The Obligatory Cat Post

I've noticed that most bloggers - at least vintage bloggers - have at least one cat. It almost seems like a necessity to now and then include these furry things in the blog pictures. It wouldn't surprise me if Google - and other blog sites - soon will have new bloggers to fill in a "yes I have a cat" box, before allowing them to start a new blog...

So, here comes a whole post dedicated to my  - or, my family's - cat!

Her name is Saga. This word means "fairytale", but can even be used as a name for humans, although it's not that common. My family had another cat - Ida - for eighteen years, before she got sick and we had to take her to the vet...After that we decided to not get a new cat. Two years later, though, in the summer, a little black cat, with a white spot on her chest, started visiting us. She was both scared and famished. Two times we found her sleeping on our previous cat's grave in our back yard...

Then we found out Saga belonged to some neighbors a few houses from ours. They had gone on a trip abroad, bringing their dog, but not their cat! She should have been fed by some girl - who didn't do her job...As we started feeding the little scared black cat, she grew more and more familiar with us, and finally dared to venture into our house. Then one day she simply decided to move in! When a cat moves in, you can't really say anything about it...When the evil neighbors came back to Sweden they agreed that Saga would have a much better life with us, far away from the dog - who obviously didn't go well together with her at all!

Now Saga has lived with us for a bit more than a year. She isn't small anymore. Now she looks like a real cat! She's becoming more and more cuddly, and even dares to purr sometimes. When we first met her she was so small we thought she was an almost grown kitten. It turned out she was eight years old though, just starving...She even had some kittens once. One of them was accidentally killed by her former master when he stepped on it though...

Cats are supposed to behave like divas. It's in their nature, and Saga is fast growing into that role - wanting good food, her place in the sofa, and just enough kisses to not be annoyed, and having to wash - again...

Here she is after only one glass of wine! She can't take the booze...

I guess most cat owners are familiar with "Simon's Cat". If not, here's my favorite "Simon's Cat" video! What I love about these little cartoons is that Simon captures the cats' movements, sounds and behavior so well! If you have a cat, you will recognize this:

And finally - a picture I found on "Lost Splendor". The fine, important gentleman, stopping to say hello to the little cat!