My trips to Charleston and Cat Care Society

How y’all doin Society members? People from West Virginia talk funny. That is one of the things I learned during our Memorial Day vacation to Charleston, West Virginia. While I was there, the Vandalia Gathering was held on the grounds of the state capitol.
Tom on the Capitol Grounds

Thousands of visitors each year enjoy traditional music, art, dance, stories, crafts and food that stems from the "uniqueness of West Virginia's mountain culture." Here is a picture of me wearing a handmade wooden cowboy hat.

Tom in cowboy hat

I also got to see the capitol building up close and personal. The weather was beautiful and we ate a lot of good food! Fun fact about West Virginia: Charleston is the home of the West Virginia Power (formerly the Charleston Alley Cats), a minor league baseball team. I say we campaign to have the team go back to the old name!
Tom in front of the capitol building

Since it took me such a long time to write the blog about my trip to West Virginia, I’ll follow up with a bonus blog entry.

Travelin' Tom (that’s me) visits Cat Care Society! First, I went to the White House and helped my foster mom do the cleaning and sweeping. Then I got my picture taken with Krista and Fiona. Two beautiful ladies, if you ask me. I hope they find forever homes soon.
Krista and Tom Fiona and Tom

Then I headed over to the shelter. It was good to see all of my feline friends. Jenny (that’s my foster mom) and I went into the copy room to record our volunteer hours and discussed the best napping positions with PJ.
P.J. and Tom

Then I checked out the changes to Meow Mart that Damask was supervising. She could not stop purring about the new items that will be for sale. I think Damask is on the verge of finding her forever home – she is so pretty.
Damask and Tom

Before we left for home, I had my picture taken with a few of my other kitty friends: Gypsie, Oreo and Cotton.

Gypsie and Tom Oreo and Tom

It’s true that Cotton wears a bandana (you know about the bandana cats, don't you?) but with patience, love, and perseverance, you’ll find out she has a heart of gold.
Cotton and Tom

Y’all remember to adopt, donate, or volunteer.
Tom