Check out the newest "Window on the World" dweller:
I realize the window sills are marked-up and need repair. Thing is, those scratches were brought on by my Shih-Tzu, Nick, when we moved here. He'd grab the sill then catapult himself into the window. My yorkie, PePee, was a much smaller dog but could jump effortlessly right into the window. And there they would squeeze themselves, side by side, viewing the world.
As to the other "window" watchers, Miss Marple was never one for the east side windows, preferring to hang-out with Dad upstairs and enjoy a more southern exposure. Sassy loved this window.
There are many windows to be had (sadly, all different dimensions in this old house), with views towards all four directions of the world. However, after trying them all, Miss Betty Boop has settled on this one. The one favored by the majority of pets.
A 4-year old calico now rules the world from her perch in the window.
Miss Betty Boop.
I'm adjusting to the name, calling her different variations and realizing she really knows her own name thank you very much.
She's adjusting as well:
- to an old house with its odd creaks and groans, especially in stormy weather - she hides in her safe place (the carrier) when there is lightening, hard rain and high winds
- new toys - she does love an empty box and prefers Sassy's old beloved "pink mouse" as her constant companion, carrying it from napping place to napping place
- a bed full of quilts (perfect for making cat-caves after the bed is made...executive decision quickly made on her first day here: making a bed is overrated)
- being groomed
- having the neighborhood feral cat, "Ginger", drop by for the occasional front porch snooze
- road trips in her spacious carrier where she watches the world from her "window" in the car
- trusting that no matter where we go, what weather beats on the house, or who drops by for a visit, she lives here.
She now has a home to call her own.
Welcome home, Miss Betty, welcome home!
