Those of you who follow one or more of my myriad Instagram accounts probably need no introduction, but for the rest of you, here’s our new kitten — Robin! View this post on Instagram Meowmie and I haz decided dat #bebecat will be named Robin after Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Da nickname for Robert…
Animals
Purrkoy and the Wonderful People of Catstagram
A cat-loving Instagram friend named Julia reminded me that it’s a year to the day since I posted the best-ever video of my younger exotic shorthair cat, the late, great Purrkoy the kitten. PK was such a character! Among his many quirks: He loved to sing the song of his people at the top of…
Fashion Repeats Itself: Saint Laurent Lights Up
The 1980s were a decade of DayGlo, and I’ve never lost my love for neon colors. Those hot ’80s hues were inspired by 1960s fashions. I spoke about that with some experts when I wrote about neon for the Huffington Post in 2012: “Ingrid Johnson, professor of textile development and marketing at the Fashion Institute…
Throwback Thursday: Stalking the Opurra Star
As I said in Tuesday’s post about the unexpected death of my beloved Purrkoy the kitten, PK was a famous Instagram “opurra” star despite his strange reluctance to purrform on video. Just six days ago, I wised up and got my best-ever audio recording of him because I didn’t turn the lights on in the…
Today’s Video: Purrkoy, Anne Boleyn, and the Tudors
I wax amazed when two beautiful flower arrangements arrived today, sent by my Instagram cat friends who wished to honor my beloved Purrkoy. Be sure to click through the Instagram slideshow to see how many people got together to do this. View this post on Instagram I’m always telling people that “catstagram” is one of…
RIP, Purrkoy the Kitten
Today, four years to the day after Henry the dog — who was senior in age — crossed the Rainbow Bridge, Purrkoy the kitten unexpectedly flew off to join him at the tender age of 4. View this post on Instagram Wat?! #smushedfacecat #exoticshorthair #squishface #smooshyface #babycat #adorable #catlovers #gato #katze #neko #catsofinstagram @cats_of_instagram @cats.being.basic…
Remembering Gigi the Dog
Gigi the dog left us a year ago today at the grand old age of 16. As I wrote then, “The ancient Celts believed that the boundaries between our world and the spirit world were more easily crossed on the festival day now known as Halloween. That’s why I chose this date to help Gigi…
Small Cats for Leo Season on 1stdibs; Week in Review
Leo season started last Sunday, and I’ve got the lion jewelry of your dreams. That said, big cats aren’t always better! Why not do something different and get some small-cat jewelry for a feline-loving Leo’s birthday? I’ve got designs inspired by my own beloved FitzRoy the cat on 1stdibs. Fitzy is Instagram-famous for sitting in…
Throwback Thursday: Pink Sweater and a Black Dog
For Throwback Thursday, I present a photo from almost exactly 17 years ago. I still have those 18K gold hoop earrings, but the colorblocked pink turtleneck is long gone. Alas, so is Molly, my parents’ black Pekingese. She lived to a ripe old age and then departed for the big doggy bed in the sky…
Throwback Thursday: Partying Like It’s 1998
MrB and I are celebrating our 20th date-a-versary today. That means that on this day in 1998, he and I started … um … “going steady”? “Became an item”? I’m not sure how to word it in a way that doesn’t make y’all feel like … Phoebe Buffay GIF from Phoebe GIFs It wasn’t our…