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  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna: Homecoming

    Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna: Homecoming

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    The recent New York trip officially came to an end when I brought Luna home on Thursday. Changing locations is always a bit disorienting for her, but she quickly readjusted to her familiar home surroundings. She has also been very attached, looking for every opportunity to cuddle in my lap or at least sit next to me.

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    Yes, I do need to finish unpacking. It’s actually been quite busy since I returned, including a late-night gig with Surplus 1980 on Thursday and a show tonight with Reconnaissance Fly in Sacramento. But after that things calm down quite a bit. So we will have a proper but belated celebration for Luna’s birthday next week. Meanwhile, she is getting all the comfort and cuddles I can provide.

    tillie_2204Finally, a sad note. We were heartbroken last week to hear about the passing of our friend Tillie. Tillie was from the kitty clan in Nova Scotia that also shared Mickey with us, and their mom has been one of our big supporters here at CatSynth. We often noted back and forth how much Tillie and Luna looked alike. We send the whole family our deepest sympathies for their loss.

  • Happy Birthday Luna!

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    Luna officially turns 9 years old today. At moments like this, it certainly does seem that time flies by too quickly. Unfortunately, we are not able to celebrate together as I am still in New York, but we certainly will do so when I get home.

    Please join me in wishing Luna a very Happy Birthday!

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna: Boarding Time

    I am currently in New York, which means Luna is currently at her usual boarding place.

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    She adjusted to her surroundings fairly quickly. It is probably somewhat familiar as we have been boarding Luna here for most of my time in San Francisco. And the staff knows her and will probably be spoiling her while I’m gone.

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    They do make sure to provide one of her favorite rooms along the kitchen hallway, where she can see the human activity from a high perch just like at home.

    I am currently focused on this trip, which should be an interesting one. But I do always look forward to being reunited with Luna when I return home.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna

    Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna

    There are times when I envy Luna’s ability to just relax.

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    After several weeks of hyper-activity and a bit of tumult, we are enjoying a quiet weekend at home, with plenty of sun puddles.

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    I of course have quite a few things to do – preparing for my annual New York trip and getting out a couple of gig reports for this site – but time with Luna is definitely a priority.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna: Peek-a-boo!

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    I snapped this picture of a bashful Luna during a rehearsal yesterday for my upcoming Pitta of the Mind performance at the Meridian Gallery in San Francisco.  Luna is often very shy around company, but she does come out for a few select friends whom she has decided are OK.

  • Dona Nobis Pacem

    Dona Nobis Pacem

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    It is the annual Blog Blast 4 Peace, a day when countless bloggers pause for a day to post a “Peace Globe”, a simple image with the words dona nobis pacem, Latin for “grant us peace.” Visit the website to find out more on how to participate.

  • Wordless Wednesday with Luna

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  • Post-weekend Cat Blogging with Luna

    It was a rather eventful weekend here with a film project and then a bit of unexpected excitement around a show at Berkeley Arts last night featuring Pitta of the Mind. In the end, everything went well, though Luna would have preferred less excitement. Here she is coming out of hiding after my friends from the film project left and reclaiming her territory.

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    She is quite fond of this toy piano. I have even heard her press the keys, though I haven’t been able to capture it yet.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna: Modernist Poses

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    Luna has long been comfortable in her modernist surroundings, at it is a common subject of her weekend visits to CatSynth.  In the photo above, she is striking one of her attention-getting cute poses against the circular geometry of the rug and the angular lines of the glass table.

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    In those photo, she has a more elegant pose, the classic “reclining cat” from many works of art.  But she also has a little bit of attitude and disdain her expression, probably directed towards me for snapping pictures.

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted by Ritzi iInfidel.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna: Listening Intently.

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    During yesterday’s rainy morning, Luna sat with me as I listened to the final master for Reconnaissance Fly’s new album. I snapped this close-up with the iPad. She was so calm and poised. And she did listen to the music. I think her favorite track was Oh Goldfinch Cage, not just because of the subject matter, but because its timbral texture is quite different from anything else on the album, with more isolated percussion and sound effects. Lots of things to perk up both cat and human ears.