Sitten Pretty

He sits curled up in a tiny ball

So cute so soft and so very small

He sometimes jumps in my dress up shoe

This is my cat that I call Boo

He is so playful and oh so quick

He shimmies and staggers

Then jumps with a kick

Hours on end he runs around

Hiding here and there

Waiting to be found

So much fun to watch all day

He surly loves to run and play

But when he tires he is oh so cute

You can sometimes find him

Warm and cozy in Dad’s old boot

Author: Pauline Libutti

Size: 8 x 12 canvas (not framed)
This item sells for $175.00

Pauline Libutti, RiverRock Critters



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Friend or Foe

A fish of gold it may be,

But it does not seem like a fortune to me.

He swims all around his bowl all day

A cute little critter that loves to play

Here comes kitty straight away

Looking curiously as if to say

Why do you swim back and forth all day?

I love to swim round and round

And every few moments a new friend is found

They give me food from the top of the bowl

I swim, swim around and swallow it whole

I have a pretty good life and so I’ve been told

Would you be my friend may I be so bold

Since I love the water and you really don’t

I think both of us could be friends and I promise I won’t

Splash you with water to scare you away

As long as you promise I will not be your buffet

Author Pauline Libutti

Size: 5 x 7 canvas (not framed)
This item sells for $50.00

Pauline Libutti, RiverRock Critters

Why is your Cat Your Best Friend?

Ancient Egyptian Goddesses

Cats: the mere word conjures up images of mystery and beauty, of ancient Egyptian goddesses, of Halloween night and witches on broomsticks. What other animals are so associated with occult imagery, while also being commonplace companions in our daily lives? Wolves may share a spine-tingling association with ancient legends, from the werewolf to the big bad wolf of fairy tale fame. Dogs may share our lives and can be found in most suburban backyards. Yet only cats move silently and comfortably between the two worlds of the mystic and the mundane. Why do cats fascinate us and why do we love cats so?

Cats are beautiful. Cat lovers and non-cat lovers alike must admit to the beauty of their large, soulful eyes and lovely faces, their elegant silhouettes, their dainty noses and paws, and their metronomic tails. Cats may have shimmering green eyes, cool blue eyes or surprising yellow eyes. Their fur may be long or short, smooth or bushy, uniformly colored or patterned like tigers or calicos, and come in many shades of orange, yellow, brown, grey, black, and white, or some combination of the above.

Cats are fascinating to watch. We're amused by the comical antics of lively kittens playing, leaping, bounding, and rolling about the floor, sometimes reacting to things that we mere humans can't even perceive. We're entranced by the graceful movements of adult cats, their ability to move silently and stealthily, the ease with which they can leap and climb and walk along sloped surfaces or narrow ledges that only a trained human acrobat would attempt.

Cats and Their Mysterious Ways
Some people admire cats for their mysterious ways and associations with the night and with past ages when magic seemed more possible. Some respect them for their reputation of being aloof loners. Dog people claim that cats, being too independent, view humans with disdain. Cat lovers say that being loved by your cat means much more than being loved by your dog because, while a dog is a social animal that needs a master or pack leader to slavishly follow, the cat is by nature solitary. If a cat craves your companionship it is because they has chosen you and because you have earned their love, trust, respect and affection.

Pauline Libutti, RiverRock Critters.com
Copyright 2007 CraftyCritters Newsletter