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Kitty, the love
of my childhood
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| So, how this for dating myself: Over to the
right is a box that says "The Swinger." That was my 1966 birthday
present... the
Polaroid Swinger! If you're too young to remember that, check
out this vintage TV
commercial. So, what was the first thing I did with my new Swinger? Took
a picture of Kitty — my love, my companion, my best friend. |
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Kitty's first
litter |
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| Kitty looks after her kittens as Joan
peers into the box. Kittens from left to right: Blynken, Nod & Wynken. |
Joan and Nod |
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Kitty contentedly nurses
her beautiful brood |
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| Joan proudly displays the
beautiful Wynken, now a little older but still a kitten. |
Kitty and Joan pose for
Halloween. (I'm wearing a Japanese kimono designed and sewn by my mom.) |
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| OK, the picture's a little faded, but here's Wynken
snuggling up with me in an uncharacteristically affectionate moment. (He
generally wasn't much of a lap cat.) And here I am in 1968, posing for the camera in a miniskirt. |
| Full grown Wynken |
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Wynken helps to groom
his mother, Kitty. |
1973: My niece Jennifer
pets Wynken as my mom looks on. (Seems we finally sprung for a camera that
takes color pictures.) |
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