So when our cousin Rachel sent me an Instagram photo of her cat several months back, I knew I had to eventually feature her on the blog. She said something that really struck me at that time, about the way cats leave bits of food in their dish all the time. Most people think it's because cats are a real bunch of jerks, that they are insistent and finicky creatures, demanding more food before they finish what they have. Right? Rachel said she thinks cats actually leave this food for their humans, as an offering of love. Like, "here, mom, you feed me all the time, so I am going to leave you a bite. Thanks and I love you." I. Love. This.
I'm pretty sure if more people looked at cats (and, not to mention, life in general) through those lenses, we'd be far better off and a hell of a lot happier. Rachel is one smart cookie, and she isn't even in high school yet! To say it's high time for her to get featured on this blog is obviously an understatement, am I right?!
Rachel is pictured above with her 4-year-old black cat wonder, Mario. Back in the winter when I first asked Rachel about Mario, she told me that he's very nosy and has a lot of attitude, but loves to be around her and tends to pose at the camera. As you can see, the above picture proves the last statements to be extremely true. Come to think of it, Mr. Mario seems to be intentionally posing in every picture I've ever seen of him! And clearly he loves his human!
Rachel is the coolest because even at a young age, she is fully unafraid to embrace her cat lady ways and unique sense of style. A woman of my own heart, I tell you. Plus, she tags me in anything cat-related, so I find her to be a wonderful source of feline pop culture goodies, especially since I'm a self-proclaimed geriatric at heart. I have to stay in the loop somehow, guys!
Anyhow, because Rachel is the coolest, she decided to visit me at Hunt and Gather this past weekend! I knew she was going to die over my embellished kitty ears, and I was right!
I've been telling Rachel for ages that I wanted to feature her on Lady and the Cat, so when she snagged her kitty ears at Hunt and Gather, I asked her to take some pictures for the blog. As you can see, she went above and beyond, not only tagging me in her selfie after the market, but took another adorable picture with Mario since they had matching kitty ears. I am obsessed with this photo of them! So cute!
I've really missed my featured cat lady posts, so getting Rachel and Mario on the blog after so long makes me very happy. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that it's always nice to feel a sense of community among other people with similar interests. This is particularly true in the case of cats. To most, we are a bunch of crazies, but truly, we are a special breed of unique women who are able to understand an often misunderstood animal, and I swear, we tend to be more creative and "outside the box" than everyone else in general. Rachel is no exception, and I hope you all are as happy to meet her as I am to introduce her!
If you want to be a Lady and the Cat featured cat lady yourself, shoot me an email at ladycatdesignco@gmail.com! I'm always happy to get to know my readers, and love writing these feature posts, so don't hesitate to get in touch with me!
That's all for today, but don't forget to keep checking back for more updates. I will be adding lots of items to my Etsy shop over the next couple of days, and all of the links will be posted here the second they go live. If you missed me at Hunt and Gather, then Lady and the Cat's Etsy shop will be the perfect place to scoop up your very own pair of kitty ears or a ceramic decoupage kitty ring! My Etsy shop is something that I've been waiting to share with my blog readers for such a long time now, and I promise the wait will have been worth it. Stay tuned for links later this week!
Until then, be safe and have a purrfect Monday evening.
Xo*
Jess
