Loved this bit of writing! You have got to be at least as much of a character as your cat to have observed these details over time! We are down to one cat now, a 14 y.o. who started life as a street cat in Mexico ... she was young in the photo, looks much the same now.
What a pretty cat! Thank you for sharing her picture. How good of you to take her off the street and give her a home. :)
Well.. we were living in Mexico for a while and our pets were back in the US at home with a pet-sitter. I was lonesome for them, so it wasn't entirely noble on my part!
I totally understand. Any cat in need that crosses my path, I'm likely to take home with me. I just can't resist them.