The Old Mama

@cattress511

Feminist SAHM & crazy cat lady. Total nature nerd, lover of cartoons & rock-'n'-roll. I'm handy & crafty. I'm ADHD, married to AuADHD, & we have an autistic kid who is awesome.

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The Old Mama@cattress511· 25d

Today is gonna be a mess because I didn't sleep a wink. Babs hasn't been herself, she is even tolerating her brother Bill laying near her happy #Caturday

A white cat is laying in loaf facing a window. She's partially on an old sherpa pet bed that an orange cat is resting on facing the camera, with his back to her

The Old Mama@cattress511· 26d

Boops from Babs!

An extreme close up of a white cat coming in for a headbutt

The Old Mama@cattress511· 27d

Bill is shoulder riding 😹 there's a tiny blep, & his whiskers are long!

Me a middle age white lady with an orange cat with some long whiskers and a tiny little blep tongue sitting in my shoulder, with front paws slightly down my arm & unseen back claws in my neck

The Old Mama@cattress511· 27d

We need a hashtag for this 😹 I have 3 barely cooperative entries (out of 8). Bill , Segrastaries of Cheezez is 11", sister Babs (pictured) is 10", & Lance with the long legs is 12"

The Old Mama@cattress511· 28d

My mom asked me if I saw the branch that broke off the tree & I'm clueless because I haven't been outside yet (too hot). Oh 😱👀 damn. It didn't storm & the wind was very mild.

A walnut tree that stands taller than the picture shows with a large, nearly 20 feet long branch that has broken off

The Old Mama@cattress511· 28d

Bill modeling a little #WhiskerWednesday why are some of his whiskers black? Is that like the pigment some cats have around their eyes, or on their tie beans?

An orange cat in loaf position, head turned to the side about 3/4 in a way which makes his whiskers pick up the light & be more visible both against his fur & the dark blankets on the other side. He has several shorter black whiskers on one side

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jul 12

Little guy came out to help me put some stuff out to dry & fade tomato stains, then to supervise me picking up the early walnuts that started falling #HedgeWatch #CatsOfBlueSky #PlunderCats

A black kittencat laying in the grass under a beach towel hung on a drying rack. He's on his side, eyes half asleep with his front paw sort of like he's swimming in the sir

A black kittencat laying half back halk croissant, again with a paw up near his head in the air, in the grass next to 2 walnuts that just fell off the tree

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jul 12

After I disturbed a large & handsome possum rifling through the porch (he hid before I could get a picture), I found this other lil guy searching the same spot for noms 😹 #HedgeWatch

An adult raccoon standing on a small trash can with miscellaneous gardening stuff. He's lighter grey - more white than most raccoons I've seen, like when dogs get white fur around their muzzles when they get older.

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jul 9

I finally feel mostly rested, like I can actually get up & do some stuff today. This little guy is still eepy though

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jul 8

I got a picture of Kammy today when she was raiding our porch. She might be a beagle or beagle mix, but I'm pretty sure her detection abilities are solely food related 😹

A chubby long brown dog, maybe a beagle? She has some white around her mouth indicating she's a senior, & a benign tumor on her mammary - she's been seen by a vet

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jul 8

This is not my dog 😹 She sneaks out of her fenced in yard & goes around eating at all the neighbors' houses. You cannot pull her away from the cat food. She's so greedy she hasn't shown her doggy sibling how to break free & raid the neighbors with her 😹😹😹 #Hedgewatch

An overweight brown long body with short legs dog is eating from cat food dishes in my porch

The same heavy brown dog licking the cat food as quickly as she can from the dishes in my kitchen where she followed me when I went in to get my sunglasses & treats to walk her home

A side view of the stout long brown dog, maybe a beagle mix? Some white fur around her mouth & large benign tumor in her mammary.

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jul 4

Gary the cuddler. #Caturday I'm trying to sleep while it's relatively safe to leave my husband unattended. He was "talking to the voices in the walls" yesterday but he's not willing to voluntarily check into the hospital. I'm basically just waiting for something bad to happen

A close up of a black cat in front of my face getting chin scritches

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jul 1

This is a protest 😹

The same white cat on the hot cold thermal bag is now licking her butthole

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jul 1

Wat do u mean ders no chikn in dis bag momb? Dis da hot chikns bag! Call da mannigar! #CatsOfBlueSky

A little white cat with little pink ears and a little pink nose & on me squinty eye sitting on a hot & cold thermal bag on the kitchen table with a look of profound disappointment

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 30

#CatsOfBlueSky Look at this goober in the tub. I've been busy moving my stuff out of the storage pod, fitting everything in the shed is like real life Tetris.

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 28

Technically it's Sunday but here's Lance for #Caturday There is a blueberry bush under this window & he is enthralled with the birds.

A black kittencat in a windowsill looking outside intently

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 26

Lance & Bianca

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 25

I do take a lot of pictures of my non furry child (we ran out of wall space to put them in our old place) but I don't share those in public very often. The furry kids also sit still & don't pick their nose for the camera lol. I call this one "She's right behind me" & "it's my spot now"

A baby with toys looking to the side, slightly concerned expression as a white cat sits behind her

The white cat has taken the baby's spot in the nursing pillow

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 25

Happy birthday @peytonreads.bsky.social

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 20

People who have money are so wasteful. An old roommate left this screen tent behind because it was broken & all it really needs is a bolt (carefully drilled into place) & a good cleaning. Babs thought I brought it out just for her! Happy #Caturday

A white cat is intensely sniffing a mesh tent that isn't assembled yet

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 20

Babs, meet Babs! This is Babs, short for Barbara, like Babs Bunny from Tiny Toons

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 19

The shed is done, Lance demands head scritches in celebration! I did all of this all by myself, except some help holding the ladder & parts. I am a beast!!! #Hedgewatch #PlunderCats #CatsOfBlueSky

A black kittencat is laying in front of a finished grey metal shed on pallets

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 18

Babs thinks she's stealthy too 😹

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 16

Oh good, my union rep is here to make me take a break. Half the roof is up. I shouldn't have tightened everything before starting this step, I need to loosen up the screws so that I can adjust the parts into perfect alignment, sigh, I learned this when doing the doors earlier. #HedgeWatch

A black kittencat laying on rocks with his head on my foot

A partially finished shed with some ladders inside & a black kittencat laying in the shade in the front & a brown tiger tabby kittencat is sitting near him but in the sun

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 16

These two are keeping watch over mama climbing the ladder to put the roof on #HedgeWatch

A white cat sitting on a cinder block next to a brown tiger tabby kittencat laying in the shade of the shed

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 16

There's no Menards near me, & all 4 hardware stores are similarly priced. I was just shocked at how much inflation had driven up the price since the last time I needed fasteners a few years ago. These have a tiny body & fat head, shown next to the 1/2" #6, the smallest sheet metal screw they had.

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 15

I got Lily in her #BskyProm2026 prom outfit finally, just barely 😹 #CatsOfBlueSky #PlunderCats #Hedgewatch

A brown tiger tabby kittencat with a pink fuzzy shawl with gems at the collar, a pink pipe cleaner crown with pink gems & beads & a pink felt catnip purse with a light pink ribbon flower

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 14

Uh-oh, the building inspector is back! Is she gonna shut me down? #Hedgewatch #CatsOfBlueSky Probably too windy to do the gables & roof today. Plus I need more frickin screws!

A brown tabby kittencat is sniffing around the inside of an unfinished metal storage shed on a plywood floor

A picture of the storage shed from the outside. No roof, gables, or doors yet. Just the walls & their supports

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 14

Bill is segrastari of Cheezez

The Old Mama@cattress511· Jun 13

Lance says happy #Caturday He's keeping me company while I work on the shed.