Sweet Slinky Walking in L.A.

  Hello, I am Thomas the Monte's Camera Shop cat. I was a local legend in Whittier. There's even a YouTube video about me! Thomas of Uptown Whittier  The camera shop was my home for over 20 years. Some people came to the store just to see me, including Sweet Slinky. She would visit often and always spent time fussing over me. I was loved by my humans and the people of Whittier. If you come visit you will see a mural of me on a nearby wall. Whittier is a lovely town. You can download Sweet Slinky's walking map here: 5 Miles in Whittier . Thomas on Google street view! The Cat Joy Project was conceived in late 2024 when I found myself feeling overwhelmed by a sense of doom and gloom. I needed to refocus my attention. And so the idea of creating quilted cat squares as a way to share my love of cats, walking, and Los Angeles was born. After spending the latter part of 2024 and the first month of 2025 teaching myself to sew, the project is now ready to be launched. The hand sewn ...