1 May 1989 - 4 September 2007
This gallery is different from any other on my website. It features not only digital pictures but also many scanned film photos (some of which were taken by my mother.) This album is a tribute to the life and memory of Fluffy, our cat that I grew up with. If you'd like to learn more about him, please read this not so short biography of his life. We all miss our little friend dearly. He kept all of us on our toes for over 18 years.
Fluffy was only several weeks old here. It's hard to believe he was ever this small.
My sister with Fluffy shortly after we brought him home
Fluffy's first toys were little jingle balls. Here he guards one.
On Fourth of July 1989, Fluffy was a little over 2 months old
Baby Fluffy looks like he saw a ghost!
Fluffy loved boxes from an early age.
Fluffy love of human food also started at an early age. Here he eats popcorn.
You might think this is posed, but Fluffy always slept in some odd positions.
One of Fluffy's favorite pasttimes as a kitten was playing with Jennifer's hair.
Fluffy makes sure my dad knows he wants attention. Note how his tail has filled out!
Can you spot which animal isn't stuffed?
Fluffy watching baseball and swatting at the screen.
Laying under the Christmas tree has always been a yearly tradition that Fluffy looked forward to.
Fluffy opening his Christmas gifts. Sometimes he even waited until Christmas to open them.
Fluffy's ready for vacation
All that playing can tire a cat out.
By 1 year old, Fluffy's tail was almost as big as he was.
The only thing better than a box is a box with a view.
On Fluffy's first birthday he got a ride in his favorite doll stroller and wore the first of many hats.
Fluffy found his way onto this mattress all by himself
Fluffy turned two before we knew it.
No school project was ever safe from Fluffy
You never know when a rain storm might strike in the living room.
Just another day rolling around on the floor.
Our little three year old adventurer found his way into this precarious position but needed some help getting out.
Winter must be coming if Fluffy has his ski cap on. He'd walk around the house in this hat.
Watching TV
New Year's Eve 1993 brought out Fluffy's inner party animal
Fluffy was strictly an indoor cat. This is the only photo ever taken of him outdoors.
Fluffy wasn't allowed on the kitchen counters unless he was in a basket wearing a ski cap.
Time to do the laundry
Once again, Fluffy finds his place under the tree. For his fifth Christmas he added a Mrs. Claus hat.
Christmas manger decoration or cat house? You decide.
Fluffy never liked his reindeer antler, but was always a good sport about it.
Boxing with a camera lanyard
You might think this was posed, but Fluffy loved wearing our shoes that we left laying around.
All boxes belong to Fluffy, even if they are full of our Christmas decorations.
I built this Kitty Condo for Fluffy. He hated it. You can't win them all.
In 1997 Fluffy got a Christmas wreath toy. It got a ton of use all year long.
I left my drawer open for a minute. Fluffy found it.
Just hanging out on Christmas Eve.
Even at 10 years old, Fluffy still liked trying on new hats.
My mother made toys for Fluffy that we referred to as his babies because he'd carry them around and even line them up around his food and water so they could share with him.
Umm, that piece goes right there.
Relaxing in front of the window
Everyone loves the feel of fresh laundry right out of the dryer.
No matter how small a basket is, it's not too small for Fluffy.
It's a new millenium, but Fluffy is still under the Christmas tree.
Fluffy make sure no one opens any gifts early
Every Christmas, Fluffy got new "babies".
In this picture Fluffy is watching snowflakes fall, but this perfectly captures the pose that he'd be in whenever anything was moving in the backyard.
Fluffy loved sitting on this stool and newspapers weren't going to stop him.
Chewing on his toy
Fluffy takes off!
Looking for water
They say Turkish Vans love crinkling paper even more than the average cat. Fluffy supports that theory.
Marking Pop's new welcome mat.
I think I startled him.
I'll spare you the cat and mouse jokes. This is my favorite picture of Fluffy.
We tossed this box lid on the floor one day and Fluffy claimed it as his bed for three years.
It's Christmas 2004 and Fluffy is putting up with our antler antics again.
Did someone say cake?
It's been sixteen years since the first picture of Fluffy in this basket, but he still fits just fine.
Fluffy looks a lot like a kitten here even though he was 16 when it was taken.
Looking scary as he takes a treat from my hand.
Hanging from my arm as he goes for a treat.
Just hanging out.
Fluffy can't wait to see what Anne got for Christmas
Posing with my mom on Christmas Eve 2005
Fluffy checks his stocking to see what Santa brought him.
Yes, those are breath mints for cats. Fluffy loved them.
When the floods come, Fluffy will be ready.
Fluffy's favorite hiding spot.
Fluffy loved sitting like this while I watched TV.
Looking all serious.
In 2006 we bought a new Christmas tree skirt. Even though Fluffy no longer had any tassles to chew he still spent all of his spare time under the tree.
Cat napping in front of the fireplace.
This was the last toy I bought Fluffy. I never saw him play with it much, but it was always covered in hair, so he must've been playing with it.
New Year's Eve 2007
When Fluffy turned 18 we thought he'd starting helping pay the bills, but he wasn't very organized.
Checking out the work that the contractor did in the bathroom remodeling project.
A paper bag that smells like steak? Who could ask for anything more?
Fluffy embraces his Turkish Van heritage and takes a dip in the sink.
Fluffy embraces his Turkish Van heritage and takes a dip in the sink.
Fluffy and my dad supervise the cooking of dinner.
Fluffy loved being with the family. This was the last photo I took of him five days before he passed away.