(EPILOGUE) Never leave a tomato alone in a house full of cats....

Further developments after last night's post about the feline tomato torturers living here at the Ponderosa.

I can't really say why but after writing last night's post I put the tomato back on the counter.  Maybe the senility I thought had escaped was more real than I thought!  I really don't know why I did it, okay!  The tomato certainly wasn't worth eating.   I'm sure I would've thrown it away this morning but last night it seemed like it needed to stay. I put it on the counter near the sink behind a couple of glasses and between a bottle of hand soap and a 2-liter Coca-Cola.  I then went to bed certain that the persecuted tomato was in a secure position.

Safe and Secure!!

So this morning we slept in as is common on Saturday.  I sit down on the sofa to enjoy some coffee out of my favorite Frankoma Pottery mug.  I've just placed the rim of the mug to my lips when Katelyn, who's sitting in the chair across the living room, says in an ever so innocent voice, 

"I FOUND THAT TOMATO IN MY ROOM THIS MORNING!!"

I stopped in mid-sip and in the back of my mind I heard that weird "eek-eek-eek" violin sound you hear in a slasher movie when the monster's doing his slashing thing!  I looked at Katelyn and said what any concerned father would say, "What did you say?"  She said, "That tomato was on the floor beside the fan this morning!"

When Katie got up this morning here's what she and Baxter found...

(DISCLAIMER:  This photo is a depiction of historical events and may not accurately portray the actions of certain felines, canines or humans living in this house!)

Baxter Discovers Abused Tomato!!

Are you kidding me?  Somehow the tomato was extracted from its' save haven behind cups and bottles on the kitchen counter, knocked onto the floor and then transported UPSTAIRS to Katie's room! 

The episode Thursday was solely the work of cats.  How do I know?  Baxter was locked up in his cage and so he couldn't possible bother the tomato even if it was on the floor.  Only cats were involved.  But last night I suspect a team effort...

JASPER

PLUS

BAXTER

EQUALS

Stewed Tomato!!

That concludes this update from the Ponderosa!  One last thing, if you have tomatoes and cats please protect your tomatoes!  It's our duty to protect the innocent!

THE END

(No animals were harmed during the making of this blog post...only tomatoes!)