Posts Tagged ‘jan’
March 17th, 2010 [6 Comments]

Guest post: for Jan

by Angela

JanOne of the best things about loving the cats is letting them link our hearts with other cat-smitten human beans.

Case in point: the luminous Karen. I’ve been blessed to develop a special friendship with this feline-adorer, and I stand in awe of her huge love for the cats. Karen has always championed the overlooked, the underdogscats, and the shy sweeties - especially a certain “little patchwork quilt.” So when the happiest news overtook Jan’s world this week, it was only right that Karen be the one to sing her send-off song. Thank you, Karen. Continue reading » » »

March 3rd, 2010 [4 Comments]

Jan with the master plan

by Angela

JanThe word “little” has a spectrum of meanings when it refers to cats…and many of those meanings have nothing to do with being small.

Take my own “little Dibbles,” who is 18 pounds of tiny titanic tabby adorableness. Or “little Bellis,” who increasingly looks like a creamsicle-colored sausage. Or today’s featured sweetheart, our very own “little patchwork quilt:” Jan.

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August 28th, 2009 [5 Comments]

Large and in charge: the new, “expanded” Suite A

by Angela

Angelina's favorite hobbyAn oft-heard comment among visitors to Tabby’s Place is, “Your cats are so big!”

Is it the Ringoes, NJ water? Are cats like koi, growing to fill their space, so that cage-free living means enormous cats? Honestly, our cats don’t look unusually large to me…well, except for a certain contingent. Some call these guys the fat cats, but I’ll stick with plus-sized, or the latest buzz word, full-fashioned. And, truth be told, these sizable sweeties are growing in number.

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