am supposed to lie.
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Right now I feel like hiding in a box with your fur kids. 🙂
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With the spaghetti going all over I don’t know there anyone but Florida stands. Is it coming up the coast? Gracie will share her box with you.
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No box is safe. When Bat Cat was really little, she liked to climb in tissue boxes and pop her head out.
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Aww! I bet that is so cute!
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I love the personality of each of your cats, Kate. It is amazing how quickly (and perfectly) Gracie has fit into the mix!
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I was very lucky. Both Morgan and Gracie fit in easy. Jake was alive when Morgan joined us and he was persnickety. She gave him a wide berth. If she was too frisky around him he whomped her on the head and that’s all it took to get her in line. I always hold my breath when bringing in a new cat. The only change is that Mollie comes downstairs less but then again, she’s getting older and that may have happened anyway. They get along fine.
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Gracie, I wonder if we’re related. We look alike with our sophisticated grey fur and our small size. I enjoy boxes and feathers, too. Your (perhaps) long lost relative, Emma Peel in Virginia.
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From the Avengers? Cool! Sending purrs and smooches your way!
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YES, the Avengers! I’m shocked that anyone else remembers that show!
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Love it and Emma was really cool!
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Yes, the Queen needs her sleep! Don’t disturb! 🙂
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She thinks she’s the queen. Youngest cat syndrome. Me, me, me!
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HaHa! Well as the youngest of my family….I say Yes. she of course should be the Queen! 🙂
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Yeah, youngest here too.
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A reason to treat yourself to a Latte I would say! You are a Queen. 🙂
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Absolutely!
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Loving your pictures! We had a house full of boxes when the Z Cat was with us, Shhhhh… I will let her sleep!
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A period at the end of us!
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I have told her only two but she’s not happy about that. She doesn’t have an Amazon box with the smiley arrow in her collection. She says it will be worth money one day! Complete with her personal bite marks.
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that was a wise decision to take both boxes… I would love to play with you we could be a wild couple… like Boney and Claw-yde
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Two is not enough boxes. I will get a really big one for when you visit!
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