It was about 2 years ago this first week of October that we met Ishmael who, as a 4-week-old kitten, had been hiding in our log pile all by himself until one day he gathered all his little strength and let out a huge howl and Dennis found him. Dennis took him food and milk and we visited with him for a week before I put him in a carrier one day and brought him home. Where he hardly remembers his humble beginnings. Then and now: