The je ne sais quoi of François
French fries originated in Belgium. French toast comes from Rome. The French poodle is really a German water retriever. (Sacre bleu!) But a cat from New Jersey is cent pour cent French.
Forever Loved: Moo Moo
Not every cat is big enough to carry the name “Moo Moo.” But for two years, we were graced with a giant.
Kitty LeFey’s Cosmos: How Embarrassing
Here at Tabby’s Place, the lightest winds are tickling Sootie’s hind end, and the reason is just so very embarrassing!! Oh, the shame! Oh, the mortification! Oh, how humiliating!!
Dotted with a heart
There are cats too dignified to use exclamation points. There are cats too ecstatic to use less than five exclamation points!!!!! And then there are cats who dot exclamation points with hearts. Meet Polka.
Center Penny
When humans are a little vulnerable or pensive, we have an expression: “I’m in my feelings.” Penny tilts her head when she hears this. She looks concerned. In our feelings? She was not aware there was any other possible habitat.
Kitty LeFey’s Cosmos: The Chaircat
Cats regularly (and somewhat irregularly) arrive at the former cornfield that has blossomed into Tabby’s Place.
How I feel about children, by Zinc
I know you have seen my Adopt Me page. I know, because every time someone touches my photo, my toes tingle. This is true. I feel it when you put your finger on my forehead and picture me in your life. There is something sweet about her. I feel it when you take it back. No […]
Epilogues: December 2025
Happy New Year, kittens. Let us make a pact, today, while we still have confetti in our whiskers and something called “egg nog” in our fridges. (How did it get there? Who invented it? Why have we never had a Tabby’s Place cat named Nog? I digress.) Here’s the plan: we will not permit this […]
Predictions and Resolutions
Our beautiful Cassandra predicts that none of us will keep our New Year’s resolutions.
Willie renews the day
When you’ve survived a hopeless situation, every day is a holiday. But some cats are feline festivities unto themselves. Shaggy is St. Patrick’s Day. Miss Kitty is National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day (which is fast approaching, so I hope you have finished your shopping). And Willie is New Year’s Day.