Chaton (Kitten)

We had an unexpected visitor Saturday night. There was the most pitiful crying coming from the front porch. I opened the door to find a little gray chaton. Of course the kids were giddy with excitement. "He needs a home!" "This little chaton has picked our family!" Well, we fed him some cheese & I made him a bed with a box and an old towel and now I believe this little chaton will live permanently on our porch.

We left three pets behind when we moved to France: A beta fish, a turtle and a beautiful lazy yellow lab. I've been partial to the lab. I'm a dog girl. However, I must admit that it's fun to have a pet and the kids are in heaven with this little fur ball. We do have "House Rules"...the cat is NOT allowed in the house! Whenever someone is having a bad moment I can pretty much count on them sitting on the porch playing with the chaton.

There are tons of wild cats in France. When we first arrived Lilly looked out our back window & noticed a cat with a really beautiful coat of fur. I told her he was wild, but that she could name him and watch him. She didn't hesitate, "I'm going to name him George Washington!" We laughed and laughed about a French cat named George Washington, but his name has stuck. The other wild cats were given names like Van Gough, Henri, etc. Funny thing is George Washington seems to be the "General Commander". The other cats stay out of his way. All cats except this new chaton (whom we have named Felix). A couple of hours after Felix made his debut George Washington came prowling in the front. There was a bit of a "cat fight". We scolded George and he hasn't been seen since!