Category Archives: cats

It’s the cat’s meow.

Calvert whiskey ad by Tom Lovell
From 1947. Some magazines from my collection are in more of a “rustic” condition than others. 

The artist, Tom Lovell, had quite a career doing pulp magazine covers and paintings of the American West. And Siamese cats in whiskey ads.

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Another Portent from the Past, with Kitties!

What You Going to Do When the Rent comes Due?
Postcard spotted at an auction in Mandan, North Dakota in 2019

Before and after I check my bank balance.

Whisper the Wonder Puss

Wisdom

Whisper admonished me for failing to reach a zen state because I stress about things I should no longer care about.

“If you give somebody a perfectly grilled steak and they take it and slather shampoo and gravel all over it and then complain that it isn’t any good, that’s on them, not you. Meow.”

Whisper is wise.

Shop smart. Type smart.

While at PetSmart, I tried to compare prices at Petco for Natural Balance Peas and Duck formula dry cat food. Thanks, Autocorrect.

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Inceptional!

Whisper the Wonder Puss achieves the legendary Cat in a Box in a Box in a Box in a Box position.

So many boxes, so little time.

Toitoitoi

Time to learn a little German — a German cat food (I hope) magazine ad from the 60s.

Toitoitoi — You’re going to like this word.

Do it. — Whisper vs. The New Perchin’ Bench

Had a big box by the back door so Cricket and Whisper could see over the snow at the bird feeders. Was looking for an old piano bench to replace it but found this instead. And yes, I know its upholstery doesn’t match the floor mat, but mixed patterns are all the rage these days, right?

Cricket is very brand-conscious.

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And always stylish.

Cricket Discovers Tchaikovsky