Sunday, August 31, 2014

Famous Black Cats in History

I was perusing a list of famous black cats, courtesy of www.mchumane.org.  They, of course, neglected to mention the black cats on this necklace.




 And in these earrings...




They also forgot Mark Twain's black cat, Bambino, whose story you can read in Priscilla Maltbie's enchanting book.



But mchumane.org did list Black Pete (Mickey Mouse) (AKA Pegleg Pete)




Boo-Boo Kitty (Laverne and Shirley)



Isis (Star Trek)


Penelope Pussy Cat (Pepe Le Pew)  (Penelope is technically a tuxedo cat, and, as such, gives me the opportunity to show you what an actual black cat looks like.  See below.)






Pluto (The Black Cat, Edgar Allen Poe, from an Aubrey Beardsley print)



Salem (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch)



Snowball II, Snowball V (The Simpsons) (That's Snowball II in the picture)



Socks (“First Cat” during Clinton Administration) (Again, Socks is a tuxedo cat.  Let me refresh your memory about black cats.)





Sylvester (Looney Tunes) (Ahem.  Sylvester is clearly a tuxedo.  See picture for comparison.)





Winky (Escape from Witch Mountain)



Blackie, a cat that inherited 15 million British Pounds and thus became the richest cat in history.  (Note the white paws.  Comparison pic coming up.)



Baby, the world's oldest cat




The necklace and earrings are available in my etsy shop.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

In Honor of National Dog Day: My Dog May Be a Genius

My Dog May Be a Genius 
by Jack Prelutsky





My dog may be a genius,
and in fact there’s little doubt.



He recognizes many words,
unless I spell them out.



If I so much as whisper “walk,”
he hurries off at once



to fetch his leash…it’s evident
my dog is not a dunce.

I can’t say “food” in front of him,
I spell f-o-o-d,



and he goes wild unless I spell
his t-r-e-a-t.



But recently this tactic
isn’t working out too well.
I think my d-o-g has learned
to s-p-e-l-l.





You can adopt a genius dog in my etsy shop:

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Meow So Pretty and the Cat Came Back


The Cat Came Back lyrics by Muppets




Little Bennie had a cat that they wouldn't let him keep
So he put her up for sale at a price he thought was cheap
He took her to a neighbor to ask him for advice
He said, "Leave the kitty here. She can help me with the mice."


But the cat came back, she wouldn't stay away
She was sitting on the porch the very next day
The cat came back, she didn't want to roam
The very next day it was Home, Sweet Home.




Then Bennie met a man who was driving way out West
He would take the cat along as a special honored guest
The steering wheel was wobbly, he drove into a tree
The car was just a total wreck as anyone could see




But the cat came back, she wouldn't stay away
She was sitting on the porch the very next day
The cat came back, she didn't want to roam
The very next day it was Home, Sweet Home.



But the cat came back, she wouldn't stay away
She was sitting on the porch the very next day
The cat came back, she didn't want to roam
The very next day it was Home, Sweet Home.



Bring this kitty home.