Spite cat

NaMoPaiMo is over, and I'm still painting. Cows mostly, but since it's not February, that counts.

I was running low on Dullcote, so yesterday, I went to my local hobby shop to replenish my stash.

I walked in the door and was immediately attracted to the Schleich tower.

And there she was: an inexpensive, good looking, 1:9 scale cat I don't already own.

Last fall, I competed in Heather Malone's Candyland Live show, which had a cat-themed performance class. In preparation, I rounded up all my cats and took a photo. I posted the picture on Facebook and most people were delighted.

There was one hater.

I thought about Angelo as I held the cat in my hand. Were they right? Do I, in fact, have ENOUGH cats? Does that even matter? It's not like this cat is expensive or takes up a lot of room. If I want it I should get it. Why are they judging me?

I closed my fingers around the cat and carried her with me as I did my shopping. Then I took her to the register and bought her completely out of spite. That's her name now: Spite Cat.

I also bought her twin, who is going to the winner of this month's Shrimp Raffle

That winner is Betsy in WI. Congratulations, Betsy! Please email your shipping information to braymere@comcast.net and will get your shrimp and cat right out to you!