Introducing Simon Teakettle III
On the 25th anniversary of the debut of Simon Teakettle on CBC radio, Simon Teakettle III arrived on the scene.
Terzo (the Italian word for "third") was adopted from the Ottawa Humane Society on October 26m 2007. At four months old, he was clearly destined to run Simon Teakettle Ink with a lighter touch.
His tuxedo is accented with white vest, gloves
and spats, and
his white scarf is a bit askew across his
shoulders. A tiny black goatee, black nose, and light green
eyes give his little face a slightly comical expression.
Although his paw pads are black, one on the left
front and
two on the left rear are pink, so clearly,
whoever wielded
the paintbrush in utero had a bit too much bubbly!
Meanwhile, the first two Simons have been
written about in
Roxanne Snopek's Great
Cat Stories, Incredible Tales About Exceptional Cats,
published by Altitude in 2004, and in
The
Magic of Animals: Living Happier & Healthier with Pets,
by Dr. Wendy Di Rodio, published in 2005.
Here is a portrait drawn by Dianne Oost, imagining all three Simon Teakettle's with Bobbi:
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If you're planning to adopt a kitten,
please read this first.
