From the Archives: What the Ruckus? 2003
The meows didn’t sound alarming but I knew it was Sophie, known for her declarative statements around the house. I
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From the Archives: Drama in the Kitchen, March 16, 2005
“Do you see what’s happening? No one cat get to the water bowl. Sometimes I don’t understand my BFF Sophie
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Vintage Photo: Kublai Crazy Eyes, 1985
Kublai had many expressions, usually defined by the shape of his eyes, here the crazy eyes, and he was probably
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Palliative Care, Loss and Grieving a Pet During the Holidays
As we move into the “official” holiday season from Thanksgiving through the New Year all the extra social time and
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Rescue Story: Sophie, The Housewarming Cat
Most of my rescue stories are pretty dramatic and any humor one can find is usually an offbeat detail of
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Vintage Photo: A Nap Interrupted For No Good Reason, 1999
Just as I do today, on this day in 1999 I walked past my bedroom doorway and saw cats on
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Vintage Photo: Tabby and White and Tortie, 1994 and 2021
The onlookers at the basement door have evolved as my family of felines has evolved. Very soon after I moved
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Vintage Photo: Silly Sophie, 2005
These are spectacularly bad photos, but they are funny. I took them with film knowing there was no way I
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From the Archives: On the Table With Flowers, 2006
No, I don’t let my cats on the table. You can see that Sophie is pretty comfortable here, like she
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Vintage Photo: Birdwatching for Two, January 1996
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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