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As I posted earlier, because of our ages, Cindy & I decided no more cats...the fear that a pet would outlive us. Pretty common thing with us oldsters.

Anyway...a cat started hanging around here. Being a rural area, they seem to get dumped here...a sad thing. This one very friendly, a short hair ginger, the ginger so light she was almost gray. Very pretty, vocal...Made Cindy think she was starving, so she bought some food. The cat then made the usual "love you" moves...leg rubs, loved being petted, etc.

So, since all our cat supplies were given away after our last cats died...off to Wal-Mart last night, about $65 worth of food & supplies. Nothing like a free cat, right?

Still, we posted notes on neighbor doors. This morning, the phone rang. Her name is Rascal...yes, she's very friendly, and she's chipped & neutered... Whew! Relief! We really didn't want another cat, but being softies we wouldn't let her starve.

So, two good things....we'll be able to pet her when she visits. Also, we're sure the local no kill shelter can find a use for the food and supplies we bought. Just a little addition to our usual donations.

I guess "Rascal" knew she'd found people who like cats.