Too Hot for Cats

It was really HOT here today. This is Alex and Enzo trying to stay cool. They look like two peas in a pod! So cute.

Alex Chasing Her Tail

This video of Alex chasing her tail is really funny! She does this almost every morning, and she never grows tired of it. Nor does she ever catch her tail!

Afghan

A lot of people commented on the afghan I'm working on in my September newsletter. The yarn is 50% silk, 50% wool, and incredibly soft and warm. I hand-dyed it myself using acid dyes.



Here's a close-up of the pattern, a crosshatch stitch.

Wasp Nest

I thought this was a small bee hive, but on closer inspection, it's a wasp nest, under the eaves of the house.

Enzo's Birthday

Today is Enzo's 17th birthday! He's doing really well since his stroke last November. He has a homeopathic vet, and he's much improved.



The story is that he was named Enzo by his first owner because when he was a kitten, he chewed up an expensive Enzo shoe. But I also heard that he was a barn cat where he was born, in Virginia. Did they keep their shoes in the barn?

He's definitely a shoe boy. Here he is attacking my shoe:



He's not allowed out of the yard anymore, because he's not too steady on his feet, and he lost his hearing. So his favorite pastime now is peering underneath the gate to get a glimpse of the world beyond the backyard.



He's a very sweet cat, but the other cats don't think so. He's the alpha male around here, and he bullies everyone else. To them, he is known as Enzo the Terrible! Also to the birds, but fortunately his birding days are over.