Not what you’re thinking!
This year I took Pepper Mill and MilliCal to the Salem Pirate Fair ( Salem Pirate Faire (Tips, Local Guide) ). Pepper had never been before, although I’ve brought MilliCal to several of these. Lots of anachronistic fun, shoved into a small space on Winter Island.
One of the things on sale was a tiny wooden crossbow, meant for shooting tiny marshmallows or Nerf Darts. We bought two – one for MilliCal and one for our immature friend for Christmas.
I was playing around with MilliCal’s last night. Not having any marshmallows or Nerf Darts, I was looking for something non-lethal to shoot. Since we have cats, our floors are littered with cat toys. Especially tiny cloth mice. I stuck one of these in, cocked the string, and fired. Hestia, our Teen Punk cat, was galvanized – the Mouse was Running! I gathered up the remaining mice and fired them off, one by one, to her immense delight.
I don’t think she’ll chase the marshmallows.