Every now and again my phone tells me that I have too many pictures in it. So I have to go through them and make my heart into a stone and start deleting the million duplicates I have in there. Of course, it also takes me on long trips down memory lane. And one of my most recent clean-up jobs brought this old thing back to mind again - I noticed that even today, over two years on from the original 'thank you' post, almost every single cat in our foster home ends up photographed on the cat stand. You know, this one: Eden sizing it up And never have I had to make any of them pose on the stand - they all volunteer, so to speak. Because they just love it. So I realised that this one object would allow me to chronicle almost all of their stories! I did a spot of counting - since the Bin Babies, we've had another 40+ cats enjoy the cat stand. Plus, of course, our first cat Vader, who is almost 9 years old, weighs almost 6 kg and can barely fit on the stand, but loves it anyway:)...

 The titular 'old thing' is a cat stand that was donated to the charity by its long-time supporter. That kind man actually asked the stand to be given to the 'cat lady with the blue and white rug'. Well, that's me, I guess. And this is it: It's a modest thing, yes, but a thing that reminds us that sometimes it's the little things that can make all kinds of difference. And this little cat stand has brought so much joy and comfort to so many little felines. It's lost some of its sheen over time, sure, the cute cushion on top is missing most of the time, but it is still one of the biggest attractions in the kitten room, as far as the kittens are concerned;) And this little blog post is all about paying pictorial homage to the generous donor. The first kittens that got to check out the gift that just won't quit giving were Ripple, Vicious and Tiger. Ripple immediately decided that it's a great spot for some serious modelling work and spent a lot of t...