(Photos by Doc a little while back. The older Toby gets, the more he forgets to put his tongue away. I can relate.)
Toby
It’s Monday And It’s Been Hot
Roll on it like it’s a cool bathroom tile floor and you’ve got crazy eyes
It’s Monday
And it’s raining, and all I want to do is follow Toby’s example here:
But it’s a short week, at least. We can do this.
(Photos by Doc, best Toby photographer ever.)
House Tigers
I’m never going to watch Tiger King (PETA and I agree) but I am working steadily to make an all-feline-print wardrobe–with Toby’s “help,” of course.
He is so proud of his help! What a good house tiger.
Twelve Years Of Toby
This week is also the anniversary of adopting Toby, prince among cats, who is living his absolute best life with everyone home right now. Every time I think about what this kitty has meant to me and helped me through, I can only think of my mom saying, “You and he are just really bonded.” Indeed.
(Photo by Doc, the only male Toby will permit to touch his head. What honor!)
It’s Tuesday (That Feels Like A Monday)
Give it a blep and show off your nose freckles and one black whisker. That’ll show it. 
Put It On My Tombstone
“Fabric and Cats”–there was a lot of both this weekend as I’m catsitting for friends and my own kitty has to help me with the fabric because the sewing room is sunny.
It’s Monday (And A Snow Day)
Work from home and roll around on the dining table to show how exciting it all is:
Literally The Best
Doc surprised me with a portrait of Toby and JUST LOOK AT IT:
I never talked about it here, but about two weeks after Mom died last year, Toby’s ear started to swell. After panic and guilt and some deeply traumatic vet visits, we found out he had a hematoma. We don’t know how he got it and it left permanent damage. I’ve had a hard time looking at his new “cauliflower ear” and not feeling all those feelings again–but this portrait is the first time I think I’ve really accepted it.
I mean, he wouldn’t be Admiral Lord Toby–veteran of the seas, decorated in battle–without it, right?
It’s Monday
Approach it with the calm focus of Prince Toby in a sunbeam, making sure his manicure is correct:
