The Ladies and the Tramp

  I surely live in a mini zoo. I have four cats, two dogs and five chickens living in our household. The four cats have constant access to the house and they rub against our feet all day long. Not to mention their ceaseless presence around the computer area. If I get up to make a cup of tea, when I return to my desk, one of the cats is sleeping on the keyboard.
They stick their nose everywhere, my makeup kit, the linen closet, the bathtub, the washing machine, the mop bucket...They are very naughty, and ...yet...so irreplaceable :). I could never live without animals around me...or maybe I could eventually, but I would be miserable.
Today I dared entering a very unfamiliar territory in the cooking world...the pasta. I don't like it very much, but I wanted to try something new. I'm sure that, my blogger friends with Italian roots, Catherine and Alida, will laugh their heart out, when they see my version of pasta...but ..I did the best I could. I made spaghetti with chicken and some mozarella on top. I don't even know if Italians prepare spaghetti with chicken but ...I thought I'd improvise a little. The result was tolerable though, and the leftovers were placed in the oven, for safe keeping (I heard the fridge hardens the pasta). I don't know how, but my cats (led and guided by the tramp tomcat we shelter) managed to open the oven door and eat all, and I mean all, the spaghetti. To be honest, I took this event as a compliment...if my squeamish lady cats joined the tramp in the spaghetti feast, that means the pasta REALLY wasn't bad at all. Here's hoping...