Some days are next to impossible. But, all I need is a day at Tabby’s Place to set everything to rights again.
Cats, you’re supposed to be better than this. More precisely, you’re supposed to be better than us.
The shiest, scarediest cats that hide from our touch are often those that most deeply touch our hearts.
If Mardi Gras is for lardy lap cats, Ash Wednesday is for those as soft as fog. They are so much more than “grey cats.” Call them silver linings and titanium cores, nimbus clouds and nimble comforters. Call them diamond charms and stainless steel, mystics and moonbeams. Most of all, call them Team Stardust, for […]
A cat slowly nudges a full glass of water to the edge of a precipice, relishing the moments of anticipation until, inescapably, gravity’s pull slams home with a crash and a splash.
At least once a week, someone tells me they are scared to visit Tabby’s Place. This always comes from someone blessed and challenged with a tender heart. They know their own softness. They fear they may not be able to bear the sight of cats who cannot walk, or seniors once discarded. They picture Tabby’s […]
When you decide to adopt a cat, several questions are in order. “How am I so fortunate as to live in a world containing cats?” “How can I be worthy of a creature of infinite splendor?” And, most importantly, “why not … ?”
You have never met anyone who was not scrappy. This is as true for the shining ones as for the ragamuffins. Beneath the softest fur or the smoothest life, you will find a small creature who had to be brave. But sometimes, you can see the seams.