Nora Meets Flat Stanley…

September 24, 2011

Oh, my. I’ve had many visitors over the last several years: boys and girls of all ages from toddler to adult, even a dog or two. But I’ve never had a flat visitor until I met Flat Stanley. He came along with a student of Betsy’s one day, and he hung out on my piano [...]

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Birthdays Are for Being Grateful…

September 10, 2011

It’s my eighth birthday today, September 10th, and I’d like to thank the individuals and organizations responsible for me being here. First of all, let me thank my mother, a stray cat on the streets of Camden, NJ. Then there’s the woman who rescued me as a kitten and took me to Furrever Friends, a [...]

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Who’s Cuter, Puppies and Kittens or Babies?

August 23, 2011

“Puppies Vs. Babies” is a brand new three-part series from Animal Planet that will pit videos of cute pups and kittens against the smallest and cutest of humans in a contest to decide who’s cuter. And I am featured in the very first episode, which will air on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 10 pm. [...]

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Add Nora to Your Front Bumper…

July 15, 2011

Last year, B&B bought a lovely red Honda CRV after their beloved Toyota Camry developed a crack in the cylinder block – whatever that is. Cadence, key and arpeggio I know. Cylinder block? Not a clue. Of course, I know it has something to do with a car, but cars are important to me only [...]

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“Friends of Cats” in El Cajon, CA

July 8, 2011

As a home-body cat who couldn’t bear to be separated from her beloved grand piano for more than a brief trip to the vet, I obviously don’t travel much. But sometimes Burnell and Betsy do, and when they do I always encourage them to visit any cat shelters in the area – not to necessarily [...]

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Cats and Classical Music?

June 13, 2011

I’ve known for a long time that I, personally, like classical music. My favorite composer is Bach. But how do other cats “feel” when exposed to classical music? A study at Colorado State University is looking at that question with regard to reducing the stress levels for cats during vet visits. Ingrid King, author of [...]

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Moxie Presents Nora The Piano Cat…

June 10, 2011

What does Nancy Drew, The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Ziggy, and yours truly have in common? We’re all represented by the licensing company Moxie & Company, LLC. And Moxie’s very own Arlene Scanlon and Laura Becker will be “representing” us all (and many more) at this year’s 2011 Licensing International Expo, June 14-16, at the Mandalay [...]

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Internet Cats in Sprint’s Kitty Chorus…

June 8, 2011

We all like things that are interactive, right? Like playing an instrument, for instance. Well, Sprint just created an interactive app called Kitty Chorus. The app contains loops from parts of various YouTube cat videos. You can then click on them to play the loops of your choice to create your own mix. It’s really [...]

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CATcerto – Main Themes for Piano…

June 3, 2011

Mindaugas Piecaitis, composer of CATcerto, which was inspired by my piano playing and features me as guest soloist via a video screen, created a piano score of the Main Themes from CATcerto. And here’s a video of Clemens Kummer, a student of Piecaitis, playing the piano piece. If you enjoy it, please consider leaving a [...]

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Ellie Turned Two Today…

May 31, 2011

Ellie is one of my siblings here at the House of Raven’s Wing. She was named after the artist Eleanor Day. She and I are not sisters in the usual sense, but we were both adopted by Burnell & Betsy – along with Max, Rennie, Clara, Gabby, and Jenny. Ellie was Jenny’s cagemate at the [...]

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