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Freya likes to lick my shirt while I’m petting her. It kinda freaks me out.

On another note, I’m starting to be afraid that I’m allergic to her. Whenever she gets near my face, I get all itchy. I’ve had problems with some breeds of cats in the past, but never …

More about the cats… It was interesting last night. They both ended up sleeping on the bed for a few hours. Miri and I were in our usual position: me sleeping on my side with my arm outstreched; she curled up with her back against my arm and my chest. …

We are in election season and every night a commercial comes on that starts out with inspiring music and then a voice over about a fellow who was crushed by a tree but persevered and overcame adversity – so please vote for him. Every single time I hear the start …

Well, that’s an interesting feeling. To be awoken at 6:15am by the sound of growling and hissing cats – one on each side of your head.

Well, we just had a nice little walk around the house. Much exploring for the new cat. Miri wasn’t happy about it and there was much hissing and growling. Rule #1 – do not pet new cat in old cat’s presence. I’ll have to keep a watchful eye on Miri …

I think I figured out why Freya felt so threatened when I sat down – I was in front of her only exit. She felt cornered. I kept going back out there, talking to her and sitting on the side of the carrier. That did the trick and once I …

Well, now I’m officially freaked. When I brought Freya home, I put her in the laundry room. That’s the eat and poop room and I figured that as the most important place for her to visit first. There”s a cat door into the main bit of the house and figured …

Now that I’m listening to hissing and fighting, I’m not sure it was the brightest thing to do, but I adopted a cat from a local humane society today. She’s 5 years old, her name is Freya, she’s a lovely calico and is very quiet and shy…as long as Miri …

I took Miri to the vet today for her shots and a wellness check. He said she seems to be just fine. So, I’m now wondering if her behavior changes (she’s been very needy and sometimes meows non-stop) are because she misses Sasha. I didn’t think she would since they …