Veronica at 9

8 June 2024: I actually took this video of BabyCat last night, before her unofficial birthday today. From the very beginning, she's been such an interesting cat to just watch--which is a good thing, considering her "look but don't touch" policy. And I think she actually often loves being watched--and spends just as much time watching me. 

Anyway, if you listen closely you can hear Brandi Carlile's "Beginning to Feel the Years" playing in the background. The lyrics seem to work for me and this nut I have been trying to crack for nine years.

"You carry me along with you

Keep my spirit strong, you do

Maybe I was meant to be

Under your lock and key

The hard times that I had

Really, don't seem all that bad

Yesterday is long ago and far away

And I'm beginning to feel the years

But I'm going to be okay

As long as you're beside me along the way

Gonna make it through the night

And into the morning light..."