THE CAT WITH THE CALICO TAIL

Repeatedly, I’m asked why the wooden cat sitting on my windowsill is painted so silly, having a gray and orange striped tail attached to its all-white body. A few years ago my artistic niece Debbie painted the craft item for me, using our cat as a model.

Shenan (short for Shenandoah) joined our family in August, 1985. Her creation-day tale explains the incongruousness of her body and tail. You see, Shenan began on the kitten-makin’ assembly production line. She was passin’ through the snow-white line, doing quite well, I might add. Her yellow eyes and faint swipes of orange color on her forehead and side separated her from being confused with albinism. Kitten-making factories use many steps, but we all know that the very final step in the process is the tail-attachment. (to continue reading this story click on The Cat With the Calico Tail )To read another cat story click on LOSS AND LOVE