That Hard Good-Bye

Farewell, Magoo.

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My niece's cat Magoo experienced a sudden and unexpected downturn, and was helped to The Rainbow Bridge this past Saturday.

Magoo was a stray kitten found in the backyard in Ohio, and traveled to many places with his human.

I last visited with him and his fursis Eevee when in New York in 2025, and both cats slept with me on that occasion.

12/8/2019: Ohio

6/24/2022: Chicago

10/5/2024: New York, image by N.Y.

7/12/2025: New York

Love you, Magoo.

Hugs and purrs to his humom, and to Eevee.

Eevee in 2025; she's missing her big brofur.

Magoo was the first cat in my life to jump up to visit me in bed, and that is a memory that I'll always be thankful for.

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Jackie Avery from Two Devon Cats Blog, also known as Memories of Eric and Flynn left us recently.

Am sure that Celestial Eric and Flynn ran right up to her as she entered The Pearly Gates!

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Let's Hop!

Cats at The Museum

May 18 is International Museum Day, and this year the objective is to raise awareness about the fact that, “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.” 

Have snapped photos of cats at art and natural history museums in my travels; here are a few:

The Graham Children, 1742

William Hogarth

The National Gallery, London

See the wee kitten watching the bird in the upper right?

Replica of Persian cat sculpture by

Richard H. Recchia

The Feline Historical Museum, Alliance, Ohio

Ancient Egypt

Bastet figure

The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois

Cat and Bird, 1928

Paul Klee

Museum of Modern Art, New York

Tiger Rug, made of Maneki Neko cat images

The Lucky Cat MEWseum, Cincinnati, Ohio

Visit a museum; you'll learn something, I guarantee it.

Cheeky-edited

Very disturbing news arrived yesterday, Monday March 31:

Happy Cat Sanctuary has burned; devastating loss of life:

Deadly fire at Happy Cat Sanctuary on Long Island under investigation; one dead

It is reported that Owner Chris Arsenault was the victim, as well as many cats.

Our hearts are broken over this terrible incident.

At this point, Jaegers Run Animal Rescue is assisting with the immediate needs of the cats, as is Strong Island Animal Rescue League, if you'd care to donate.

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April 1 is April Fools' Day, so let's be cheeky:

As a kid, we used to play tricks on our siblings, such as putting globs of wet tissue on the floor at bedtime, so bare feet would step on them.

As an adult, I've had a few tricks played on me, such as someone saying it's their birthday, but it's not.

Hope y'all have a laugh today.