Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: lucky
  • Music: Owl City, "When Can We Do This Again."

Happy birthday to my puffy girl.

Four years ago today, Betsy and Dave Tinney welcomed their Wild West litter at Pinecoon Maine Coons. There were five kittens in the litter, two boys and three girls. One of the three girls was a blue classic tabby and white, whom they called "Ado Annie" as a baby-name.

Fast-forward a few weeks. I didn't go to Washington looking for a Maine Coon. I didn't want a Maine Coon. I was deeply embroiled in the search for a classic Siamese cattery that would fill my needs. Instead, I got handed a puddle of irritated blue and white fluff, and fell instantly, irrevocably in love.

Things were arranged. Discussions were had. And when Ado Annie was sixteen weeks old, her name officially became Alice, and she officially became mine.

Alice is one of the best cats I have ever had, if not the best cat I have ever had. She's sweet, loving, and affectionate, while being sassy and determined to do her own thing, regardless of my opinions on the matter. She's talkative and friendly to my guests, while retaining her natural feline arrogance. She's beautiful and healthy and I adore her beyond words.

So happy fourth birthday to Pinecoon's Alice Price-Healy Little Liddel Abernathy McGuire, the best cat I could ever hope to have.

I love my puffy girl.
Tags: alice, cats, good things, gratitude
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geekhyena

December 20 2012, 17:29:31 UTC 4 years ago

I had a Maine Coon/something mix as a kid (best guess is Persian, but she was from a shelter, so we don't know for sure). She had the markings/sheer floof of a Maine Coon, just about 1/2 the size and with a slightly shorter face. She was very much a one-person cat, but she was my sweet floofmonster. I still miss her.

Happy birthday to Alice! May she have all the kitty toys she desires!