Sometimes You Find What You Aren't Looking For

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This old gal…

Has to admit…she kind of enjoyed those long daily cat walks…good for the health…good for the soul…and was amazed…at the things…she noticed…

So many kitties…sitting in windows…perched on picnic tables…lying in driveways…
The signs of spring…lily of the valley…irises…bridal wreath hedges…the scent of lilacs…at every turn…

Cat Walker me…noticing all things…bright and beautiful…not noticing…she…was being noticed…too…

You must be new in the neighborhood…comes the call from the screened in porch…and a good addition too…she continued…I can tell by your smile…and just like that…and twenty minutes of chatting…we became friends…walker me…and the sweet couple with the U N ME license plate…

Then there’s the lady on the next block and the gentleman who has a cat who looks like Roddy but isn’t Roddy…found that out the embarrassing way…

Smiles…waves…greetings from new familiar faces…this old gal may not have found her Roddy Piper…but she just may have found something more…

Her own little version of Mayberry…surprisingly just around the block…making her feel…at home…
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And this husband of mine…agrees…