“Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.” ~ Robert Frost

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Joe Mahoney 2023-08-21 Joe Mahoney 2023-08-21

The Third Cat

I want to tell you about my cat. Actually, I have three cats, but the one I want to tell you about is Blossom. The story begins with my father-in-law, who decided to move out of his house in the country into an apartment in Moncton, New Brunswick. He needed a new home for his eight-year old cat, Blossom, so my wife generously decided to add Blossom to our already (in my opinion) full roster of felines. They decided to fly Blossom from Moncton to Toronto. They drugged her and packed her up and somehow it became my responsibility to pick her up at the airport after work.

Cops and Dogs

Strolled out into the backyard this morning and discovered a police officer lurking in the bushes just behind my place. Just over the fence from him a municipal worker was cutting the grass in the park with a Ride-On lawnmower.

I wondered if I’d stumbled onto a man hunt or crime scene.

Eulogy for a Cat

Two days after Christmas one year— one of our cats died. Brandy was named after the song "Brandy" by Looking Glass, just because I liked the song, and the name suited her somehow, or came to. We can’t remember exactly when we got her, but it was something like fourteen years ago.