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Caturday Art: Blue Paisley

Today we're joining Athena's Caturday Art blog hop once again. This week Real Cat Paisley is getting in on the action, with some help from LunaPic and PicMonkey:




To get this result, old SoLT applied the Paper Folding effect in LunaPic, applied a color tint, and then did some work with the color changer. Then it was over to Pic Monkey for the frame. Here's the original:








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Caturday Art:

Today we're joining Athena's Caturday Art blog hop once again. This week Real Cat Paisley is getting in on the action, with some help from LunaPic and PicMonkey:




To get this result, old SoLT applied the Paper Folding effect in LunaPic, applied a color tint, and then did some work with the color changer. Then it was over to Pic Monkey for the frame. Here's the original:

App Review (Cat Snaps) and Friendly Fill-Ins

Real Cat Paisley's best selfie.So far.From the Cat Snaps app.


We
have two fun features to close out the work week. First up is our review of an
app called Cat Snaps, and then we have Friendly Fill-Ins.



App review: Cat
Snaps
 Cat Snaps is an app that lets your cat take his or her very
own selfies. It’s basically one of those games that puts a moving dot or other
object on your device’s

Felix the Cat and the Tomcatters of the US Navy

Felix the Cat with Charlie Chaplin in

“Felix in Hollywood”
(1923).

Public Domain.


 Some cats are cultural icons, and the white-faced black cat
named Felix is certainly one of them. Felix the Cat has been around for nearly
a century now, and his image has appeared in many contexts, including as a
military mascot. Today we take a brief look at Felix the Cat as an emblem gracing
the patches

Cat of the Week: Katy in Washington, DC

Each week in this space, we feature a senior cat in need of
adoption or sponsorship. Please remember all the older cats in shelters. They
make great companions, and unlike kittens, they (probably) won’t climb the
curtains! Adopt a senior cat, and help him or her enjoy the best years of their
life.





Today,
please meet Katy, a lovely black-and-white girl who is very sweet and enjoys
having a

Cat Classics on Film: The Black Cat (1981)

Edgar Allan Poe’s excellent story “The Black Cat” has
inspired several film adaptations, including this one from 1981, directed by
Lucio Fulci and starring Patrick Magee and Mimsy Farmer. I am going to just
tell you straight up that this particular style of horror film (i.e., weird) is
not our favorite. We’re also not big fans of blaming stuff on black cats and
making them out to be basically

Sunday Selfie: Paisley Makes a Donation

Today we're joining the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by our friends at The Cat on My Head. Old SoLT finally got Real Cat Paisley to sit for a portrait recently when she was sorting through some t-shirts to donate. Here is the result:




Have a relaxing Sunday, and check out more great selfies on the hop below!

Caturday Art

Today we're pleased to be joining Athena's Caturday Art blog hop once again. This week old SoLT chose a picture that provides photographic evidence of Resident Dog Layla coexisting with a cat (Real Cat Webster, in this case).





This image was created in LunaPic, with the Van Gogh effect and some work with the color changer. The frame was added in PicMonkey.

Here's the original:

Words with Webster (Melanoailurophobia) and Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two features for you today on this Friday the 13th: a new word from Real Cat Webster, followed by Friendly Fill-Ins. Take it away, Webster!


Words with Webster




Hi, all! Webster here, bringing you another installment of
Words with Me. Today’s word is a little bit or completely made up by me and
Mommy. We were talking about superstitions (it being Friday the 13th and all),
and we

Miss Cuddlywumps Converses with Barn Cat Buddies

Barn cat, a.k.a. Rodent Control Technician.Photo courtesy of Barn Cat Buddies.

You know, it’s great
being a housecat with a loving home, but not every cat has that opportunity.
Not every cat even wants to live in a house with people. Who takes care of
those cats? Well, it’s really special people, like our guest today, who step up
and volunteer to look after feral cats. Toni Levine is a