Feline Friday: Butters!

 Nobody (except maybe me LOL) likes butter better than Lily.

 She believes that butter is surely the most delicious thing in the entire world, other than Ranch, sour cream, vanilla ice cream, and apparently corkscrew pasta with Italian dressing.

But butter is always a favorite. Lily will go to great lengths to lick butter from my fingers.

She likes bread, but only if it's well-buttered.

 

So now, we skip the bread and go straight to the good part: Butters.

 Because who needs all those extra calories? :)

Feline Friday: Stripes!

 It's easy to think of Lily as a gray and white kitty. I know I do!

 But she's actually considered a "blue tabby/tuxie". "Blue" coloring refers to her grayish blue fur. The word "tuxie" refers to a tuxedo with the white chest, tummy, and paws. Read more fascinating facts about tuxedo cats HERE!

And "tabby" coloration refers to her stripes. It's easy to overlook them but they are definitely there!

Lily's stripes have a caramel color, making her look like she's been dipped in a caramel latte!

If you look closely, you can see stripes on her tail, sides, and back, too.

There's more to Miss Lily than first meets the eye! Love her to pieces!

Feline Friday: Sitter Love!

While we were in Texas for our daughter and son-in-law's wedding, Lily had not one but THREE cat sitters! Because of the 4th of July holiday, the service had to patch together sitters to cover our trip. 

 

When a new sitter is assigned to Lily, our service has them come to the house for a meet and greet to make sure the sitter is a good fit. I've learned to pay attention to Lily's reaction during this visit. Cats and dogs are a good judge of character! Lily loves her trio of sitters and took to them immediately. That hasn't always been the case in the past!

The sitters send lots of pictures while we are gone. I can tell from Lily's body language that she absolutely adores each of them. Notice how she leans into the ear scritches! She only does that with a sitter who meets her approval!

Ready for breakfast!

 

She's gazing lovingly at her sitter!

And eating on her sitter's leg? Lily loves her (maybe more than me)! It's such a relief to know Lily is well cared for while we are gone!

Feline Friday

We have just returned from a week in Texas for the wedding of our daughter and son-in-law! It was a great celebration and we are so thankful that all went well. Pictures to come!

Lily had a squad of three cat sitters who rotated caring for her while we were gone. By all accounts, she was a very sweet girl! Pictures to come!

But boy was she happy to have her Meowmy home. She has barely left my side since we walked in the door. She has even been on my lap, which is kind of unusual!

 Of course, I'm happy to see her, too!

 

Here's to a restful weekend!