We brought Mother and Minnie to new farm almost a week ago. They were both in crates for three to four days, and then we released them. Mother stayed for a few days then vanished, and we haven’t seen hear.  Minnie has stayed in the barn, and hasn’t come out until this morning, when she emerged and Maria greeted her and then she came up onto the porch.

I do not believe Mother will return. She has, in my mind, either gone somewhere else to live or been taken by a predator. Minnie is settling in and will be our barn cat. I miss Mother, she was a great presence and spirit in our lives.