I thought I should probably take the time to introduce you to the cast of characters who will be gracing my blog posts. I am a member of a very close-knit family. We are always up in each other’s business, it has been that way since the dawn of time, and I hope it’ll be that way until the end of time.

First and foremost, there is me. Childless, cat woman. It’s a good life if you can get it. I am also an eldest daughter (IYKYK 🤷🏼‍♀️). As you might know, I have a sister who joins me in the spinster life. Since two incomes are better than one, we joined forces, for evil obviously 😈, and live together in Spinster Manor with our four cats. Did either of us birth these cats? Obviously, no. Are they our children? Yes.

Cats of Spinster Manor:

Ovi: Large, shall we say rotund, black cat. At a whopping 13 years and counting, he is the elder statesman of the group. He loves to sleep on my head and keep me company while I’m working my day job. We have an affinity for black cats in this house, but he’s the last remaining member of the black cat crew still with us.

Gus: Toasted marshmallow in look with a perfect dark brown face, blue eyes, and adorable white toes. He’s what we fondly refer to as feral. He likes two people, my sister and me. He’s such a sweetheart and we’re lucky to have him.

Cheddar: You guessed it, Cheddar is an orange cat, and he has BIG orange cat energy. He’s never met a stranger, but for some reason hates our brother, who happens to be cat dad himself! Cheddar loves a good snuggle, but don’t try to clip his toenails because he turns into a savage. Cheddar has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and takes more medication than a 65-year-old retiree.

Penny: She is a small, petite brown tabby. She is the baby of the group at just one year old. She is an absolute lunatic, specializes in zoomie parkour, and is just the sweetest little mini bobcat you’ve ever met.

Now for the rest of the cast, we have the Golden Oldies (aka my parents). Both my mom and dad are in their 70’s and they’ve been married for 50 years. I’ve got a non-spinster sister who is married to a decent dude, who we refer to as big little brother (BLB) given his immense height and the fact that’s he’s younger than us. Non-spinster sister and BLB have two kids together. My nephew is 5, my niece is just about 2. When I say those kids are the loves of my life, I am not overstating the fact. I’d kill or be killed for those kids. I’ve taken really well to Auntie Life. Last but not least, I’ve got a brother. He is the oldest sibling and the only boy, take from that what you will. He is married to a decent dude of his own and they don’t have any kids. We all live within about a 15-mile radius of each other. You will, from time to time, meet other characters in this blog, but these are the mainstays!

So, there you have it, the delightful bunch who tolerate me! They’re like my personal sitcom cast, complete with laugh tracks and occasional plot twists. I’ve been told we could easily fill a season of reality TV, but you’ll have to be the judge of that!