Ragdoll Cats

First, DIL Tami reminded me after seeing the post on coyotes that they have found three carcasses, mostly bones and tails, in their front yard in recent weeks: a raccoon and, I think, two opossums. The raccoon tail was really big. And the opossum tail wasn’t small either.

This family has two medium-sized dogs, so family members are going outside with the dogs when they go out now. A 6-foot fence surrounds the back yard, but… None of us put it beyond coyotes to surmount a fence. Better safe than sorry.

Our weather has been delightfully cooler. I’m sitting here now wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt and thinking about long pants. But it will get warmer later today. Walking has been delightful recently.

We did not get one drop of rain out of Ophelia. I was hoping for an outlier rain band as it whirled around, so I put out all the fall fertilizer. I did have to get the hoses out and water deeply.

My back-door neighbor has been away, and I checked on her two beautiful cats while she was gone. They clearly missed her so I went over and loved on them. By Friday, the male was waiting for me when I opened the front door, and the female came running right away. She is usually more cautious.

Reba is on the left, and Toby is on the right. They are Ragdoll cats, which is totally new to me. They are called “rag dolls” because they go limp when one picks them up, which I did not test out.

The breed was developed in California back in the 1960s. These cats are known for gentleness and are affectionate. Both showed me their bellies by Friday, and Toby gave me some toe licks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragdoll

I’m obsessed with hand-quilting Traverse. I think because I’m almost to one end, having started in the middle. The quilting is slow, but going well. And “Summer Camp” is partially loaded on the longarm and is waiting for me.

The family is gathering to celebrate a granddaughter’s 16th birthday today. How did that happen? I’m looking forward to seeing my family all together (except for the young men away at their colleges) tonight.