We'll shortly be adding a new kitty to our feline family. Our little old lady cat Eisa passed away, and it just doesn't feel the same without her :(
Brenda (who helped us with Truffle's adoption) and Claudia (who took his photograph as part of the Gifford fundraiser), started their own kitty rescue organization last year. Truffle has been such a joy that of course we went to them to see about our new kitty.
We met a few kitties, and I really liked a sweet grey and white female... but I couldn't get this black male cat out of my mind. He was so scared when we met him, but all the reports of his personality from his foster mom and rescuer were so positive. And I just thought, well, she's much more adoptable than he is; if he's always this shy, he'll be overlooked for sure. So can't we take a chance on him and see what happens?
We'll be bringing him in on Sunday and will officially be fostering him; if all goes well, and he is compatible with our two, we'll adopt him officially in a few weeks.
They have been calling him Charlie, and he knows his name (clever boy!). But my brother's name is Charles, and it would be a little strange to have a cat with the same name. So we have picked a nickname that sounds close enough to the local pronunciation of Chaahlie: Tolly. (Anyone read the "Green Knowe" series?)
I have several ideas for his formal name, but I think we need to get to know him first.
