Fister is such a stunning tabby! I smiled when I read the part about little changes disrupting Fister's life. Ritz is also very much a kitty of habit - for my birthday, we bought a whole pile of gardening stuff and put pots, flowers and a rope hammock on our backyard deck. I also bought a watering can. Ritz was just beside herself with all the goings on, pacing back and forth to the window while we were working outside.

Even when we bring groceries in....she goes into "inspector Ritzy" mode. I locked myself out of the house one morning, and sat on the back deck waiting for someone to come and unlock me...Ritz sat there the entire time pawing at the door pacing back and forth and meowing - just didn't understand why I was out there so long.

I loved your story - Ritz has never been outside (other than when she was a wee kitten for a bit) so I can imagine there had to be an adjustment period for Fister.