{"id":5429,"date":"2022-01-26T05:05:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5429"},"modified":"2022-01-26T05:05:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:05:41","slug":"paws-up-for-wednesday-your-cat-obsession-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5429","title":{"rendered":"Paws Up For Wednesday \u2013 Your Cat-Obsession Bucket List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Are there cat-related things you\u2019d like to do that you haven’t yet done\u2014especially since you\u2019ve been sidelined from doing much of anything these past few years? What cat activities are on your bucket list? Would you like to visit the big cats on an African safari, own or breed a specific type of cat, get involved in rescuing cats from the street, become a veterinarian, see Cats<\/em> the play (for \"\"the first or the tenth time)?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve done a lot of cat-related things and I\u2019ve had a lot of experiences with cats. High on my memory list is writing the Calico Cat and Klepto Cat Mysteries featuring cats. I\u2019ve photographed a Pallas cat in the Denver Zoo from inside his pen, visited a great cat<\/p>\n

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sanctuary in the California desert, fostered kittens (on a small scale), I\u2019ve seen Cats<\/em> the play and the movie\u2014enjoyable, I\u2019ve done a lot of fiction and nonfiction reading about cats (I particularly enjoyed Painting With Cats<\/em>), I\u2019ve visited many cat shows\u2014delightful\u2014and many cat shelters. I\u2019ve slept \"\"in a room with a Savannah (cat) kitten, I\u2019ve visited several cat caf\u00e9s in various cities and a restaurant in the mountains where cats roam free while you eat. I just missed once meeting the mayor of a city in Alaska\u2014a cat, I\u2019ve rescued cats, and I\u2019ve known many delightful\/wonderful cats. I have some great cat artwork\u2014some of them originals, and I\u2019ve done a lot of cat photography. I\u2019ve dressed up like a cat, attended several conferences of the Cat Writers Association and workshops related to cats.<\/p>\n

\"\"But there\u2019s at least one thing I haven\u2019t done and I would delight in doing it. I\u2019d love to ride the cat train in Japan. Here\u2019s a link to this delightful activity https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel\/article\/20190522-the-cat-who-saved-a-japanese-rail-line<\/a> And you\u2019ll notice that the stationmaster is a calico. \"\"She\u2019s so cute with her conductor hat on.<\/p>\n

While researching this morning I found where there\u2019s a new cat preserve in Siberia just for the not-very-well-known Pallas cat. Oooo\u2014oooo, I want to see that, too! If you haven\u2019t met a Pallas cat, which is highly likely, here\u2019s a story that will melt your heart\u2014a very unusual story when it comes to Pallas cats. Don\u2019t miss this story of rescuing a Pallas cat kitten. It\u2019s beautiful and she is beyond adorable. https:\/\/www.siberiantimes.com\/other\/others\/news\/rescuing-cobalt-eyed-baby-of-the-worlds-fluffiest-cat\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are there cat-related things you\u2019d like to do that you haven’t yet done\u2014especially since you\u2019ve been sidelined from doing much of anything these past few years? What cat activities are on your bucket list? Would you like to visit the … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5429"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5429"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5430,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5429\/revisions\/5430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}