Farewell From the Melville Cat
From the Melville Cat: Good day, friends. I have sad news: This will be my final blog post. I am writing to you from Beyond. I don’t know where I’ve gone, exactly. But all is well. I will try my best to explain. My favorite photo of myself. Yesterday began...
The Melville Cat Leaves and Comes Back (Lockdown Day 95)
The Melville Cat normally speaks for himself on this blog. But today, for some reason, I feel like speaking for the two of us. Smokey, the Melville Cat, in his favorite morning sun spot on the kitchen floor. I didn’t choose Smokey as a pet — he chose me....
Trixie the Melville Kitten (Day 88)
It’s Day 88 of the South African lockdown. Today, at long last, Trixie the Melville Kitten (who is actually not a kitten anymore) makes her blogging debut. From Trixie: Hello! Hi it’s Trixie! I’m blogging I’m blogging I’m blogging....
A Difficult Day for the Melville Cat (Lockdown Day 64)
From the Melville Cat: Good evening. It is Day 64 of the human lockdown. The last time I provided you with an update was Day 37, nearly a month ago. My apologies. The Melville Cat. I have not been spending much time in the house. Even during this very cold weather, I...
Lockdown Journal: Day 43 (Pictures of Cats)
Read all my lockdown journal posts. It’s Day 43 of the South African lockdown. Here is a picture of a cat. Lockdown photo 43: A cat. I considered writing about various things today: My lack of motivation for doing literally everything.The death of the South...
Heather Mason
I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.