Rescue Story: Cast Away, an Unwanted Kitten, and All Our Expectations
I first wrote this story in 2014 when I found a copy of the “found kitty” sign in my files,
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Rescue Story: Coming Back Home
She heard voices outside, coming toward the door, and even though she knew none of them was his, she still
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Commissioned Portraits: A Quartet of (Almost) Monochromatic Sketches
I had a wonderful little “family of pets” commission a few years ago and it’s a great sample of how
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“Little Visits,” My Annual Stories of the Season
A couple years ago I sat on the front porch with my “cauldron of candy stew”, dressed up as whatever
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A Great Rescue and 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
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World Spay Day is February 22, 2022
Any day of the year can be spay day, but we know how we sometimes put things off if we
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The Unintended Gift: A Kitten in a Box Under the Tree in 1970, and Where She Led Me
Now it’s time for my own rescue story, my first cat, how I came to fill my life with cats
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Little Visits
Last year I sat on the front porch with my “cauldron of candy stew”, dressed up as whatever and ready
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July 10, 2007, A Memory
I know that one of my daughters lived here because I saw her at the window and talked to her
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Rescue Stories: A Trio of Decisions
We all start somewhere with cat rescue, and because there is so much to learn we usually move from that
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