Thanks to all who came out for the party!

It was a bitter cold day,and slick conditions in Ithaca and yammering of a big storm kept some people stuck at home, but we had a good turnout, and as usual, the last folks drifted home around midnight. During the evening visits the kittens could barely drag their eyes open, but they managed big purrs for everyone.

I took two days beforehand to pick up after last week's barn sale. Lawrence provided moral support:



The workshop does clean up nice, really! And Lawrence was a gracious host throughout, warming up the ankles of every friend of Wildrun who walked in the door. I wasn't sure about leaving him loose throughout the party, but he had no interest in the door once he realized all these folks were going to PET him.

Alden and Mark relax after the first round of visitors:





Many friends, old and new, came to visit. Donna Wray wins the award for most cat visits in one week: she stopped by three times between last weekend and this weekend! Kat, who looks after the Fast Food Ferals each weekday, helped move the party from the cat facility into the house once darkness fell:



As much as I promised myself that I would remember to take photographs, well, I did a lousy job of it. There are no photos at all of everyone playing with the cats, and none of the party in the house!

The cats were racking up the presents. Cat toys, baby food, (wine for the humans), bucks to buy more presents,



(Hey, Valarie, that bird cage in the background has your name all over it...)

It was a long, fun day. The forecast bad weather failed to arrive in Spencer...until about 3:00 am:



Oh, and Lawrence? All his hard work paid off. If his vet check comes through OK, he's got a new home!