Sweet'ums

Sweet'ums the cat died this morning. Wounded by something, don't know what. This is the feral cat that Mama had been feeding for years, and I've been feeding since moving in with her. He would let us about as close as 3 feet, so this morning was the first time I ever got to pet him. Bawling my eyes out. (Sweet'ums picture is on the back of my cookbook, Rustic Breads and Spreads. He was a sweet natured, beautiful cat!)