A few years back we raised Guide Dogs. Last year we fostered dogs for Animal Friends Rescue Project (AFRP). This year, we’ve found ourselves fostering kittens, which is even way more fun than it sounds: Get kittens, play with kittens, get them fixed, play with kittens some more, send them off to loving homes.
We’re planning on taking a break from kittens, since we’re heading north in a week. I called the wife on the way home yesterday and asked, “So, we’re out of kittens?” Cyn said, “Well, not exactly.” I said, “Sue didn’t pick up the kittens?” Cyn said, “Yeah. But. We traded.”
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And I came home to a batch of five new kittens. No complaints on my part. It’s easy volunteer work, and we’re helping ensure that another litter won’t get feline lukemia and/or breed into the population of feral cats.
And we get to play with kittens.
Speaking of AFRP, the big gig next month is “Paws Fur a Cause” at Hidden Valley Theater in Carmel. We’re on the bill, along with Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd, Jonah and the Whalers, and Trusting Lucy. Plus, I had the privilege of writing a new song, “Unconditionally”, for AFRP’s new promotional video. You’ll see the video at the party, too. Sign up on my mailing list for more info about the event, or just keep checking here on the website. I’ll be posting more info about “Paws Fur a Cause”, along with a couple of related things on my “Songs and Stories” podcast, in the coming weeks.
If this keeps up, I’m going to end up writing a bunch of songs about cats.
(Oh, and if you’re wondering, no, we’ve never fostered mules. We don’t have the land for that. And that’s probably a good thing. Imagine the menagerie we’d have if we had acreage.)