Now you see her...

I brought the new cat home today. For a while, it looked as though her name was going to be Anu, after the Celtic goddess. As soon as I got her in the bag, I realized that she wasn't a goddess, so we're still looking for her name. Right now I'm thinking about Amelia, after one of the characters in Verdi's Une Ballo en Maschera. The cat is, after all, a soprano. (She sang all the way home, 40 or so miles.) and she has a beautiful mask and eyes.

Her face is very pretty, not as interesting as Lola's, but still very pretty. Currently she is hiding somewhere. I thought she was under a bed, but further investigation revealed that I was wrong to assume this. I haven't seen hide nor hair of her since about two minutes after we got in the house.

Hecate is very touchy right now, although she hasn't met the newcomer. We took a nap, then Hecate began to groom herself. My plan for right now is to make sure there's plenty of food out where the little girl can find it, and I guess she'll come find me when she's good and ready.

I love cats, you know, but they drive me crazy.

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