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Vintage Photo: Birdwatching for Two, January 1996

January 10, 2021 Bernadette 2 Comments black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography

There’s something about a mourning dove that just gets my cats all worked up. Sophie and Cookie were purrfectly still,

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Marketplace: Save on Boxed Dozen Holiday Cards

December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Bernadette 3 Comments cat art, cat artwork, cat christmas cards, cat holiday cards, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cat sketches, cat-themed cards, cats, christmas cards

It’s time for my annual sale on boxed dozen holiday cards, $10.00 per box! You can stock up now and

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Vintage Photo: Christmas-y, 1993

December 21, 2020 Bernadette 1 Comment cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography

I’ve never decorated much for the holidays inside, and this is why. I have single candelabras on the windowsills, and

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From the Archives: My Tortie Girls, November 28, 2011

November 30, 2020 Bernadette 1 Comment cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, senior cats, tortoiseshell cat, tortoiseshell cats

What secrets do you suppose my two tortie girls were sharing? That cute tabby boy who’s been visiting from Midland

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From the Archives: Little Peaches in a Circular Nap, 2006

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 Bernadette 0 Comments black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, tortoiseshell cat

Sweet little Peaches curls up on her fleecy on a cool October afternoon, the sun shining in the window, and

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Time Capsules

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Andy Warhol made time capsules. 608 of these things, filling a box with a mix of items from his life

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The garden stewards, Namir and Cookie, and the controlled chaos of my garden in spring.
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From the Archives: Salad Days, Morning in the Garden, May 9, 2009

May 24, 2020 Bernadette 0 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, garden, pet photography, pets, photography, tortoiseshell cat, two cats

It’s hard to believe this was over 10 years ago, and then it also feels like decades ago. I have

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From the Archives: Cats in the Sun, Mid-May, 2007

May 24, 2020 Bernadette 3 Comments cat garden flag, cat jewelry, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, photos

Cookie is on the flagstone walkway, waiting for me somewhat impatiently. I don’t remember why, I just remember how beautiful

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From the Archives: The Garden Party, April 2009

April 27, 2020 Bernadette 0 Comments black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feline photographs, pet photography, pets, photography, tortoiseshell cat, tortoiseshell cats

Over a decade ago five-year-old Mimi and 17-year-old Cookie enjoyed the warm spring sun as they sat in our indoor

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Cookie and Namir and Me
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From the Archives: Cookie and Namir and Me, 2009

April 27, 2020 Bernadette 0 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, cats in the garden, cats on laps, cats outside, feline photographs, gray and white cat, pet photography, pets, photography, tortoiseshell cat

Cookie and Namir and I share some time at the picnic table on April 24, 2009. I was having lunch

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Book Reviews

How to Photograph Your Cat by Walter Chandoha
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How to Photograph Your Cat, from 1955

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I found this little gem of a booklet I knew I had somewhere in this house. A friend gave it

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Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

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A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

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Cat Confessions: A "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-all Book by Allia Zobel Nolan
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Cat Confessions, a Book Review by Mewsette and Me

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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

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Voluntary Recall of Muse Wet Cat Food Natural Chicken Recipe

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Voluntary Recall of Two Lots of 9Lives® Protein Plus® Wet, Canned Cat Food

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