A Simple Pleasure That Meows

My simple pleasure today fills my heart with pure love until it almost breaks.

It's our pet, Honey Cat. Yes, she's just a cat but she's been part of our lives for 15 years. She came to live with us when our children were quite young and they are both grown up now, and married.

 In her childhood, our daughter lobbied for two solid years to have a cat join our household.  At that time, I didn't want a cat but all the begging and pleading finally made me give in. Today, I cannot imagine our lives without Honey Cat.

I've posted about her before and told all the details of how she was born in the desert and now lives  in the "Arctic Tundra" of New England. (All of the posts on Honey Cat can be found in this blog's archive on the sidebar.) 

The veterinarian says Honey is a "very old" grandmother cat. If there are seven human years to every cat year, she's more than 100 years old! Imagine. 

She's been sick in 2010 and is now on special renal diet cat food obtained from the veterinarian's office. The cost takes a big chunk out of our already stringent budget but that's okay. Honey  needs to eat well. She goes through so much kitty litter now that I'd like to have shares in the company.

To me, Honey is as pretty as a picture.  She's also so special because she is such a reminder of  our children's childhood.
Honey Cat is a simple pleasure every single moment of my life. I don't know how much longer we will have her but, in the meantime, I will cherish each day she prances through our house like the Queen of Sheba.
Honey Cat is a super duper simple pleasure.

Please don't forget to check out all the other simple pleasure entries on Dayle's blog, a Collection of This and That (http://alittleofthisandthat2.blogspot.com/  ).  Better yet, consider joining Dayle's wonderful weekly Simple Pleasures Party with a simple pleasure of your own!