Baby Boy Monchhichi with Yellow Bib NIB US $14.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 9:22:26 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi Bebichhichi 14cm Cake Shop Baker US $16.95 End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 10:29:31 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 8" Tokyo Fashion Anime Cool Boy US $21.85 End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 10:39:35 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 20cm Doll Fuji TV Ltd MCC Gachypin US $24.85 End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 10:48:49 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 8" MCC Girl Doll Out with Doggie US $28.88 End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 11:25:38 PDT

2 VINTAGE ADORABLE GIRL + BOY MONCHHICHI DOLLS US $29.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 13:05:44 PDT

1983 IN PACKAGE TOTSY MONKENOO MONCHICHI OUTFIT COSTUME US $8.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 15:55:56 PDT

Monchhichi mini CYMBALS PVC figure Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 16:37:35 PDT

Monchhichi mini DRUMMER PVC figure Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 16:41:13 PDT

Monchhichi mini DRUM MAJOR figure Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 16:44:07 PDT

Monchhichi mini ROMEO PVC figure Sekiguchi Vintage US $1.50 (2 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 16:46:46 PDT

Monchhichi mini JULIET PVC figure Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 16:49:31 PDT

Monchhichi mini HEADACHE GIRL PVC Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 16:55:52 PDT

Monchhichi mini BOY w/ BANDAGE PVC Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 16:58:19 PDT

Monchhichi mini BOY On SKIS PVC Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:01:32 PDT

Monchhichi mini GIRL On SKIS PVC Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:04:52 PDT

Monchhichi mini WAITRESS PVC Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:08:04 PDT

Monchhichi mini BREAD BOY PVC Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:11:22 PDT

Monchhichi mini EGG ON HEAD CHEF Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:14:13 PDT

Monchhichi mini CUDDLER PVC figure Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:17:24 PDT

Monchhichi mini NAPTIMER PVC figure Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:20:28 PDT

Monchhichi mini SNUGGLER PVC figure Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:23:46 PDT

Monchhichi mini FLYER PVC figurer Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:28:46 PDT

Monchhichi mini MATEY PVC figure Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:31:49 PDT

Monchhichi mini SURFER PVC figure Sekiguchi Vintage US $2.75 (5 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:35:13 PDT

Monchhichi mini OUTFIELDER Baseball PVC Vintage MIP US $3.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:44:20 PDT

Monchhichi mini FASTBALL Baseball PVC Vintage MIP US $3.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:48:43 PDT

Monchhichi mini BATTER Baseball PVC Vintage MIP US $3.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:52:21 PDT

Japanese Sekiguch Pink Bunny Monchhiche Stuffed Animal US $7.77 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:54:44 PDT

Monchhichi mini SHORTSTOP Baseball PVC Vintage MIP US $3.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 17:55:51 PDT

Monchhichi mini CATCHER Baseball PVC Vintage MIP US $3.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 18:01:01 PDT

Monchhichi mini STEALING SECOND Baseball Vintage MIP US $3.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 18:05:09 PDT

Monchhichi mini ACE Tennis boy PVC Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 18:46:09 PDT

Monchhichi mini LOBBER Tennis Girl Sekiguchi Vintage US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 18:48:38 PDT

Maneki Neko fusion Hello Kitty Purse Baby blue US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 18:49:01 PDT

NEW Monchhichi baby girl doll Monchichi Pink 1974 US $14.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 21:38:37 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 20cm Plush Anime Doll Ultraman US $20.57 End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 23:05:21 PDT

1983 ABC ad ~ PAC MAN, MONCHHICHIS, MENUDO... US $5.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 23:25:53 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 17cm MCC Plush Doll - Marine Seal US $22.95 End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 10:38:01 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 22cm Plush Doll School Student Boy US $19.67 End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 10:52:29 PDT

Vintage Monchhichi Miniature Toy Crochet Christmas Hat US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 17:04:42 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 20cm Ultra Limited MCC Shokicho US $57.49 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 0:50:35 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 19cm Animal Plush ~ Frog Rain Coat US $21.55 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 1:54:32 PDT

Monchhichi Baseball Keychain TOKYO Giants RARE LAST US $15.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 8:25:27 PDT

MLB Sekiguchi Monchhichi Chic A Boo Keychain ANGELS US $13.99 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 8:28:36 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 8" World MCC Plush Korean Doll US $22.85 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 10:59:29 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 8" MCC Plush Okinawa Limited Girl US $22.85 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 11:01:31 PDT

Lovely Monchhichi Boy & Girl Key Chain Set (option) US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 11:13:38 PDT

Sekiguchi Monchhichi 8"MCC Girl Plush Doll Sailor Dress US $27.95 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 11:20:59 PDT

Vintage Monchhichi Girl Monkey 1974 Sekiguchi US $68.88 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 13:22:46 PDT

Monchhichi is family (Vicki talks to him like a grandchild), living with middle son Nat Whitten and S’ann Hall in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle.

With the unusual cold, snow, and ice in Seattle in December, it was difficult for Vicki to travel from West Seattle to sit with the cat while its human family was in California for the holidays.  We were basically icebound and driving was out of the question. 

Vicki learned how to travel there by bus (1.5-3 hours on delayed, snow-adjusted routes), spending the morning and afternoon, keeping the lonesome kitty company.  On Christmas Day we went together, preparing a French toast breakfast and keeping the cat company. 

‘Chhichi was very lonely and cried for an hour or longer when we first arrived.  Fortunately, a stay-over cat sitter, the other grandmother, arrived that afternoon and the cat was restored to accustomed companionship.

Another satisfying part of visiting Monchhichi for the day was the availability of DSL service and a 4-port router that I was able to connect directly into the Ethernet port of Quadro, my Tablet PC.  That allowed me to perform the initial setup for the blog that I have long threatened to set up for Vicki, her Millennia Antica: Kiln Sitter’s Digest.  By the next day she had made her first-ever blog post.