Cat tale

My Mom always had a cat, my Dad a dog. It still seems pretty normal to me to have one of each so I have never been an either-or, fully committed “cat person” or “dog person.” Indeed, I am enough of a soft touch for animals in general to run Lost River Artisans Co-op’s community fundraisers for Potomac Highlands Animal Rescue on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. For those events, and for sale at other times too, I make pumpkin bowls with cat or dog (or even both) themes. They are fun to create and are generally well received by folks who cherish pets.

At one of my shows, a woman came along and explained that she’d bought a “cat bowl”

from me the previous year. She took it home but could not decide whether to put it in the cabinet to use for food or leave it on the kitchen counter to collect her keys and the mail. She decided to sleep on the decision. The next morning she found her cat sound asleep in the bowl—and there he has slept ever since.

As they say: “Purr-fect.” Sometimes it’s nice when decisions get made for us!