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December 4, 2008
Irv Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
This was the second to last week of our CSA. The whole family is going to miss it, though Irving might be the biggest mourner. He has stood in our kitchen patiently awaiting the bounty each Tuesday and put up with the many flash-blinding photographs taken of him as he has nibbled each green piece of produce within range. This week he was in ecstasy over the collards.
Because he's been such a good sport and because he has been continuously eating barf-inducing houseplants when we are not home, I bought him some of his own green things: catnip and cat grass. This was a home run gift.
Oh, but there is more. Here's something interesting- we came home on Saturday after our Thanksgiving trip to find Irving's armpit and stomach- his favorite lick-it-raw OCD areas, to be dry and healing. He'd gone over 4 days without his kitty medication and seemed just fine- if not better than ever. So we've stopped giving him the medication. He still licks himself, but not nearly as bad as he has in the past. Plus, the absence of the meds has brought him back to his playful self. We'd forgotten that he used to talk to himself and chase Olive. This week I realized how much I'd missed our little buddy of a few years ago. I think the move to the house really did Irving well- I've never seen him so content. Nervous, yes, but he has been a little worried looking since the day I met him. It's all in the eyebrows.
Slightly related but not really: We've been trying to figure out what to do about the CSA next year. It's definitely something that we want to continue, however Cobble Hill is not longer central to home. Our area doesn't have a CSA, however those nearby- Park Slope and Greenwood Heights- do. The thing is that we've heard very mixed reviews about both and neither has responded to us as to whether we made it onto the wait list. Does anyone have experience with the PS or GH CSAs? Is it worth our switching, or should I just continue the Tuesday field trip to Cobble Hill each week?
Posted by callalillie at December 4, 2008 6:26 AM | Feline Musings
, Food
i imagine irving saying, "these smell marvelous!"
Posted by: tien at December 4, 2008 11:55 AM
It was more like he was making love to them with his face.
Posted by: corie at December 4, 2008 11:56 AM
I grew a small batch of cat grass for our two furry kids a while back. One of them went completely berserk over it; the other had zero interest. Strange how different cats' tastes are!
Posted by: Ayelet at December 4, 2008 3:18 PM
Is it possible to love Irving, having never met him?
Thurston (the needy tabby of my household) also stopped obsessively licking himself after I changed apartments a little over a year ago. I think some cats just don't do well in certain apartments. I think Thurst could see/smell/hear too many other animals in our old location and it drove him nuts.
Posted by: Janine at December 4, 2008 10:04 PM
About CSA, I recommend getting in touch with Ellen Honigstock a local architect. She's very nice and involved with Brooklyn CSAs.
best,
Jill
Posted by: jill at January 1, 2009 1:18 AM
