Spicy Kittens (Part 2)
Cinnamon is fond of me and the kids. He (yes I think he’s a boy) views Chris with suspicion, because he hasn’t seen Chris as much. He purrs when we pat him, does adorable stretches, washes himself, and falls asleep.
He is still extremely cautious, barely even playful at all (which I’m starting to worry about). He also has worms, which we treated last night.
He is underweight for his estimated age of 8-9 weeks, but gaining fast. He’s scared by new locations but not particularly scared of our cats. They are terrified of him.
He’s in the cat tower here, where he stayed for a while. Then he meowed at me to take him ‘Home’ to the bathroom/bedroom.
He loves grooming his pet humans.
My teenage nephew and I spent over an hour trying to catch more last Wednesday, and failed. (Partly because my nephew is too soft-hearted.) But I reckon I’ll try again on Monday, since it’s a public holiday so my kids will be at home with their dad.
The colony gets fed around 5/5:30 each night, so that’s the only window of opportunity for trapping more. There are at least three more kittens: Pepper (black shorthair), Beardface/Basil (dark and fluffy with a white chest), and another fluffy one.
The RSPCA’s Volunteer Coordinator (and trainer) is on leave for at least another week so I definitely can’t foster them via the RSPCA but two people have donated $100 each so I can at least foster Cinnamon. But of course I really want to foster two together so they don’t get Single Kitten Syndrome.
And I have started looking for work as an editor and/or proofreader—from home, about 10 hours per week. If I can get a job like that, both my health and my family finances will be better off. But there are thousands of novelists (published and unpublished) in Australia who would like to use their writing skills for money, so it won’t be easy.
Or maybe it will be, who knows? I cold called a great company yesterday and they said the CEO would call me back after a meeting. They didn’t… but maybe I’m on a to-do list somewhere.
In big news, the Castle of Kindness Refugee Sponsorship Group was matched with an Afghan refugee family back in February, and we were just given an arrival date later this month. We have signed a lease on a short-term house that is very close to mine, and we’ll be moving in next weekend!
Felicity Banks 
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