weekend open thread – February 21-22, 2026

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We fostered and then quickly adopted Laurie in 2020, during the first week of the pandemic. He hid behind some books on a bookcase for three days, but he relaxed once he discovered there were other cats in the house. It turned out he loved other cats.

We had named him after the neighbor boy from Little Women before realizing that, just like his namesake, he yearned to be part of a big family. Fortunately, he was! He was an aggressive cuddler; he loved being in my lap, but his favorite thing in the world was cuddling with other cats. If he saw a cat looking cozy, he immediately snuggled up with them. He slept in a ball with Wallace every night.

We lost him to lymphoma this week. He was full of love and joy.

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