Category Archives: Cats

All about cats

National Pet Day

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No matter if you have cats, dogs, ferrets, or something else, today is the day to celebrate your pet! I have written a lot about my cats and everyone who knows me knows how important they are to me.  We all went on the journey of Lilly’s pregnancy and babies together and to this day people ask about those kittens!… Read more »

Cuddly Kitten Day

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You have a cold, cold heart if you don’t appreciate today.  It’s Cuddly Kitten Day! Who doesn’t love a cuddly baby animal?  We’ve all fallen victim to falling down a YouTube or social media rabbit hole of cute babies at least once, right?  Of course you have! In 2021 friends and family of me and my husband enjoyed the escapades… Read more »

Saying Goodbye

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By the time this post goes live I will have said my final goodbyes to my sweet baby girl Pumpkin.  She was 16 years old and we have had her since she was 5 months old.  She is having severe digestive issues, she is losing weight rapidly, and she is not acting like herself at all.  The other cats seem… Read more »

One Year of Mayhem

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Last week marked the one year mark of Lilly being a member of our family. I don’t remember exactly how I came up with the name Lilly for her. Maybe I knew more than I realized, because lately I have suggested that Lilly is actually short for Little Miss Mayhem. She still has very much a kitten’s personality and energy… Read more »

Who Sent You?

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Last summer when Lilly first showed up on our doorstep a lot of people commented that Hershey sent her (For the newcomers, Hershey was my husband’s cat who passed on last winter at the age of 18 1/2 and the poster child for this post). Originally I laughed that off.  Even if I did believe that a dearly departed cat… Read more »

Black Cat Appreciation Day. Yes, We are Doing This One Again

Today is Black Cat Appreciation Day. Yes, I mark this one every year because this one is that important to me. As you know, for the past 15 years I have shared my home with a number of black beauties.  We currently have 2 adult black cats, Pumpkin and Boots, and one of Lilly’s kittens is black as well. In… Read more »