Muffin and the Best Friend

Someone recently emailed me to ask if Muffin was okay, since it's been so long since the last post. Muffin is fine! He is wonderful, in fact. But he's fairly grown up now (he and Daphne are the same height when they stand side-by-side) and so this chronicle of our kitten "as he grows up" is winding down a bit (although there will always be posts, just not nearly as often as there used to be).

Muffin is a very special cat to us; he's not like any cat we have ever had before. Perhaps it's the bobtail in him, or just his own personality. He remains a constant source of joy and entertainment and is a bright light in this house. He has changed April from Crabby Appleton to a cat who enjoys a good romp now and then. He can even get our very elderly Booboo to play for short periods. But the best thing to see is how happy he seems to have made Daphne. Here she was, a young cat, stuck in the middle of a really old cat and a cranky cat, with no feline friends. And then Muffin came into her world and opened it wide up. They really seem to like each other. (In fact, Muffin occasionally attempts to take that affection to a whole new level, which gets him nowhere since Daphne was spayed long ago...) (Muffin will undergo a similar modification in a few months...)

I took this a few days ago as they slept near the computer:



And this one a few minutes ago, while they nap in Bed One:



Thanks to everyone who has been reading this and enjoying getting to know Muffin! I'll continue to post photos and updates periodically.