[Shrek and Fiona] Esmeralda and the Halloween Grandmother

This was supposed to be our Theme Thursday for last week, as the theme was "Halloween". Our schedules didn't really allow us to get to a post, so we're doing it a few days late. It's a post mostly by Fiona about one of our cats, Esmeralda.

Esme used to belong to my grandmother, and we adopted her when my grandmother passed away. Ironically enough, my grandmother was born on Halloween in 1919....


[Fiona]
Esmeralda is a beautiful tortoise shell. She has a wonderful temperament. I love this cat even though I am not generally a cat person. I prefer dogs but I wouldn't trade this sweetheart for anything.


This picture is of her smiling shortly after we took possession of her and she found the "heatgod" was in fine working order.



This is Esme keeping my chair warm while I am off doing other things. She follows me around the apartment like a dog. If I am in the chair you can always find her at my feet. Did I tell you yet just how much I love this cat?



This is my favorite picture of my girlie. She is watching the family of birds that have made a nest under our porch overhang. We live on the third floor so those birdies are pretty high up off the ground. I think Esme was just watching them to make sure that no little ones fell out before they were ready to fly on their own. At least that's what I keep telling myself.



The quirkiest thing about this kitty is that she is a classic "guzzinta" kind of a cat. If it is closed she has to go into it. If it is a paper bag left on the floor she has to go into it. If it is a cabinet full of pots and pans she has to , well I think you get my drift.

My cat is getting on in her years and has a difficult time jumping up onto her favorite high perches.It is now my job to figure out if she wants up. I have to carefully pick her up as she doesn't like to be held and place her where she wants to rest without raising her ire. Not at all an easy task but I do it because I love her.When I tell people, usually other cat people, about her I always say she is the color of Halloween.