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Tamar began "I Have Cat" as a way to chronicle her life as a 30-something NYC singleton looking for love despite the complication of owning cat (s).
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Category Archives: Cats
We Are 20,000 (Cat)People Strong!
I’m excited to announce that this evening, at approximately 7:30pm EST, I HAVE CAT broke the 20,000 Facebook fan mark! Wooohoooo! A little over a year ago all I wanted was to have 100 FB fans by my 40th … Continue reading
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Back to life, back to the present time
Back from a fan-tah-seey…who can name that tune? Anyone? Not easy to go back to work after a long weekend in Key West with a fellow cat woman resplendent with kitties (courtesy of the Hemmingway Home polydactyl kitties), sweet tea, … Continue reading
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Cat Women Descend Upon Key West!
Watch out Key West! Two smack-talking, cat-and-fashion-loving women are coming to town! Tomorrow afternoon Dorian Wagner – of Your Daily Cute – and I are taking a road trip to Key West! The trip is a result of Ms. Wagner’s … Continue reading
Good Cats Come In Threes
I don’t usually post these sorts of things but the plight of this soon-to-be-homeless New York City cat caught my eye. Not only because he’s so good-natured and handsome, but because his name is Max. This is the third … Continue reading
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Finally, Petie Cat(nip) Toys!
When queen of cat women and founder of Moderncat Enterprises, Kate Benjamin offered to design an I HAVE CAT edition of her Modkicker catnip toys, I didn’t think twice! I had so much time collaborating on the fabric pattern, and … Continue reading
Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make Me a Match…
In High School I played Tzeitel in our production of “Fiddler on The Roof.” She’s the one that gets married. Somehow my principal was also in the musical and at some point I sat on his lap. In retrospect, … Continue reading
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Max + Bob = Best Friends Forever
UPDATE: I’m so saddened to report that Max only lived in the lap of luxury with Bob for a few short months until he passed. I’m just so grateful he lived out what was left of his short life in … Continue reading
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Is Your Cat a Fiber Artist?
I believe in supporting the fine arts and admire the avant-garde creations of Henry the Feline Fiber Artist. But Kip’s fiber art is something I’d prefer on canvas. Not my chaise. My cats are partial to carpet-covered scratchers. And if … Continue reading
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Tagged Cat Scratcher, catification, Decorating With Cats
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Pretty in (Hot) Pink
After redecorating my living room I stepped back and realized: I’d created Petie in room form. White and charcoal grey all over with pink accents. I’d never considered myself a “pink” person, but there’s something about a vivid pink that’s … Continue reading
Cat Woman Wednesday: Canadian Edition
Today’s Cat Woman Wednesday features Amy Paul, the talented young lady who designed the iconic I HAVE CAT graphic of Petie atop my head. She’s a self-described cat lady and she’s not shy about it, “They’ve treated and been there … Continue reading
Will The Real Petie Please Stand Up
Imagine my surprise upon seeing Paul and Joe’s 2012 Spring Collection. After doing a double take, my first thought was that I should have trademarked Petie – or at least the image of him on my head! [Pete, is that you?] The resemblance is … Continue reading
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I Have (Less) Cat
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time you know that my chunky monkey Petie Pork Chop could stand to lose a few pounds. This was made painfully clear to me when I found myself leaving the vet’s … Continue reading
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
Gifts in a New York MInute: Pet Owners
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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Tagged Christmas, Last Minute GIfts
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Gifts in a New York Minute: The Charitable Cat Lover
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
Felines Need Nice Plates Too (well maybe bowls)
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
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
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
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
CATvertising with a Cause
Despite working in advertising, I’ve only written about commercials twice in my 2+ years of blogging. Once, about my obsession crush on the actor who played the Russian Oligarch in the DIRECTV spot I worked on, and another about a … Continue reading