Maru Drives Out Evil

This week was the Japanese festival of Setsubun, the time of year for driving out evil ogres. But frankly, if I was an evil ogre and came across Maru, Hana and Kitten Miri lined up and staring at me like some sort of feline Addams Family, I’d say “You know what? We’re good here, I’ll see myself out.”

Three cats pose in a row. the leftmost cat sits on the floor, the center cat in a stuffed elephant wearing a red Japanese ogre mask, and the rightmost cat sits on a stuffed cow.

Maru and Kitten Miri become purritos. Hana has a purrito wrap as well, but she’s just not filling it.

Now I really want a burrito, Andrew Y.

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Weekend Open Thread

Welcome to the Caturday open thread! Today’s visitor is Squirt, a stray cat getting love and care from reader Tara O., who adds: “He has been a stray in my yard for a few weeks now. He’s a little scared but very friendly, food motivated, and knows I will feed him and give him skritches.”

a tuxedo cat, black with white chest, looks at you.
To be clear, I am also skritches motivated.
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Kingpin Maru

Maru, Hana and Kitten Miri go bowling — and they’re the bowling balls. The girls are too thin and graceful to knock anything over, but Maru has weight to spare.

Later, Maru takes a walk to his favorite shrine and previews his new book of postcards.

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