Minnesota Women?

Kelly over at Love Well asked:

"How about you? Is there anything you can do that makes you swell up like a puffer fish?"

I can't change a tyre. I can't fix the dishwasher. I can't sew on a button. I can't cure cancer. There are a whole lot of things I can't do for a variety of reasons. But what I can do makes me feel like a million dollars.

I can befriend cats.

Now, I know that might not sound like much. Some people might even thing it's a curse rather than a blessing. But, me? I love cats. And I love watching a small, scared little feline find his feet and start doing all the things he was designed to do. I love the moment a cat first has the courage to jump on my knee or relaxes enough to play.

I have the best job in the world because I get to spend my time befriending cats. I'm a volunteer with Cats Protection and my role is 'Feline Foster Mum.' I specialise in the elderly cats who can't be rehomed. At the moment I have Duke who is lovely but incredibly grumpy. His kidneys are failing so we can't find him a new home. But he's happy with me and living life as fully as he can. I also have little Rosie. She's a self-harmer but we're teaching her better coping mechanisms and helping her stop with medication. I hope that she will find a home once she's better. She's curled up on the bed beside me and purring and purring!

There's something very special about cats (to me, at any rate). I related better to them than I do to people. I just think they're the perfect little package and fun, friendship and fur. And they purr - what more could I ask?