Monthly Archives: December 2011

Farewell 2011

I’ve left my NYE post until the last-minute, and I’m running late to my friend’s dinner party so I’ll have to keep this short. I will do my best to write a proper post with my wishes for the new … Continue reading

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

And if you don’t celebrate Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Season’s Greetings and Happy Holidays! I’m a little emotional thinking about those Christmas mornings so many years ago. My sister would creep into my room and wake me at some ungodly hour … Continue reading

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Gifts in a New York MInute: Pet Owners

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When I first began my affair with cats (or realized I had one), I created four simple single-cat-lady tenents by which I vowed to live.  The very first of which was “No public display of cat-photography.”* Thanks to artist Cindy … Continue reading

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Gifts in a New York Minute: The Charitable Cat Lover

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Now that you have gifts for the wine-lover on your list all sorted, it’s on to the do-gooding cat lovers. Do you have someone on your holiday list who loves cats but can’t have one because of allergies or building regulations? … Continue reading

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Gifts in a New York Minute: The Wine Lover

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Each day for the coming three days, I’ll feature Christmas gifts you can get and give in a New York minute!  Today we’re featuring the perfect last-minute gift for the wine-lover on your list. I recently received my second wine … Continue reading

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Felines Need Nice Plates Too (well maybe bowls)

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In my early 30s, having navigated many a registry for engagement, wedding shower, wedding and baby shower gifts, I decided enough was enough. For my Birthday that year friends and family received an email with a link to my Crate … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Having Multiple Cats Is Good For Your Relationship

Today’s post was written by the beautiful (inside and out), talented, animal-loving high-school-teaching Sarah Menzies of Sydney Australia. Some of you will remember Sarah from the Cat Man Monday post about her boyfriend Dan.  Sarah writes a blog, The Purr Diaries  where she … Continue reading

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Puerto Rican (kitty) Princess in NYC

Speaking of cats and New York… **UPDATE: Since this post was written, the friend I went on this trip with adopted Gracie so now she truly is living like the Puerto Rican Princess kitty she is in Bayside Queens!** As … Continue reading

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Feline State of Mind

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Asked to describe a cat’s personality recently, I rattled off a list of attributes not thinking much of it. Upon reflection however, I realized I’d described the average New Yorker. Curious to see how far the similarities went, I compiled … Continue reading

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Chateau du Chat

California Wine Club Cat and wine

Now that we’ve got your 4-legged friends covered with our Tipsy Nip giveaway (you have until 12/12 to enter!), it’s time for the 2-leggeds. According to recent research findings cat owners were found to be less social, more introverted and … Continue reading

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