Saturday 20 September · the night she came home

She spent the first night behind the ottoman.By morning she had the cat tree.

goneko is a journal for the cat who just moved in. Take a photo or say what she's doing, and the night files itself: the time, who saw it, what she was up to. Here's how Gracie's went.

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10:04PM

Saturday night

Gracie behind the ottoman

10:04 PMSam

A small tuxedo kitten pressed against the side of a black ottoman on a wooden floor, looking up.

Found the one gap behind the ottoman. We're leaving her be.

goneko peeking out from under a black ottomanwary

10:25 PMJo

The kitten lying on a blue blanket on the bed, looking at the camera.

Came out on her own and took the good blanket.

goneko lying on a blue blanket, watchingcurious

10:29 PMJosaid out loud

“Gracie is taking a nap. Maybe her first one.”

resting

12:40 AMSam

The kitten lying on a yellow towel inside a wire crate, one paw over the edge.

Crate door's open. She picked the towel anyway.

goneko on a yellow towel in her crateresting

2:15 AMSamsaid out loud

The kitten on her back inside the crate, wide-eyed, paws curled.

Upside down. Apparently this is how she sleeps.

goneko on her back, eyes wide openresting

3:05 AMJosaid out loud

The kitten mid-stride across a striped rug in the living room.

3 AM zoomies. The full length of the rug, twice.

goneko running across a striped rugplayful

5:50 AMJo

The kitten stretching along the arm of a pale couch, tail up.

Up before anyone. Big stretch, tail up.

goneko stretching along the couchawake

6:30 AMSam

The kitten with her head down in a steel bowl on a feeding mat.

Fed her. All of it, in about a minute.

goneko eating from a steel bowlhungry

7:48 AMJo

The kitten beside her cat tree on a patch of green turf, a cardboard box behind her.

Good morning Gracie

goneko sitting by her cat treehappy

And every night after.

Weigh-ins: Say the number; the growth line draws itself.
Moods: Each note and photo gets a plain-word mood, so a quiet week shows.
A monthly recap: How much she grew, and one line worth keeping.
Ask about her: Questions answered only from what you wrote down.

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