Sitting in my Car

1st Message Transcription:
"Hi my name is Charlie, I'm calling about a cat named Briar. I've stopped near the beach near the Carmel river beach and looked up and he was sitting next to me in my car. Hes very healthy and happy but I'm sure he wants to go home so if you could give me a call on my cell phone 238.. and I'm supposed to be on my way to work so the sooner we can get Briar handed off the better, Thanks, bye."

What to do with Briar?

1st Message Transcription:
"Hi this is Don, I hope I read the tag right we have Briar, and we're holding him, can you call me back at 238- and we'll hang on hopefully you'll get this message and call back in a few minutes because we don't know what to do with Briar. Thank you. We're at 15th and I believe this is Carmelo. Ok, thank you."

Cat in the garage

1st Message Transcription:
"Hi Belinda, my name is John, I've got a cat Briar here, with your telephone number on it. 5minutes to 2 in the afternoon on Sunday, I live on 17th street. I'm going to keep your cat in the garage until this evening and open the door around 5:00. Give me a call if you like. 626- bye.

Junipero Serra School

1st Message Transcription:
"Hello I'm calling from Junipero Serra school at the Carmel Mission and Briar Kitty has roamed onto the campus and I have him in my 3rd grade classroom. If you could call me as soon as possible, it's now about 1:30 at 624- and ask for 3rd grade I'd appreciate that. Thank you, bye bye."
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This was the day Justine spotted him!

Wayside Inn

Briar had gone missing (again) for 2 days. He was spotted running up town with some folks around 3:00PM Sunday. Soon after that, the hailstorm hit. It's been raining and hailing pretty hard with sub-usual temperatures the last two days.

I was worried about Briar. He had never been gone for so long in extreme weather (to us, 38 degrees and hail is extreme). Maybe he was waiting out the storm somewhere under a bush, huddled and fluffed trying to keep warm.

Come to find out, Briar kitty decided to be nice and cozy at the Wayside Inn. Apparently, one of the housekeepers opened the door for room service when Briar ran out. And to think, I was worried he was freezing his tail off trying to get home when he actually decided to get a hotel and stay in town to wait out the bad weather. Little rascal has stayed in more hotels here in town than I have.

Rescue Remedy

Message from Janine:
"I don't have a story about Briar, too adorable by the way, but I had a suggestion about his soreness. My little kitty came home one day looking very sore, I gave him a few drops of Rescue Remedy (available at Cornucopia) every few hours and it really helped. Good Luck! "
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Hey Janine, thanks for the suggestion. He seems to be doing great now. He's up to his old habits again. He's gone wandering.

Briar Goes Hiking

Lizard Friend or Foe?

Briar, torturing Bluebelly."You're not going anywhere!" Are you sharing or are you saving him for dessert?

House Arrest

Briar didn't come home the night before and then was spotted at the beach early the next morning. I couldn't find him all day long. Around 6:00PM he came home and was upset when I pet his back leg or picked him up. He hissed and pawed at me in the face like he was going to scratch me, but he didn't use any claws. I guess it was more of a slap, "Hey don't pick me up, that hurts". I didn't see any blood on him. He's just moving a little slow and looks like he's sore when he tried to jump to his spot. He still has his appetite and attacks my cell phone whenever it goes off so that is a good sign. I have him on house arrest until he's strong enough to play the chasing game he loves so much... whether he is chasing people, or getting chased by dogs.

Who's cat is that?

Message from Justine:
"Hey Belinda! It's Justine! I was sooooo happy and excited when I saw Briar Kitty!!!!! I was like: "AHHHHH! OMG THATS BRIAR KITTY!" Everyone was like what, whos cat is that? I said I know that lady that owns him. Shes really nice and I told them how awesome Briar Kitty was and what he does for fun! I didnt scream and shout about Briar Kitty until we were done with class, I was thinking OMG ITS BRIAR KITTY in my mind, I wanted to SUPRISE them!!!! XD XD XD XD"
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Justine, I'm glad you and your friends got to meet him! I believe Briar wandered into their classroom.

Briar Dryer

On our morning walk, we came across another Briar. She was a person, not a cat. Our interaction was quite peculiar, it went something like this.

"Is that the famous cat?" she asked.

"Yea!" I replied.

"I heard about this cat. Have you seen his website?" She questioned.

"Yes, I have. I'm his owner, I maintain his site", I explained.

"Ooh! What's his name?" She asked.

"Briar." I replied.

"That's my name too!" She exclaimed.

We reveled in the fact that her and Briar had the same name and chatted a little bit about it. And this is the weird part.

"I'm curious, how did you decide to name him Briar?" she asked.

"Actually, my husband named him. When he was a little kitten, he used to jump in the dryer. So he said "get out of the dryer, dryer, bryer, Briar!" and that is how he got his name." I explained.

Her eyes grew wide and she excitedly told me her story, "I used to grow organic tomatoes and dry them in Santa Cruz, and my sister made me a sign that said "Briar Dryer!".

We talked a bit more and the two Briar's met and enjoyed a brief interaction. And then we were on our way.

It was really strange. My friend says that everything is connected in some way. I'm starting to believe her.

To the person Briar: Sorry if I spelled your name wrong in this post.