Best Friends

Tim and Truffles

Tim (20-plus pounds) and Truff (15 pounds) lived in the same building for many years. Even when their ages—like their weights—got into the double digits, they kept their kittenish personalities. It may be coincidence that they are both Siamese varieties, though neither one has the sleek, svelte body type. Tim is a Flame Point (Siamese with red tabby markings); Truff is a Snowshoe (white feet and face).

Paintings from the Art for Life studio are displayed in a variety of places, some more public than others. So it should have been no surprise when Tim’s human reported that she had come face to face with a picture of Tim and Truff—in the hallway of her doctor’s office. It must have made a nice break from lists of common health hazards and diagrams of the digestive system.

Best Friends / created October 2011