Friday Cat Blogging: Remembering Archie

I like to take some time to think about our kitties around the anniversaries of their arrivals and departures.  Yesterday was the third anniversary of my sweet little Archie's death.  At risk of readers thinking I'm nuts, I must admit that I do still miss my little man.  Oh sure, I'm over his death in that I'm no longer grieving, but I do miss him.  And his ways.  By that I mean the role he played in the household.  As alpha cat, he ran a tight ship.  There was very little conflict.  At least, displayed conflict.  He wasn't overly aggressive or assertive.  He only threw his considerable weight around when he had to.  In other words, he walked softly and carried a big stick.  Or as soft as an 18 lb. cat can walk.

Another thing I miss about him is that he was a total momma's boy: he clearly preferred me; he allowed me to do pretty much anything to him; he snuggled with me a lot; I could pick him up and tote him around anywhere, e.g., put him on my lap if I needed a kitty on my lap; we used to have little chit chats with odd ways of communicating (e.g., him sitting on a lower stair step meant he wanted us to go upstairs and cuddle on the bed; and no, of course I don't know if that's what he really wanted, but allow me my delusion).  And now I don't have a momma's boy.  The other cats are excellent in their own ways, of course, but they're their own ways, not Archie's ways, and I miss the things that made him unique.

And now I leave you with one of my favorite pictures of Archie.

Comments

[Marilynn]

I love your reminiscence of Archie. Frequently, my daughter and I will talk about some of the kitties in our past -- Indy, the amazingly successful huntress; Pluto, the playful lap-kitty; Prissy, the spoiled-rotten (but well loved) one; and on and on. Your post hits home with me!

[jams o donnellj]

He sure was a handsome fellow, We felt just like that when our previous alpha cat Oscar died. THanks for stopping by the Poor Mouth

[Joseph]

Annie Hi. Archie sound like prefeckt matsch for you. Sory he no longer around keep you company. By way, MyJosephBlog will be gone too. Joseph deside hang it up, wrote last post few day ago. Thankyou your wondarful and informatsionful comments. Take care.