HouseOfPurrfection

Several months ago, perhaps in November, I noticed that Muli stopped playing on the carpeted cat trees. At first I thought that he wasn’t interested since he’s not as energetic as his litter mates. He’s a gentler cat than they are, and he tends to favor being with me. However, I finally realized that he’d [...]

The thermometer has dropped and so has the rain finally. And, as you can see by today’s pictures, the cats are stuck inside the house because of it. However, they could care less that it’s raining. They care, and have gotten their fur ruffled, because the kitchen window isn’t permanently open. And, if either Mom [...]

Cat Piles are most common in the winter and on particularly chilly days. Even though we’ve been having beautiful weather for January, it’s been just a bit cold. So, the cats are piling up and keeping warm. Cats love warmth, which explains why they love laying on cement that’s baked all day in the sun [...]

With my eyes closed, I can guess which cat is which by hearing it meow. I’m sure this is true of any multi-cat owner. Spend enough time around several cats, and distinguishing each by its voice alone becomes second nature. I was able to distinguish the adult cats quite easily when we adopted them as [...]

Here are the results of wonderful photo ops I’ve been given in the outdoor enclosure in the late evenings. Yesterday’s Pictures of Cats was to include these photos, but as I was downloading the photos from my camera, Muli jumped onto my computer tower and knocked the camera down. It fell directly on the side [...]

I wish, I wish, I wish this were our house! What can I say? This is amazing. I’ve always dreamed of converting the HOP into a fantasy land for the cats, and this marvelous, cat-friendly house in Japan is certainly the perfect source of inspiration. Click on the image below to enjoy more pictures!

It’s been far too long since I’ve posted pictures of the cats. Apart from my laziness, the morning sunlight coming in through the front room window isn’t at a good angle this time of year. Therefore, I haven’t been able to photograph beautifully lit portraits of the cats as they sleep on Mom’s bed. Instead, [...]

It seems that in order to keep a perpetually clean house, we must always have guests at the HOP. Every year my brother has visited for Christmas alone and with my sister-in-law, the cats have been on their best behavior and haven’t soiled outside the litter boxes or sprayed urine anywhere in the HOP. For [...]

The HOP is two years old today! It’s incredible that I’ve been writing about my cats since January 2007. I’ve enjoyed blogging, and it’s remained new and fresh and exciting for me everyday. Of course, the cats are to be credited with this because they make everyday exciting and give me endless ideas for my [...]

Last Sunday we had our shop Christmas party at the salon owner’s house where we exchanged gifts. All of the hair stylists know I love cats, of course, so I’ll usually get something relating to cats. And, I love it. When the time came to open our gifts, D handed me a HUGE bag and [...]