Word from the Twitterverse and Facebook is that it’s #Caturday. So in honor of this special day for our felines (are there greeting cards involved?), I break from regularly scheduled foodie programming to present 8 Random Facts About Pippa and Emma.

1. They are rescue cats. Pippa’s shelter name was Liv (as in Liv Tyler) and Emma, who arrived a couple of weeks later, was Sweetie.

2. Emma, who appears to be a Russian Blue, is a mouser. Pippa, the tiger cat, is the unindicted co-conspirator.

3. Pippa is lactose intolerant.

4. Emma thinks she’s a dog and can play fetch (sometimes at 2 a.m.). She also has a slew of little rubber balls that when bounced she can swat like a tiny NBA player or block like Tuukka Rask. Pippa’s favorite toy is a ratty pink bird that I’ve sewn a dozen times.

5. Their preferred place of choice is on our laps where they knead and snooze on an old blue fleece.

6. No water glass is safe from Emma. Lap, lap, lap… In fact, I just tested positive for h pylori and I believe she’s to blame…

7. They hate whistling. Our plumber, who whistled happy tunes while he installed our gas burner, sent both of them under the bed for two days. Seriously.

8. And finally, they are hardly aloof like Grumpy Cat and ennui-plagued Henri Le Chat Noir, two Internet All-Stars. In fact, our fab felines show us a lot of love and provide hours of companionship for this girl who works from home.

Have you hugged YOUR cat today???? Happy Caturday!

 

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