How do you do? Grandma finished here visit a few days ago. I think she had fun. She even thought of looking for a place on the island, but couldn’t find one. Her cats were terrified in the room they stayed in anyway, so I suppose it’s for the best. Have you ever pet Mabel and McKinley? I haven’t, they’ve been scared of me my whole life.
We still haven’t gotten a kitten yet. Mom emailed three people from Craigslist today, and she’s hoping for this 11 week old whose face is half orange half black- it doesn’t have one side completely orange and the other black, it’s very spotted. Also, I thought of this today, wouldn’t Oliver Twist make for a charming cat name? I’m sticking with Paris Alexander Mikell, but I think it would be adorable. Cat #3, perhaps. (Crossed fingers.) Imagine a charming little kitten with dirt on his nose and a little Victorian outfit… I can’t even. Any name Dickens came up with would be a good name for a cat- he’s just so good at naming characters. Imagine an kitten called ‘Miss Havisham’ or ‘Esther Summerson’ or ‘Mr. Sowerberry’. Wonderful.
Enough of my rambling now. How has your summer been? I hope you haven’t spent too much time inside (I know I have). At least there’s the backyard. You should get chickens again- that would be fun. We still haven’t named all of ours, but those who have names are Loki, Freyja, Fenrir, Sigyn, and Sif.
If I say I miss you too much, will the message lose all meaning? Forgive me if it has. The words haven’t lost any of their original strength or feeling on my end, no matter how many times I say them.
With love,
Alice