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December 28, 2005
In Memory of a Maspeth Queen
photo©Thomas Hudson Reeve 2005
It was the day before Memorial Day 1994. The lead story on the CBS 11 o'clock local
news in New York City was about over 30 cats who had been abandoned in an empty
house in Maspeth, Queens after the owners moved. Isabella was one of those cats,
only six months old. A Maine Coon cat and a beauty, Isabella was as mysterious
and aloof as she was beautiful.
I did not see this report and Isabella had been cared for over a year before she
came into my life. Never fond of people (can you blame her) she really loved other
cats. Gentle and sweet, we only hoped to get close enough to such goodness.
It was a pleasure sharing our lives with her. Good night, sweet Isabella.
We miss you.
Posted by photocartoonist at December 28, 2005 10:17 PM