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 8/2/12 Melissa Connolly 8/2/12

TCM’s Summer Under the Stars

It’s Movie Day every day in August!

Melissa Connolly 7/25/12 Melissa Connolly 7/25/12

Carry

Gordon wants to be the decider, but we all know who that is.

Melissa Connolly 7/23/12 Melissa Connolly 7/23/12

Nobody Does It Quite Like Fred

I like Fred Astaire too.

Melissa Connolly 7/20/12 Melissa Connolly 7/20/12

Lost

This is the day Simon made his move.

Melissa Connolly 7/16/12 Melissa Connolly 7/16/12

What a Glorious Feelin’!

Gene Kelly is one of my heroes, so I raced to this once-in-a-lifetime Singin’ in the Rain event, hosted by the Smithsonian. More important is that I didn’t pass out from excitement.

Melissa Connolly 7/13/12 Melissa Connolly 7/13/12

Suspend

It’s times like this that remind us all of Simon’s acrobatic past.

Melissa Connolly 7/11/12 Melissa Connolly 7/11/12

Special Delivery, Dad-Style!

Dad is artistic too!

Melissa Connolly 7/9/12 Melissa Connolly 7/9/12

Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #22. The Man Who Cried (2000)

Christina Ricci stars as a Russian Jewish woman on a journey to find her father and a new life in the 1920s. Johnny is the quiet gypsy who captures her heart – at least for a while.

Melissa Connolly 7/5/12 Melissa Connolly 7/5/12

Refresh

It’s always a good time for a yoga break.

Melissa Connolly 7/3/12 Melissa Connolly 7/3/12

Better Late Than Never: 2012 Rainforest Fund Benefit

The Rainforest Fund benefit is a not-to-be-missed annual event! Here’s how it was….

Melissa Connolly 7/1/12 Melissa Connolly 7/1/12

Space

The Kitties visited the final frontier.

Melissa Connolly 6/27/12 Melissa Connolly 6/27/12

Johnny’s Angels at Work

We got mail!

Melissa Connolly 6/26/12 Melissa Connolly 6/26/12

Blogging My Way

Inspired by another workshop, the blog takes a turn.

Melissa Connolly 6/23/12 Melissa Connolly 6/23/12

Secret

The Mother Kitty will get it out of them.

Melissa Connolly 6/19/12 Melissa Connolly 6/19/12

Blogging Your Way 2.0

There are so many workshops and so little time….

Melissa Connolly 6/15/12 Melissa Connolly 6/15/12

Shiny

Sometimes, being messy is worth it.

Melissa Connolly 6/9/12 Melissa Connolly 6/9/12

Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #21 — Before Night Falls (2000)

Johnny has two cameo roles in Julien Schnabel's beautiful and devastating film about Cuban poet/novelist Reinaldo Arenas' struggle for artistic freedom. One is as an evil policeman and the other is a jailed transvestite with special talents.

Melissa Connolly 6/7/12 Melissa Connolly 6/7/12

Hurry?

Lily is almost ready.

Melissa Connolly 5/31/12 Melissa Connolly 5/31/12

Faded

B.J. discovers new shades.

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

Sight

Music brings everyone together.