Author: Summer Samba

Do you speak Kitty as a second language? If you have one or more cats in your life, you should! The thing about cat talk is that it’s very different from the way people talk. And it’s totally different from dog language. Think of it like comparing Japanese and English — it involves a different way of thinking, even if the message is the same or similar. We cats simply process our thoughts, emotions, and ideas in a way that humans are unfamiliar with. And that includes our love language.Because of this, people often do not realize that their cat…

Guess who came to see me the morning after I got back from Boulder?Well, I guess from the title of this blog post, you don’t have to guess! My man said he was watching me sleep from the leaded glass doors. So he took my leash and woke me up to see him.Of course, we both look forward to getting treats!While we were hanging out, I thought of someone.As he was really close to me, my man held out his hand and let me rub it and caressed me, which really pleased me.Then he reached out his hand to the…

I haven’t been to a blogging conference since before the pandemic, so I’m super excited! Before going down to the reception, I toured the hotel a bit.Often hotels have really generic art as decoration. But this hotel has some really unusual things! Like this multimedia wall art that contains videos of chirping birds. There are about half a dozen of them on one side of the lobby area.I wore one of my sweaters for evening events, and even wore my knit hat for a while.My man let me explore the swag room for ages! We were all allowed to get…

I’m excited! I’m going to BlogPaws Live at the end of the week! It’s in Boulder, and since it gets a little chilly there, I’ll bring knit hats. Let’s see which of these I should pack.This one actually comes from Southern California Aby Rescue. My man bought it to support them. I like it because it suits my eyes and coloring.This one was knitted by a patient in a large hospital. She was there a long time, and she knitted a bunch of these little hats for Josie, me, and I guess any little dogs that came to visit. It…

I have the best flight to Boulder! I was a big hit at TSA and was admired by many as my person’s hands were being wiped. Then at our gate, someone came who wanted to take a picture with me. It is wonderful.The flight is not very long. For some reason, my man always sits on the very wing. Even if he doesn’t like it! I don’t know how he manages that.Our hotel room was really nice! It’s kind of a mini suite. Let me show you.See how much is going on here? There is a large desk for my…

You didn’t think I’d show up to Boulder this weekend wearing just a knit hat, did you? Of course not! I carry a variety of warm cat clothes for the cold weather. And I’m showing them to you now.I rarely wear this purple sweater, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to show it off.This pink patterned sweater with a bow is another one I don’t wear often. (Let’s face it, I don’t wear it whatever sweaters often!) And it’s really beautiful.Here is a dress I’m sure you have saw earlier! But it was a while ago. The…

After last week’s visit with the peach kitty, many people are wondering where she is now.The truth is that he didn’t go anywhere! He’s been around for a while. It’s just that either our visits have been really short because my human was busy when he showed up. Or because he has his phone camera setting in the wrong place and most of the video is unusable. Or he just didn’t take many videos or pictures. So I’m sharing a little of what was salvaged from those visits.This is from a morning where my man had to take me back…

I love doing therapy cat visits at the big hospital! The security person at the front desk knew me by name. And I started working when I arrived. A few guests were looking at me as my person signed in. So he put me on the counter in front of them. They were delighted!After a short stop at the Cancer Center (the patients were sleeping, but I visited the nurse), we went up to Pediatrics. I saw three different women.The first one was in bed, groggy, but he wanted to see me. My man puts me on his bed, and…

When my person votes, he usually drops off his mail ballot in person at a voting center. He’s doing this so he can bring me along as an unofficial therapy cat for the poll workers. And he thought it was even more important to do that this year.We have many voting centers nearby, but my friend wants to use the one on the college campus in our area. That’s because a former president attended it.I’m so glad I went! When my man came in, he told the poll worker about my therapy work, and the next thing I knew, I…

Because the elastic on my nurse’s cap broke, I wasn’t able to wear my nurse’s uniform for most of my cat therapy visits in October like I usually do. But my last visit for the month was the children’s hospital, and my man didn’t want to let the kids down. So she was able to sew new elastic, which is harder than it looks! And I thought about going. I wore both my costume and my cap for the entire visit.My first stop after signing in was the arts and crafts table. I have to visit a girl for a…