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Dear_Prudence

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12. Memories of Smaug
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 11:53 AM
Apr 19

When I was a kid, we had a black cat who napped with one eye open. In the Lord of the Rings, the dragon guards his treasure by sleeping with one eye open, so we named the kitten Smaug. His mother was Smudge and his aunt was a calico named Tinkerbell. Tinkerbell lost her kitten and Smudge only had the one. So the sisters would surround Smudge in a circle of motherhood, both grooming and nursing him. He grew up to be a very sweet loving cat, despite the scary name. Thank you for the endearing picture of your Gryff.

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Remind me so much of a little black cat, I used to have, now deceased Walleye Apr 19 #1
Adorable AltairIV Apr 19 #2
Gryff is on the alert in case you have enough time for him. Polly Hennessey Apr 19 #3
All of the kid cats have settled down and accepted Gwen Siwsan Apr 19 #4
All hail the Queen,! BattleRow Apr 19 #8
She's named after the amazing warrior/princess Gwenllian Siwsan Apr 19 #9
Who knew? BattleRow Apr 19 #10
One big happy family! MIButterfly Apr 19 #11
squee !!!! . melt AllaN01Bear Apr 19 #5
Keeping an eye out.. BattleRow Apr 19 #6
Gryff looks like my cat, Houdini. patphil Apr 19 #7
Memories of Smaug Dear_Prudence Apr 19 #12
The look of love! 2naSalit Apr 19 #13
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