Daily Photo
Daily Photo: They’re Teaming Up
They’re teaming up on me, likely so they can give me a double guilt trip for being so busy lately.
Daily Sketch
Featured Daily Sketch: Sunny Windowsill, June 11, 2013
From 2013: The sun is so bright on this sunny windowsill, and then, of course, they are black, and the
Featured 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
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
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
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
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
Health and Welfare
Press Release: United Spay Alliance Teams Up with Give Them Ten™ to Promote Early Spay/Neuter for Cats
National “Fix by Five” Campaign Urges Pet Owners to Spay or Neuter Cats Before 5 Months of Age [Walkersville, MD–
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: Quickly, Before They Wake, 2013
From 2012: Giuseppe and Mewsette spent the day on my desk and I watched as they cuddled, stretched and blocked
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
GetYourPet.com: Rehome a Pet, Adopt a Pet, Home to Home
To help take the burden off overcrowded shelters by keeping pets in their homes while up for adoption, a group