7 years ago it started with a cat

7 years ago I started my blip journey with Wilson. It's only fitting I should mark my 7th blip birthday with Benedict.

I'm enormously grateful for the blip community. It's a different place from when I first started and it looks like it has a future. I hope so. My life is enriched because I've faithfully and diligently saved my life a day at a time. Thank you to all those who pop past my journal.

I sometimes wonder why I blip. Then I look back at the rich visual tapestry of my life I've created, and think of the precious and mundane moments I've recorded. Then I recall why I do this.

On Friday Benedict will have been with me 4 weeks. At yesterday's vet visit we found he's put on 700 grams since he was last at the vet 5 weeks ago. I was letting him graze on demand but now he's learning that food comes from me. It's just another way to cement the trust we're building.

The synthetic cat pheromone dispenser thingy seems to be working. Benedict has been very chilled the last 2 nights. This morning he was still chilled at 6.15am. Normally he's bouncing off the walls just after 4am. I've plugged it in downstairs this evening, and I think it's helping him to cope with the tv screen.

I wonder if I'll still be doing this in 7 years?