CATPURRSON'S PLACE

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The cats are having Easter pictures taken at the mall.

[click on the picture to enlarge it for a more detailed view]

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Muffy, the cat's dog friend, stands by the sign at the mall inviting the cats to have their picture taken with Betsy Bunny.

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The momma gray cat watches as her babies have their picture taken with Betsy Bunny.

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The photographer taking Easter pictures at the mall.

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The cats are watching the gray kittens get their picture taken with Betsy Bunny.

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This month the cats attended the ballet.

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The cats at the ballet. The ladies are wearing jewelry and the guys have white collars and bow ties.

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All the cats are quietly watching the ballet except for the little gray cat in the second row who is playing with mom's program.

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The stage with the prima ballerina.

[The stage was made from cut and folded cardboard. The "columns' on the stage were blue candles. The "balls" were styrofoam balls painted blue. The curtain was made from blue velvet material and the ballerinas were printed from clip art.]

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Honored guests seated in the royal box seats.

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Watching the ballet.

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An overall shot of the cats attending the ballet.

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Overall shots of the cats' skating party.

[You can enlarge this picture by clicking on it and you will see much more detail.]

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The cats are renting skates for the skating party.

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The DJ is drinking coffee while playing Golden Oldies tunes.

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The guys are waiting for the "ladies only" to finish.

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The ladies skate to a "ladies only." Spot is the skating referee with a whistle around his neck.

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It's a "ladies only" so the guys are sitting this one out.

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George works the concession stand at the skating party.

[The stools were made of little plastic suction cups glued to a peppermint candy. The lemonade and punch containers were folded clear plastic with clip art inserted and a twisted piece of paper glued on for the spout. The potato chip bags were clip art as was the food. George's hat was made from white crepe paper.]

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The cats are on a camping trip.

[My friend Irene got her husband to make the logs for me. The sleeping bags were made from small pieces of material.]

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Some cats are lounging in their sleeping bags while breakfast is cooking.

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The twins are waiting for breakfast on the camping trip.

[My friend Irene made the picnic table and benches from popsicle sticks glued together and dipped in paint.]

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The canoes and lake background were made from printed clip art

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An overall shot of the camping trip.

Random

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The cat's marching band. Notice the little gray majorette in the front. You can see her thrown baton [and its shadow] on the yellow newscaster's stand. [The baton was held up by a piece of floral wire to look like it was suspended in air.]

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The striped cat floats high in the air bringing up the rear of the parade.

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Enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and wine. Pumpkin pie on the buffet table.

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Halloween

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Is he catching that mouse or just playing with him?

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Playing in the school yard.

Bowling

2008-06-10T11:52:00.000-07:00

THE CATS JOINED A BOWLING LEAGUE. THE CRUISIN' TOMS AGAINST THE CATNIP CUTIES.
The bowling lanes were made from folded cardboard. I used a felt tip pen to mark them so they would look like bowling lanes. The bowling pins were clip art. Each pin was glued to a small piece of wire to make it look like they were flying through the air when the bowling ball hit them. The bowling balls were made from colored puddy.

Bowling

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Overall shot of the cats participating in a bowling league.

Bowling

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The Catnip Cuties in their pink fringed bowling shirts keeping a close eye on the opponents.

Bowling

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The Cruisin' Toms wearing their blue bowling shirts.

Bowling

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The scorekeeper waiting to see if it's a strike.

Bowling

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Close-up of the lanes showing the pins being knocked down. On the wall is Sasha's award for making it to the "300 Club."

Carnival

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The momma gray cat lies in the middle of the carousel keeping an eye on her babies as they ride the horses. [The carousel was made from two pieces of styrofoam held together with bamboo sticks colored white and covered with printed clip art. The horses were also made from printed clip art.]

Carnival

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The cats are riding the Ferris wheel. [The seats are folded cardboard. The wheel is made from two plastic hoops with colored beads glued on for lights.]

Carnival

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The cats are trying to knock over the milk bottles with a baseball to win a prize.

Carnival

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The cats have placed their bets and are waiting for the number wheel to turn, trying to win a stuffed bear.

Carnival

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The cats are playing a game, trying to knock over a duck with a rifle shot for a prize. The cat in the foreground has won a yellow stuffed bear.

Carnival

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The cats are playing a game, trying to toss the ball into one of the baskets for a prize. The green hat worn by one of the cats was a prize won at the "shoot the ducks with a rifle" game.

Carnival

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Selling cotton candy for fifty cents. [The cotton candy was made from small pieces of cotton balls tinted pink with a red magic marker.]

Carnival

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George is working the concession stand at the carnival. Muffy and her friend, Spot, are sharing a pizza and beer.

The Wedding

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GEORGE AND TAMMY'S WEDDING
George and Tammy have a June wedding. They exchanged vows as The Ceremony [sung by George Jones and Tammy Wynette] played softly in the background.

The Wedding

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On Valentine's Day, George proposed to Tammy and she accepted. He gave her red roses, which she is holding, a heart-shaped box of chocolates, and the engagement ring [in the black box]. The Valentine's Card is how he surprised her, when it said "Will You Meowy Me?" They were married the following June.

The Wedding

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The wedding of Tammy and George.

The Wedding

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George is waiting while Tammy comes down the aisle.

The Wedding

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Tammy coming down the aisle.

The Wedding

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Reverend Mouse officiates at the ceremony.

The Wedding

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Wedding guests. The momma gray cat is the mother of the flower girl and the ring bearer. She is sitting with her other two kids, one of whom is playing with her pretty yellow hat.

The Wedding

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Overall view of the wedding.

The Wedding

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The buffet table and the wedding cake.

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The Wedding

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The reception area with dance floor.

The Wedding

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Overall shot from the front.

The Wedding

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Overall shot taken from the rear.

The Wedding

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George and Tammy posing for wedding picture.

TheWedding

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Posing for pictures after the ceremony.

The Wedding

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The wedding party.

The Wedding

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The limo waiting to take George & Tammy to the airport for their honeymoon trip to Paris.

Random

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Cats skating on the pond while another cat has to watch from the bench, as he has a broken foot from skiing.

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Skiing

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Some cats are playing checkers while others are baking Christmas cookies.

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Watching the new year come in.

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Careful, you're tipping the bench!

Island Vacation

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THE CATS ARE ENJOYING AN ISLAND VACATION
The background was made from clip art that was printed, then the same picture was flipped and printed again, then the two pages were taped together. The palm tree on the beach is clip art, the edges were fringed with scissors after printing. The umbrellas and lounges are also made from clip art. The beach is salt with some sand mixed in. The blue water is paper overtop crumpled newspaper to give it some depth. I cut slits in it to make it look like the cats are actually in the water, as in the twins playing with the beachball and the cats wading at the shoreline. The beachball was a small styrofoam ball painted to look like a beachball and suspended in the air from a thin piece of floral wire.

Island Vacation

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An overall shot of the beach.

Island Vacation

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The momma gray cat and her babies are enjoying the beach along with all the other cats on their island vacation.

Island Vacation

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The twins playing with the beach ball on the island vacation.

Island Vacation

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Cats enjoying the beach on their island vacation.

The Cruise

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THE CATS ARE GOING ON AN ISLAND CRUISE ABOARD THE CRYSTAL HARMONY CRUISE SHIP
The cruise ship was made from a clip art picture. I enlarged it and printed it in four different sections, then taped the sections together to make the one very large picture of the ship. The pier was just a covered box. The pilings around the pier were fat tip felt pens, covered in gray paper and then I used a silky twine to resemble rope tied at the top. The ramp to the ship was folded cardboard covered in a clip art picture.

The Cruise

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An overall shot of the cats getting ready to board the ship for their island cruise.

The Cruise

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Cats waiting on the pier for their turn to board the ship.

The Cruise

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Going up the ramp to board the cruise ship.

The Cruise

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All the cats waiting on the pier to board the cruise ship.

The Cruise

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The cats are waiting with their luggage to board the ship.

Pregnancy

2008-06-02T18:34:00.000-07:00

TAMMY AND GEORGE FIND OUT THEY ARE GOING TO BE PARENTS
Tammy finds out she is pregnant. In nine weeks the babies will arrive [it only takes cats nine weeks]. Each week the pictures cover something different concerning the pregnancy. They fix up the nursery and paint and install shutters outside the nursery window. Tammy has her baby shower and finally goes into labor. Soon they'll be parents. [Check out The Babies label.]

Cherry Blossoms

2008-06-02T18:19:00.000-07:00

THE CATS ATTEND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON, DC
The cats attended the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in DC. They are relaxing around the Tidal Basin surrounded by cherry trees in blossom. In the background, you can see the Washington Monument and to the side is the Thomas Jefferson Memorial [made from clip art, of course].

Riding The Rapids

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THESE DARING CATS DECIDED TO TRY THEIR LUCK AT WHITE WATER RAFTING
The water was made from crinkled cellophane that was used for packing. I gathered stones for the rocks. The background is a clip art picture. The rafts were made with a blue plastic grocery bag covering cotton balls.

Hot Air Balloon

2008-06-02T12:33:00.000-07:00

THIS MONTH, THE CATS WENT FOR A HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE.
I had a lot of help from my good friend, Joyce, who made the paper mache balloons for me. She did all the hard work and I sure thank her for her help. I actually had the fun part. I painted them.

Hot Air Balloon

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Hot Air Balloon

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Hot Air Balloon

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Hot Air Balloon

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Hot Air Balloon

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Hot Air Balloon

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Babies

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Tammy and George with their five new babies.

Babies

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The new arrivals: Grason, Tonya, Garth, Tamara, and Grant.

Babies

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The cats are welcoming home the new arrivals.

Babies

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Overhead shot of the babies in the playpen.

Babies

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The babies in the playpen.

Babies

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George and Tammy watch as the babies enjoy their hobbyhorse.

Babies

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The babies playing on the hobbyhorse.

Pregnancy

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Week 1. The pregnancy test is positive. Tammy and George are going to be parents in nine weeks.

Pregnancy

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Week 2. George is painting the walls of the nursery.

Pregnancy

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Week 2. Tammy is busy making new curtains for the nursery while George paints.

Pregnancy

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Week 3. Tammy is experiencing strange cravings for pickles and ice cream.

Pregnancy

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Week 4. Tammy is knitting a baby blanket while George reads Dr. Spock.

Pregnancy

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Week 5. George is thinking of little boy names.