Grandma’s Stories

Dec 14th “Every Christmas Tree Needs Its OWN CAT”

Sunset Cat Ancestor

The Sunset Cat that visits me – looks just like this cat we had in the 1970s. Our cat just put herself in the center of the “CRIB” setup… that   we had under our tree.

Could  todays’  “SUNSET CAT” be a relative?

If you have a wonderful “CAT” that just loves you and all those in the family… and that is all of the invited guests as well… then I am guessing that you have a “Sunset CAT.”

From that day… so long ago… that I can remember … and now that is almost a hundred years ago… as we all know “time does fly by”… when you are having FUN!

As I remember… to way back and when ever… my MOM always like “CATS”,   but… as a child her Mother would not let her have any cats… and to make sure that little Marie would stop bringing a lost cat home with her… her Mother promptly drown then in a big bucket of water… and my Mother, as a child was so young and heart-broken… would hear those poor little kittens crying for help… but little Marie was unable to help the poor kittens.

So… when I was a little child… My “MOTHER” would allow for me to bring to our house any and all small kittens that I would find.

As I grew older and had a family of my own… we also would have a stray cat come to our house… as I am guessing that the word is passed around … that is from one generation of cats to another.

We did buy three acres of ground in the Fenton, Missouri area as my sons wanted horses and a dog. So… when you have a horse and a barn for them to stay… you also need the feed on hand… that is stored in a barn  in some kind of big metal containers with lids ,,, that is to keep it fresh and keep the mice out… that they need fresh each and every day!

Seems like the word does get around, when you have horses… that friends and family will then start to bring over to you… a real nice “CAT.” 

Over the 25 years of living in Fenton… we did receive at least twenty-five cats. Some Mama cats and her family … and other family of cats… and it just seem that … some people had a few cats and just would drop off a cat or two … may when the lights were out, and or else when they thought none of us were at home!

The above “CAT” in the  photo… was Lucky to get to live in the house around the clock… she was pretty well behaved.

This sweet kitty … would follow you around the house… a regular “Miss Nosey”… herself,  as she would put herself… just exactly where you would put her… if she were a toy!

“Little Miss Mosey” was right there watching all of the Christmas tree being put together … and all of the lights put on the tree with care… and then those fancy ornaments were hung with care.

Now the most important part of the Holiday… is to put the “CRIB” together and  then… to stand all of those little statues in just the right place…  just to be so sure… that everyone knew whose “Birthday” it was!

If you look closely… you can see that our “CAT” took over… she scattered the little statues… and parked her rear end…into the front of the “CRIB”.

I’m guessing the the “CAT” thought … that I was making a very special house … just for her!

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