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Cassidy and Baby on Tybee Island.
cat stories Daily Feature family Tuesday 

A GoFundMe for Baby

September 12, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments cat rescue, cats, gofundme

Maybe it’s all the love you’ve sent, but Baby is really responding! They had decided not to see the oncologist

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Cassidy with all the loot from her 10th birthday party.
adopting a kitten cat rescue Daily Feature family rescue stories Tuesday 

Rescue Story: No, I’ll Wait

September 4, 2018September 12, 2018 Bernadette 7 Comments adopting a kitten, cat rescue, rescue stories, tabby cat

They had a wonderful tabby cat named Elsa and the border collie mix Bingo, but her brothers had a number

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My great niece and nephews with six cats.
Daily Feature family 

Watching Snow and Wildlife, Moving Furniture, Christmas and New Years

December 31, 2017 Bernadette 4 Comments black cat, black cats, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, christmas, family, wildlife

This is my great-kids, Kaden, Kyler and Cassidy with Mimi, her kids and Basil on the day after Christmas. My

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Nikka
cat stories Daily Feature family nikka rescue stories 

Rescue Story: Coming Back Home

November 21, 2017January 16, 2018 Bernadette 4 Comments cat rescue stories, cat stories, cats

She heard voices outside, coming toward the door, and even though she knew none of them was his, she still

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Cassidy and Baby at Christmas.
adopting a kitten cat rescue Daily Feature family rescue stories 

Rescue Story: No, I’ll Wait

September 4, 2017September 8, 2017 Bernadette 0 Comments adopting a kitten, cat rescue, rescue stories, tabby cat

They had a wonderful tabby cat named Elsa and the border collie mix Bingo, but her brothers had a number

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Total Eclipse 2017
Daily Feature daily photo family 

I Ran Away to See the Eclipse!

August 24, 2017August 31, 2017 Bernadette 2 Comments eclipse, family, fosters, travel

Last Sunday I went to visit my niece and her kids in Savannah so that we could see the eclipse.

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My favorite photo.
cat photographs cats cookie daily photo family from the archives 

From the Archives: Mark and Cookie, April 2010

April 14, 2017 Bernadette 2 Comments cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, tortoiseshell cat

I treasure these photos of my brother with Cookie from 2010. Ostensibly, they are both helping me in the garden

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Happy family with all their cats!
adopting a kitten Daily Feature family foster cats Simon Theodore 

Preparing For a Hurricane or Other Disaster

October 7, 2016 Bernadette 0 Comments cat, dog, family, foster cats

You might remember that I traveled to Savannah GA in January to deliver a certain pair of kittens to their

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Baby in her spot on the cat tree.
adopting a kitten cats Daily Feature family rescue stories 

Rescue Story: No, I’ll Wait

September 13, 2016September 13, 2016 Bernadette 5 Comments rescue kitten, rescue story, shelter kitten', tabby cat, tabby kitten

They had a wonderful tabby cat named Elsa and the border collie mix Bingo, but her brothers had a number

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My brother Mark enjoying the woods along a trail in Scott Township.
Daily Feature essay family 

About My Brother

July 31, 2016July 31, 2016 Bernadette 32 Comments alcoholism, family, loss, seizure disorder

I lost someone very special to me last week. My brother Mark died unexpectedly on July 28. I had written

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Monday:
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Tuesday:
Rescue Stories
Wednesday:
Commissioned Portrait or Featured Artwork
Thursday:
Marketplace
Friday:
Book Review, Health and Welfare, Advocacy
Saturday:
Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat, Living Green With Pets, Creating With Cats
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Featured Artwork and August Desktop Calendar: Namir at the Window

August 2, 2022 Bernadette 3

This is my one and only (so far) acrylic painting featuring a cat. Here’s the story. Normally, I’m pretty linear

The Tortie Girls set.
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Marketplace: Summertime is Tortie Girls Time

July 29, 2022 Bernadette 1
display at Carnegie farmers market
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Marketplace: Upcoming Events, Not Just for Local Friends

July 15, 2022 Bernadette 0

Book Reviews

How to Photograph Your Cat by Walter Chandoha
book review books books about cats dogs and animals creating with cats Daily Feature kitty things Saturday 

How to Photograph Your Cat, from 1955

November 10, 2019 Bernadette 0

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

photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
book review books books about cats dogs and animals creating with cats Daily Feature kitty things Saturday 

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

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Bernadette 5
photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
book review books books about cats dogs and animals creating with cats Daily Feature kitty things Saturday 

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

April 21, 2018January 20, 2019 Bernadette 0
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

November 18, 2017November 19, 2017 Bernadette 0

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GetYourPet.com: Rehome a Pet, Adopt a Pet, Home to Home
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GetYourPet.com: Rehome a Pet, Adopt a Pet, Home to Home

September 21, 2018October 11, 2018 Bernadette 5

To help take the burden off overcrowded shelters by keeping pets in their homes while up for adoption, a group

Press Releases

Lionesses having a nap at the Pittsburgh Zoo.
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Press Release: Big Cat Public Safety Act passes US House

July 29, 2022 Bernadette 0

The restrictions on breeding, trade and exploitation of big cats would ensure their health and safety and keep them out

tortie cat with parsley
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Press Release: 1 in 3 U.S. Pet Parents Have Used Their Pet’s Name as Their Password

May 29, 2022 Bernadette 2
three feral cats
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Alley Cat Rescue 2021 Global Feral Fix Challenge: Over 45,000 Community Cats

February 23, 2022 Bernadette 0
black cat with catnip toy
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Press Release: FDA Approves Novel Monoclonal Antibody Treatment to Control Osteoarthritis Pain in Cats

January 15, 2022 Bernadette 4

Recalls

L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall
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L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall

May 25, 2021 Bernadette 0

Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula for Possible Salmonella Contamination Company

Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
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Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

April 13, 2021 Bernadette 0
One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled
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One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Bernadette 0
The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food
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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

December 6, 2019 Bernadette 0

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