Category Archives: Volver the cat

Cat Glow

Several summers ago, while on Paros, a little kitty adopted us. We named him Volver (Spanish for “return”). Now, years later, it is difficult to imagine life without him. Volver likes attention and has organized a schedule for us to … Continue reading

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Cats in a Garden                                                       

World War I had much to do with creating new directions in art and literature. Virginia Woolf wrote that everything seemed to be going so well “then suddenly, like a chasm in a smooth road, the war came.”  Initially idealistic … Continue reading

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Whatever Happened to Pitty Sing?              

Sometimes in the morning, on our terrace surrounded by plants and bees and butterflies, I look at our sleeping cat, Volver, and feel as if I am in a tableau vivant. Frida Kahlo lived in a tableau vivant of her … Continue reading

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Our House

Last night I woke up hearing noises. Were they real or just residues of a dream? Not knowing, I decided to read and pulled out a book of short stories by Maeve Brennan that I hadn’t finished reading. And after … Continue reading

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Birdwatching

Our cat, Volver, discovered TV last year. For years he’d never given it any consideration then suddenly he became a fan. Now he even has his own youTube playlist. Not all videos excite him as much as the one with … Continue reading

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