Notes from a parish cat and his author Julie Mackenzie

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I am Father Tom Fish, esteemed member of the religious team at Temptation of Christ Parish in the novels by author Julie Mackenzie. As to my background, I was invited into the rectory as a stray, laid on the charm, and was invited to stay, even honorarily ordained and no less spiritual than my sidekick Father Will. He dotes on me to high heaven and forgives all of my street cat proclivities, whatever the hell that means.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Easter Cravings



I am living a life without chocolate. Easter bunnies come in dark, regular and white chocolate. I always get a basket with a bunny in it, but nothing I could sinfully crave.

Mary Lou will give me whipped cream, ice cream, cream cheese, Baileys Irish Cream (hehe, just kidding) and just plain light cream. I eat cheese sprinkled, crumbled, chopped, petrified yet still good and on very rare occasions, attached to traps and dead mice. I wonder if the little guys have a Rainbow Bridge..?

Anyway, so what do I crave? Something you can't put in a wrapper, shape like a bunny or kiss, or melt with marshmallows. It's the sun, especially this time of year. It turns my purrs into a melody each and every time. I will go out of my way to find a sunspot, wallow in the puddle of it and snooze, enjoying wonderful dreams.

Of eating chocolate.



Happy Easter everyone! May there be sunshine whenever you crave it.

--Tom

28 comments:

Kea said...

We prefer Temptations...but the mom is craving chocolate!

Happy Easter!

-Fuzzy Tales

Hannah and Lucy said...

We love the sun too Tom but our most favourite thing is freshly cooked warm chicken - we don't turn our noses up at cold chicken either!! We also like ham and cheese. Mum is much naughtier as she likes wine and mars bars!!
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

Marg said...

Tom, you are so handsome. We have never had chocolate, so luckily we don't crave it. Now our Mom will eat the dickens out of chocolate. We hope you and all of your family have a super Easter Tom. Take care.

Brian's Home Blog said...

My Dad gave up chocolate for lent and now it looks like it is for good. I miss the smell of chocolate! Happy Easter everyone!!!

Admiral Hestorb said...

Tom I love seeing pictures of you. You are so handsome!!

Rosemary B❤️ said...

HAM! We love ham. -and sun. no sun here today though.
We will make our own, and we hope you enjoy a warm sunny puddle to purr and snooze in.
Happy Easter dear friend

bonkbonk

Unknown said...

Sunshine is a very good choice, especially in your line of work. May you always have the sun in your heart. Happy Easter!

The Daily Pip said...

I crave anything and everything (except chocolate, of course). Peanut butter is a nice substitute for chocolate - as our chips and cookies and cheerios!

Your pal, Pip

Deb said...

"Happy Easter, Tom"

SeaThreePeeO said...

Have a very happy and sunny Easter!

RoySr said...

Everyone be safe, be good, and be happy this weekend.

Buddy Bear said:

"We love the sun and all the rest, but the chocolate, we are told, is NOT something a kitty should ever eat. That seems to make it all the more interesting. I wonder ...."

Katnip Lounge said...

Ah, sunshine and forbidden dreams...a Cat's life, indeed.

The Baby scarfed down quite a bit of Mommy's choclate fudge truffle last night. She has always loved sweets, and Mommy made the mistake of leaving her treat unattended, heh heh.

Summer at sparklecat.com said...

I had Easter chicken last night!

The Florida Furkids said...

WE love sunpuddles but the best part of Easter for us is the HAM!!

The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie

Mr Puddy said...

No Chocolate for me too, but I got Treats..hee..heh..hee
This year.. Just only mom will allow to have easter eggs as much she can eat : ) because my dad is on diet !

Happy Easter father Tom : )
xoxo

meowmeowmans said...

No chocolate for us, either. But hopefully, mom and dad will give us a few extra snacks! :)

Happy Easter to you and Julie!

The Island Cats said...

Tom, we're with you!! We love the sun!! We hope you get lots of it!!

Elizabeth Keene said...

Happy sunny Easter, Tom!

Jon Farleigh and Dewi

Tamago said...

I love ice cream. I can have it for every meal...mmm. But sunshine is really great to have. I wish you a very Happy Easter!!

KarenMcG said...

Happy Easter, Father Tom.

Thanks for stopping by Kittens 'n Things.

Hmmm, let's see what "The Boys" like. Not chocolate, although Chuck does. "The Boys" do line up for Hy-Vee (grocery store) fried chicken, and steak!

We're waiting for sun puddles warm enough that "The Boys" can spend some time on the front porch.

KarenMcG said...

P.S. You are a mighty handsome mancat! Love your markings!

Samantha & Mom said...

Happy Easter to you too, Father Tom!!
(((((((HUGGGGSSSS))))) from your TX furiends,

Fr. Tom Fish said...

Well, another stomach-stuffing holiday has gone by the boards and, I must say, it was a lovely one. (Is it still called a four-course meal when a cat gets to eat out of four dishes all at once?)

So again, we hope everyone has a safe and sound week ahead. Our thoughts are with you and you know you can always count on us for those purrs and prayers.

Hugs,
Tom
xoxo

wildcatwoods said...

Mom was good and did not get lots of candy but we got Temptations!!! Yum. Happy Easter.

Cats of Wildcat Woods

Catsparella said...

Happy Easter, Father Tom! "May there be sunshine whenever you crave it." - Such a beautiful quote! Thank you! ♥

Anonymous said...

Sunshine is perfect for cats. That leaves all the chocolate for the people. You wouldn't like it anyway -- it's so messy!

Zoolatry said...

Dear Father Tom... can you let us know about the email we sent today (Thurss 4/28)... THANKS!
The Zoolatry Girls

Brandon - The dog with a blog said...

Sunshine makes everything better!