A chubby brown tabby with white nose blaze, bib, and paws gazes at me, off camera, with big green eyes full of love. One paw is making muffins. We are lying in my bed, with a pink-striped comforter rumpled around us. My pale arm cuts across the lower right of the picture, caught in the act of patting the beautiful little girl cat with perfect stripes. Behind us is a green sofa with a pile of clean laundry to fold and put away. There is also a red camping lantern on the side table.