Adam and I used to rock climb at a gym in Raleigh and we both really miss it.  So here is my homage to that….with Trudith and Percival really showing off their stuff bouldering.  This might be one of my favorite drawings of all time, actually.

My favorite part is….can you guess?  Ok, I’ll tell you: the ant at the bottom and how close Percival is to the ground.  I crack myself up.

Trudith is modest and practical in her swimwear choices.

Did you know that Trudith likes to go snorkeling?  And it’s not just her.  Her kitty loves a good adventure, too.  Can’t you tell?  And I think the cat has a name now….thanks to a nice blend by Nora combining Jessi, Matt, and her own suggestion, the cat is named Sir Percival Chauncy Fuzbluffen.  He oftentimes goes by Percival in less formal situations but likes to mix it up in other social circles.  And I lied…he hates a good adventure.

Why just sit around the house when you can sit around outside under a parasol?

Trudith isn’t just an old fuddy duddy who sits around her house in the sitting room all day long.  She and her cat enjoy a good outing at the park.

P.S.  I totally had one of those umbrella hats that I recall buying on vacation in Florida….and it was awesome.  Well, awesome when I wore it outside for 3 hours straight when I first bought it in Florida and the few minutes I wore it in the house later when I found it while cleaning my room.

And her cat dutifully waits for her to finish.

So her is Trudith again.  This time she really shows her class and graceful nature.  She always eats like a lady.

She's got the gift of gab.

Trudith loves a good chat with her gal pals, and her cat does, too.  I still haven’t decided on a name yet.  Maybe I’ll just leave him/her/it nameless and let you choose your favorite.  It might be more fun that way (What a cop out! I should just make a decision.).

Just doing her thang.

Thanks for all the cat name suggestions.  Trudith hasn’t told me yet which is the right one, though.

But anyway, here they are just chillin’….’cause that’s what Trudith does.

It's never Trudy.

I decided to draw this lovely lady on paper instead to see how she would turn out and I have begun to draw here in a bunch of situations.  She now has a name, as you saw in the title, and she NEVER goes by Trudy.

I haven’t decided on a name for her cat yet….any thoughts?

It's more of a promenade, really.

So I was just messing around with sketching and this came out.  Maybe this is my future?

Sooo much fun!

I was reading a comment on a website where someone was trying to be funny (I think) and said they like to pretend that their bed is an island that they and their cats are stuck on it.  So here is my rendition because that was too funny not to draw.  Cats, of course, would not be amused by this at all.

I also added the pirate hat for my own amusement.

And no.  This was not my own comment and I have not done this.  Yet.

My cousin, who I featured on my blog earlier, made a shout out to Duncan and Smudge with her own cattoon inspired nail design.  I know I am slacking on putting up my own cattoons and should totally add a cattoon to this…but I’m tired and this was too cool not to share.  ;) Enjoy!

Nails never looked so good.

I literally lol’d (and I never use that phrase but in the most extraordinary of circumstances, and this is one of those momentous occasions).