Cat Ladies (and Gentlemen) rejoice:
The American Museum of the House Cat is now open! Today we'd like to salute Dr. Harold Sims, who has been collecting feline related fun stuff for over 30 years. Now he's putting it all on display to help fund his no-kill kitty shelter,
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You'll see:
- Modern fine art.
- Fine picture art dating back to the late 1800s.
- Poster art.
- Vintage cat advertising (one of my favorites).
- Antique automated toy cats from the 1890s.
- Art glass cats.
- Cat clocks.
- Folk art.
- Cat themed window displays.
Dr. Sims has the largest and most valuable collection of kitty kitsch in the country, so it's impossible to list it all here. You'll just have to visit Sylva, North Carolina to see for yourself.
But don't worry: the museum isn't off the beaten path. It's located at the gateway to the Smokey Mountain National Park, just a hair off of U.S. Highway 441. You can fly into Asheville and be there in one short hour, which leaves plenty of time for a cat nap on the way (as long as you're not doing the driving).
When you get there, you'll see the good doctor's purrrfect prescription for keeping his no-kill shelter operating indefinitely. And you'll get to spend time with
your people: cat lovers! I could spend nine lives there, but I'd settle for a summer visit instead.
Your "Send Me to Sylva for the Summer" Gift Guru,
Linda
