Little white one

One of these days, I'll tell you about the original, 'Little White One'. About 2 years too late. My neighbours bought an adorable little white kitten a few months ago. Ever since I saw her (apparently it's a boy but the 'she' pronoun has been too long in my vernacular regarding this kitty) first, I have adored the kitty but she/he was always a little shy of actually being stroked and would bounce around the lawn crazily but never would deign for contact. Fast forward to a week before Easter, my neighbours, two along, gave me a lift to the station in the rain and I discovered they were off to Canada for two weeks. Little White One was being fed by the neighbours on...