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<\/a>It really is a mystery why people think of me as the leopard lady…<\/p><\/div>I meet a lot of people when I attend blogging and writing conferences and I also have a circle of friends via social networking channels like Facebook, Google Plus, and Twitter. Some of them actually know who I am, as in Deb Barnes, but the vast majority of them know me as a visual image they associate with \u201cThe Leopard Lady\u201d or Zee and Zoey\u2019s human. Not sure how THAT happened says the lady in cat ears, but this\u00a0is called branding and because so many people think of me in those terms, I get a lot of fun emails and Facebook shares sent to me with stuff that instantly reminds people of me, the brand!<\/p>\n
Now mind you, I truly love that people think of me in this way and I certainly can\u2019t deny my Okay, so maybe this house is a tad over the top. I think perhaps if the leopard pattern were a bit smaller and there were a few more shades of color, then it would be perfectly acceptable and completely tasteful! SOLD!<\/p><\/div>I get oodles of images of shoes, dresses, pajamas, purses, jewelry, ottomans, chaise lounges, blankets, boots, and just about anything else you can think of sent to me. Just a couple days ago, Caren of Cat Chat<\/a> along with another friend of mine sent me a link to the Catteemission<\/a> site posting about an organization called Animal Works who are raffling off a hand painted leopard spots scooter with proceeds going towards the purchase of a mobile veterinary service vehicle for the Wildlife Trust of India to save and transport leopards and tigers that have been injured in the wild (snares, traps etc) and need urgent medical attention. I don\u2019t know how to ride a scooter, but \u00a0for a cause as great as this one, I would be willing to learn!<\/p>\n Purr… Mine…<\/p><\/div>But, for the most part, I do my best to remain strong (unless you count going to the mall or catalog shopping) and live vicariously through the photos sent to me. That is until I got one email in particular that rendered me powerless and I found myself calling Dan who was traveling at the time, So, 7 short days and one heavy package later look at what I got!!! I will let the pictures tell the story, but I can tell you paws down that this is one of the best purchases I have ever made.<\/p>\n In case you don’t recognize me sans leopard, that is actually me in the pink top as the kitties investigate the mystery box soon to be unveiled…<\/p><\/div> What do we have here?<\/p><\/div> Hey! Whatever this stuff is, it sure is wobbly!<\/p><\/div>obsession<\/del> love for all things related to Bengal cats, leopard print, or big leopard cats, but it can get me into a bit of trouble and I need an enormous amount of self-control to avoid potential bankruptcy. It all started when I found my name tagged in a post<\/a> Karen Nichols of Mousebreath did on her blog. Apparently someone else shares my love of leopard and they painted their house in leopard print\u2026 somehow Karen thought perhaps I would want to do the same\u2026 which I actually would, but the ordinances in my city don\u2019t allow that, otherwise I\u2019m sure I would have a leopard print house by now\u2026<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>knowing he would not<\/del>, hoping he would talk me out of the purchase I was about to make. Oh, who am I kidding, I already had my credit card out and was about to hit submit, but I did call him as a courtesy, as I knew he would be the one that would have to assemble this amazing, must have item.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>