The book is The Ships Cat. It’s all about the courageous cat serving aboard an Elizabethan Privateer. This was also the favorite book of the Grey Menace. A cat’s favorite book? Well, it all had to do with Christmas.
I found the book at a downtown Boston bookstore, and buying it took a good portion of the available free cash. We lived in my studio by the railroad tracks, and Christmas was grim that year. I was barely employed, and I had no orders . I bought a Charlie Brown Christmas tree and carried it home to the studio.
A few bare homemade decorations later, we were all set for the holiday. Seeing no need to wait till the morning, Clancy tore into his stocking at midnight. The hi-bounce balls and catnip mouse were hits, but the loose catnip was a big success. We finished the night in front of the tree as I read the book to a rather drunk but interested cat. It was the start of a Christmas tradition. The mouse, who was stirring in the kitchen, rejoiced. The Grey Menace was too intoxicated for a chase.
Wow, a true Christmas story at home, and the book’s illustration is beautiful; Merry Christmas, Louis!
A great mouse story Louis. Thanks for joining in 😀
That book was purrfect for you both, it seems. Aww…. 🐯❤️
I love that cat, posthumously, but love is love.
I do too. Little Marcus gets told stories about him everyday.
Merry Christmas 🎄
And a Merry Christmas to you as well!
Merry Christmas, Lou.
Merry Chistmas Marlene! By the way tomorrow I bake the poppyseed bread that my German Hungarian grandma used to make. I wish you could be here to sample it! And the fruitcake really did need the time to cure…potent stuff!
I”m envious. 🙂
It turned out great…the question is will it last until Christmas?