Our Spotlight shines brightly On National Black Cat Day today, October 27. It feels like the holiday has been around forever but it’s only been seven years. Founded by Cats Protection, the UK’s leading feline welfare charity it’s grown and changed over the years. Read about the history of National Black Cat Day. It’s more of a U.K. thing but thanks to
Odd Cats Bring Smiles On World Smile Day and other odd holidays. Okay, so we’re little behind. Literally every day I ask my husband, what day is it? There is so much going on, the weeks are blurring into months at breakneck speed. There was nothing odd about Merlin but he always brought a smile to my face. Every single
October Cat Holidays 2016. October is special month this year with much to celebrate and be aware of. On personal note: Our dear Merlin’s birthday was posted today at the CatBlogosphere. It’s actually on Oct. 2 and he’ll no doubt blog about at Mondays With Merlin about it if he’s still alive. Knowing him, he’ll probably blog not matter what.
August 17 is Black Cat Appreciation Day and we’ve celebrated every year since we started blogging. This year is extra special since we’ve made deep connections with black cat lovers all over the world. There are amazing black cats and some very unusual ones to be featured into our upcoming book Black Cats Tell All. Our friends at Cole
The Art of Kindness is Color Blind: Black Cats Count on Black Cat Awareness Month by Layla Morgan Wilde Kindness is a lifestyle we learn at home. Kids can be cruel: teasing, throwing rocks at cats or worse. Kindness is contagious and kids quickly learn what is acceptable behavior by observing the world around them. Little boys often get a
Do you think black cats are lucky? If you don’t, we hope to change your mind over the next six weeks. Think of October as Black Cat Awareness Month. Starting this Wednesday until Halloween, Cat Wisdom 101 will feature a curated collection of black cat art from antique advertising to wacky vintage sculpture. We’ll be sharing tidbits of black cat lore and