Dog and Cat Proclamation


My dearly departed Uncle Roger had an interesting proclamation about dogs and cats.  “Dogs are boys and cats are girls.”

Me (as a child): So boy cats are girls because they are cats?  

Uncle Roger: Yes, that’s right.  Cats are girls.     

😄😂

Recently he seems to be in my thoughts quite a bit.  My uncle was a very patriarchal and conservative man.

Another memory that I am thinking of is of my aunt lightheartedly lamenting that her summer vacation would soon be shot, beginning almost immediately upon arriving at the campground.  Growing up, we used to go on summer vacations to Cape Cod with my aunt and uncle and cousins.  My aunt didn’t like feeling that the days would pass by too quickly.  She would jokingly say this about both our vacation and the summer itself.  How fitting that she would eventually have a year round home on Cape Cod! 😄 🌊 🏖️ ☀️ She could spend as much time there as she would like.

#thevacationisshot #thesummerisshot




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