Natasha sits on my lap desk.

I am a cat person.  I love dogs too but I’ve always had cats and I relate to them. My previous cat, Java, who became a character in Monkey Ono passed away at the ripe old age of 16 in April 2019.  In July, our family welcomed two energetic tuxedo kittens, Boris and Natasha, and they quickly took over.  Observe.

If they feel I am not focusing enough attention on them, they let me know.  “Are you still drawing?” one might say. “Time to take a break and pet me!”  Sometimes they like to play with the end of my pencil or block my computer screen.  “What are you looking at? You should be looking at me!”

And, of course, they are right.  I absolutely should be looking at them.  So I do.  It is always a good idea to stop for 5 minutes and take a kitten break.

If you are all about cats and want to see more, check out my Instagram page, @jcphillipps.

Boris blocks the screen.

Java Kitty R.I.P.