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 3/27/13 Melissa Connolly 3/27/13

Swim

Simon came prepared.

Melissa Connolly 6/9/11 Melissa Connolly 6/9/11

Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #8 — What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993)

This movie, in which Johnny plays a guy stuck in a small town taking care of his needy family, is etched in my heart and earned Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar nomination.

Melissa Connolly 4/22/09 Melissa Connolly 4/22/09

Impossibility

Sometimes, the Kitties entertain my ideas.