Storming the Cat Castle

Come on down 
To the cat castle.
We're gettin' down
At the cat castle.
Tell your friends
About the cat castle.
You'll find 
Me-ow at
The cat castle.
I never pass 
On the cat castle. 
I wanna go 
To the cat castle. 
Oh, yeah.
Cat Castle.

Strombeek and the Ch'ou-t'i

In Jorge Luis Borge's The Book of Imaginary Beings there is a creature referred to as the Ch'ou-t'i  "which has a head on both ends of its body." Nothing more about it is said. Wikipedia doesn't even have an entry! And Strombeek has found one in her very own living room.

Colorado Dreamin'

The cats don't like it when we leave. When the suitcases come out, they know nothing good is happening. Strombeek hates the suitcases.

Fiend for Greens

Louie is a grass fiend.

Fat Tuesday with a Fat Cat

Happy Fat Tuesday from one fat cat and one skinny one!

Strombeek and Louie Heart You

 In honor of Valentine's Day, Strombeek and Louie say. . . 

Snowed In!

"There's a certain slant of light,
On winter afternoons,
That oppresses, like the weight
Of cathedral tunes."

--Emily Dickinson

The Call of the Wild or White Strombeek

". . . thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted cats, and the cats they wanted were heavy cats with strong muscles by which to toil and furry coats to protect them from the frost." --Jack London, The Call of the Wild

Cleans the Air and Kills Your Cat

When we applied for the cats at the DC Humane Society, part of the process included a home inspection. What this meant was that an experienced (and, of course, crazy) cat lady came to our house and pointed out all the places a cat might get into trouble. She seemed to consider cats akin to flying squirrels or some other animal kingdom acrobat. She assured us they would leap from the top of the stairs and land on the folding screen in front of the window; they'd walk along shelves there was no way they could access and fit themselves in out of the way alcoves--basically smashing all our glass and china and shredding anything else if we didn't carefully pack it away until they were grown.

While this advice was excessive, she did point out something I hadn't even thought about: Plants.

No Pants Required!

"She encourages cat owners to resist the urge to clutter the photo with props such as fake flowers, stuffed animals or cat costumes. 'Cats are beautiful creatures,' Flick says. 'They do not need adornments.'"

He's a Big Pig, You Can Be a Big Pig too. . .

When I told Strombeek I required some Groundhog Day assistance, I think she imagined something along the lines of this.