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Have you ever been accused of being a crazy cat lady? If so, congratulations!!! I enjoy the title. This week I even wore a Bandaide on my finger that had an image of a woman with a cat draped across her shoulders and it said, \u201ccrazy cat lady.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those of you who follow this blog know that I collect ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/LeopardCats-011-225x300.jpg\")
cat d\u00e9cor items and art. I didn\u2019t start this trend\u2014many of my pieces were gifts from family, friends, neighbors. A couple of neighbors have passed along cat items they no longer wanted. I even have a lovely Llardo piece a friend bought when working in Germany and no longer wanted\u2014or maybe she just thought I would enjoy ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/catowl-225x300.jpg\")
dusting it more than she did. Friends will also pick up cute cat things in thrift stores and department stores just because they know I like cats. Now those are some beautiful gestures.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve listed a lot of my cat stuff here in my blog. This holiday season I acquired even more. I\u2019m using an adorable mat for under the cat food and water dishes with a picture of a cat and my cats\u2019 names across it\u2014Sophie and Olivia. Neat gift. One of my daughters also had a photo I\u2019d taken of Olivia reproduced on canvas. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/oliviacanvas-225x300.jpg\")
BEAUTIFUL. And my sister (for my birthday) gave me a coffee cup with the cover of my first Calico Cat Mystery. Thoughtful. Oh, and another daughter gave me a 3 foot tall cat made from metal scraps. Unique. I love the unique and I love cats. They kind of go together, don\u2019t you think so? I received a late Christmas gift a couple of days ago (Damn COVID). It\u2019s a pair of slippers with a cat face. Last week I received a St. Patrick\u2019s Day card\u2014yup, with the most adorable fluffy kitten on the front\u2014a kitten that had been died (or photo-shopped) green.<\/p>\n
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Do you collect things related to a particular type animal? I also have a lot of owl items because I used to stalk a pair of great horned owls and their babies every season and photograph them. It\u2019s interesting how cats and owls kind of look alike in some ways.<\/p>\n
One daughter has a Beagle, so she receives Beagle cards for special occasions and she has a lot of Beagle things\u2014socks, scarves, stationary, pens\u2026 Another daughter has a houseful of horsey items. I gave her a porch mat this Christmas that says, \u201cWipe your ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rosesBooks-225x300.jpg\")
hooves.\u201d<\/p>\n
I used to do a lot of sewing\u2014I mean a lot of it. I made one of my daughters\u2019 wedding dress, I made equitation suits and even chaps when my three girls rode in shows. My grandmother gave me a fancy thimble used by my great grandmother and that started a collection of thimbles. I picked them up while traveling, everyone I knew brought me thimbles from their travels. I had quite a thimble collection. But I can tell you the thimbles didn\u2019t take up nearly as much space in my house as the cat motif items.<\/p>\n
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Have you ever been accused of being a crazy cat lady? If so, congratulations!!! I enjoy the title. This week I even wore a Bandaide on my finger that had an image of a woman with a cat draped across … Continue reading