Tabs

You hear a lot about that “it” factor when people describe Hollywood celebrities and entertainers. Like, “Brad Pitt has ‘it,'” a casting agent might say. The superstars all have “it,” whatever it is, and you either have “it” or you don’t.

Tabs had it. In spades. For instance, he never just walked into a room. He sauntered. And he never simply ran places. He pranced, sprang or dashed.

He exuded 24/7 confidence. He had swagger, and it bloomed from his majestic fur like sparkly supermodel magic.

Something about this time of year brought out the best in Tabs, and his “it” factor was at peak power in spring.

I sure miss my guy… I hope he’s doing well up there.

I wonder if he has a nice field of green grass to frolic in. He sure loved to frolic.

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Jeez, it’s almost April already… I can’t believe it. Tabs would have been so sad to miss March Madness this year. 🏀 He was a huge basketball fan and a baller.

In fact, he was Draymond Green’s son’s godcat and a basketball consultant, among other things. Basically, he was one of those multi-hyphenate sports stars. He played football, of course, but he also played basketball in cat college, and he was good, too!

He didn’t make it into the pro league, but fortunately for Tabs, he had a good cattitude about it. He took his knowledge and started a successful basketball consulting agency.

He was the Jerry Maguire of cat agents. 😸

His legacy still lives on, and not just through the kitten basketball camps that his foundation funds, but also through Sundays With Tabs (this is the 600th installment!), which continues to inspire kittens and cats around the globe. 😊

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Spring has sprung! 🌷 — and despite the seriousness of current events, Tabs wouldn’t have let it rain on his parade. Nope. Spring was his favorite season, and he saw it as a time of tremendous creative, mental and spiritual renewal.

Times are tough and getting tougher. Tabs would have said, “Adversity reveals true character.” He was a very inspirational cat.

He was also the greatest springtime kitty supermodel of all time.

PGR (Pretty Girl Rosie), even though she decided to pursue a career in science, has also been inspired by Tabs. She sees me always looking through ad campaigns Tabs did, and the walls in the home office are decorated with poster-sized pictures of Tabs, and I think some of that fabulousness has rubbed off on her, because every once in a while I’ll catch her striking a pose for the camera. 📸

I think she might even try to get a few kitty modeling gigs as a side hustle. 😂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The Irish roots run deep through the cats of this household. Even though we’re officially unclear about either Tabs’ or Rosie’s true origins, by default they’ve taken on the family’s legacy, which makes them both a quarter Scotch-Irish.

Rosie reminded me this morning that Tuesday is St. Patrick’s Day. When she found Tabs’ favorite St. Paddy’s Day collar, she tried it on. I think she was also secretly hoping she’d find his end-of-the-rainbow treasure, but he was very secretive about its whereabouts. He never told me where he hid it. I suspect it’s buried in the front yard somewhere close to Sushi the Betta fish (R.I.P.), who died under suspicious circumstances.

I think Tabs’ best St. Patrick’s Day was the one he acted as master of ceremonies for the local cat chapter of the Knights of the Emerald Isle, where he wore his family collar with pride.

Tabs

Rosie’s more of an introvert, so she’ll be spending her St. Patrick’s Day at home. Also, she’s practicing social distancing from other cats in light of current events.

PGR

And PGR rocking her new shamrock charm

Happy St. Patrick’s week to all you Irish cats out there. ☘️

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Tabs was a true lover of the great outdoors, and one of his favorite times of year was cherry blossom season. In fact, he commissioned, as you may recall, his very own line of sakura-themed kitty kimonos, which he loved wearing around the house on Sundays.

And one of his fave collars was all about cherry blossoms. 🌸

Tabs used to say that some of his best kitty modeling poses came to him while he meditated under his favorite cherry blossom tree. 🌸 It was a great source of inspiration for him.

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