Marketplace: “Sophie Keeps an Eye on Things” Garden Flag
When you visit my house, Sophie keeps watch from the flower bed by the front porch, not far from where
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Vintage Photo: Those Were the Days, 1998
Sophie is comfortably perched on the computer monitor watching me work from a convenient vantage point. Loafing with her paws
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Vintage Photo: Dinnertime for Nine, 1994
My entire household of nine resident cats—and one is just out of range of this photo but you’ll see her
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Losing a Pet or Grieving a Loss During the Holidays
The holiday season, from Thanksgiving through the New Year, with all the extra social time and expectations can be a
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From the Archives: Autumn Sun, 2008, and a Few Others
Kelly lazily observes something high up the sunny window as the sun’s warmth both shines and reflects on her, from
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From the Archives: Inseparable, 2005
I started this blog several years after we lost Sophie, and by that time Cookie was my solo girl. But
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From the Archives: Sophie Keeps an Eye on Things
The forget-me-nots are blooming in the pots in the windowbox under my dining room window. Each year when I transplant
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Losing a Pet or Grieving a Loss During the Holidays
The holiday season, from Thanksgiving through the New Year, with all the extra social time and expectations can be a
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Rescue Story: 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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From the Archives: The Arrival of a Special Litter of Kittens, and Sophie Guards the Order
Sophie first, special kittens later! It all happened in that order on the same day, May 17, 2006. I came
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