Daily Photo
Daily Photo: Let Me Find Another Recipe For You
Sienna apparently had other ideas in mind as I opened my cookbook to start gathering ingredients. “I don’t like this,”
Daily Sketch
Featured Daily Sketch: Mimi’s Bath From the Back, June 23, 2012
From 2012: Mimi deserved this awkward and uncomplimentary sketch. She was lovely, gracefully bathing on a stack of books and
Featured Artwork
Featured Artwork: “Orange Boy,” Pastel, 1993
This is an early pastel, and pretty small, an experiment in working loose, painted from a photoI took of a
Commissioned Artwork
A Great Rescue and Two Commissioned Portraits: Sherman, The Cat of a Lifetime
IF YOU’LL ONLY BE ABLE to share your life with one cat, then finding a cat like Sherman is truly
Marketplace
Marketplace: Hearts and Paws Saturday, Farmers Market Sunday!
A new kitty mat! And my first two larger events this year. I drafted this post last Wednesday to “announce”
Poetry
Random Things in My Bathrobe Pocket
Poem: Random Things in My Bathrobe Pocket Random things in my bathrobe pocket a partially-used packet of fortiflora carefully folded
Creating With Cats
Creating With Cats: We Are Featured By Mollie Hunt
Crazy Cat Lady Mysteries author and CWA member Mollie Hunt “interviewed” us as part of her series of articles “Who
Book Reviews
Book Review: Heavenly Headbutts by Allia Zobel Nolan
Allia gives us many reasons to believe we may just be able to spend eternity with our feline companions. Allia
Daily Feature
Rescue Story: Two Big Kitties Left Behind
I shared Shadow and Cleo’s story in June 2025, and their rescuer Jan and I have talked to many rescues
TNR and Advocacy
Take It From The Cat Herself: Mimi’s 30 Reasons to Spay Your Cat (and Neuter Guys Too)
While this isn’t technically a rescue story I’ve personally rescued dozens of kittens from oops litters and their moms. Mimi
Rescue Story
Rescue Story: Two Big Kitties Left Behind
I shared Shadow and Cleo’s story in June 2025, and their rescuer Jan and I have talked to many rescues
Health and Welfare
Caregiver Burden and Our Animal Companions, Spring 2026 PetConnections Magazine
Diagnosis and care for our cats with chronic and end-of-life conditions has expanded along with our knowledge and experience of
Pet Loss
How Many Garden Cats Can Float on a Downy Feather?
A sweet little visit this morning in the garden, but who was it, or how many garden cats can float
Living Green With Pets
Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Pumpkin! For Your Pets and You
Pumpkins have appeared! September and October are perfect months to shop for pumpkins and other winter squash. Get some fresh
Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat
Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: It’s the Great Backyard Bird Count!
IT’S THE WEEKEND for the Great Backyard Bird Count, one of the largest citizen-science projects for species tracking in the
Essays
Featured Daily Sketch: A Tangle of Cats at the Door, 2012, and a 2014 Calendar
From 2012: Back to good old drawing pencil, my first and favorite medium. Not that they’d all keep still while
Recalls
L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall
Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula for Possible Salmonella Contamination Company
Press Releases
TNR Webinar: How to Build a TNR Movement, February 21, 2026
If your TNR program is effective but under-recognized—or if you’re carrying too much of the work on too few shoulders—the How
Sponsored Posts
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To help take the burden off overcrowded shelters by keeping pets in their homes while up for adoption, a group