ANIMAL TIME

 Fio has said it before and she'll say it again: isn't it a shame that the computer world has overcome the human world? What's next?

Meantime, your girl is still going through all the pictures and papers that she's pinned and taped to her inside bedroom wall, trying to figure out...what....OMG, she's forgotten what she's looking for! (Worry not. Fio still remembers what was on  the grocery list that she made up yesterday.)

It's very comforting when the house's majestic black-and-white indoor cat slinks into your girl's bedroom, settles down next to her, and utters a magnificent purr. Fiorella is not a cat person, but this feline is definitely a  Fiorella person. Welcome to the family, sweetie! 

Your girl had several cats as a child, but they were all outside beings, and there was no way to persuade the kittens to stay around once they reached their "teenage" years. Dogs, of course, are easier to deal with in that regard because they have a built-in loyalty gene....but they can also sneak under fences or run out in front of an interesting looking car.

And then, there was  Fio's beloved Sonia, last dog....so far.