Several months ago, after suddenly being displaced from Christopher's Channahon apartment and shuffled with the other cats to Joshua's apartment in Morris, Frances found herself a new place to stay, downstairs at GypsySoul Unique & Worldly Goods (New & Old).
I met the owner today, Amy Pilz. She is one of the kindest, most loveliest of ladies you'd ever want to meet. Basically, Frances just wandered in one day, settled herself on the couch, and Amy let her stay.
Now that I've finally had a chance to visit the store and meet Amy, I can see why Frances likes it. It's atmosphere, like the Channahon home we lost, is filled with vintage items, antiques, and the other-worldly scent of many varieties of candles and incense.
Amy has bedded her in the window where she can feel sunshine and contemplate the world. She wears a green jingle bell collar - reminiscent of the red one around Frances' neck when she wandered into our yard in 2005 when she was just nine months old (the vet's best guess when we had her spayed) - although Frances is no longer trying to escape.
Perhaps she's feeling her years now and is content to watch the action of the world from her window perch. Or maybe Frances is biding her time and dreaming of fresh robin.
If you're in Morris, stop in. GypsySoul at 424 Liberty Street. You won't be disappointed.
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