Faux Cats

I have come to the realization that I have quite a collection of cats. I'm not sure how this started, but it seems to be gaining since we moved. I love them all, so, I'm not giving them up no matter what. Some were given to me (I remember which from whom, so that says something). I want to share them with you. These first two (above) were gifts. One from an old boss and one from my friend Janice B. I tell you her initial because I have lots of friends named Janice (Janice B. once pointed this out to me). Janice B. also gave me the cat mug below. Janice, you should know I have had coffee or tea in that mug every day ever since I got it. It is the perfect size. Janice B. loves dogs. I believe I have given her the odd dog thing, but not as nice as these, she has a nack for appropriate gifts.

The sugar bowl was given to me by my invisible friend Richard. If you have read previous posts you will know all about him. Or some stuff. He got this for me on a trip to Africa he took a few years ago. I got two sugar bowls from that trip. He couldn't decide which one he liked best? I like them both, and use them both. He knows I collect honey pots (yet another blog topic!), but Africans don't use honey pots, therefore a person cannot buy a honey pot, even if they wanted to. Which Richard did. Sugar and honey are both sweet, so the bowls suit me just fine.

Aren't these little cats really cute? I have no idea where they came from, but the live in my china cabinet. They are very little and very heavy.

I bought these four recently at HomeSense. I am going to admit right here and now that I am addicted to HomeSense. If I were getting married now, I would just ask for gift certificates to HomeSense. Have I said HomeSense enough? I bought the little sleeping one first, she reminded me of our chocolate point siamese Echo who died about 3 years ago. The other three I found about a month later and of course, they match, so I had to have them.

I got this little cat at the store that I am addicted to. She has the words Kitten Keeper scripted on the basket that is holding all the kittens. Had to have it. Had to. You understand. The cross stitch beside the Kitten Keeper was my Christmas gift from my daughter, Jenn, last year. She made it for me. I love it more, but this blog is about cat things. I am trying to stay on topic here.

And here is my last precious cat thing. Or rather two things. I got these two from my girls for Mother's Day this year. Jenn came up to the lake with them and had dinner with us. Alia, when she phoned that night from Australia asked me what she had gotten me. In cahoots with her sister. Whatever, I got two lovely new cats out of the deal. To me they represent my two daughters. Awwwww.

So, it's true. You can never have too many cats. Who said that? Ohhhh, right, I made it up. It was me!