Katherine Nicolai

She was an indoor cat who, every year, had a few carefully chaperoned visits. into the back garden.

just a kitten, leaving tiny paw prints in the flakes.

just a kitten, leaving tiny paw prints in the flakes.

just a kitten, leaving tiny paw prints in the flakes.

if she were some kind of rambling rolling stone who wouldn't want to settle down. But those fears were quickly allayed. As soon as she discovered the delights of a crackling fire and ear rubs on the sofa, She was happy to leave the outside outside.

if she were some kind of rambling rolling stone who wouldn't want to settle down. But those fears were quickly allayed. As soon as she discovered the delights of a crackling fire and ear rubs on the sofa, She was happy to leave the outside outside.

if she were some kind of rambling rolling stone who wouldn't want to settle down. But those fears were quickly allayed. As soon as she discovered the delights of a crackling fire and ear rubs on the sofa, She was happy to leave the outside outside.

A squirrel dashed across the yard. and her eyes sprang open, sensing him.

A squirrel dashed across the yard. and her eyes sprang open, sensing him.

A squirrel dashed across the yard. and her eyes sprang open, sensing him.

She sat up and pressed her nose to the screen, watching as the squirrel teased her by running closer.

She sat up and pressed her nose to the screen, watching as the squirrel teased her by running closer.

She sat up and pressed her nose to the screen, watching as the squirrel teased her by running closer.

If this were a cartoon, he would have pulled out an emery board and begun filing his nails.

If this were a cartoon, he would have pulled out an emery board and begun filing his nails.

If this were a cartoon, he would have pulled out an emery board and begun filing his nails.

I'd been running the dust mop along the floorboards, watching this drama unfold, and rolled my eyes, as I fished a brown dust bunny from far back under the sofa. If it were a little bigger, I might have expected it to start barking and jumping. It was clearly made of crumb fur, Our scruffy, small pooch, who had more energy than the rest of us put together, was shedding in the warm weather.

I'd been running the dust mop along the floorboards, watching this drama unfold, and rolled my eyes, as I fished a brown dust bunny from far back under the sofa. If it were a little bigger, I might have expected it to start barking and jumping. It was clearly made of crumb fur, Our scruffy, small pooch, who had more energy than the rest of us put together, was shedding in the warm weather.

I'd been running the dust mop along the floorboards, watching this drama unfold, and rolled my eyes, as I fished a brown dust bunny from far back under the sofa. If it were a little bigger, I might have expected it to start barking and jumping. It was clearly made of crumb fur, Our scruffy, small pooch, who had more energy than the rest of us put together, was shedding in the warm weather.

It reminded me to make an appointment with the groomer, and as he came around the corner, racing through my dustpile, I told him so. Haircut next week, Mr. Crumbles, I said. He didn't seem to care or notice. Instead, he jumped his front paws up beside Marmalade and began barking at the squirrel.