Happy February!

I’ll bet you never figured you’d find me here today, did you? C’mon, you can tell the truth…you tuned into From the Heart thinking you’d find Sarita, didn’t you?

Well—surprise! It’s me, Piglet! I’ve hijacked—er, commandeered—uh, no, that’s not it, either, is it? I’ve…oh, why is communicating to humans so hard? If you were a cat you’d know already that I am in charge of the blog today. And I will be for the next bunch of days—a full two weeks, actually.

I see you shaking your head. I know what you’re thinking. Really, I do. You’re thinking…

How will a cat be able to blog until Valentine’s Day?

I’m right, aren’t I? That was exactly what you were thinking, wasn’t it? And you’re also wondering…

What can a cat possibly have to say that will be even remotely interesting?

Aha! Caught you again, didn’t I?

Don’t worry, I’m not offended by your thoughts. I’m not shocked, either. While I hate to generalize, there are a lot of humans who think that animals are just for show, little fluffy, snuggly pets who don’t have a thought in their heads and who would never, ever be able to do anything intellectual. I don’t want to start anything here, but do I look like a hood ornament to you? And we are having a conversation here, aren’t we? There…now that we’ve gotten that out of the way…

Oh? Why am I here? And where’s Sarita? Well, I don’t want to invade her privacy but I will say she and the man are tied up—no, they’re not tied up with rope or anything…they’re busy—well, busy but not too busy to talk with you…ahh! There we go again, a communication snafu! Now if you were a Siamese you’d understand that I’m trying to say that Sarita will be away from her desk for two weeks or so. Most of you probably know her hubby has been under the weather; her being away has something to do with his getting better, so there’s nothing at all to worry about.

She did consider writing blog posts in advance and scheduling them to just come out for awhile but that seemed too planned for her liking so she asked me if I’d like to sit in her chair and blog every morning. Hey, we all have to step up when we’re asked to, don’t we? Move in when we’re needed most? Take charge—oops! I meant to say, take over—no, that’s not it—not “take over” like I’m planning to rule the world or anything. Although…no, ruling the world would take too much time away from lazing around, watching butterflies and eating, wouldn’t it? Scratch ruling the world…

I’m just here to chat with you while the lady’s otherwise engaged.

I hope you’ll come back again tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after that right up until Valentine’s Day. On the big day I’ll hold a contest to celebrate Sarita’s imminent return as well as the heart-and-flowers, lovey-dovey Big Day. Every comment made on one of my posts is an entry in the contest, so please talk to me! I promise not to scratch, bite or leave anything unsavory on your doorstep, alright?