A typical bathroom would have an assortment of bath and beauty products like these and many, many more…

If you think about it, it’s really quite fascinating. Collectively us humans probably spend untold billions of dollars each year using products to keep the skin and hair on our bodies suitably coiffed, groomed, perfumed,  and cleaned. Body washes in every appealing scent known to mankind, soaps, shampoos, conditioners, facial cremes, toners, astringents, shaving cream, lotions, colognes, deodorants, and more. And, of course, within those categories are a mind-boggling variety of products to chose from. Want soap? Did you want mild, scented, unscented, antibacterial, for sensitive skin, or something made from natural ingredients only? Not to mention the devices to aid in the process – from razors to loofah sponges to wash clothes and everything in-between. There must be literally thousands upon thousands of ways to help keep us looking and smelling as beautiful as can be. Read more

To see full beauty (and to bring a smile to your day, click image to enlarge)

Simple, classic, and beautiful. I can’t do much more for Wordless Wednesday than to offer you this stunning image of Jazmine. Happy mid-week all – I hope I was able to brighten your week and give you a smile or to by bringing you a bit of kitty love!

Jazmine and Mia tuck themselves into a perfectly formed ball of love as they share a nap on the cat cushion in the guest bedroom.

I love symbolism. The kind of symbolism that we find in everyday life that we are able to draw special meaning from. For me, I found that of late I was inexplicably drawn to going into our guest bedroom where the cats love to nap – the room has a window perfect for squirrel and bird watching and is typically awash in a glorious bath of warm sunlight, giving it a wonderfully peaceful and cozy feeling.

Absorbing the zen of the room, they go into a deep nap, tucking themselves into perfectly curled up balls and I marvel at the simplicity of how they are able to so gracefully take on that shape – sometimes on their own and sometimes intertwined with one another – which caused me to reflect on the circle shape, a shape that symbolizes eternity and the never-ending cycle of life. Read more

This was the dress image I saw courtesy of Tumblr. No matter which way I look, the dress is white and gold (or possibly a lavender and gold). What color do you see?

Like a gazillion other people, I too have been caught in the recent controversy of “what color is that dress – black and blue or white and gold?” From the image I saw, to me the dress is 100%, hands-down, clearly white and gold. However, I happened to catch The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday and she had the owner of the dress on the show, wearing the actual dress, and it was 100%, hands-down, clearly black and blue. I’ve always been pretty good with colors, so all of this got me to thinking… just what color is my cat Jazmine? Is she golden-orange and white or something else? What do you all see??

I always thought Jazmine was a pretty ginger and white cat… Maybe all this time I was wrong and she really is black and blue! What do you all think?

As most of us in the cat blogosphere know, Wednesday’s are reserved for light fare – typically a couple of pictures and very few words. When I had written my post for today it was created in that tone – just something fun and humorous, complimented by a stunning picture of my cat Jazmine. I had no idea BlogPaws would be announcing their nominations for the Nose-to-Nose Social Media Awards, so you can imagine my surprise when I found out Zee and Zoey’s blog was nominated in the category of “Best Cat Blog.” But that’s what cat blogging is all about at Zee and Zoey’s – from the silly to serious and everything in-between, we try our best to be a blog that embraces our passion, love, and dedication to all things cat related.

From the bottom of my heart, I thank everyone for their support over the years – your friendship and readership means the world to me. And special congratulations to my peers, friends, and colleagues who have also been honored with a nomination – please click here for the list of nominees and I can’t wait to see you all at BlogPaws this May where the winners will be revealed!

It’s been a busy and full week so I thought I’d share a meow-mix smorgasbord of stuff today for our Caturday edition at Zee and Zoey’s.

The week began with some pawsome news for Dan and I – thanks to my oldest son, Chris, we are grandparents again!! Yup – you heard me right – a stray cat happened his way a couple of weeks ago and after determining she was homeless, he brought her into his two-dog home as a permanent family member! Read more