The best of all kitties (because we all know there can be more than one best kitty) has left this life. With typical Apricot self possession, she was perfectly healthy and happy right up until her last day. This made her sudden rapid decent pretty awful for me and the family, but I’m so grateful for her sake that the end was fast. Truly, on her last full day she was still nudging the younger cats out of the prime new bed, and quick to demand one tidbit of cheese. I’m so grateful that she lived a happy, full life and that she shared her particular brand of kitty opinions with everyone who met her. She was big hearted, affectionate, and always knew her own mind. So long as everyone was cool with her view, she was cool with them.

As a final post from her, here are a few of Apricot-kitty’s snarkiest thoughts from when she was a regular on the blog, and always happy to temper my book enthusiasm with her own particular insights:

“Aren’t you forgetting someone? How well would the girls have survived without [the cat] My Lord? There are at least two pivotal moments in the book when My Lord provided absolutely essential help which they girls could not have gotten by without.”

from my MMGM spotlight on Book of a Thousand Days, by Shannon Hale (https://suzannewarr.com/archives/3981)

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“You–you want to know what I thought of this mouse-ridden book? You’re kidding, right? I’m afraid I very much side with the rats, and believe the best thing for that mouse was if someone swallowed him down in one gulp. And while we’re on the subject of dinner, the foolish king could have quickly rid his dungeon of rats if he’d brought in a few sturdy cats. We prefer mice, but most of us would be happy to help him with his rat problem–and without any of that soup nonsense!”

from my MMGM spotlight on The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo (https://suzannewarr.com/archives/3938)

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“If I had a time machine, I’d go back and give a good scratching to anyone who threatened that jug of milk. Firstly because they were often idiots, and secondly because they endangered the precious milk deliciousness. Utterly unpardonable, I tell you!”

from my MMGM spotlight on Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman (https://suzannewarr.com/archives/3779)

Thank you all for loving her and sharing in her life here on the blog. If you have a cat in your life–or have had a cat–feel free to share a funny or favorite cat moment, with or without a pic. And if you have access to a cat…give them a little extra love, from me.