Saturday, January 19, 2019

Love to Love Mew, Baby: Cool Kitties in the 1970's Vol. 2

I hate to visit a blog, only to see that the first sentence is, "I've neglected this blog for a while." But, having said that, I've neglected this blog for a while. I think it's because when you deal in family photos, your audience is a little limited. You're, like, "This Ukrainian did this in 1910, and then another random Lithuanian happened in 1920." As Allie, my Millennial friend put it, "Ugh, family pictures? That's boring. Let's eat chicken wings!" 

So with this blog entry, I'm going to try to ensnare viewers with cat photos and 1970's interior design

Vintage 1970's cat photo with Kliban Cat pillow

This was my cat, Keeton, sleeping on a Herculon couch next to an authentic Kliban cat pillow.

Vintage 1970's cat photo

This is Keeton again, this time sleeping in a sink. Keeton did a lot of sleeping (as cats are wont to do).

Vintage 1970's cat photo

This was Alexandra. She'd just gotten spayed, so she had to wear one of those cone things that cats wear after having surgery. I don't remember the orange cat's name. I think it may have been Moogypus.  

Vintage 1970's cat photo

The orange cat on the floor was named Amber. You can read more about him here. I wish I still had that desk.

Vintage 1970's cat photo

This was Olivier, sitting next to an original, 26 volume Life World Library set. I'd love to have that collection now, so I could read all about Rhodesia and Yugoslavia.

Vintage 1970's cat photo

I don't remember who this cat was. It was either a girl cat we had named Madeline, or a boy cat named Napoleon. Either way, I can tell it was in the pre-cable years due to the lack of a box on top of the TV set.

Vintage 1970's cat photo

This was Marmaduke. He was a heavy smoker.

Vintage 1970's cat photo

I think this cat's name was Hecuba. Check out that wall unit. 

I've got about 700 other vintage cat photos stashed away in a box in the closet. So stay tuned if that's what you're into.