next task: cat bed?

Well, since I mentioned the red satin cat bed, I can't get cat beds off the brain. Yes, it's a strange world. I bought a desk calendar that has different sewing patterns for each day (it's really cool), and one of them was for a pet bed. Cute! And why not?

Since I couldn't find that particular pattern online, I'm going to leave you with a pattern for a cat bed (yes, cat specific please, thank-you-very-much) posted on craftgrrl, which is a really fun site.

Click on the photo for the pattern and directions.

Have fun!
Charity

wet food.

My cats are definitely driving me closer and closer to the poor house (that reminds me of Dickens: I'm imagining myself in the poor house, dirty and overworked, teeth falling out, hair matted, volminous skirt tattered and worn, while Sam and Max sit on freshly fluffed red satin pillows eating freshly prepared fine cuts of meat).

It's just, they absolutely adore Weruva. And how can I deprive them of such health and happiness?

Don't forget to throw a coin in my cup as you pass me by...

cat eats?

I have been looking into changing my cats' food now that I happened to read that the type I recently discovered that Sam LOVES is potentially threatening to him. [Nice.]

I stumbled upon this cat nutrition site and then as I was reading the PDF version of her main argument, I came across a link to this other cat nutrition blog.

After reading, I am grossed out AND stressed out, because apparently I am supposed to be feeding my cats a diet that, as I figured it, would cost me around $4 a day. Yikes. Most days I don't spend that much on my OWN food. Which is actually another problem for a different blog...

In other news, I recently watched the 1975 documentary Grey Gardens, and Little Edie at the end talks about being lonely, concluding that although she loves animals, "cats and raccoons get boring after a while." (She feeds the raccoons that live in her attic - a loaf of Wonderbread and a box of Cat Chow - probably not an approved meal for my cats.)

I agree with the statement, but it must be remembered that cats and raccoons also don't forget about dates you've scheduled or insist on buying the ugly furniture because it's cheaper.

Talky Walky

I think it's hilarious that people post videos of their animals talking and these seem to be such big hits. I found this video of Tiggy saying "Hello" (9 million views)



and couldn't help posting this one of a beautiful Siberian Husky Mishka saying "I love you" (8 million).



Clearly, the fan favorite is of Stina and Mossy talking to each other, though (24.5 million!!!):



AWWWWW!!!
Charity :-)

Cat Hat!

The photo above is a screen shot from a film posted on wimp.com. Troy sent this link to me but didn't post it. I am rectifying his egregious error as much as possible. Please direct all hate mail to him. Thank you.

america's most wanted turning self in?

hmm. so was it worth it?

Left: Max considers whether or not to show me her newly pearly whites.

Below: Sam is also shy.

Above: Hmm, ok, Mom. I'm still hurt because you jabbed a poultry flavored plastic stick in my mouth, but you can stick your fingers in there one more time.

Max: Don't mistake my seething hatred of you for bashfulness.