October 22nd. was the one-year anniversary of our final tearful goodbye to the calico cat Pretty and I called Carport Kitty, the urban neighborhood legend whose physical heart could no longer support her brave spiritual one. We were desolate with grief for months whenever we drove up our driveway toward the carport that seemed bare without her.
Carport Kitty dined with dignity
in January, 2023 this Dynamic Duo dropped by occasionally
I recognized the pair as Carport Kitty’s friends but told Pretty we couldn’t encourage them.
that ship had sailed
Sigh. So to honor the memory of Carport Kitty we fed her two friends.
then along came a mysterious stranger in the spring of 2023
Sigh. Sigh again. So to honor the memory of Carport Kitty we fed a young neutered male who had never laid eyes on her. In order to avoid becoming attached to this young whippersnapper, Pretty and I decided to call him Cat.
our friend Nekki fussed at us about a cat named Cat
and suggested we name him Moses
Moses is my new assistant in the laundry room adjacent to the carport.
winter carport cat cribs
Lest anyone forgets Carport Kitty’s “Frenemy” the OG Bully Cat, I can report he also returns regularly to patrol her former kingdom and snack on leftovers.
OG Bully Cat in his collar looking fat and sassy on carport patrol earlier today
(Bully Cat’s home is in a garage one block down the street – his peeps call him Romeo)
Bully Cat never met a meal he didn’t like
This evening when Pretty gets home from her antique empire duties she will see not one, but three cats who reside in our carport in one fashion or another – all sharing the legacy of the little calico cat who chose to call us her family for a time we will never forget.
I'll Call It Like I See It 
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