Category Archives: Cats
The Grand Old Man of 27th Street
Jack and Ellie Mae
Two red cats goofing around on the deck
Here’s another video by Tuffy P, this one starring Jacques and Jack Shadbolt, our two red cats. Not a lot happens in this video until the very end when they take off after a bird (no birds were harmed in the making of this video), so if you were expecting a plot line or anything like that, you’re in for a let down.
Jacques takes us for a walk
I’m mentioned here before that our cat Jacques likes to go on walks with us. Tuffy P caught a bit of the action on video on this cold frosty morning.
Life at our house
video by Tuffy P
Always Be Closing
Our cat Rossi died today. He had a stroke or maybe strokes about a year ago and since he’s been living with seizures that have become increasingly severe with the passing of days. He was a good cat, grumpy, independent and yet in a strange way the most affectionate of the bunch – on his own terms. I admire that.
His first name, the name we called him by when we first met him, was Always be Closing, from GlenGarry Glen Ross. We called him that because when he showed up on our porch at Blackthorn, he did everything he could to close the deal.
We realized soon enough that Always be Closing was a stupid name for a cat, so we changed it to Rossi.
RIP bud.








