EightsTheCat

Square image with black background and vignetted photo of a gray and white cat with light green eyes, licking her lips with her very pink tongue. Text in fanciful typeface: light green type above the photo "Eights the Cat" and below photo "I'm TEN!"; white type on the left "2016" and on the right "2026."

Eights the Cat is TEN! It's hard to believe, but she turned ten on Saturday. #eightsthecat #cat #catsofbluesky #goodkitty

Protest sign. Black background with type and stripes in the colors of the trans pride flag. GENDER = light blue, AFFIRMING = pink, CARE = white, SAVES = pink, LIVES = light blue. A bar of the corresponding color is next to each line of text.

Protest sign. Black background with type in the colors of the trans pride flag. YOU WILL = light blue, HAVE TO GO = pink, THROUGH = white, upper half of ME = pink, lower half = light blue.

I made two new signs to take to a march on Saturday 2/21 (Yerba Buena Gardens, 2:30 pm) that promotes healthcare access for trans kids and adults. If you're in/near SF, please attend. I'll see you there!

#trans #transpride #genderaffirmingcaresaveslives #youwillhavetogothroughme

This is my sweetie, Eights the Cat!

Gray-and-white-cat shaking her head vigorously up and down so her head is blurred.

Gray-and-white cat with light green eyes standing and looking directly at the viewer.

#caturdaycutie #eightsthecat vehemently says "Yes, I'll be your Valentine." I'm so lucky to have her!
#cat #cats #caturday #catsofbluesky

Photo of toy kittens carrying a heart-shaped candy made of black and white chocolate. At the bottom is text: It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air!" Text is black except for "Valentine's Day," which is red. Pale blue background.

Photo of toy kittens carrying a black toy coffin.

Text: "Or a coffin? Love is probably better though. Whatever you’re celebrating (or not), Eights the Cat and I hope you have fun doing it! Big hugs, Nicola and Eights." A red heart is on the left of the last line; a red paw print is on the right.

Happy Valentine's Day! Whatever you're celebrating (or not) today, Eights the Cat and I hope you have fun!

A ginger-and-white kitten and a black-and-white kitten against gray asphalt and a gray wall. On the right is a dead rat with three red hearts above it.

In cute, curly type: "Eights the Cat and I got you a Valentine’s Day present! I’ll just tuck it in your shoe in the closet so it’ll be a nice surprise. Big hugs, Nicola and Eights"

Eights the Cat and I got you a Valentine’s Day present!

I’ll just tuck it in your shoe in the closet so it’ll be a nice surprise.

Big hugs,

Nicola and Eights

#eightsthecat #cat #catsofbluesky #HappyValentinesDay2026

A wreath on a gray-green door. The wreath is a brown wicker circle with pale pink maribou feathers and a red metallic heart garland wound around it. There's a red ribbon bow at the bottom.

Happy Valentine's Day! This is the wreath on my front door. It's a wicker circle with pink maribou feathers and a red metallic heart garland wound around it. Whatever you're celebrating today (or not), Eights the Cat and I hope you have fun!

#eightsthecat #cat #wreath #happyvalentinesday

The audacity

Awwww!

Do you have pics?

Closeup of head and shoulders of a gray and white cat with light green eyes. She is staring accusingly directly at the viewer.

#caturdaycutie #eightsthecat wants to know why you have disturbed her slumber. #cat #cats #catsofbluesky

Yes! Twinsies!

Gray and white cat with light green eyes sitting in "loaf" position on a speckled gray comforter.

#caturdaycutie #eightsthecat is big mad I woke her up to take a photo. Sorry Sweetie! #cat #cats #catsofbluesky

Two blurry black-and-white photos, cropped to diamond shapes, of a black cat with light eyes.

Collage of five photos of a black cat with yellow-green eyes.

28 years ago today I adopted my first cat, my best cat, my beautiful sweet Lucy! She was black with yellow-green eyes but the first two photos I have of her are black-and-white.

All Hail Lucy!

#cat #cats #catsofbluesky #lucywonderswhetheryoutastegood

Two blurry black and white images of a black cat.

Collage of five color photos of a black cat with yellow-green eyes.

28 years ago today I adopted my first cat, my best cat, my beautiful sweet Lucy! She was black with yellow-green eyes but the first two photos I have of her are black-and-white.

All Hail Lucy!

Gray and white cat with light green eyes lying on a fleece blanket in front of a small space heater.

#caturdaycutie #eightsthecat has parked her furry butt in front of the space heater. Warm kitty! #cat #cats #catsofbluesky

Your kitty looks SO MUCH like my first, best, cat, Lucy (RIP)

Color photo with black and white background of head and shoulders of a gray and white cat with eyes slitted.

#eightsthecat is BIG GROMPY because I'm taking her picture (it's #caturday)
#cat #cats #catsofbluesky

Photo shot from above of a gray and white cat with light green eyes, looking up at the viewer. The cat is in a cardboard shipping box.

Photo of a gray and white cat with light green eyes, looking directly at the viewer. The cat is in a cardboard shipping box. The upper flag of the box is overlaid with sky blue and the lower flap with bright yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

Gray and white cat with light green eyes peeking out of a hiding place in a gray cat tree.

Gray and white cat with light green eyes peeking out of a gray soft pet carrier.

Late for Boxing Day—Eights in Boxes
Whoops! I got distracted by life yesterday and forgot to post this Boxing Day photo of Eights the Cat in her new box. (Yes, I know every day is Boxing Day for cats.)

More info at www.nicolaginzler.com/2025/12/27/l...
#cat #eightsthecat #cats #catsofbluesky

To all my OTRB 🌈 kitties, I'm remembering the happy Christmases we spent together! Much, much love. I'll never forget you! Lucy, 1991(?)-2008; Isotope, 2008-2016; Perdita, 2002-2019 #cat #cats #OTRB

Happy Christmas to #eightsthecat ! #cat #cats #merrychristmas

Happy Christmas, if you celebrate it! Here’s today's blog post, “In praise of family and friends!” www.nicolaginzler.com/2025/12/25/i... #CatWhiskers #SantaHat #Peace #Joy #EightsTheCat #Cat #Cats

For today, my beautiful sweet Lucy (RIP), whom I still miss so much, in her holiday gear on December 4, 2007: www.nicolaginzler.com/2025/12/16/m...

For more holiday posts: www.nicolaginzler.com/blog/

What’s cuter than a kitten saying “Hello”?
A kitten in a Santa hat? A kitten buying treats? Two kittens in a basket? You be the judge…

Whatever you decide, Eights the Cat and I send love and wish you Happy Holidays!

Illustration of the Earth in space, orbiting around the sun, and showing the tilt of Earth's axis at the December and June solstices and the March and September equinoxes.

Happy Winter Solstice! (Northern Hemisphere)
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_...:
The winter solstice, or hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth‘s poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern).

Curled up like a little bunny on a rainy day, it's #caturdaycutie #eightsthecat! #cats #catsofbluesky

Closeup of the face of a black cat with yellow-green eyes and luxuriant whiskers

Whiskers Wednesday! This is my beloved first cat, Lucy, RIP 😿 #cat #catsofbluesky

Illustration of cheerful man in a winter coat and hat carrying an armful of red and green packages. Writhing green tentacles sprout from the package on top. In red text to the left of the man is the following: "Share the gift of eternal, gibbering madness with all your loved ones this Cthulhumas." at the very bottom right is small text: "votecthulhu.com."

I found this cheery holiday image a number of years ago on the website votecthulhu.com, now cthulhuforamerica.com.

Visit cthulhuforamerica.com/shop/ for many inspiring Cthulhu-themed images on various products.

More at www.instagram.com/p/DSN7CgKkmf...

Happy Holidays!

Illustration of a black cat with its body facing away from the viewer but its head turned back to look directly at the viewer. The cat has its rump in the air, with a sprig of mistletoe hanging from its tail. There's small black text in the lower left corner that says "You're Welcome."

This naughty but adorable image was created by illustrator Liyana Studio at www.liyanastudio.com. For more info see my blog post at www.nicolaginzler.com/2025/12/14/k...

Photo of gray and white cat with light green eyes lying curled up on gray sheets. In the upper right corner are gray and black striped socks with "paw pad" patterns on the soles.

I did laundry today! I can't fold the sheets though because #caturdaycutie #eightsthecat has parked her BIG FURRY BUTT on them. (Note kitty socks in upper right!) #cats #catsofbluesky