About Ashley Kristjansson

Ashley’s face is the face of the magazine in many ways, whereas she’s the friendly face that greets everyone who visit our office, and because she’s the one who is constantly out on the road meeting with our readers and advertisers. She’s got her finger on the pulse of the tri-corner area and welcomes your greetings and inquiries.

Celepurrations

This past week I’ve gotten back in touch with my inner paw-ty animal – and for more than one occasion.

The first cause for celebration was, of course, the Furrth of July. Happy purrthday Ameowica! My family looked admittedly adorable all dressed up in their red, white, and blue outfits – with nowhere to go. But […]

By |2021-01-12T14:08:43-05:00July 8th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

You have got to be Kitten Me

Pardon the pun but, you’ve cat to be kitten me right meow…

Evfurryone knows my mom is in the frightful process of training my kid sister to be a crazy cat lady and carry on this dubious family legacy.

She has SO many cat stuffed animals – which is all fine and dandy because —as we all […]

By |2021-01-12T14:08:34-05:00July 1st, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

The “Cat-Mom” voice

Befurr my sister was born, my purrents took a vow between each other to nevfurr speak “baby” to her. They’ve done a supurrb job sticking to this promise – I on the other hand, am not exempt from this rule. My mother calls this torturous language her “cat-mom” voice.

Evfurr since I was a kitten, my […]

By |2021-01-12T14:08:24-05:00June 24th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Happy Father’s Day!

I would like to start off by saying how much I love my dad – despite his hesitations when it came time to adopt me.

He does so much fur the family, so I purrsonally celebrate my Dad evfurryday, not just on Father’s Day. And after all, I have chosen him as my human (sorry Mom!).

He […]

By |2021-01-12T14:08:15-05:00June 17th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Reflections on a Summer Bod

As I was getting ready fur the day this morning, plucking my whiskers and grooming myself to be presentable enough for my mother’s persistent photo shoots, I was shocked to find an abundance of extra fluff staring back at me in the mirror.

I am keenly aware that summer’s official commencement is only a few weeks […]

By |2021-01-12T14:08:06-05:00June 10th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

They’re Back…to Work!

I’ve been waiting over two months fur this moment!

The entire family has returned to work (and daycare), which means yours truly is home alone ALL DAY, evfurryday! It’s fantastic!

The house is just the way I like it – quiet.

This allows me to purroperly concentrate on my bird watching. They are currently building a nest right […]

By |2021-01-12T14:07:57-05:00June 3rd, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Remembering the doggies, too!

Memorial Day is a day to celebrate all of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our country and we collectively honor their memory.

After all – this is the land of the furree because of the brave.

Now, fur obvious reasons, I’m not a dog lover, but I think it’s important to recognize […]

By |2020-05-27T12:04:33-04:00May 27th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Furrhawk

You guys – it’s time furr some real talk. My mom is crazy – and not just cat lady crazy!

This whole pandemic has caused salons to be closed furr too long. My mom has been complaining she needs a haircut. I think she looks fine. And besides – her hair is almost always pulled back […]

By |2020-05-20T10:03:18-04:00May 20th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Mother’s Day Purresent

I’ve always known I was adopted. It’s quite obvious just in our appurrance.

My pet-parents have two legs — I have four. They speak English — I speak Cat. They have skin — I have fur. They don’t take catnaps — I do. They want something sweet furr snack time — I prefurr paw-ty mix. They […]

By |2020-05-14T12:01:14-04:00May 13th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Transpurrtation

This week’s post is inspired by Main Street Magazine’s May issue. The fine folks at MSM dedicated this purrticular issue to transportation.

Fun right? Well…

Not many of you may know this about cha’ boy but back in the day, when I was a kitten, I longed to see the great outdoors. And staring out the window […]

By |2020-05-14T12:02:27-04:00May 6th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|
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