Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The Little One

 Janet is down in Boston at the moment, running her winter residency, which means I'm in charge of the cats, or they're in charge of me, the difference being that I'm not trying to convince them to give me whipped cream every time the refrigerator is opened. The one who "suffers" the most from Janet's absence is Cici, mainly because so much of her daily schedule is centered around Janet. This mainly relates to Janet reading in bed in the morning and evening, and Cici plopping down on her the entire time. Mollie just follows me around the house, on multiple floors, and sitting on my lap, so her schedule doesn't change much. Yesterday I intentionally climbed back into bed midday to work on Duolingo, but mainly to give Cici a chance to recreate, imperfectly, her favorite thing. She appeared out of nowhere in about five seconds, and order was somewhat restored.

"So, when is Janet getting back - and why are you still here - and are you going to the refrigerator soon?"


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