Rosa Rossi.
Rosa and Poobah came into our lives 20-1/2 years ago. Female orange tabby’s and litter mates, they were special from the start. Cuddly friends at first, they eventually decided to avoid each other most of the time. Rosa was the queen of the house. She was bossy to the other animals, and sweet as sweet can be to us. She would sleep right next to our heads purring all night long. Rosa was spirited and in her later years became more adventurous exploring the backyard where she found rat babies and mice and brought us many thoughtful presents. As she slowed down some, she started to carry leaves up and would go up and down the stairs many times a day and deliver her prizes, each one with a victory claim meow. It was not uncommon to come home to 35 or more leaves strewn all over the kitchen. After all that hard work, we’d often find her napping in her favorite spot under the lemon tree. Rosa was very bonded to her papa, Scott, and whenever he went out, she’d hunt important (and heavy!) objects off his desk, like his watch, or bicycle inner tubes, she’d cry victory, and leave them for him as a gift. It was sweet to come home and see her curled up on the bed sleeping with his watch next to her. Rosa is survived by her sister Poobah, (dog) sister Frida, and human companions Scott and Diana. Rosa was a little cat with a large presence and she is missed by all of us.
​-Scott R. & Diana N.