It’s August! A month filled with heat waves, end-of-summer festivals, and, of course Black Cat Appreciation. That’s right, August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation Day! Now if you know me, you know about my affinity for black cats. Not just because they’re simply the bomb.com.co.org/heckyes, but because my very own kitty soulmate was one […]
The very first Hollywood Cat to get top billing in a film climbed out from under the floorboards at Keystone Studios and right into the middle of a Mack Sennett slapstick comedy. Mack didn’t even stop filming; he just named the grey kitten Pepper and carried on. She went on to feature in many of […]
Cats camping! Sounds wild, right? It’s not as far-fetched as you might think – just check out the Instagram account @campingwithcats and you’ll find hundreds of posts documenting hundreds of kitties’ adventures with their hiking and camping humans. Why should so-called man’s best friend have all the fun, anyway? Interested in taking your cat camping […]
After returning from a trip abroad recently I was welcomed home to an almost-pristine home. Yes, my devoted cat sitter had missed one gift bestowed by my often bellicose furbaby: A shredded designer pillowcase adorned with hairballs and whatever else he’d ingested that day. While I try to maintain consistency in their lives, a girl’s […]
Ducky’s last few years weren’t easy. The senior cat was 19 years old when his beloved owner passed away and he was placed into the shelter system, where he remained for the next five years as adopters passed him over for younger, more energetic cats. But three months ago, Ducky’s life changed for the better. […]
For those of you more spiritual folks out there, you’ve probably seen a lot of discussions floating around the internet about how to open your chakras. Practices involving chakra work have gained considerable popularity over the last few years. Personally, because I’m admittedly all about surfing the latest spiritual wave to hit western culture, I’ve […]