It’s almost exactly a year since I said goodbye to Sparky, my lovely big fat ginger tom. He was an old rescue cat who’s health was failing and we had to take him to the vet, fully expecting to be bringing him home. Unfortunately he was worse than we thought and they kept him in, and on the 21st of December we had to put him to sleep. You can imagine what kind of Christmas I had. Autopilot. Now I don’t want to depress anyone at this time of year, so this is a celebration of my daft and loyal cat. Continue reading
Posts Tagged With: Cats
To Sparky, wherever you are…
Categories: Cats, Photography, Random, Vibe Monitor
Tags: bereavement, cat, Cats, ginger, pet, pets, Sparky, Tameside Animal Shelter, tomcat
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Orlando the Marmalade Cat
When I was young, my mother gave me a book from her childhood, Orlando the Marmalade Cat – His Silver wedding. I’m still fascinated by the illustrations of Kathleen Hale which captivated me as a child, and I’ve never seen an illustrator manage to evoke the slinky, almost human characteristics of cats with such grace and humour. Searching for more titles led me to a couple of surprising discoveries, such as Orlando smoking a hookah! As for invisible pyjamas… Continue reading
Categories: Cats, Design, Random, Vibe Monitor
Tags: Art, Cats, Illustration, Kathleen Hale, Orlando the Marmalade Cat, Vibe Monitor
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the vibes 