It’s feline show time!
RIVER, THE MAINE COON SHOW CAT Though my Snowball with her long white fur, sky-blue eyes and fluffy tail is gorgeous, she will never win prizes at a cat show. If Snowball came within a whisker of a...
View ArticleReader has hissy fit
Usually our mailbox is full of purrs, but recently we got a great big hiss. Seems a blog reader wasn’t one bit interested in a piece we wrote about Snowball and cat shows and thought it was–hiss!–a...
View ArticleBoo-tiful black cats
We have Halloween decorations at our house all year round. Tony and Missy, as black as the spookiest night, make purr-fect ornaments–especially when their golden-green eyes gleam and they arch their...
View ArticleMy political pussycat
I have a cat who is a political animal. Fascinated by election returns or maybe the blinking computer screen, Gatito sat in my lap and stared with rapt attention at www.cnn.com on election night. He...
View ArticleEars to you, cats!
Before I’m able to hear the rattling truck, my three furry roommates look up, ears twitching, and quickly disappear under the bed. Gatito, Tony and Missy let me know the yard man’s arrival with the...
View ArticleChristening the kitties
When the tiny gray-striped kitten strayed into my yard, I patted him gently and asked, “Who are you?” “Mao,” he replied, as clear as anything. And that’s how my Mao got his name. Cats often name...
View ArticleBe thankful for cats
As you count your blessings this Thanksgiving, don’t forget to be grateful for the felines that share your world. Without cats — and, yes, dogs, too — existence would be mighty bleak and we humans...
View ArticleCats and the trimmings
When doing your holiday decorating, remember that curious little noses and paws can get into trouble with trimmings faster than Santa’s sleigh flies. Precautions are necessary at this festive season of...
View ArticleMerry reading to all
Every family has its holiday traditions, and a nightly read with the cats is as time-honored as the Christmas tree at our house.
View ArticleChristmas gift
It was Christmas Eve and the little gray cat was cold, hungry and alone. The weary woman who got off the bus after a hard day's work was alone, too.
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