Typically, flowers don't last long at my sister's house. (Illustration Friday: October 30, 2015)

Norman and Mini got inked the other day. I thought it was okay as long as it's temporary; but Ashes prefers her coat just the way it is,...

Norman really loves his Halloween costume this year. No one is sure when he's planning to take it off. (Illustration Friday: October...

This happens every time we watch The Wizard of Oz at my sister's house. (Illustration Friday: August 8, 2014) For all of you wh...

If you look up at night, you might see them. (Illustration Friday: May 23, 2014)

Hi everyone, I'm sad to report that Norman passed away last month, having succumbed to his mounting health problems. When he was just ...

Hi everyone, Bad things happened this weekend that I can't wrap my head around. (I'm talking to you, Florida.) Among them, the ...

Norman is not her favorite. (Illustration Friday: May 24, 2015)

Comet is a great hider, but he shows up when he wants. (Illustration Friday: November 2, 2012)

The Mother Kitty studies the Funhouse Mirrors at every amusement park she visits. I think she's on the verge of figuring them out. (...

Norman was abandoned in a park when he was a kitten. When he saw my sister riding her bike down one of the trails, he hitched a ride home wi...

The Kitties and I have never seen Swamp Thing  or read the comic book, but somehow it was the first and only thing that came to mind.  And, ...

Of all The Kitties, Mini is the only one capable of revealing Norman's playful side-- and getting him some exercise. (Illustration F...

For Christmas, I got my sister Julie's kitties a carrot full of catnip. For a while, it was the most popular toy in the house, and the b...

Sometimes, Mini is the most ferocious of all of The Kitties.... At least, she thinks she is. (Illustration Friday: September 23, 2011) ...

(Illustration Friday: August 12, 2011) Norman just ate. (Mini still marvels at the capacity of his belly.)

Norman, ready for his close-up.  Norman muscled his way into my sister Julie's life after spotting her on a bike trail in Cincinnati,...

He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore. Then Norman thought of something he hadn't before! Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn...

Dad makes such good sandwiches that the rest of us always said he should open a shop. He hasn't done that yet, so only we get to enjoy h...

This weekend, I had plenty of desserty eats: a warm, velvety, chocolate truffle cookie, an amazing strawberry and blueberry crepe overflowin...