Birds of a Sweater

Walter has been exploring the second floor of our house this week and finally found our bed. He’s doing really well! Who would have though…

A few weeks ago we gave the cat shed a good cleaning and set up the heater for the season. Walter took over snoopervisor duties! It snowed…

We put a catio kit together over the weekend for our house cats. Walter, former feral, senior cat that lived outside for his entire life, s…

My favorite videos of River from 5 years ago. So peaceful 🐝 Thank you all for your kind words - it’s so nice to know that so many people c…

Walter snuggles 💕 Today was the last day for his glucose monitor, he’s doing great! #walterwednesday #diabeticcat #formerferal

Petting OT and Robin…👀🦌 #officertom #spyingdeer

OT playing with some of our new toys! Wool kickers and rattle birds are fully stocked! 🖤 Link in bio. #officertom #birdsofasweater #toytes…

It is with a broken heart that I let you all know that we’ve lost the world’s best snoopervisor - River passed away overnight. Our Squeaker…

Apolla passed away today - I was ready to trap her to take her to the vet but she went on her own terms. She was always a feral, wild thing…

Some new cat figurines going into booth K5 at @americasantiquemallalgonquin ! #catfigurines #americasantiquemallalgonquin #vintagecats

Last night I had a dream that all of them were still with us. I walked up to the shed and everyone that is gone came out to greet me. Takin…

What a week and it’s only Wednesday! Walter has been losing weight and was suddenly very weak. After taking a loooong nap at the vet clinic…

This week we said goodbye to our senior dog Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was my constant shadow for the last 15 years. Every cat toy I’ve made up …

Happy Birthday/Gotcha Day to our Officer Tom! 🎉 9 years ago today he showed up while we were feeding the colony breakfast. He went from co…

Walter had his checkup today and has gained 3 pounds! His vet put on a glucose monitor so we can make sure we’ve got his insulin dose corre…

I woke up in the middle of the night to find this mythical creature draped across my body snoring loudly. This is the first time he’s slept…

Bath day for Walter! 🫧 He’s getting stronger every day, he doesn’t even notice he’s getting an insulin injection as long as he’s eating hi…

Walter has finally decided that he LOVES the catio! ☀️🌱 #walterwednesday #formerferal #diabeticcat

Happy 15th Birthday to our head toy tester, Milly! #happybirthday #birthdaycat #millicentbystander

It feels like I blinked and suddenly Jasper was all grown up! We spent part of the week in Las Vegas celebrating his 21st birthday. He’s g…

Walter says hi! 👋 #walterwednesday #colonycat

Mike and I have been selling antiques and vintage items in our two booths @mrsmithsvintage at @americasantiquemallalgonquin in Algonquin, IL…

Visited this grumpy old man at Grandma’s house this weekend! #officertom #blackcat

On this Small Business Saturday, I’d like to thank everyone that has supported this little business over the years. Everything we’ve done h…