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After waiting a year, I finally spread Chris's remains in front of our house on the anniversary of his death. It felt good to finally put him to rest. A year ago, I did not want to spread his remains at our current home because I suspected we would not live there much longer. I…
We lost Chris exactly a year ago on September 7, 2024. Our home has not been the same without him. He was like a feline patriarch. He was the reason our cats slept together. We don't see this anymore. Occasionally, Frankie and Floki might be on the bed together, but rarely close. When I think…
This is the first photo I took of the cats after returning to Florida. I think they are happy to be back. At least they don't have to worry about big dogs who want to kill them. I didn't tell the story of another dog attack Frankie and I encountered while in West Virginia. It…
While we will never forget our house in Ravenswood, West Virginia, our plan now is to enjoy our current home without the burden of caring for two houses. What is not a burden are the memories that we created. Here are a few encounters with cats that Frankie and I shared while we were up…
The first half of our trip was relatively uneventful although after a few hours Floki decided he would cry continuously while clawing at the screen on their carrier. Fortunately, he gave up after a while. I bought them a huge carrier for the trip up that is almost as wide as the car. It also…
I just wanted to post a quick note saying we are on our way back to Florida. We packed more into our car than I thought possible and were on the road a few minutes before seven. We will stay in Orangeburg, South Carolina, which is around the halfway point. We will probably get there…
Our house is under contract, and if all goes well, it will close on Friday. We won't be here then. As the sellers, we will close on Wednesday afternoon, and the buyers will close two days later. Our plan is to get out of Dodge on Thursday morning. Of course, there is a lot to…
My stepson, Nick, and his fiancée, Chandra, arrived late yesterday for a week-long visit. They brought along their French bulldog, Cindy. As I was helping bring their stuff in from the car, I witnessed a meeting between Frankie and Cindy. Cindy was on our catio, and Frankie was in the laundry room. The door was…
Today's post should be called Photos Friday because I found several photos of Princess dated August 2001. Since we are selling our West Virginia home, we have no room in the car to bring back the two large storage containers of old photographs, nor do we have room to store them in our little one-bedroom…
We decided this would be our last summer in our West Virginia home. While we love the house, we have never spent more than two months here until now. We've come to realize that it is great to escape the hustle and bustle of living in a densely populated area in Florida, but only for…
My wife wanted to give away one of the cat trees because nobody uses it anymore, so I put it in the laundry room, which is where we put things destined to leave the house. When Floki saw it in there, he climbed to the top and loudly protested its eventual departure.
My wife put a wicker table on the catio a while ago, and it has become Frankie's new favorite spot. Floki's favorite spot is near where you see him in this photo. Apparently, they want to be where the neighbor's dog can see them and get all riled up. Frankie's second favorite spot is near…
This post is from September 2016. Puck was a well-behaved cat except for his issues of pooping and peeing outside the box. The peeing was caused by a bladder issue, which led to his untimely death despite being treated for the condition. https://badcatchris.com/2016/09/26/couch-pooper-puck-strikes-again/?page_id=3884
We all know that when outside cats fight, it can get brutal, but what about when inside cats fight? I don't know about all inside cats, but at our house, it's pretty tame. The exception would be the early fights between Chris and Frankie when Frankie first joined our family, and one other fight a…
I was putting mulch down around our pear tree the other day when a bird showed up and started tweeting to me. I think it was a robin but it wasn't colorful. I thought maybe I was working around its nest but I didn't see one. I put my finger out and almost touched it…
Our stuff finally arrived from the moving company after they held it hostage for 38 days. Rose called them every other day for the last two weeks and got one promise after another. She was convinced we would never see our stuff, and that was a big stress factor for her. For me, there was…
I'm sorry for the late post but I have been forgetting everything today. Here is a picture of Frankie on the catio today. He seems to like lying in that area. He obviously feels very comfortable. It is very hot and humid but Frankie doesn't care. He wants to be on the catio all day.
Yesterday, I heard barking outside that reminded me of the barking I heard outside years ago when a Pit Bull was in our backyard trying to get our neighbor's cat, Casper. You can read that story here. The barking sounded close, and I knew our cats were on the back porch, so I hurried outside…
I took Frankie for a walk several days after the dog attack. Here he is enjoying the flowers at the side of our house. I brought along protection just in case we needed it. The photo was taken nine days ago. The last time we were here in West Virginia, I set a personal record…
This is from September 2016. I had to bring Chris his food because he wasn't feeling well. I don't know what I was thinking then, but I'm sure I was happy he was at least eating something. https://badcatchris.com/2016/09/16/photo-friday-special-delivery/?page_id=3850
I just released my latest book, Truth Be Told. Here is the official book description: Peter Beckett awoke 25 years ago with no memory of his past. Since then, he's been haunted by a gift he never asked for and doesn't want. People can't lie to him. To Peter, it feels like a curse that…
I started helping out last week with painting at the apartment complex my wife oversees. That means Frankie has not been going for a walk everyday. Because of that, Rose insisted I take Frankie for a walk before work on Friday. We live on a corner lot. The main road going into town runs along…
We have not yet furnished our entire 5 bedroom house we have up here in West Virginia. I use one of the bedrooms upstairs as an office but it has always been empty except for a desk and a printer. My wife has an office downstairs that's not considered one of the bedrooms. Rose decided…