Same here, Charmion, and I ain't a cute blonde. I collect strays, and that has always surprised me because mostly I don't like people.

I don't like animals either, and they come near me: cats, dogs, skunks, horses no one can get near, that kind of thing. I'm at an age where I will take up mumbling in public because most people will not be surprised by such behaviour, and because they think you're nutzo, they leave you alone. I'll let y'all know if it works.