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My cat's gray is prettier than mine!

A birthday, a breakthrough, and book reminders


Happy November, Honeys, and apologies for being late.


A birthday passed ...

I made a disconcerting observation last week as I was preparing another birthday month celebration post on TikTok. I was talking about my male MC's gray hair when Oberon, our Chartreux cat---the beautiful gray cat with the gold eyes above---jumped onto my desk. And it hit me: his gray is gorgeous! Mine ... isn't.


Given that my birthday took me a year closer to 70, my next thought was even more troubling: I've reached this age, and I'm still comparing myself to others. Even worse, this time, the 'other' is a cat!

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