Comments on: The Consolation Of Schrodinger

By: Rick van Hemert

Rick van Hemert — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 23:16:03 +0000

Thank you for this post. A cat makes you feel beter on days like these.
I very much enjoyed your book about Mr Pussy last year.

By: mlaiuppa

mlaiuppa — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 08:32:15 +0000

And a handsome fellow he is. It is so joyful to hear that he has settled so beautifully into his new life. I’d say he has finally given up his stress and vigilance and found he can relax, be his true self and enjoy some play and company.

I know that touch. Not of the feline but the canine persuasion. One of my previous loves would settle on the bed apart from me. But as I drifted off to sleep there would be a touch. As if he had to be apart but also needed to be tethered to me. To be assured that in the dark I was still there and he would know immediately if I were to leave.

My current dog is not so subtle. She sleeps ON me. Her heavy head is across my lap or she has an arm flung over my leg, almost in an embrace.

Truth be told, we don’t own them. They own us. Or perhaps we own each other.

The current shelter in place has been a boon to all companion animals. They have us round the clock, day after day. And we have the time to observe and interact and come to know them better than before. They in turn can teach us to slow down, relax, live in the now and pay more attention to them rather that some abstractions outside our walls.

I am intrigued by that needlepoint Schrodinger is posing on in the first photo. Is it a rug or a coverlet? Is there a history to it? I would love to see more detailed photos and hear the story behind that particular piece of textile. Or group of textiles that came to be pieced together..

By: Pamela Traves

Pamela Traves — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 01:05:57 +0000

Schrodinger is an Angle!! I wish He was mine!!???????

By: Eric Forward

Eric Forward — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:27:52 +0000

A lovely post, made even more lovely with the warmth and purring of one of my cats, Josie, on my lap as I read it.

By: Debra Matheney

Debra Matheney — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:05:12 +0000

Animals can be such a comfort, especially in times like these. My three cats have been exceptionally loving the last few weeks. My husband and I have had our laps graced by one of our three more often. They have each cried for attention, a new behavior for 2 of the three.
Cats have the right skills for a crisis- relax and sleep, eat meals, drink water and find comfort. Glad you have the comfort of a cat, GA.

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:27:58 +0000

Thanks for that beautiful essay. Much appreciated.

By: Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 14:02:46 +0000

awww… this is how I got my cat Hodge from the Arvon foundation. I was weaping over a script I was trying to write and he came up to me and laid a paw on my arm. So when they said he needed to be rehomed I immediately offered. He lived with me for 3 very happy years.

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:37:49 +0000

I think people who think animals have no feelings have no feelings themselves and certainly
do not have animals in their lives. I have lost count of the number of times my cats have been there to comfort me,

By: marla mazar carr

marla mazar carr — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:33:52 +0000

Thank you. That touch, that brief flicker of star shine was felt and consoled me across the Atlantic Ocean. Beautiful grace of Schrodinger !

By: Pauline Pardoe

Pauline Pardoe — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:03:06 +0000

Dear Gentle Author,

I have read your post today with great appreciation and delight. Thank you so much. I have 3 cats living with me. They are such different characters and temperaments. I agree with you that cats seem to have an inner sense of knowing and responding to despair.

Thank you for your wonderful blog,

Pauline