So this past weekend, this happened… Then this happened… And next thing you know, there are two kittens living in our home! I have not been mama to a wee kitten in 20 years, but our home felt empty without Maggie (and Madison, who left us five years ago) and so I decided it was […]
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There are no ordinary cats
There are no ordinary cats ~Colette Yes, this is another post about my cat, Maggie. She turned 20 last week which meant a celebration was in order. Her longevity–and my love for her–got me thinking about cats (and dogs, fish, hamsters…) in the U.S. versus other countries around the world. That my sweet girl made […]
Got a fever? Need more cowbell? Go see Acro-cats!
Cats jumping through hoops, ringing a school bell, pushing shopping carts? Cats playing in a rock band? YOU BETCHA! We saw all that and then some at the stellar performance of the Acro-cats and the Rock Cat Band. We yowled, we hissed, and we meowed at the purrfectly amazing felines on stage in front of […]
Kittenwatch 2012
We love kittens. And cats. Of course we hoped our daughter would also love kittens and cats….and one cat in particular: ours. So when we were in Armenia, we started Kittenwatch 2012. Every day, everywhere we went, we looked for kittens. And cats. We saw a lot of kittens and cats. We pointed them out. […]
Crazy cat lady
For a solid decade I felt pretty certain I’d evolve into one of those crazy cat ladies you hear about in the news, just me and my two sweet cats for ever more. A number of guys I dated during that period either didn’t like cats or were allergic to cats. One I nicknamed ‘Allergic […]