When we moved to Oregon we rented the house first. The kids and Cynthia all really wanted a cat again. They hadn’t a cat since they lived in Colorado. We asked the landlady, and they gave use permission to adopt one cat 

Smokey was a very skittish cat. Very rarely would you find him. He was afraid of most people, with the exception of Emily. He loved Emily. When Emily moved out the first time she took Smokey with him.

Old age finally caught up with Smoky which was hard for Emily.