Book Review: The Story of Fester Cat

The Story of Fester Cat: How One Remarkable Cat Changed Two Men's Lives

Published by The Penguin Group, November 2014

ISBN 978-0-425-27504-7

Ungow!

A seasoned off-and-on again street cat decides he wants a permanent home, and he chose Paul and Jeremy to be his humans.  The three guys learn a lot about each other...and life...in this sweet story by Paul Magrs, as told by Fester himself.  With only one-and-a-half teeth, Fester's crooked grin brings a family together, as they sit in the backyard enjoying the pond, or typing feverishly in front of the computer.  With wonderful wry humor, Fester, Paul and Jeremy redefine rules to make their own oasis of love, with the help or non-help of neighbors, relatives, friends, and a parade of community cats.

P.S. Ungow is Fester's version of 'meow'.

Angel Wins at Squares

Just for fun, the hubby and I played Super Bowl squares on Sunday.  Instead of just the two of us (what fun is that?), we added Chuck and Angel, and gave Sweetie and Patty a set of squares under 'O' for outside.

For the first half, the 'o' cats were doing well, but in the end, Angel won!  We played this game last year too, and Chuck won.  Don't know why us humans don't win...and we do all the work!

Note: Actually, no one wins anything...no money or kibble are exchanged; it's just a mental exercise!  

Anyhoo, it's an added giggle during the game, which sometimes can be downright boring when the score gets lopsided.  This year, I did not watch the half-time show...I was out shoveling snow!  Metro Detroit got 16.7 inches of the white stuff, the 3rd largest snow accumulation on the record books.  Patty seems to love the snow; he jumps around and does not seem to care about temperatures or precipitation.  Sweetie comes out for food, then quickly slides back into the Cat Hotel.  

P.S. To Rupert at Katnip Lounge, you have a lovely name!  Please forgive me if I offended by asking where your name came from.   (Actually, I wondered if he'd lost a bet...)  Mea Culpa, Rupert baby!





Riding the storm out

Angel, on her favorite wool sweater bed

Chucky hides in the clothes basket

Paw prints

Patty is worried about the snow shovel in my hand, NOT the camera in the other

At least it's February...we are one day closer to Springtime!