The Mother Kitty’s Blog

The Mother Kitty’s blog is a historical repository of Melissa’s Kitties blog, which published consistently from 2006 to 2022. (May 2026: The blog may be revived and continued in the near future.)

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Melissa Connolly 8/13/18 Melissa Connolly 8/13/18

Utopia

Love, love, love…

Melissa Connolly 2/1/17 Melissa Connolly 2/1/17

George Michael

Farewell, George Michael, thanks for all the music.

Melissa Connolly 8/6/14 Melissa Connolly 8/6/14

Peace

Come on, give peace a chance.

Melissa Connolly 5/24/13 Melissa Connolly 5/24/13

Farewell

Some songs stick with you forever.

Melissa Connolly 5/28/12 Melissa Connolly 5/28/12

Sight

Music brings everyone together.

Melissa Connolly 1/3/12 Melissa Connolly 1/3/12

Messenger

It’s easy if you try.

Melissa Connolly 6/29/09 Melissa Connolly 6/29/09

Drifting

Gordon loves the Blues.

Melissa Connolly 1/8/09 Melissa Connolly 1/8/09

Voices

The Kitties are rehearsing their favorite holiday tunes. Do you have any requests?

Melissa Connolly 12/2/08 Melissa Connolly 12/2/08

Pretend

Cue the music, and B.J. is The Great Pretender.

Melissa Connolly 11/28/07 Melissa Connolly 11/28/07

Superstition

This is one of Ashes’ favorite songs. Can you tell?

Melissa Connolly 10/7/07 Melissa Connolly 10/7/07

The Blues

Some nights, Gordon channels the masters and treats us to a concert.

Melissa Connolly 10/25/06 Melissa Connolly 10/25/06

Ghost

Gordon is named after a singer for a reason.

Melissa Connolly 2/19/06 Melissa Connolly 2/19/06

Song

All of the Kitties can carry a tune.