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.

Purrsonal Hygiene

So it’s time fur some real talk.

I realize that a few weeks ago I said that when this whole quarantine thing is over I’d miss my family,

but ya know – things change.

I want my catnaps to go uninterrupted fur once! Is that really too much to ask? I think I’m starting to get bags under […]

By |2020-04-29T09:53:04-04:00April 29th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

My Bar(n) Days

All this extra time on my paws has me thinking of my younger days, about a decade ago if you want to get a little more specific. Crazy how time flies and how many cat lives I’ve used since then, but I’ll never furrget my bar(n) days.

You see, I was quit literally raised in a […]

By |2020-04-27T13:21:30-04:00April 22nd, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Hoppy (belated) Easter furriends!

Furr me, Easter is just as exciting as Christmas – minus the Christmas tree, snow on the ground, paw print stocking, and Santa Paws himself.

Howevfurr, this time of year, there are bright colored eggs furr me to bat around, jelly beans in purretty bowls on the counter (shhhh, don’t tell my purrents I was on […]

By |2020-04-27T13:22:42-04:00April 15th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Zooming with Furriends

I’ve seen my mom FaceTime with friends and family a thousand times and have even purrticipated a time or two.

It’s cool, but so old school.

All the ‘cool cats’ are using Zoom chats now-a-days so I decided to take matters into my own paws and try it fur myself! It turns out its actually quite fun […]

By |2020-04-27T13:23:52-04:00April 8th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Finding the Positive

Last week, I was somewhat purrturbed when my whole world was turned upside down and my routine was thrown all out of whack – not an ideal situation furr a feline like me.

We are now a week and a half into my purrents working from home and I’ve had time to reflect on my purrdicament […]

By |2020-04-02T10:44:19-04:00April 1st, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Spring Cleaning with Ashley

We all have so much unexpected time on our hands right now – so let the Spring-Cleaning begin!

Here are a few ideas for you to keep in mind as your attempt to scale the mountain of  your winter belongings:

– When cleaning out your kitchen cabinets, I’m sure you’ll stumble upon some canned goods you will […]

By |2020-03-24T10:20:35-04:00March 24th, 2020|Home & Garden|

A Scaredy-Cat about the Coronavirus

Through the ambient evening sounds of my sister running around and pots and pans clanging while dinner is being prepared, my ears are angled toward the television. I hear the news about COVID-19 or the coronavirus as it’s refurred to by you humans. 

Just because I’m an indoor kitty, doesn’t mean the […]

By |2020-03-24T09:34:27-04:00March 18th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

POTIS

In celebration of the national holiday where you humans honor those sharply dressed individuals you call ‘President’, I took time out of my busy schedule to consider what I might do for my fellow feline citizens were I elected Purresident of this great nation. As POTIS,  I would lead this country into a new era […]

By |2020-02-20T17:22:04-05:00February 19th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Valentine’s Day

I can feel love in the air (or maybe it’s just my dander); Valentine’s Day is coming this Furrriday. Being a single feline myself, a bachelor if you will, I understand how important it can be to feel loved – even in the smallest ways. A new mousey toy to swat around, a little scratch […]

By |2020-02-14T15:47:39-05:00February 12th, 2020|The OTIS Feed|

Hairball Blues Part II

I hope you all will purrdon me furr my absence last week, my family came down with yet another case of the hairballs. Is there a vaccine available that will fight off the scourge of hairball viruses that will not leave my family alone?! Nevertheless we have purrservered despite the cold temperatures and snow flurries […]

By |2020-01-28T14:10:28-05:00January 22nd, 2020|The OTIS Feed|
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