ALL THUMBS

Have you ever seen a kitty like this...he's polydactyl.


If you've ever visited Ernest Hemingway's
Home & Museum in Key West, I'd say you are
very familiar.




The museum and grounds are home to over 60 cats with
just this condition.




This is a whimsy adaptation of the home by
United Nations Peace Prize Winner
Herbert Hofer.
I think it captures the essence of the place
quite well.



Polydactyl means extra toes. The kitties look almost like
they are wearing mittens.



The cats at the Hemingway House come in all shapes and sizes.
The story goes that Mr. Hemingway was given a six toed
cat by a ship captain...
and...well that's where it all began.



I toured the Home many years ago, but it made quite an impression
on me. Everywhere you look you see cats,
lounging, sleeping, eating.



When you find yourself in the paradise of Key West,
don't miss this tourist spot.
By the way, my own sweet kitty, Dixie, is polydactyl.

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I'm linking my post with Angela's
Animal Link Party
Tuesday's Show and Tail @
West Virginia Treasures
and
My Romantic Home
Show and Tell Friday

THE HELEN KELLER OF KITTIES

This is my sweetheart kitty Dixie.

She was found as a kitten in the Chattanooga Battlefield,

Chickamauga, thus the name.

Dixie has been with me for many years. Once an energetic, frolicking cat, now an

old slumbering soul.

Dixie had the most amazing blue eyes.
Two years ago she developed blindness in both eyes, we're not sure why, some trauma perhaps, She is mostly deaf as well, just from old age I guess.

Now, strictly an indoor cat, she manages to get around alright.

She has her favorite chair

and can still jump up on the bed to snuggle at night.

I'm linking today with Angela and her Tuesday's Show & Tail.