Linda The Not-So-Crazy Cat Lady

07/10/2025

Uh oh. 😁
Callie's first encounter with a hoomin kitten.

04/10/2025

Hi friends, It’s me, Dory!
The youngest, and now, the only one who knows the truth about what's conspiring in this Tennessee home!

You hear that, Baylee?
I have cracked the case!

I've been snoopurrvising all of Deb’s strange, frenetic activity.
I didn't even need to read her lists—never mind that I can't read!
The signs were all there!

I’ve just connected all the dots...

Clean House ... and the returning of all my toys to the toy box
New Things ... that smell weird and are covered in plastic
Secret Whispering into the talky box

Conclusion: WE ARE HAVING A HUGE PARTY!

I am ecstatic! Now, I just need to make my guest list!
First, I’ll invite all my friends...
Oh ... uh ... let me think!
I guess I don't know anyone except Deb, Baylee, Dexter, and Toby and my favorite toy, Pinky.

But I have it! I solve problems!
I will get Deb to invite all of the kitties at that place she goes—the Shelter!
I will make a whole bunch of new friends!
They will adore my party!

And guess what else?
I'm going to set up a Painting Station!
I am sure Deb won't mind if we use her paints and papers for our meowsterpieces!

So friends, get ready for the biggest party ever!

03/10/2025

Callie here.

I deny everything.
Categorically.

No matter what Gina tells you on Sunday in her mewsletter about me. I deny it.
She has a reputation for tall stories.
And she's been known to fabricate all manner of fabulous fables.
None of which contains a single shred of truth.
If there's no evidence, it didn't happen.
End of.

Oh, and BTW, don't believe what she says about Mr. D and the chainsaw either.

Now, that awful business with Hocus Pocus - Office Manager Cat, that appears to be true.
By all accounts, Hocus Pocus was abducted and taken against her will to that awful place where they poke you and prod you and steal your blood...

Planet Cat only knows what they do with the blood!
Very sinister.
Very sinister indeed.

I suspect that place is actually an alien operation masquerading as something else.
They've duped hoomins into believing "the VET" is legitimate, but I have my doubts.
VET stands for Vile Extra Terrestrial, in my opinion.
And I'll have it noted that I don't approve of all that probing and experimenting that happens at those places.
Spare a thought for Hocus Pocus, who suffered all those indignities earlier this week.

03/10/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.
Linda's had so many requests from people to paint their cats for them, but she's not very good at it.
I'll try to purrsuade her to attend this workshop, okay?
'Cos Mike is really, really good at painting cats.
And he can definitely give her some pointers.

But hey!
Why don't some of you go?
Then you can learn to do your kitty's pawtrait yourself.
Just sayin...

Interested in painting pet portraits? Im running a new workshop in Palmerston North! PM or Email to book you spot:
[email protected]

02/10/2025

Baylee here, repawting from Chez Nelson in Tennessee -

Okay! Okay, Dexter!
Calm down!
I've got this!
I can decipher Deb's chicken scratch!

But, I am sure it is nothing to worry about.
We know how Deb is about her lists.

Probably a To Do House Maintenance List.
She has been wandering around lately looking at the walls and floors, especially in the room where the foster kittens left chaos.

Or a fun list of adventures with Aunty Kelly during her visit.

Don't worry, I'll sneak a peak tonight while Deb's snoozing.

But, can we please keep it on the hush-hush from Dory?
I don't need her 'help'.

Oh??? ..... you already told Dory???
She's conducting her own investigation???

Great! Just, Great!
Now we'll never get any peace!
Dory's on the case, and we're all doomed!

01/10/2025

Hftttyh fggfrrrr hbbbttiimn grrrptijjjhg bbbbtrrrmmp!

30/09/2025

Dexter here, repawting from Chez Nelson in Tennessee -

There is something very concerning going on in this house.
Deb has spent the last several hours making lists.
You heard me right!
Not one list, but multiple lists.
Long lists!

I mean, Deb makes lists all of the time ..... she loves lists!
But this feels very different!
There are four pages of items!
This is not a grocery list or even a noms procurement list.
It is way too early for her to be making a Christmas list!

Are we moving?
Please tell me that is not true!
But that is what happened the last time she made lots of long lists.

I snuck a quick look while Deb was distracted by a phone call.
To my horror, I did not see our toys or beds on any of the lists.

Wait! No!
Oh My Cat!
Am I reading that right?

I am calling an immediate meeting with Baylee, Toby, and Dory.
We have to get to the bottom of this!

30/09/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.

She's on the phone, right now.
And she has no idea I'm invisible here under the table, listening to every word.

We are indeed getting visitors. That I can confirm.

But I'm more confused than ever.
I thought I had a very good handle on who is coming to visit us, but...
Now I'm not so sure.

Unless...
We're getting houseguests TWICE before October is out!
Oh My Cat!
That must be it!
Not one but TWO sets of visitors.

However, that doesn't explain why Mr. D bought himself a mini chainsaw for his birthday.
Or does it?

28/09/2025

Hi friends, it's me, Dory, repawting from Chez Nelson in Tennessee -

Oh My Cat, Gina! Visitors, you say?
Well, don't keep us all in suspense too much longer!
Find out soon! Get the details! Okay?
We all need to know!

But guess what?
I, too, am expecting visitors.
I was using my own snoopurrpower the other night when Deb was babbling into her little talky box!
I distinctly heard her say that Aunty Kelly would arrive soon.
I am so excited and so is Deb!

Aunty Kelly, Deb's sister-in-law, is trekking all the way from someplace called Georgia just to see us.
I am still unsure as to whether Uncle Stephen, will be coming with her.
I hope so. He is fun to play with and passes out treats all day long.

Apparently, Aunty Kelly is going to arrive in one of those shrieking big metal birds.
I agree with Gina about the absurdity of getting into one of those.
The very thought of being jostled around in the air with a bunch of humans makes my fur stand on end.

Anyhow, we are all so excited.
Well, except maybe not Toby, because he doesn't like visitors or surprises!

I haven't seen Aunty Kelly since the great Thanksgiving Feast last year.
The one where she snuck me some turkey under the table.
I sure hope she is bringing lots of toys and treats like last time.

Anyhow, I sure hope that Gina solves her mystery soon.
What's up with her mysterious visitors?

What do you think?
Is it baby Rosebud and her parents?
Maybe Grandmeow and Grandpa are returning for another visit?
With all of the activity, painting, and decorating,
Maybe it's The Curator at the Louvre coming to collect all of Linda's art for a world tour exhibition.
Come on, Gina!
Spill the beans!

28/09/2025

Chianu here.
Remember me?
Me and my sister and my brother were foster kitties at Castle Deane about two years ago.
We had some special guests for lunch at our place today.
Eat your heart out Gina Ginger Knickers. 😁

27/09/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.

This is a special appeal to all my friends near Rochester, Kent, in England.
Is there anyone who can help poor Muffin?
And if you can't, purrsonally, please help spread the word.

Viewing is booked in 🙏♥️

I need a favour, and muffin needs a lifeline 😢

Please read, and click the share button if you cannot help dear muffin.

Beautiful muffin was adopted out to her wonderful home when I began wisteria 6 years ago

Her hoomummy lived not far from my new home here at Rochester and over the years we kept in touch and I always loved hearing from her, when she popped to pets at home she would always pop a box of food in for the cats here at the rescue and she genuinely is a lovely woman, and muffin was her life after she lost her husband, muffin gave her purpose as she would say and she adored the bones of her.

3 months ago she called me, muffin had escaped, having been an indoor cat, I was worried sick until she called me an hour later to say she was sleeping behind the bed! We did laugh!

Very sadly and very suddenly muffins mummy has become Bedbound with dementia, and the family agreed in muffins best interest was For her to come back to me and of course I said yes.

This has left muffin absolutely heartbroken, she’s lost her mum, her home and her whole entire life is upside down.

I am pleading tonight to find poor muffin a home, she’s nearly 12 years old and has led the like of Riley with her mum, she’s recently had a dental and she had always been indoors.

She’s a lovely girl, she just needs a place to call hol as right now she’s shut down and needs that special place.

She will be ok with chilled cats. 😻

If you can’t help her I beg you to share her story so she can find her place.

My love goes to muffins mummy, whose name i have purposely kept from Facebook, it just goes to show how vitally Important it is for your wishes to be spoken about or written down about your pets.

🙏❤️

26/09/2025

Agent Gina Ginger Knickers repawting.

OH, MY. CAT!!!!

Using my secret snoopurrpower, which makes me invisible under the coffee table (and behind curtains, etc), I have just overheard the most intriguing conversation!

If this means what I think it means...