IMO our mascot

Grey cat

It’s been two years since we lost mr. cat our blog mascot. It doesn’t seem that long ago sometimes.

gorgeous cat bed by elevele

I thought I’d spruce up the cat bed options for the kitties. As you can see their favorite old bed is a bit crowded these days.

Old cat bed

Their swanky new bed is from elevele on etsy. The beds are beautifully made from felted merino wool and come with a cat printed . . . → Read More: gorgeous cat bed by elevele

IMO our beloved mascot

It’s been a year since we lost our blog mascot to kidney failure. He is still very much loved and missed.

meow.

We’ve been sooooo lazy. Posts restarting soonish.

anyone need a cat?

I sometimes read the website of the shelter where we found Ash and Ember and right now they have a cat who is a dead ringer for Ash. I wish I could have another cat. I wonder if they could be related.

You can see more about Raindrop here.

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in memory of my black cat

Just a post in memory of my little black cat who died three years ago. she was stubborn and fiesty but tolerant of her dopey feline companion. we very much expected that she would be the cat that got old with us.

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lazy

We are quite lazy over here right now.

first day out!

So it’s finally warmer and a bit drier here and light when I get home. There is a lot of this now.

They are so curious about the noises and smells from outdoors. My dear old cat loved going out for cat naps on the patio so I decided that the new kitties . . . → Read More: first day out!

Happy Anniversary!

These were the tiny mugshots that sucked me in on Petfinder. It had been only a bit over a month since we had lost our dear grey cat and I was looking in a not very serious way. So on a Sunday we went to visit Oakland Animal Services. The shelter was crowded . . . → Read More: Happy Anniversary!

What color is your cat?

A new post for the new year. What is your cat’s coat pattern?

You could spend a lot of time on this.

Ash is a blue tuxedo cat and I think Ember is a tuxedo tortoiseshell tabby or a caliby.

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