Cat Saturday #1
Welcome to our first edition of Cat Sat. It's all about cats on Saturday AKA Cat Sat. If you are not a cat person, you may want to leave. There will be photos of my cats and other kitties met by chance or design. If YOU have a special CAT and would like it be a contender for CAT OF THE WEEK please send me a jpeg. Only subscribers to this blog are eligible. Thanks!
Let's begin with introducing my kids, I mean kittens.
My two Siamese cats Merlin and Coco are siblings born on Oct. 2, 1994. Okay, so 14- years-old isn't exactly kittenish, but to me they are. This was taken at six weeks. Merlin, the joker and boss is on the right. 
This is Merlin as a young adult and a more recent pic of Merlin channeling is inner warrior but the truth is he's a momma's boy. I know all mom's think their kids are the most beautiful, but come on, isn't he handsome? He's my favorite but don't tell his sister Coco.
The always elegant Coco, this summer on the porch. She is equal parts sweet and bitchy and the dumb blonde of cats. Sorry, Merlin got all the brains. It's a good thing my cats rule the roost. They forbid me to bring any other pets of any kind into the house. Just as well, or I'd be one of those crazy cat ladies with 100 cats. Instead, in 1997 I founded a cat rescue organization called Annex Cat Rescue. I no longer live in Toronto but the work of rescuing abandoned cats, finding homes, spaying and neutering ferals continues with a dedicated group of volunteers. http://www.annexcatrescue.on.ca
What my cats deemed acceptable is allowing a feral, half Siamese take residence on our covered porch. His name is Domino and he's come a long way from the terrified, starved adolescent of almost two years ago. For the first time ever, Merlin and Domino hung out all afternoon. Not quite snuggle buddies but huge progress from past hiss fests.
Domino has endured bloody fights, frost bite and homelessness.
I feel he deserves to be our first CAT OF THE WEEK.
This was taken last year before he lost part of his ear.
"Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance."
- Dan Greenberg
Let's begin with introducing my kids, I mean kittens.
My two Siamese cats Merlin and Coco are siblings born on Oct. 2, 1994. Okay, so 14- years-old isn't exactly kittenish, but to me they are. This was taken at six weeks. Merlin, the joker and boss is on the right. This is Merlin as a young adult and a more recent pic of Merlin channeling is inner warrior but the truth is he's a momma's boy. I know all mom's think their kids are the most beautiful, but come on, isn't he handsome? He's my favorite but don't tell his sister Coco.
The always elegant Coco, this summer on the porch. She is equal parts sweet and bitchy and the dumb blonde of cats. Sorry, Merlin got all the brains. It's a good thing my cats rule the roost. They forbid me to bring any other pets of any kind into the house. Just as well, or I'd be one of those crazy cat ladies with 100 cats. Instead, in 1997 I founded a cat rescue organization called Annex Cat Rescue. I no longer live in Toronto but the work of rescuing abandoned cats, finding homes, spaying and neutering ferals continues with a dedicated group of volunteers. http://www.annexcatrescue.on.ca
What my cats deemed acceptable is allowing a feral, half Siamese take residence on our covered porch. His name is Domino and he's come a long way from the terrified, starved adolescent of almost two years ago. For the first time ever, Merlin and Domino hung out all afternoon. Not quite snuggle buddies but huge progress from past hiss fests.
Domino has endured bloody fights, frost bite and homelessness.
I feel he deserves to be our first CAT OF THE WEEK.
This was taken last year before he lost part of his ear.
Good to know you're not a crazy cat woman. I'll check out your cat rescue link.
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The first photo of the kittens only loaded halfway on my ibook running Safari. I want to see MORE pix of Dominoe. He is quite the charmer. Give my fondest regards to Merlin the Magnificent.
Seizure later Layla.-- OXOX-- Mugg
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Mugg, thanks for the feedback. I'm experimenting with uploading different size images. Every browser is different. Domino is quite the character and my favorite muse these days. Dare I say it? More than Merlin
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No politics when it comes to cats!!
Lenin was a major cat-lover
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