Pets

Years ago I was putting food out for our older cat, plate of food on the front porch.

A cat came up to eat, I asked him where he had been but . . . nope, not our cat, same ginger but no white chest.

Cat went berserk on the food while I sat there, watching.

He just ignored me, so I stroked him. No reaction.

When he was finished eating, I picked him up and put him on my shoulder, half expecting panic and claws, but he just oozed into me.

5 years later, and a few vet bills for desexing, microchipping and fixing existing problems like inverted eye lashes, he is fit and healthy.
Very sociable, and he loves dogs!
Kiss-kiss, smoochy-smooch! Mamma dog has her baby puppy, cat has his cat mommy! lol
(Unlike the cat in my first sentence, who hated them. Turned out he had moved two houses away, peace and quiet of the neighbour's garage suited him better.)

Take in and care for a stray? Yep, any day, any time!
But they need more than just regular feeding, right? Desex, microchip, vet check, immunisations, if they look like they will hang around.

. . . not an old lady myself.