Our sweet Harley enjoying the glorious morning sun in our South Florida backyard…

On another note – we are thrilled to report that we were interviewed by Layla Morgan Wilde of Cat Wisdom 101 – she has done a series of interviews on Petties 2011 Nominees, of which we are one of for “Best Designed Blog! Please take a moment to click this link to read all the juicy details! Oh, and of course, if you would take a minute to click the below button to vote for us as well, we would really appreciate it!! Happy Blog Hop!

Being cats on a campaign is no easy feat. When you factor in 12 hours a day of napping, 1 hour of window sunning, and assorted moments of chasing bugs and crawling in paper bags, there is barely a minute left to even scratch a few pieces of furniture. But, Zee and Zoey are relentless to their cause to win the Petties 2011 Awards in the category of “Best Designed Blog.” Read more

While posting pictures of my pretty kitties and writing lighthearted posts about the joys of being owned by them is wonderful, sometimes we have to step back a bit and look at the world for the harsh realities that are in front of us. Being chosen as one of the four finalists for the Petties 2011 Awards for the “Best Designed Blog” category is amazing and quite an honor. The possibility of winning $1000 for a rescue organization of my choice is even more so, but with it comes a significant mental and moral responsibility. It’s one thing to hand a check over to someone for a cause, it is another thing all together to really embrace and understand who you are giving it to and why.

My beloved Kit who came to me as a stray in 1992. Here she is resting on her favorite spot, the windowsill, sunning herself and bird watching. This was the last picture of her on the windowsill before she passed away at 18 years of age.

In my lifetime, I have had at least a dozen cats/kittens that have come to me by some design of fate – they have “appeared” in my driveway, I have happened upon them alongside the road or some other public place, or they have been given to me because I was someone’s last hope for a kitty to be saved from a certain demise. All of these methods have been relatively easy emotionally. Open the door. Feed the kitty. Kitty does not leave and becomes a permanent member of your family. For those dedicated and incredible people who give so much of their time, money, heart, and soul to spearheading rescue causes, that is an entirely different ball game and one that I am not certain I could handle with the grace, dignity, inner-strength, fortitude, and dedication that they do. Read more

Rolz shares his thoughts....

Some would care to call me aloof – by definition, that would mean  emotionally reserved and remote. I prefer to call it bored, disinterested and superior….

We Wish we Will, we Wish we Might, oh Dear BlogPaws Judges, let it be our Human Mom on a Flight Tonight. She Works so Hard, Day and Night, a Trip to Virginia Would be oh so Right!

When I entered this picture of Mia, Zoey, Zee, and Peanut looking out the window, I felt it had some sort of dreamy, magical feel to it, almost as if they were wishing upon a star for me that I might win a trip to BlogPaws. Turns out it was magical, because it was chosen as the first place winner for the BlogPaws Photo Caption Contest to win a trip to the 2011 conference that will be held on August 25 – 27 in Tysons Corner, VA. Read more