This is the inside Princesa – Toffee. It is hard to get a good shot of her because she is a darkly colored Tabby (mixed with Egyptian Mau). In reality, her markings and fur are exquisite. She has the typical saggy beige fluffy tummy of a Mau and little fluffy Hobbit feet to protect her from the desert heat. We rescued her as a kitten in Cairo but at age 15, I still can’t pick her up. For years she hardly spoke but since the other two Egyptian cats died she has not shut up… She talks about everything with precise vocalizations. “Thank you” for lunch sounds very different from “Clean up my poo stat!” Although she and Katniss have never met face to face, Toffee chats to her through the open window. In some Disney world they would be sleeping together but they are both little ferals, happy in their own worlds. She hunts sunbeams around the house even though I keep the temperature at 76 degrees or above. I move Nana’s orange and brown rug about so that her old bones are comfortable in the sunbeam.
This is the outside Princesa – Katniss. I rudely call her Fatniss because she is a voracious but slow eater. She is probably about 3 or 4, maybe neutered by the local cat people and I think she belongs to me now? At the moment I was writing this, I ‘knew’ that she was outside, so I interrupted this post to feed her with newly clean dishes. The raccoons have been playing with the dishes again and I had to hunt for them around the garden. From time to time, Katniss rolls in the garden and I get to see her lovely white tummy with a black belt (in Karate?) She has a lovely mixture of black and pink toes, usually immaculate despite living outside. She also talks – do they get it from me?? Katniss has a tiny little voice and chats while I feed her. Sometimes the tone is terse when it is cold or wet. She also hisses when she is happy – I think she is just trying all her vocalizations.
They make me happy. ❤
I can see why they make you happy! And I’m glad you shared this part of your family. Beautiful!
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Thank you! I love all felines. We still have a very old adopted tiger in a sanctuary in Cambodia.
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Wow! That’s amazing!
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🐅
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They are both very beautiful. Good thing Katniss can hiss, she will need that when the racoons are around.
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The cats get on very well with the raccoons, possums and armadillos. Maybe they all have enough to eat…😁
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I guess you’re right
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We live in the subtropics with berries, seeds, critters and (too many) insects in abundance. It is Eden…
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That is sweet
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Iadore both your princesses – the inside and the outside one! 😻😻
“Fluffy hobbit feet” how much I love this!!! 😄💕
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Thank you dear Sarah! Mrs Stripe had even furrier hobbit feet but Zhenny did not even though she was born on an oasis.
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Pretty Kitties!
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They take after their mother…😁
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Katniss looks like a twin of our Linus, even the half nose white.
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Perhaps I could send her by airmail???
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The joys of our feline friends 🙂 Lovely write up. “Fatniss” made me giggle.
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She isn’t really fat but is a much longer cat than you can see in photos. Thank you!
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Both are such beauties.
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Thank you, Peggy. I have been lucky to have had so many cats over the years and a couple of dogs.
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So special
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Thank you Lynz. They are lovely little pets, even the one that speaks Arabic…😁
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hahahaha
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I was gone, but now I’m back. I had to take stock of my personal beliefs and decide who I feel a kinship to. You are one. And the cats are great to!
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I am so glad, John. I really appreciate your friendship. Yours and everyone else’s comments have made me feel good when my mental health is low. I am taking it easy and increasing my meds temporarily. 😘
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Gorgeous Girls!
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Thank you! I have only ever had tabbies and black/whites. We have an occasional visitor, a gray tom with crossed eyes, who turns my eye…
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Such beautiful kitties, and I love your descriptions of them!
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Thank you so much, Leah! Cats give me so much pleasure…well, most of the time. 😁
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This is such a lovely post about your babies. I absolutely love them. They make me happy. I really hope that one day little Katniss comes inside. How beautiful, that she rolls over and you can see her tummy 🙂 so cute…..and little Toffee, so adorable and loving the sun. It is wonderful that they both are so vocal…just beautiful Kerry, your girls are gorgeous !!! x
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Thank you so much, Lynne. My mood has been low recently and it struck me how much happiness they give me. Katniss is pretty wild but she has a glorious life outside. My neighbor has a sofa on her patio for her and goodness knows how many other people feed her…
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So cute!
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Vocal cats are so hilarious to me, I love them.
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I love them, most of the time….😁
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Gosh, if only they would manicure their claws! Both have scratching posts that they use…😸
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