With the combination of the days getting longer and my getting out of work on time, I saw lots of daylight after work!
I also saw a little boy walking through his side yard carrying a gigantic cat. (At least the cat looked gigantic compared to the small boy).
This sight gave me a flashback to another small boy and LARGE CAT combo that I knew.
My little brother, Skee, was the proud owner of Edward, the cat.
Our dad brought Edward home one day under his raincoat - he found him somewhere during the day at work.
It was instant love for Skee and Edward. They were inseparable for many years, except for the times that Edward went out and roamed the woods that were once behind our house. Skee would have to resort to the only known "cryptonite" to most all cats - we'd plug the can opener in by the back door, and Edward would arrive in a flash - hoping that a nice can of cat food were attached to the end of that can opener.
We grew up with an uncountable number of animals in Dawleyville, both inside and outside pets, but Edward is one of the most memorable!
Do you have memories of a favorite childhood pet??? Think of them and smile!
I am a Putnamaniac because today the small boy and LARGE CAT I saw reminded me of another similar combo from years ago!
OMG, that's how we used to call our cats. That's a sound that people don't know nowadays.....the only people I know using an electric can opener is my parents. And most cat food cans are pop tops!!
ReplyDeleteAnd didn't the cats come running to that sound! It is so funny the things we had not so long ago, and nowadays kids wouldn't know what you were talking about if you told them about prehistoric can openers! LOL! Times change!
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