One week....

One week has passed since Marla died.

As I noted, Marla's real life exploits rivaled that of her fictional self. She got a mention in Cat Fancy (December 1998, shown at right), something that I never did, and she was in the Asbury Park Press long before I started writing for them.

Part of the caption at right: "As if her roommate's cat, Marla Cat, knew what she was doing" - Mary was taking photos of the house for insurance purposes - "the cat ran up to her food cabinet and sat in front of it, as if to say, 'Hey, don't forget about my things!' "

Close enough - Marla would have said, "Hey don't forget about Marla's things!"