17 down. Feline friend (3)

We are a house of cat lovers, without any cats.

Only the reminders: garden statues, a doorstop, paintings, and photos.

Toby at 18 years (88 in human years) outlived Tasha by 20 months. Part Maine Coon, they were large, furry and full of personality.

Brother and sister, Toby became my wife’s cat; Tasha was mine.

They came with us when we moved here from San Francisco, spending over four weeks in quarantine (tough for them and us).

She died in December 2017, and he in July 2019, meaning we have not had any pets for over three years now.

We’ve wanted to spend a lot of time travelling again, that’s why. But then of course this dreadful pandemic has interrupted our plans, at least for the time being.