Ever since I was a little girl, I have been a cat person. The photo of my great-grandmother Gertrude Tarkington holding a cat gives me a ...

Chicago Daily Tribune , 15 July 1874, page 1 Nearly three years after the Great Chicago Fire , there was another fire in Chicago. It b...

Top left: my paternal grandfather Henry Cornelius Gatlin Top right: my father (with my cat Flash ) Bottom left: my maternal grandfather...

One year ago today, I adopted Kit from P.A.T.C.H. in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. He is such a good, sweet boy. He is very gentle and gets...

Jewel Gatlin, Beloved Cat Jewel Gatlin passed peacefully at her home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey on the morning of Sunday, May 15, 201...

February 20 is National Love Your Pet Day . I have six beautiful cats that I love dearly. Jewel Melody and Harmony Luna ...

Kit and I wish you a merry Christmas!

December 15 is Cat Herders Day . The day is for people who feel that they are trying to do the impossible, as if they were herding cats. I...

Five years ago today, my beloved Sunshine passed away. We were together for more than twenty years, since she was eight weeks old. She was ...

Since October 29 is National Cat Day , it is the perfect time to share pictures of my cats. They are an important part of my family. My fo...

October 1 is World Vegetarian Day . I have been a vegetarian for 14 years. My favorite restaurant is Veggie Heaven . The restaurant is lo...

August 26 is National Dog Day , so I thought it was an appropriate time to feature some of the family dogs. My childhood dog was a Scottis...

August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day .  The day was established to help make people aware that black cats make great pets. Unfortunately,...

In 1974, my maternal grandparents John and Margaret (Schneider) Boe sold their house in Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey and moved to ...

Sunshine, my orange and white tabby girl, was born on 15 July 1990. The person who brought her to the Bergen County Animal Shelter in Tet...

My mother moved often when she was growing up. Her father worked for P. F. Collier, and he started his career with them as an encyclopedia s...

I am thankful that my little boy Flash became a part of my family. I had not planned on getting more cats, but when I found three abandon...