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Operating as usual

03/17/2023

I apologize for our absence the past couple of days - we finally got our phones and internet back up this afternoon. It was a giant pine tree that fell on the lines down the road from us. Anyway, I’m sorry about that so enjoy Harold’s cool patchy bomber jacket he made until we start the work day tomorrow :)

03/17/2023

Window and door graphics are going up for Cats at Play Cafe Asheville! Looks good ladies! 🐱

03/17/2023

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Sending good thought and Purrayers to  and Pania Brown Artworks…also …from alltve MuseumCats & everyone at The American ...
03/17/2023

Sending good thought and Purrayers to and Pania Brown Artworks…also …from alltve MuseumCats & everyone at The American Museum of The House Cat.

REGGIE!

Sorry for lack of POSTS this week! Reggie has had a blocked bladder and been at the vets for the last couple of days with a catheter and it's kept me busy visiting him and worrying!

Long story short, he's home and very glad to be, but to say I'm exhausted would be putting it mildly. Marc isn't back from Japan until Monday.

They've flushed him out and hopefully with a change in diet he'll be better going forward. I've taken today off work so I could bring him home and keep an eye on him. We have to go back at 4.30. It's very hard to tell if he's peeing or not. He's mostly just purring and sleeping as it's been very stressful for him.

Here he is rolling around with enormous pupils, he's on pain meds and antibiotics poor lad! X
Have to figure out how to feed him his new food and not Paisley who of course thinks he's getting special treatment and has hissed at him because he smells like the vets!

We’ve learned a lot about what separates great places to visit from the best places to live. Sylva NC, a college town wi...
03/16/2023
The 15 Best Things to Do in Sylva NC & Dillsboro NC

We’ve learned a lot about what separates great places to visit from the best places to live.

Sylva NC, a college town with 2,500 residents and close proximity to Cherokee, Bryson City, and Waynesville, is currently at the very top of our list.

Read on for our in-depth guide to the 15 best things to do in Sylva NC & Dillsboro NC.

The American Museum of The House Cat, Appalachian Women's Museum, Innovation Brewing, Blue Ridge Parkway, Nancy Tut's Christmas Shop, Dillsboro River Company, Mountain Heritage Center

The best things to do in Sylva NC & Dillsboro NC, including all the best attractions, hiking trails, historic sites, restaurants, and shops.

03/15/2023

Beware the Ides of March...

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03/13/2023

Snack time!

Oh boy, The Human is back home from his trip 🙄 Who cares, dude, you WOKE ME UP! 😾 YES I’ll take the treat and the pets… ...
03/12/2023

Oh boy, The Human is back home from his trip 🙄 Who cares, dude, you WOKE ME UP! 😾 YES I’ll take the treat and the pets… but THAT’S NOT MY POINT!!! I’m old as dirt and I need ever moment of my beauty rest 😼.

Love, Taawwdisms

Oh boy, The Human is back home from his trip 🙄 Who cares, dude, you WOKE ME UP! 😾 YES I’ll take the treat and the pets… but THAT’S NOT MY POINT!!! I’m old as dirt and I need ever moment of my beauty rest 😼.

Love, Taawwd

03/12/2023

Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation.
He wrote about the death of one of his favorite cats, Tyke, in his memory book "Big Sur"

03/12/2023

Louis Wain ( English artist, 1860 – 1939)

03/12/2023
03/11/2023

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03/11/2023

home office

03/11/2023

Eddie got his real estate license

Patreon.com/ScottMetzgerCartoons

03/11/2023
03/11/2023

I have been dying to share this mews with everyone.

It's official!!

Trust is a Black Rock City Honoraria recipient!!!

Trust is a ring of FIVE kitties with their booties in the air. Each of their buttholes is decorated in different styles. Within the ring, people will find trust exercises. The idea is to interact and build relationships with friends and strangers in a safe environment through humor. Purr...

One of the cat sculptures will be purple (lighting, color, etc.) and I am dedicating it specifically to my beloved friend, Heather Winfrey. She loved purple, had purple hair, probably rescued hundreds of cats, and loved her friends, family and husband with all her heart. I miss her so much.

Illustration by Molly Gregory

If I Fits I Sits….
03/10/2023

If I Fits I Sits….

03/10/2023

Eye of Ra, house of Isis and home of Bastet.

03/10/2023

Summer dreams

You’ve heard of the Owl & the Pussycat, but have you heard of the Owl & the Dog?
03/10/2023

You’ve heard of the Owl & the Pussycat, but have you heard of the Owl & the Dog?

Original photo from Instagram:

03/10/2023

Our shelter is closed this week so I can take a short but long overdue vacation. I hope to return Monday March 13th, recharged and ready to tackle kitten and baby wildlife season! And start on another renovation project which I’m excited to share once it gets going. Everyone needs a break, especially in the animal welfare world - you can’t pour from an empty cup. So even if you can’t go anywhere, try to take five minutes for yourself and sit in silence and just breathe. I’m going to do just that at my mom’s house 350 miles away 😌. Thank you to all the people who are making it possible for me to have this brief down time! 💜 Kaleb

(Now when I get back I hope we have some applications for this sweet three legged girlie Della Duck 🐱 🦆!)

Photos from Purr 'n' Fur's post
03/10/2023

Photos from Purr 'n' Fur's post

03/10/2023

Arthur_Rackham (1867 – 1939; English book illustrator)
Cheshire Cat

Photos from Cookie Lyon Quotes's post
03/10/2023

Photos from Cookie Lyon Quotes's post

Mobile uploads
03/07/2023

Mobile uploads

03/05/2023

THE WILLOW CATS
by Margaret Widdemer

Art by Rose Mary Berlin

They call them pussy-willows,
But there's no cat to see
Except the little furry toes
That stick out on the tree:
I think that very long ago,
When I was just born new,
There must have been whole pussy-cats
Where just the toes stick through----
And every Spring it worries me,
I cannot ever find
Those willow-cats that ran away
And left their toes behind!

03/05/2023
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03/05/2023

I can't show you the cover of my upcoming cat book yet (Fall 2023). But I can show you what happens when I place a mock-up of said book in front of my cat Leelo who was resting comfortably and serenely on my office table before I plopped a mini-white monolith in front of her for a photoshoot. Note how Leelo's expression says both "absolutely startled" and "I will burn everything you ever held dear with my laser eyes" at the same time. Now that is range.

HUGE thank you to Don and Mark for doing all the muscle work in lifting and putting together the new cages to upgrade ou...
03/05/2023

HUGE thank you to Don and Mark for doing all the muscle work in lifting and putting together the new cages to upgrade our Isolation Bldg, and thanks to Mary for recruiting their help! It was a wet, windy, yucky day and these guys powered through without complaints. I can’t wait to get everything just right in there and do a little virtual tour. This much improved space will be a beacon of hope for many cats in need in the months to come. 💚

03/05/2023

Good morning from Cavalieri! Our cat room is pretty booked up today, but it's a beautiful day to get a drink and admire her from the porch seats 🤩 Also, peep one of our new wall designs behind her. Come by and check out our updates!

Did you hear the news? The MuseumCats are having a    at the  on Saturday, March 4th and Saturday, March 25th!  If your ...
03/03/2023

Did you hear the news? The MuseumCats are having a at the on Saturday, March 4th and Saturday, March 25th! If your , and would like to a few hours of your time, our collection would be ! The hours are 10:00am - 4:00pm and we ask that you fill out our online application.

www.WNCCatMuseum.org.

Light Refreshments will be provided as a .

Application Link:
https://form.jotform.com/212137488962161

Did you hear the news? The MuseumCats are having a at the on Saturday, March 4th and Saturday, March 25th! If your , and would like to a few hours of your time, our collection would be ! The hours are 10:00am - 4:00pm and we ask that you fill out our online application. www.WNCCatMuseum.org. Light Refreshments will be provided as a . Application Link: https://form.jotform.com/212137488962161

03/03/2023

Tortie is overseeing the Catman as he works on Cat Museum Reopening details…

I’m looking for a few 💪🏻 folks who can lift who can volunteer some time tomorrow (Friday March 3rd). The Catman2 Shelter...
03/02/2023

I’m looking for a few 💪🏻 folks who can lift who can volunteer some time tomorrow (Friday March 3rd). The Catman2 Shelter new cages have arrived and they are in HEAVY pieces that need to be unpacked and carried a short distance into the isolation building. If a pair of strong people came, it’d probably take about an hour to unpack and move. If you can help, please send us a message. Tomorrow is flexible and I would love to get these cages in the building and ready for me to put together Sunday!

Please Call at the if you can help move, lift & install these cages: 828.293.0892

Update: got it covered! Thanks, Mary for recruiting some muscle for us tomorrow!

I’m looking for a few 💪🏻 folks who can lift who can volunteer some time tomorrow (Friday March 3rd). Our new cages have arrived and they are in HEAVY pieces that need to be unpacked and carried a short distance into the isolation building. If a pair of strong people came, it’d probably take about an hour to unpack and move. If you can help, please send us a message. Tomorrow is flexible and I would love to get these cages in the building and ready for me to put together Sunday!

03/02/2023

No shame 😂

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Happy Easter. Missing udate on CatMan2!😽
Update on the Goings On here at Catman2!

As many of y’all know, our founder Dr. Harold Sims has been struggling with some medical issues that have left him feeling less than stellar for several months.

Tomorrow he will have surgery that will hopefully give him a lot of relief! At almost 87 years old, he is still eager to get back to his old self and get back to working on projects that matter to him like the museum! He’s in great hands with a great team of docs who want to help him get to feeling better.

Please send him all the good vibes and well wishes for a successful surgery and uneventful recovery. I’ll update when I can! ❤️‍🩹

Enjoy these recent photos of Harold from a mini documentary my talented friend Josh is making about the shelter and museum 🙂

(The availability for appointments at the shelter and general ability to commit to much will certainly be impacted due to caregiving, so please bear with us while we balance everything out!)

Edit to add:

If you’d like to send Harold a get well card, or a donation in his honor to either Catman2 or The American Museum of the House Cat/WNC Cat Museum, you can send them here and I’ll make sure he gets them:
PO Box 2344
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Hello! Are you open to the public?

Thank you!
We are having a great time at the WNC Cat Museum watching Emily Eve Weinstein demonstrate the art of mono prints! Tickets to the museum are $7.50 for today only til 5PM. 💖
Don’t forget THIS SUNDAY ONLY (July 11th) from 2-5PM - the WNC Cat Museum at 5063 US Hwy 441 S will be open for tours! Our incredible artist/author friend Emily Eve Weinstein will be there to sign copies of her Cat Book and do a live mono print demo! Tickets to museum are $7.50 and you can snag yourself a copy of Cat Book for a minimum $20 donation to Catman2. Tell your friends - share!
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Go check out this awesome store in downtown Sylva and snag you a cat shirt to help benefit the WNC Cat Museum!
ILoveCats is very happy to hear that is doing so well and working his way through Kitty Fit Club! Sounds like he has some pretty wonderful humans helping him in his health-quest at Catman2 Shelter😻! The American Museum of The House Cat WNC Cat Museum
Hi Dr. Sims! My husband and I from PA came across your museum while vacationing in NC. Although we were disappointed that it's currently closed, it was a true delight to explore the outside! We have 6 cats as well as a black cat-themed bathroom, featuring a library that includes a book called "The Black Cat Made Me Buy It." The book is a compilation of ads with black cats, just like some of the ones posted outside of your museum. And I am a veterinarian working at 4 spay/neuter clinics, including Forgotten Cats in Willow Grove, PA. We hope to return to your museum someday. Stay safe and well!
As some may already know we have lost the admin privileges on The American Museum of The House Cat business page. Find out why by clicking our blog post link below and how you can stay up to date with our new page, the WNC Cat Museum.

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You guys, I met someone incredible in my travels in North Carolina who needs help and needs his story told! Dr. Harold Sims is a philanthropist who spent his retirement working on the Catman2 Shelter, a private, no-kill, cage free shelter. He found that no shelters near him in North Carolina were no-kill (and they all had less that ideal accommodations for the kitties), so he opened his shelter to save these cats while also helping to control the pet population in North Carolina. In 2017, he opened WNC Cat Museum with an incredibly impressive collection of cat-related items that date back for hundreds of years. The proceeds from the museum go to help the kitties at the shelter and his wildlife rehabilitation center there. Dr. Sims is concerned about keeping his legacy alive for many years to come after he passes, so they are working to develop an endowment fund for the future sustainability of his great legacy, including his shelter and museum.
You can help in a few ways:

1- Please share this and help Dr. Sim's story be seen by the right people!
2- If you can donate to CatMan2 and Dr. Sim's legacy, it would mean the world to him. You can do that here:
https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/3587764
http://www.catman2.org/donate.html
3- At the time of his death, he would like to bequeath his ownership to an updated 501 C3 corporation that will hold the title to the museum and the land. Anyone that can help provide legal advice would be much appreciated.
4- If you're in his area of North Carolina, utilize his low-cost spay and neuter services.
5- If you know anyone interested in working first-hand to help keep his legacy alive in any way, please message me here or at maloriemackey (at) gmail (dot) com or the good people at CatMan2 and the American Housecat Museum.

I was incredibly inspired by Dr. Sim's vision, and I hope you are, too. I am going to work my butt off to help his legacy live on and share this on all my media outlets, but please reach out if you have any ideas or want to help with this, too!
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