|

Creature Corner: February 18, 2021

Marcel
Marcel
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” the cats met new ARF cat Flash.

Whiskers: My head is spinning.
Pepper: Why’s that?
Whiskers: Remember the new cat we met last week? Flash?
Pepper: Flash, of course. What a sweet cat.
Whiskers: Flash was gone in, well, a flash! He has been adopted.
Pepper: Already? That is wonderful.
Whiskers: And remember Metta and Triton? They’ve been adopted as well!
Pepper: Wow! This is wonderful news.
Whiskers: And we have two more new cats!
Apricot: (entering the room) Talking about me? I’m Apricot and this is my brother Cinnamon.
Cinnamon: (joining the group) Hi! Nice to meet all of you.
Marcel: You two seem very, very friendly.
Pepper: I heard the ARF humans marveling at how friendly you are.
Lulu: ARF certainly has its share of very affectionate cats.
Marcel: And you are so attractive. What great coloring and markings you have.
Pepper: You seem OK with us cats. How about dogs?
Apricot: Dogs intrigue me. I think I would like to get to know one.
Cinnamon: Dogs are OK. Honestly, I don’t really care about them.
Lulu: Then you two seem like good candidates for just about any forever home.
Pepper: As long as there is a cat-human connection and the home is a safe, loving one, it should work.
Lulu: I suppose lots of humans will be visiting ARF.
Apricot: I hope so!
Whiskers: The ARF phone should be ringing with people ready to make meet-n-greet appointments.
Lulu: We will all be on standby, ready to impress.
Be sure to keep up with the animal antics of “Days of our Nine Lives” each week. And please stop in to say hello to the entire adoptable cast at the ARF House, 26890 Highway 243 on Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m.-2 p.m., or by appointment M–F by calling 951-659-1122.
Creature Corner is sponsored by Sandi Mathers.

Similar Posts

  • Spiritual Workout

    Dear Spiritual Workout:I have always had a lot of medical “issues” and am feeling exhausted from it all. Even though I have a full-time job and a family, it seems like my real full-time job is to schedule and attend doctor’s appointments and figure out how to pay for everything, fighting with insurance companies all…

  • Creature Corner

    By Janice MuraskoLast week in Days of Our Nine Lives, the ARF cats celebrated the adoption of all four puppies. Smokey: Oh my! We have lots of dogs now!Pepper: I’ve heard we have three boys and one girl.Harley: That’s right. They’re coming in now, so we may meet them.Henri: (entering the room, four dogs) Hello…

  • Past Tense

    75 years ago – 1949 The U.S. Forest Service reported that 90 inches of snow had fallen in Idyllwild since Oct. 1. 70 years ago – 1954 Local children, in the spirit of making this “America’s Cleanest Forest,” launched a cleanup campaign. 65 years ago – 1959 ISOMATA appointed a committee to develop plans for…

  • Past Tense

    75 years ago – 1949 The Women’s Association of the Idyllwild Community Church was considering setting up a “bank” of food and clothing for needy families on the Hill. 70 years ago – 1954 Snow finally arrived — 9 to 11 inches of it. It was welcome, for Idyllwild had been through a very dry…