
08/19/2023
These are just a few of the many small and quirky museums that can be found across America. If you're looking for a unique and memorable experience, be sure to check out one of these unique museums.
We invite you to experience a multi media collection of feline antiquities from around the globe sur
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These are just a few of the many small and quirky museums that can be found across America. If you're looking for a unique and memorable experience, be sure to check out one of these unique museums.
I celebrated my 11 year rescue-versary at Catman2 Shelter a couple of days ago, but The Human has been busy and he’s the one with the thumbs, so I haven’t posted about it. Eleven years of being The King of the Cats. Eleven years of being greasy, grungy royalty. Eleven years of the best life for a crispy, cronchy, belligerent old man. This is my home. Dang it feels good to be a a greasy old Brillo pad!
- Taawwd
𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 🏍 🐈⬛
╰⊰✿🐾🖤🐾✿⊱╮
Greetings from Rainbow Bridge my furiends🪽🌈 ❤️. Mom says it’s ok for me to post from up here so we can keep spreading love and kindness. Did mew know that I am featured in the latest Catster magazine issue? (And so is my sister, Damita!) Thank mew for taking care of my mom this past week…I love mew all!! ❤️❤️
Today's Vintage Ad With Unexpected Cats celebrates !
Doing some art 🎨😸
Happy International Lefthander's Day to all my fellow lefties! 😸
Shop: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/49149678-the-left-handed-cat?store_id=296730
From a sarcophagus that’s believed to date back to ancient Egypt to life-sized rideable carousel cats, the American Museum of the House Cat in Sylva seems to harbor every feline-inspired artifact you could ever dream of. 🐈⬛ Read more about the roadside attraction in the summer edition of Carolina Home + Garden.
https://carolinahg.com/following-the-mews/
📸 Clay Nations Photography, WNC Cat Museum
The American Museum of The House Cat
Dr Harold W Sims, Jr
From a sarcophagus that’s believed to date back to ancient Egypt to life-sized rideable carousel cats, the American Museum of the House Cat in Sylva seems to harbor every feline-inspired artifact you could ever dream of. 🐈⬛ Read more about the roadside attraction in the summer edition of Carolina Home + Garden.
https://carolinahg.com/following-the-mews/
📸 Clay Nations Photography, WNC Cat Museum
Today we are starting to demo the next room for its remodel! Our volunteer Randall looks a little too happy to be wielding the sledgehammer! 😂
Invention of the Week.
Although “unique” is an understatement.
A little lesson from :
Did you know???
The Blue Ridge Mountains stretch 550 miles from North GA to PA, encompassing more than 34,000 square miles of mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, and waterfalls in 8 states.
The Blue Ridge range is part of the much larger Appalachian Mountains range. But the Blue Ridge also has myriad sub-ranges, including the Great Smoky Mountains, Black Mountains, Craggy Mountains, and more.
It's home to the tallest mountains east of the Mississippi River, with 20+ peaks in North Carolina alone that measure over 6,000 feet in elevation.
Did you know???
The Blue Ridge Mountains stretch 550 miles from North GA to PA, encompassing more than 34,000 square miles of mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, and waterfalls in 8 states.
The Blue Ridge range is part of the much larger Appalachian Mountains range. But the Blue Ridge also has myriad sub-ranges, including the Great Smoky Mountains, Black Mountains, Craggy Mountains, and more.
It's home to the tallest mountains east of the Mississippi River, with 20+ peaks in North Carolina alone that measure over 6,000 feet in elevation.
The anti-hero cat of Geluck is exhibited on the quays in Geneva (2022)
Read More about Philippe Geluck, best known for his long-running comic strip, 'Le Chat' (1983-2013), which appeared in Le Soir for over thirty years.
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/geluck_philippe.htm #:~:text=Geluck%20developed%20his%20signature%20character,Chat'%20debuted%20in%20Le%20Soir.
Update: He has been discharged and is home recovering.
I’m closing up early so I can go deal with some hospital stuff for Harold. He’s recovering well but it’s a tough recovery especially for an octogenarian. Pic for attention - it’s an enamel pin that’s among our auction stuff… which I’m getting closer and closer to being able to post. Life things are taking precedence right now but it’ll happen before you know it! 💖
We will reopen Sunday by appointment 😃
We have a visit today. Say to .
Behind Every Strong Woman is Her Cat
The OG Catman Harold is having surgery this morning to repair a big hernia and a little hernia that I’ve named Herman and Sherman, respectively. When I got to his house at 5am to pick him up, I said “good morning, Sunshine” and he responded “No he left already, he’s gone already.” 😂 He’s doing just fine and is cracking jokes for the medical staff. Please keep him in your thoughts today.
Sometimes our MuseumCats run across a non related cat post that just needs to shared. Our Purrayers go out to these wild horses of the coast for the loss of Cora Mae. Our hearts are saddened by her passing.
Please be respectful of all our wildlife (including Wild Horses) and in the mountains the Elk, Black Bear, Deer & smaller mammals. All of these animals are protected in the habitat they roam freely.
Around 7:30 this morning we received a call from a resident about a horse that had been struck by a vehicle. After arriving on the scene our veterinarian determined that the mare, named Cora Mae, had fractured her tibia in multiple places. She was humanely euthanized.
The driver of the vehicle also notified the sheriff’s department and a deputy was dispatched. Statements were taken and a report was filed, but please understand that this was truly a terrible accident and all parties involved are devastated. We ask that people please be respectful as all of us - including the driver of the vehicle - cope with this loss.
Cora Mae was in her teens, and one of the top producing mares on the beach. In recent years, she foaled Liberty, Valor, Riptide, Bravo, and Cosmos. She was an excellent mother and her offspring are all extremely well-bred. Cora’s loss will have a significant, lasting impact on the wild population.
There is some comfort in knowing that Liberty, Bravo, and Cosmos are still in the wild and will hopefully sire their own foals in the coming years. Riptide was removed from the wild in 2020 when he contracted pythiosis, and now lives on the CWHF farm on the mainland. At four years old, he is our best ambassador/outreach horse, has been started under saddle, and we have plans to potentially breed him next year. We sadly lost Valor in 2020 at the age of two due to an infected tendon sheath.
Cosmos turns a year old on September 15 and while this isn’t the way we like to see foals weaned, he is old enough to survive on his own. He is still with his dad Surfer who will take excellent care of him as long as they stick together. We will be keeping a very close eye on him and will intervene if it seems like he’s struggling, but as of right now we are hopeful that he will acclimate just fine.
We’d like to thank everyone who helped us take care of Cora Mae today. We are so grateful for the quick, compassionate response from our community, our staff, and our veterinarian.
You were a good girl, Cora Mae. Rest easy now. 💜
(Photo is of Cora and Valor, 2018)
www.corollawildhorses.org
Hi sweet furiends…I have gained my angel wings and I am now young and healthy again!! Please know I love mew all very much and I am so grateful for the wonderful life I had filled with so much love and joy!!
Please be kind to my mom as she learns how to go on living without my physical presence by her side. She may not respond to all comments or messages but she is truly appreciative for the love and support you mew all have shown us both over the years.
I loved so much and I was loved so much in return…what a lucky boy I am!! This is just goodbye for now…
❤️🌈❤️🌈
For International Cat Day.
Bunny in the City dropped by the Cat Museum earlier today. Thanks for stopping by and featuring The American Museum of The House Cat!
Playing some songs for the kittens! I think today's theme will be "cats playing instruments!"
Prints: https://society6.com/product/piano-cats_print
https://society6.com/art/piano-cats
😅
It's ! (Walter Chandoha)
Goodnight World…
Lovely picture 🤍
All the beds I wanted were taken today. There were plenty of other unoccupied beds but I didn’t want any of them. It’s a good thing The Human knows I am to be worshipped from a pedestal. He brought me a fresh bed and blanket and I was happy to take my 23rd nap of the day there. Being older than dirt has its perks. - Taawwd
Hey North Carolina Weekend do you remember meeting the during the summer of 2018 in Sylva, North Carolina? We would love to show you around our permanet home of the American Museum of The House Cat! When would you like to come meet the ?
www.WNCCatMuseum.org
828.476.9376
The American Museum of the House Cat is an eclectic collection of all things feline.Sylva, NCTune into North Carolina Weekend, your guide to the best places ...
Delores is a very sweet, very petite (just under 5 #) tortie lady. She is around 12 years old and doesn’t seem to care that her roommate kitty dislikes her. Oblivious, chill, and totally down to lounge around all day, maybe have a bit o’ the old ‘nip if she’s feeling frisky - but only the edibles and infused toys because she has a little asthma 😇.
It’s impossible not to love Delores. She’s looking for a new indoor home to cherish her forever. Could it be with you? Please share and help us find this sweet lady a retirement home!
Tell her about yourself here: https://form.jotform.us/93037105972154
The Amazing Acro-Cats, featured in the Netflix series Cat People, are coming to Asheville!This troupe of trained domestic house cats, all former orphans, rescues, and strays, give a one-of-a-kind purrformance that includes cats riding skateboards, jumping through hoops, ringing bells, balancing on b...
5063 US Highway 441 South
Sylva, NC
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