Month: November 2009

All last week, for the Week of Winnie, I was hoping to get a picture like this one. But she didn’t cooperate. But here it is now.

A couple months ago, we were having work done on the house that required us to lock the kitties in the kitchen area. We grabbed a box so that Winnie especially would have someplace to hide out, and she liked it so much, we moved it to the living room when the project was over. Marc and Michaela called it her workshop, because it was labeled as such from when we moved, so that’s how it is now known.

Yesterday was one of those gifts of a day in November…sunny and around 70 degrees. I imagine just about everyone in New England was out raking leaves, cleaning gutters, or doing some other outdoor project around the house. We certainly were (though this isn’t our house).

It was an unusually warm day today for November–good for raking leaves and other outdoor projects. Or, if you are Winnie, an excellent day for stretching out in a sunny spot on the floor.

For all that Winnie is completely adorable, she is a difficult photographic subject. She tends to hang out in the same spots and does not do the goofy things that Parker does. I think she also doesn’t like the sound of the camera, so catching her in a cute pose is hard because she moves away when the camera whirs. So tonight’s picture was one of many, with me growing more frustrated.  But I still like this one.

Winnie is not terribly fond of being picked up, unless it’s Doug. She pretty much worships him.

As mentioned previously, Winnie is a shy kitty. If there are too many people around, it makes her nervous. Even if they are being relatively still, it takes her while to decide to come out. But when it’s just us, she is a very affectionate and happy kitty, strutting about with her tail in the air.

Here’s a funny thing about our kitties: Parker is very social, not afraid of strangers and always getting into things. He’s also incredibly neurotic and clingy. Winnie is skittish and shy and much more methodical. But she’s not a lap cat. She likes to be with the people (that is, Doug and me), but not on the people.

it’s the week of  Winnie. A coworker recently pointed out that I had a lot of pictures of Parker and not so many of Winnie, and accused me of favoritism. This is 100% untrue. The problem is that Winnie tends to hide more, or settle in one spot and stay there, and is not as out and about as Parker is.  But she is adorable. Part of it is that her eyes are constantly dilated, which somehow equals “cute helpless kitty.”

I hate flying. I’m not scared or nervous. Just bored out of my mind. As soon as a sit, I get out my book, iPod, and water bottle. I often take off my shoes. My iPod has music and a book-on-tape on it, but in spite of all that, I just get bored. I guess I’m just not used to sitting for hours on end.

We went to the Desert Botanical Garden today. It’s a very cool place anyway; as an informal educator, I really appreciate the thought they’ve put into their designs. But today they were celebrating El Dia de Los Muertos. There were artists and musicians and food, as well as special activities for the kids.