MARLEY's
DEAR SPCA,
THIS IS DIANE . I HAD ADOPTED SPARKLES FROM YOUR SHELTER AT THE BEGINNING OF
MAY. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT SPARKLES IS DOING VERY WELL. WE'VE RENAMED HER
MARLEY, AND SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND, AS SHE GETS ALL THE LOVE AND ATTENTION A
LITTLE CAT CAN HANDLE. WE ALREADY OWNED A MALE TOMCAT NAMED SAM. HE'S VERY BIG
AND TOWERS OVER LITTLE MARLEY. WHEN THEY FIRST MET, IT WENT VERY SMOOTHLY. SAM
IS A CURIOUS CREATURE, HAVING NOT BEEN AROUND OTHER CATS SINCE HIS BIRTH. BUT IT
WASN'T TOO LONG BEFORE THEY WERE PLAYING TAG, HIDE-N-SEEK AND GETTING INTO
MISCHIEF TOGETHER. THEY'VE ROOTED THROUGH OLD MOVING BOXES TO DISCOVER SUCH
TREASURES AS FORGOTTEN BAGS OF TREATS.... WE HUNTED FOR THEM ONE AFTERNOON WHEN
THE HOUSE SEEMED SUSPICIOUSLY QUIET, AND DISCOVERED BOTH OF THEM PASSED OUT IN
AN AFTERNOON SEISTA, NEXT TO THE NOW EMPTY TREAT BAG. MARLEY HAS WRESTLED HER
WAY ONTO THE MOST COMFY CHAIR IN FRONT OF THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW. THEY'RE BOTH
PARTNERS IN CRIME NOW, AS THEY RACE FROM WINDOW TO WINDOW KEEPING TABS ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD BIRDS. AND SAM IS MORE THAN GENEROUS WITH HIS FOOD AND WATER, SO
MARLEY HAS GAINED A POUND OR TWO. I THINK THEY'LL MAKE WONDERFUL LIFELONG
FRIENDS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE LOVE AND CARE YOU PUT INTO PROVIDING FOR HER.
SINCERELY
DIANE