We never left, but our transcriber took off to parts unknown, and we had to wait for her to return. Rossie is in the dining room with Sneaky, and neither one of them is quite sure what to make of that situation, but they mostly ignore one another, and that’s good enough for now. We’ve heard Rossie may be coming back to spending days in the parlor and the kitchen and nights in the cage, but the humans are waiting to see how this latest arrangement works out.

Sapphire still wants to be near the humans, but she runs if they do more than look at her. Ever since the humans came back from San Antonio, Ruby hasn’t wanted to be petted at the top of the stairs. The rest of us, Ajax, Lady, Tarzan, Delta, and Daphne are all just fine and dandy. We get the pets those other cats don’t want, so we’re happy with this arrangement.

We’ve heard discussion about the outside cats. Starting Monday, they say the trap is coming out for Zelda, Nick, and Daisy — that’s what they named Zelda’s 7-week old kitten. You saw her in the video a couple of weeks ago. They want to get Boomer, too. We could tell them visits to the vet aren’t that bad, but that’s none of our concern.

We’ve heard that crybaby, Walter, on the ductwork for the last few mornings. It sure was quiet while he was wherever he was for the last couple of weeks, but we guess he’s back again.