#Cat dad Gift

[little-cat-press]

Sometime when my older siblings were little, my dad discovered that they found stories about his childhood more entertaining if he told them as "One time my friend Frederick..." instead of "One time when I was a kid...", and thus Frederick Stories were born.

I loved hearing Frederick Stories growing up, and so did all of my siblings. At some point, Dad decided to write (some of) them down, and a year or two ago I asked him for the file.

And now, currently in the mail to arrive late for Christmas, is a hand-bound copy of his book.

Two copies, actually, because I'm also sending one to his parents. He mentioned in the introduction that when he had first written these stories down, he had given them a copy for Christmas, and I thought they would like to have another, probably more nicely bound, one.

There's a third copy for me, but it took me long enough to finish these two before Christmas, and my copy isn't finished yet. Mostly, but not quite.

It is bound in a nice brown cloth I have, and titled with gold paint, because I thought it would lend it a sort of Old Book vibe that I thought would go well with the title.

Hence also the gothic font for the title.

I also did a few experiments with ways of turning cloth into bookcloth, which is why the two books are a bit different in color. The one on the right in the above picture is the original cloth color.

The edges are gilded with the same gold paint as the title is done in, which also helps with the Old Fancy Book vibe I wanted.

Almost all of the stories opened with "One day, Frederick..." or "One time, Frederick...", and I picked a nice ornamental font for the dropcaps there.

[rookflower]

ok, new apprentice pov officially confirmed!

[anikymation]

✧ lil dream and horror

@calcium-cat

[ficandkaboodle]

Terzo is depressed as shit, kinda hates his job, but dammit he’s gotta keep on keeping on so he can give his pretty pretty princess (his ugly-ass cat) the best kitty couture money can buy

[one-in-a-million-fishsticks]

The Netflix show Kaos just rewired my brain chemistry.

First of all, fuck Zeus. That fucker killed a kitten, a baby, and who-the-fuck-knows who else. I will never forgive him.

Secondly, Dionysus as an immature fratboy is everything that I never knew I needed.

Hera is awful and deserves every bit of shit that Zeus gives her, but we already knew that.

Persephone was ✨ SLAYING ✨ from start to finish, her and Hades have my whole heart.

Prometheus genuinely had me snorting here and there, I loved him.

Fuck all the way off, Poseidon.

The fact that the entire rest of the pantheon fails to appear at all purely because they make a hobby out of avoiding Zeus at any cost might be the funniest fucking thing ever to come out of an interpretation of Greek mythology.

Riddy (Eurydice) and Orpheus are both such great characters, alone and as a complicated relationship thing. They're super well rounded and developed, both mean well, but they're so humanly written. They don't know what to do with each other, neither wants to hurt the other, but their decisions are flawed and their love has turned into such a messy situationship. It's beautiful when they finally communicate and accept the circumstances for what they are.

A healthy breakup, in my Greek mythology media?

It's more likely than you think!

Canaeus, my beloved.

Cassandra, my scruffier beloved!!!! 🤩

Ari, you own my heart now.

All such well written characters, now where's my Season 2 announcement?

[violetstems]

Kenlee (Kenny x Lee) for the cat/dignified ships!

sure why not

[frankie-the-bad-guy-lupelli]

i guess you have to get another cat now

I don’t need another cat!!! I didn’t need the fourth cat!

[gatuniart]

Hey you, yes you! You like cats?

Pls check this out 🥺 Pleaseeeeeeee

[petsync]

Cats: the only creature that can ignore you, demand your attention, and knock over your stuff all in the span of five minutes.🥰🥰👈👈

[dreamlogic]

aye can i get a fuckin uuuhhhh

break. on my burger

[the-meme-monarch]

i love baking it’s so fun! it’s really relaxing and great for de-stressing— NOT BREAD. NOT FUCKING BREAD FUCK YOU

[coldflasher]

speaking of temu, i actually have a friend who went through a phase of buying endless amounts of stuff on there and it's just. aside from the immorality of shopping on temu (which i can't entirely condemn her for because like i said, i have previously bought from shein, though i do not do so any more), it's all just shite, innit. it's awful, cheap, low-quality tat. not to sound heinously ungrateful but for christmas she got me a bunch of of low-resolution cardboard car air fresheners shaped like cats from various memes and in my head i was like girl i appreciate the thought i guess but there is no way those hideous things are ever seeing the inside of my car

[the-second-moon]

ohhhh someone's in trouble with dad

"catreus auratus hawke, you are old enough to know that you never meet someone in a seedy bar without bringing backup. and you certainly don't leave the house when your cloak is full of holes. who raised you?"

"but i like this cloak..."

[solar-halos]

I know I already sent a question but im in the talking mood so what do you like to do in your free time? I love learning peoples hobbies haha <3

<3!!

[we-are-inevitable]

im realizing that i havent listened to any new musicals in like a year and a half

[inkrediblezstore]

(via "Judging You Silently - Funny Grumpy Cat Illustration" Lightweight Sweatshirt for Sale by InkredibleZ)