Yesterday was the first coldish day since we moved in and I’m impressed by how quickly the apartment loses all its heat through the large, gorgeous and single-glazed windows. The desk which I am so happy to have next to a window is, in fact, quite chilly.
There are storm window frames outside and some storm windows in the basement. I’m hoping that they’ll actually put them up.
Meanwhile the cats are starting to settle in to each other’s presence. Harriet is very interesting in how she plays. When I pull out a string or stick, she’s quite slow in batting at it. I finally realized that if she lived with 21 other cats in a single room that she probably didn’t ever play with a human. On the other hand, give her a toy mouse and she can amuse herself for big chunks of time.
The other thing, and this is actually a problem, is that if I give Marlowe any attention, Harriet comes over and pushes her way in between us. It’s clear that she is used to having to compete for attention and Marlowe is such a wimp that he runs away. Retraining her to share the human will take awhile.
We also had a vet trip today. She’s got some digestive issue going on (which is very stinky) and an ear infection. Thank heavens she comes with insurance. Let’s just hope it’s better than Rob’s…
My apartment was built in 1910 I feel your cold pain.
And yourkitty pain. One of my adoptees was an only cat, and, four years later,still has spells of ‘mine, all mine!’ (He also pokes you with his paw to get your attention- quite cute until he hits,a,ticklish spot!)