James and I are cat-sitting Aimee the Great. She’s very sweet but also very clever. In 5 days she has managed to quietly take over our home. Those soft purrs and head butts have turned into a full-scale claiming of all things. I’m thankful that cats are not like dogs, they don’t pee on things to claim them. Cats, however, do their own thing. The rub.
Every corner, book edge, plant pot, sofa pillow, wall, knee, and ankle have been rubbed and re-rubbed. She’s quite assertively suggesting that we are now hers.