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Jewel of the Month: Black Diamond for Purrkoy

April 30, 2021 by WendyB

April’s birthstone is the diamond, so my procrastinating ass is going to squeeeeeeze in an April Jewel of the Month post at the last possible moment! Behold, the black-diamond version of my 2010 single-stone platinum Gravity band. This design was originally created as a unisex wedding ring, but I made the new ring as a…

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Filed Under: Animals, birthstone, cats, diamonds, featured jewel, gems, inspiration, jewel of the month, Jewelry, mourning jewelry, platinum, rings Tagged With: mourning ring, purrkoy the kitten

Purrkoy the Kitten: More Splendid Than Ever

December 18, 2019 by WendyB

One year ago today, Purrkoy the kitten crossed the Rainbow Bridge at age four, after suffering a massive stroke. Since then, I have thought many, many times about the outpouring of love and tributes from the people and kittehs of #Catstagram, which was a huge consolation for me. View this post on Instagram I’m convinced…

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Filed Under: Animals, cats, Dogs Tagged With: fitzroy the cat, purrkoy the kitten, the cat in the bowl, tudor names

Throwback Thursday: Purrkoy for Meowloween

October 31, 2019 by WendyB

Happy Halloween! Thank you to Instagrammer and cat-lover Mattie for creating this beautiful pumpkin tribute to the late, great Purrkoy the Kitten. Speaking of pets that have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, Gigi the dog left us exactly two years ago at the impressive age of 16.  As I’ve written before: “The ancient Celts believed that…

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Filed Under: anniversaries, Halloween, holidays, Special Occasions, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: gigi the dog, meowloween, pumpkins, purrkoy the kitten

Introducing Robin, the Bébé Cat

September 30, 2019 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: Animals, cats Tagged With: purrkoy the kitten, robin the bebe cat, the cat in the bowl

Purrkoy and the Wonderful People of Catstagram

April 7, 2019 by WendyB

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…

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MrB Is the Cat’s Pyjamas, Plus What Wendy Wore

December 24, 2018 by WendyB

MrB had been asking me for a while what I wanted for my birthday — which was yesterday — as well as the holidays. I kept saying nothing, and that was before we tried to save Purrkoy the kitten’s life last week. After that, I wasn’t in a particularly celebratory mood, and I figured those…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, age, boots, dresses, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, vintage, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: cats, fitzroy the cat, grace coddington, louis vuitton, louis vuitton x grace coddington, purrkoy the kitten, slow fashion

The Weeks in Review, Plus Two Tributes

December 23, 2018 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what’s been on the blog recently. Tuesday, December 4:  The sale I was talking about in this post has come and gone, but I’m very determined to move the last of my silver pieces in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for sale announcements and gifts…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, age, In the News, obits, week in review Tagged With: oribe canales, purrkoy the kitten, speakerfoxxx

Throwback Thursday: Stalking the Opurra Star

December 20, 2018 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: Animals, cats, Cute/Funny/Weird, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: catstagram, opurra star, purrkoy the kitten, rip purrkoy

Today’s Video: Purrkoy, Anne Boleyn, and the Tudors

December 19, 2018 by WendyB

I was 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…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Animals, anne boleyn, cats, History, queens, video Tagged With: anne boleyn, exotic shorthair cats, henry viii, i love my cat, purrkoy the kitten

RIP, Purrkoy the Kitten

December 18, 2018 by WendyB

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…

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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