For the past few days, we have been getting daily rains complete with thunder, lightning and wind. The storms are soothing as I know the gardens are being well-watered. It is during these storms that cat and I sit snuggled together enjoying each other's company. As Prince of the Bayou, Mr. Bat demands that I hold him tightly on days like this. He still has throwback anxiety from when some hateful person flung him from a car window during such a storm years ago. The thunder and lightning do not bother him but the raindrops on the rooftop do. So, my work day ends and I gladly cuddle the Prince. What better way to spend a storm than with cat cuddles!
Yesterday, the snuggles put me in a chair that gave me a direct view of the french doors and their colorful glass panes, It was not long before the sun peeped out enough to give those panes a delightful glow! To the left, Edgar Allan Poe watched over us as the lamp softly glowed beneath him. This vision brought comfort as I thought just how much I like the way the room is decorated. While not to many people's taste, it suits mine perfectly. The room is filled with quaint objects such as antique lamps, furniture and clocks...lots and lots of clocks! Then there are the quirky "finds" from thrift stores, roadsides and friends. Nothing in this entire room meets the "expected" living room aesthetic...from the almost black walls to the red velvet loveseat and purple chairs. It is just eccentric and eclectic enough to meet my standards...and Bat, the cat's. He and I find comfort here among the oddities.
