Kittens and corn

We have not had the best luck with kitties lately. Poor Terrance Snowball disappeared.  Our other cat, was distressed and lonely, so we got a kitten for her (and for Dewdrop, who is a major cat person),

Dewdrop named her Cocoa and loved her.  Then, one morning, I woke up to find the tiny baby dead. We don't know why.  I was able to maneuver Sugarwings out the door, and off to school without seeing the body, so that we could sit down and talk about it later, not right before class started.  

When Dewdrop and I went to the pumpkin patch, she had spent a lot of time holding this kitty with the pumpkin colored eyes and heart shaped nose.  So, I called Pendleton's Country Market to see if they had any kittens available and found out that this kitty was looking for a home.

Sugarwings and I took a trip out to the country to get the new cat, and of course, spent some time playing while there.

Her favorite part was the corn bath.  It was an extra large horse tank filled with shucked kernels, and she couldn't get enough of it.

First of all, it is great for jumping in.

And you can bury yourself in it, roll in it, or just sit back and enjoy it.  

I played in there for a long time with her, but got a bit itchy after a while. She was enthralled and stayed about an hour.  

I'm afraid I got a bit slap happy while she dwaddled in the vat of corn.

I was finally able to coax her out by mentioning the slingshot.  This place is a year round, working farm, not just a pumpkin patch.  Farmer John culls the veggies that are going bad from the good stuff he takes to market and has the bad ones in baskets by the sling shot, so that you can test your skills in flinging rotten apples or eggplants. 

There were some issues with getting the cat into our carrier, but all in all it was a great day.  And Dewdrop has named her new kitty, Pumpkin Pie. She remembered her from the previous trip there and was thrilled ot see her.  

Her little heart is broken over losing Terrance and Cocoa, but having Pumpkin Pie to snuggle has helped.  I hope this sweet kitty is here to stay, and is still around for ages like our previous, old barn cat.  It hasn't been easy to go through this revolving door of kittens for the last couple of years, after having the same old tom for over a decade. 

Wish us luck, please. And Pumpkin Pie too, she probably needs it more than we do.  

Comments

[jeanie]

Sorrow and joy. I'm so sorry about your kitten problems but Pumpkin Pie is a beauty and I suspect she will be loved to the max. Whip out the doll clothes!

[Karla Nathan]

The two cats are already best friends, they are quite happy together! I think she will stick around.

[Laurie Jackson]

Oh that heart shaped nose! She is gorgeous!