Sassafras Mama

Tiger and Lucy, our litter mate kittens, turned 14 at the start of this month.   Tiger is showing signs of his age.   He has begun to be con...

I am due for some time off and intend to take a few days on either side of July 4.  In preparation for what I am treating as my festival of...

February seems prepared to wring the most chill out of its short 28 days.  Another cold snap is headed our way this week.  It will start wi...

My cats are litter mates and though Tiger is quite a bit larger than the petite Lucy, they look alike.  The similarities are only fur-deep,...

A few weeks ago, I read a terrific article in the NY Times magazine .  Melissa Fay Greene's story, "Wonder Dog" talked about t...

Tiger's favorite time of the week is that moment when I change the sheets on the beds.  He especially enjoys tucking under the sheets an...

I've known a lot of cats, but to my recollection none like to have their belly rubbed as much as Tiger.  Most days when we come in the f...