Where's China?

One of Mary's friends here at the library is going to China to teach and she'd made him promise to email us and tell us what life is like there. Where is China, anyway? Do they have cats there? I wonder if there is a cat in China who lives in a library like me? Naw, there can't be another cat like me anywhere! At least not as handsome and smart as me. Anyway, Wayne is going to tell us about living there. I hope he sends us photos, too. I want to see a cat from China. Mmm, living in China, now that's something to dream about. Yawn.

Friendship Friendship!

I've got a new friend. Her name is Victoria and she visits me at the library regularly. She always plays with me and tells me secrets. The best one is that she wants to open a bakery on Main St. Boy, that excited my humans! I like Victoria coz her hair smells good. I can always tell if a lady is

going to be my friend by the smell of her hair...and if she lets me bury my head in her neck. We played and talked for the longest time today. It's nice having a friend. Yawn!

Something New

It's been another week of miniature humans running around. Today a herd of them chased me into my suite and Mary had to stop them from following me! (She does come in handy once in awhile.) She picked me up and whispered that she wouldn't let anyone hurt me and then she took me out there to meet and greet some of them!! It wasn't too bad: I got petted and had my head scratched between my ears. It's just that those mini humans move so fast...almost as fast as me! The best part was when they had gone, she gave me some extra treats! I wonder if I'm nice to those mini's I'll keep getting treats? Something to think about while I doze.

Summer is flying by!

Boy, summer is really flying by! My humans are here some days and then gone for awhile. It's hard for me to know who's going to be here to take care of me! There are 3 new humans, too. Two are ladies and they're smart. They told me right off how handsome and nice I was. (See, I said they were smart.) The other one is a guy and he's ok. Human men don't pay too much attention to me as long as I don't get in their way, so I hide a lot.

I thought Nancy was my best human friend but now I'm not so sure. This week she invited a man to come here with his rescued friends. They were snakes and spiders and all kinds of bugs. Once I smelled that snake, I took myself back into my room and found a nice safe place. I didn't come out until Mary shook the treat box! I wanted to be sure they were gone. And the miniature humans have been in the library in force! They came to see the snake man this week and last week they came to see the lady who makes the dolls talk. (I think they call her a puppeteer.) She's been here before and she's ok, it's just those miniature humans.

I did find a new treat that the miniature humans brought in. My humans stopped me before I actually got one but they sure smelled good and the wrapper tasted fine. I think the humans said they were 'oreos'. That's a strange name for something that smelled so good.

Oh, it's getting to be that time of day and my eyelids are getting heavy. I think it's time for a nap. I've found a new nap spot..it's in a nice deep box full of paper behind the door. My humans haven't found me there yet. It's quiet and dark and private but I can still see what's going on. It's perfect!

All's Right With My World

Things are finally back to normal. All my humans are present and accounted for. I'm glad The Man is back. He lets me out of my room a lot earlier than Nan or Mary. It's not that I don't like my room--really a 2 room suite with private facilities--but how many hours can I stay in there without going into the main part of the library to check things out? It's my job to watch what goes on in the library and I find it hard to do with that door shut! I can see thru the window but it's not the same. I like checking out the bags that that other man brings everyday. Boy, do they have some interesting smells! Anyway, The Man is back. He brought his lady to visit me over the long weekend. She's nice but she did say she thought I had gained a little weight. I don't understand how she could think that! I did get more treats per day while The Man was missing coz the girls were trying to make it up to me but I worked the calories off. I think.

Now Who's Missing?

Well, Nan's back but The Man is missing. He's been gone since Mary got back (she was only missing for 2 days) and other people are doing what he usually does. Sue and Nan have been emptying the buckets that hold wadded-up paper and today, one of the guys from BOCES pushed around the machine that sucks the dirt from the floor (and he pushed it around for a lot longer than The Man usually does, too!). The other guy from BOCES wiped the glass like The Man does. Last week, Mary and Sue made me put my paw on a squichy, wet pad and then on a hard piece of paper (usually Mary yells at me to stay away from the wet pad). Sue said no one else would sign it and she hoped Jack would know it was from me. (What was it? And who's Jack?) I don't know where The Man is but I miss him. I have to stay in my room listening to that darn radio until Nan or Mary come in. The Man usually comes in a lot earlier than they do and I can run around and check out the library, making sure everything is ok. By the time they get here, there is hardly enough time to check out anything! I hope he isn't gone for long.

Nan's Back!

Huzzah! Nan's back! I don't know where she's been (she tells me a little each day) and frankly, I don't care. She's back and that's what's important to me.

And Mary's getting better at putting photos on this page. If only she would remember what to do I think there might me more wonderful photos of me for you to marvel at. We can only hope.