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Recent updates from the tree
A torbie girl and her orange tabby brother hanging out on a gray cat tree with a gold and red curtain hanging behind them A torbie girl and her orange tabby brother hanging out on a gray cat tree with a gold and red curtain hanging behind them An orange tabby snuggling with his torbie sister on top of a gray cat tree.
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
smolcano.bsky.social
Fresh window cuddles, plus bonus top o' the mantle butt-to-butt snuggles
An orange tabby and his torbie sister hanging out on top of a gray cat tree in silly/dramatic poses. An orange tabby and a torbie sitting butt-to-butt, loafed up on a mantle with a large mirror behind them.
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
A new angle for today's Snugglecam
An orange tabby and a torbie, laying side by side on top of a gray cat tree. The torbie has her back paw on top of the orange cat like a footstool An orange tabby and a torbie, laying side by side on top of a cat tree framed by fancy red curtains. The orange cat is sleeping, snuggled up to the torbie, who has her back paw on him like a footstool.
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
smolcano.bsky.social
Another day, another snuggle.
An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly on a gray cat tree perch An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly on a gray cat tree perch. Said torbie is yawning.
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
smolcano.bsky.social
A few more + one non-tree snuggles to round things out.
An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree. They're lounging like they're posed to be painted for a portrait, it's absurd. A torbie cat lounging on top of her orange tabby brother who's tucked under a Halloween themed blanket
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
They recently got a curtain upgrade.
An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
Anyway here are my local Geminis being clingy over the past few weeks
An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree An orange tabby and his torbie sister being snuggly in a gray cat tree
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
The universe gave me blood bc it knew if I had The Potion coursing through my veins I would be too powerful.

It also gave me ADHD but that's probably unrelated.
A photo of I think a groundhog Photoshopped to be holding a can of Alani nu Witches Brew energy drink
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
Meanwhile, her brother is on boneless chicken wing business.
A large orange tabby that's bent forward to groom his ass in a way that can only be described as boneless
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
smolcano.bsky.social
In our house they aren't windowsills, they're cheekfloof shelves.
A close up of a little torbie cat who's resting her cheek floofs on a windowsill while looking up with her green eyes
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
smolcano.bsky.social
A choose your own adventure kind of wifi experience
A screenshot of 3 wifi account names Dungeons Nightmare13 The Fungeon
October 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
My cat demonstrating my life before wearing my knee brace on my elbow (YEEEEOUCH!!!!) and after wearing my knee brace on my elbow (YIPPEE, PAIN DECREASED, I AM RELAXING, YAY)
An orange tabby cat mid-yawn with his mouth open, slightly blurry An orange tabby cat snoozing while tucked in under a white blanket. His front legs are sticking out.
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
I catch these two snuggling like this at least once a day and they don't even have the decency to be more photogenic about it.
A torbie and orange tabby snuggling on top of a gray cat tree. The torbie has her back feet up on the orange cat's side, and he has one arm over her.
September 28, 2025 at 6:40 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
Guess who woke me up for 4am breakfast, stole my spot in the bed, rubbed his gums on the end of my nose, and flopped over into a hurricane of claws and teeth to fight my legs and his own tail.
An orange tabby cat who has never done anything wrong in his entire life
September 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
The grumpiest girl in the world being comfy and still a little sassy.
A torbie cat snuggling a red flannel shirt and looking very pleased. A torbie cat stretched out on a mantle in front of a large mirror A torbie cat laying on her back, very relaxed and snuggled into a white hoodie A sassy little torbie laying on her tummy with her paws on a windowsill. She's looking back at the camera.
June 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
smolcano.bsky.social
Haven't posted in a while. Take my creatures as an apology.
An orange tabby cat lounging on a minty green duvet. An orange cat lounging on a minty green duvet. He's on his back with all 4 feet in the air and his butthole OUT. A torbie cat lounging amidst stacks of books. A fluffy gray cat laying on the floor and clinging to his dad's shoe because he missed him while he was out of town.
June 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
smolcano.bsky.social
Only the pieces connecting the two halves of Jen's broom were 3D printed but whew. It actually folds up. Here are the bones. I'll probably remove the fabric I put over this to remake or at least reinforce this. It was made in such a tizzy. I also need shorter bolts. 🤣
A cosplay prop WIP, cardboard strips assembled to form the base for a broom. A close-up of the plastic connectors for the broomstick
February 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
Woah, I took more WIP photos than I thought. Hat accessories, jewelry and skirt bits, Zan's arm patches, weapon pieces being plastic welded together. I did. So much.
A bunch of 3D printed pieces laid on scrap cardboard with primer/paint applied to them Four 3D printed rectangular patches, painted and ready to go. A close-up of two pieces of a 3D printed prop in the process of being plastic welded together A 3D printed prop piece with a small wooden dowel sticking out of it
February 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
The most important part of the crunch, though, was my props inspector, who bapped every piece to ensure durability.
A wood table strewn with 3D printed pieces. An orange tabby cat is sitting in the chair with a curious gaze. A wood table strewn with 3D printed pieces. An orange tabby cat is sitting in the chair with his paw extended towards the pieces, primed to bap.
February 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
Sarsaparilla has started using the cat bed in her room, which is already very cute and clever of her. But! She also appears to be BRINGING A PLUSHIE TO BED???

Baby...and I can't stress this enough...GIRL. 😭💕
A torbie cat loafed up in a black and white checkered cat bed that's tucked into a storage cube unit. A torbie cat curled up and asleep in a black and white checkered cat bed. A lone shrimp sushi plush cat toy sitting in a black and white checkered cat bed. 😭
February 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
smolcano.bsky.social
When I adopted this grumpy little potato, I was warned she was a hisser. She's also growled, spit, and snapped her teeth at me. Today, about 1 1/2 months after she came home, she finally let out a tiny meow when we were hanging out and playing.
January 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
It's been a wild few weeks as I learned how to use a 3D printer and 2 new kinds of software to make cosplay props.

These are the biggest ones so far, including a WIP layout.

Huge credit and thanks to @exceptionalpotato.bsky.social without whom I wouldn't have the opportunity to FAFO like this.
3D printed costume accessories of a low poly ram skull and two long bones, possibly tibias? Beside the larger skull on the left is a much smaller version of it, a test print. A top down view of several 3D printed prop mock-ups and tests A top down view of 3D printed prop pieces and their miniature mock-ups laid on a printer bed.
January 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
Sarsaparilla update: Still no pets, BUT much less hissing, plus she lounges on the bed with me, apparently likes to listen to audio books, and she has revealed her secret pink toe bean.
A torbie cat sitting on a bed covered in blankets on a sunny morning. A torbie cat lounging on top of a bookcase, viewed from an angle where her back toe beans are visible.
January 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
Tucked in update: he helped me finish a book because he really needed to be snuggled, which of course meant I couldn't move for a while.
An orange tabby cat tucked against his owner's side with their arm wrapped around him and his face resting on their arm.
January 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
smolcano.bsky.social
The potato cat in question.
A round-faced torbie sitting on a mushroom print blanket. The room is dimly lit and she doesn't seem to know she's sitting on the lap of the person she hissed at constantly about a month ago.
January 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM