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What We Learn From Our Pets

What's In A Name? -The story of how Isadora came by her name

We had two Torties. The first one came to us from my in-laws. They didn't like the idea of changing her name from Patches to Duchess, as I proposed doing. Since we had a dog named Duke I thought a cat named Dutchess would be so fitting. Especially since it suited her , and the cat didn't differentiate the two names at all. I guess to a cat, they sound similar. But my mother in law either felt slighted or felt that we didn't like her taste in cat names and was thus offended, so we called the cat "Kitty".

Then Isadora came along. She is 'Patches/Dutchess/Kitty' in miniature, but because her status as a member of our household was in limbo for so long, we didn't name her for quite some time and thus she was dubbed "kitty".

Then this got confusing for members of our household and to differentiate the two, the second, smaller cat was afterward referred to as "Baby Kitty". Finally, We had ruled out any possibility of Baby Kitty belonging to anyone and adopted her.

We then tried out several names, to reach our goal of finding one that had to be equally liked by everyone unanimously, and that suited her.
The top contenders, Sophie, Daisy, Violet, and Lila, all which suited her quite well, would have fit the bill, for five members, (all the female ones, to be exact) but THE DAD in our household, vetoed each choice.

After Isis, Aphrodite, Delilah, Jade, Fern, Cactus, Chamomile, and Tigerlily were all thought upon and rejected, "Isadora" made the final cut and this made EVERYONE happy

So I've Been "Ice Cream Tagged"...

Which Ice Cream best suits me? What a quandary...I would have to say pistachio. It's my my favorite shade of green and it's nutty, like I am sometimes. As an alternate choice, I'd say pink peppermint ice cream...the kind that has the bits of green and red peppermint candy in it. So good, and it leaves you with fresh breath! Of course, then there's this kind that I have loved since I was a kid. It's pale blue, bubblegum flavored, with actual gumballs in it, so when you finish eating the ice cream, you actually end up chewing gum! That is, if you haven't swallowed it all down with the ice cream. Okay, and who doesn't love Chunky Monkey? Also I like any coffee flavored ice cream especially whenever it includes bits of broken chocolate and toffee.

I have so many favorites, though, it's hard to choose one. Then there is sorbet!! Oh, I LOVE sorbet! I used to pick plumbs from our neighbors' trees when I was a kid, and my mom would make this mouthwateringly good plumb sorbet! Also Kelly, at the Dundee Bistro, in Dundee, Oregon makes some sorbets that will knock your socks off! Her Lavender infused Creme Brulee, is also to die for, and I request it for my birthday, annually!

I am going to tag:

Toby
Athena
Vanessa

Check them out. They're GORGEOUS!

We Have a Cat Hoarder In Our Midst

Some of my good friends have been directed to this page today to witness a cat hoarder that gives new meaning to the term.

Here she is, caught in the act. As you can see we are not talking about a cat hoarder as it pertains to an individual that hoards cats. No, in this case, the individual IS the cat, and as you can see by the evidence before you, she is in fact participating in the very act of hoarding. Her forte is Beanie Babies. This thieving little cat burglar was apprehended today and the Beanie Babies have been returned to their respective toy bins in the rooms of the girls to whom they belong.