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Bella cat artwork Daily Feature daily sketch marketplace Thursday 

Marketplace: Our Happy Holidays Open House

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 Bernadette 3 Comments black cat, black cats, cat art, cat artwork, cat gift items, cat photographs, tote bags

Happy Holidays Open House In-person and Virtual Friday, December 17 to Monday, December 20, 2021 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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black cat in gift display
Bella cat artwork Daily Feature daily sketch marketplace Thursday 

Marketplace: Celebrate Cats With a Discount Through November 1

October 29, 2021 Bernadette 5 Comments black cat, black cats, cat art, cat artwork, cat gift items, cat photographs, tote bags

No tricks only treats this weekend—after months of events and shows I’ve rebuilt my display in my “shop” at home

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cat artwork Daily Feature daily sketch marketplace Thursday 

Marketplace: Two New Dishtowel Designs

October 15, 2021 Bernadette 1 Comment black cat, black cats, brush pen, cat art, cat artwork, cat dishtowels, cat gift items, marker

Don’t know why I have to decide to make a new product the day before my open house starts. I

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Bella cat artwork Daily Feature daily sketch marketplace Thursday 

Autumn Open House Online

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Bernadette 5 Comments black cat, black cats, cat art, cat artwork, cat gift items, cat photographs, tote bags

I guess I’m just going to have to face the fact that my open house is too much work to

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Mimi models the new garden flag.
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Marketplace: Only Good Luck Black Cats, New Garden Flag Design!

September 30, 2021 Bernadette 0 Comments black cat, black cats, cat art, cat artwork, cat gift items, cat photographs, garden flags

“Only Good Luck!” is a design I put together on Friday the 13th of September 2019. “Full moon, black cats

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Bella cat artwork Daily Feature daily sketch marketplace Wednesday 

Marketplace: An Autumn Open House

September 24, 2021October 8, 2021 Bernadette 1 Comment black cat, black cats, cat art, cat artwork, cat gift items, cat photographs, tote bags

October Open House Friday, October 8 to Sunday, October 10, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This will be my first

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cat artwork Daily Feature daily sketch featured artwork Wednesday 

Featured Artwork: The Evolution of the Bella Design

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Bernadette 1 Comment accessory bags, cat gift items, cat sketches, cats, tnr, tote bags

If you had any doubts that the real Bella’s eyes were as big and round and pale green as buttons,

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Rescued Kitties tote bag detail
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Featured Artwork: The TNR Story Design and Gift Items

July 22, 2021July 23, 2021 Bernadette 4 Comments accessory bags, cat gift items, cat sketches, cats, tnr, tote bags

I love mini cat prints. Typically I create art with cats in a scene or a sketch with no background,

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Upcoming Event: Carnegie Farmers Market Sundays in July 2021

July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 Bernadette 4 Comments cat artwork, cat gift items, farmers market, upcoming event, vendor event

Carnegie Farmers Market Sundays! Sunday, July 11, 18 and 25, 2021, Noon to 3:00 p.m. I’m so excited to be

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Get Your Tickets and Join Us at the HCMT/Pittsburgh C.A.T. Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser April 28

April 22, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments benefit spaghetti dinner, cat gift items, cat rescue, hcmt, pittsburgh cat, spaghetti dinner

SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019, 3:00 TO 7:00 The Homeless Cat Management Team and Pittsburgh C.A.T.’s 4th Annual Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

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Daily Schedule of Articles

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Sunday:
Essays, Pet Loss, Poetry, The Artist’s Life

Monday:
Adoptable Cats, TNR & Rescue

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

And sometimes, I just throw my hands in the air and have fun! —

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  • Desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square monitors.Featured Artwork and April Desktop Calendar: Three Black and White Cats
  • black cat in gardenDaily Photo: What's the Deal About the Spinach?
  • two tortoiseshell catsVintage Photo: Kelly and Cookie Enjoying the Sun, 1999
  • orange cat sleeping on bedFrom the Archives: Mr. Peach's Busy Morning, March 28, 2007
  • four black catsToilet Water? Household Dangers for Cats in All Rooms in the House

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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
Daily Feature Monday pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

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

Inspired by felines you know and love!

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Feline Style Sampler
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A Video About My Commissioned Portraits


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Marketplace

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Featured Artwork and April Desktop Calendar: Three Black and White Cats

April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 Bernadette 3

This month’s artwork began as a commissioned portrait, and that portrait has a story—one of the few that I started,

Creative Cat Coloring Book
cat artwork colored pencil Daily Feature marketplace Thursday 

Marketplace: Color Creative Cats in My Coloring Book

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 Bernadette 2
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Featured Artwork and March Desktop Calendar: Nikka’s Jupiter Ball

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Bernadette 4

Book Reviews

Heavenly Headbutts by Allia Zobel Nolan
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Book Review: Heavenly Headbutts by Allia Zobel Nolan

January 29, 2023February 6, 2023 Bernadette 6

Allia gives us many reasons to believe we may just be able to spend eternity with our feline companions. Allia

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

April 21, 2018January 20, 2019 Bernadette 0

Sponsored Posts

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

Press Release: PetSmart Charities® Renews $3 Million Grant to Meals on Wheels
Daily Feature Friday Press Press Release publicity TNR trap neuter return veterinary medicine 

Press Release: PetSmart Charities® Renews $3 Million Grant to Meals on Wheels

February 24, 2023 Bernadette 2

News provided by Meals on Wheels America Feb 16, 2023, 10:00 ET ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — PetSmart

TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, Coming Right Up
community cats Daily Feature feral cats Friday Monday Press Press Release publicity TNR trap neuter return veterinary medicine 

TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, Coming Right Up

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 Bernadette 2
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Alley Cat Rescue 2022 Global Feral Fix: Spay/Neuter of Over 50,000 Community Cats

February 5, 2023February 6, 2023 Bernadette 2
three kittens in carrier
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“Doobert Forward” Launches to Support Animal Rescue and Adoption Efforts

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 1

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Recent Posts

  • Desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square monitors.Featured Artwork and April Desktop Calendar: Three Black and White Cats
  • black cat in gardenDaily Photo: What’s the Deal About the Spinach?
  • two tortoiseshell catsVintage Photo: Kelly and Cookie Enjoying the Sun, 1999
  • orange cat sleeping on bedFrom the Archives: Mr. Peach’s Busy Morning, March 28, 2007
  • four black catsToilet Water? Household Dangers for Cats in All Rooms in the House
  • black cat on deckDaily Photo: Outdoor Fun and a Vet Visit With Mewsette
  • Creative Cat Coloring BookMarketplace: Color Creative Cats in My Coloring Book
  • two cats at sunny windowDaily Photo: Morning Conversation
  • cozy cat mystery book cover calico cat mysteries calico cat riding a horseFeatured Artwork: Calico Cat Mysteries Book 8, “Giddy-Up Olivia”
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