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The gardening has begun

by Michael May 31, 2011

On Thursday, May 26 we started container gardening at the studio. It’s mostly hot peppers and herbs, and it’s going to be yummy (and spicy). Kathleen and Tristan did most of the work, and I took the photos.

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Gus is back… wait, who’s Gus?

by Michael April 5, 2011

Mamie, Vanderbilt and Daphne, those are the cats at Catherine North, right? Who’s Gus? Gus is one of two short haired black male cats living in the area around the studio. As Mamie was placed in foster care (and later adopted), we were able to take care of getting another stray cat fixed. We set [...]

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Small things do make people smile…

by Tristan March 10, 2011

Doing little things, helps to make people smile. When I get the chance, I try to take advantage of the above ‘social-law.’ I went to Toronto a couple weeks ago, delivering something to one friend of mine.  Before I drove up, I read that another friend was playing a show less that 1 KM from [...]

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Daphne comes home!

by Michael March 9, 2011

Last night was an exciting night at Catherine North Studios, as we prepared to bring Daphne in to the clinic to be spayed. Catching Vanderbilt last week was a straightforward affair. The clinic lent us a humane trap to use. It took a dish of tuna and about 90 seconds to coax Vanderbilt into the [...]

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Good news for Mamie!

by Michael March 5, 2011

It turns out that Mamie, the mama cat who moved into the backyard behind Catherine North Studios, is pregnant (again!). But we have some great news to share — thanks to Lisa Winn from Ladybird Animal Sanctuary, we’ve been able to place Mamie with a foster family that will take care of her until her [...]

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