Carl–the Lap Junkie
When the next door neighbor moved in just a year ago, they had four cats. Each of the cats had a special name, but I only got to know Carl and Bob. Half of the cats were indoor cats and you never saw them. The other half were a mixture of indoor and outdoor and one in particular, Carl, was one of the "ins and outs" and was hunter extraordinaire. Several months ago, Carl started appearing on our deck, mewing at the sliding glass door and rubbing the side of his face against the screen and anything else he could rub against there on the deck. I promptly bought catnip toys and brought them home for Carl to play with. Next came the cat treats… Carl got to be a twice a day habit — first thing in the morning and again late afternoon. As I dispensed the treats, I began to take a chair and sit there on the deck and talk to Carl while he devoured his treat. Eventually, one day he looked up at me as though asking for permission to jump up into my lap. I patted my lap and that’s all it took. The lap junkie was born.
Ever watchful of the hummingbirds…
And we love catnip!
Nothing else to report except that I got my map quilt pinned. I have two of these to make for my grandsons. This is the first one. The map is a panel that I bought at JoAnn’s in Palmdale. A friend had made one for her partner’s classroom and I fell in love with it. The colors are so vibrant–it reminds me of my childhood years, and I’m hoping that the grandsons like theirs enough to use them as lap blankets when they watch t.v. in the mornings.
Be safe, be well, and please be happy. Be sure to tell those you love that you love them.
Cute kitty and that’s going to be a great quilt!
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Oh what a fine figure of a feline Carl is! Very handsome. How nice that you get visits from him. I suspect my Tuff-cat has at least one such person he visits daily on his outings. Oh, the map panel is wonderful!
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Education never looked so warm. 🙂
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Watch out, Carl might just decide to run away from home and move in permanently.
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That quilt is wonderful. Oh, what a fickle visitor. 🙂
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Carl is a handsome cat. The quit looks very promising. 🙂
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Love the quilt. Great idea. Carl is adorable. I’ve always wanted an orange cat.
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Random: Your kitty looks just like the one I had growing up. Cute!!!
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What a sweet cat! He knows good people!!! What a neat quilt! I wish I had the talent to make one like that.
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ryn … looking out of the Star of India port hole at the ticket booth at the Berkeley.
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I love maps and the quilt is remarkable! So pretty!!
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Carl seems like your cat now. All the indications of human ownership is there. 😉 Nice job on the quilt.
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What a fun way to teach geography! We, too, had a ‘deck cat’ for many years. A neighbour’s cat, that preferred to sleep on our deck (safety from their dog and children). We were very sad when they had him put down and didn’t tell us for weeks. But we think he came to say goodbye the last day we saw him – he was very affectionate, though old and arthritic. Your Carl is handsome and quite like him.
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Oh my gosh, Carl is adorable! And your map quilt? It reminds me of my childhood, too. I love it! If one were for sale, I would snatch it right up. 😉
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Awww hes a cutie!!
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Saw you on Readers Choice and here I am. I love the panel for the map and next time I visit Joann’s I will look for this. Please post another picture once you get it finished.
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I love marmalades they are very smart kitties…must be he found you.The quilt is beautiful!Lola Falana
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