The Cats at Hemmingway’s Home – Key West, Florida

By Emily Carter on February 21, 2012 • ( 9 Comments )

“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

Hemmingway's Home - Key West, Florida

The historical and beautiful tropical island home of Ernest Hemmingway in Key West is home to some very special cats.

These six-toed cats are famous world wide for their uniqueness and rarity in the cat world. With over 40 cats on the premises, this truly is a cat heaven. The home and the museum staff are there to serve and care for these felines. Some of the cats are direct descendants of the original six-toed cat owned by Ernest Hemmingway, Snowball, who had been given to him by a sea captain.

: Black Cat checking out a ghost in the kitty graveyard.

Stepping into the walled garden of the home is like stepping into an oasis that takes you away to a previous time full of romanticism and heroism. There is nothing like walking around a place that has a spirit of times past, and kitties galore.

Looking around for the cats is like looking for Easter Eggs. Some were bold and sat on top of the cash register in the gift shop, while others hide in the tropical plantings in the garden.

I could have spent all day just on the hunt for these six-toed cats, and perhaps even try to slip one into my travel bag. I hope that my foot prints will take me back again to visit these lovely felines.

Categories: All about Hoofbeats & Footprints, Foot Prints

Tagged as: cat, cats, feline, florida, garden, holiday, key west, ocean, Photo, Photography, summer, Travel, tropical, vacation

9 replies »

Ellen says:

February 21, 2012 at 10:01 pm

Hi, somehow on my computer your photos look skewed/squished as if they went from wide screen to narrow… I do have a regular, not wide aspect monitor.

- Bella Remy Photography says:
  
  February 21, 2012 at 10:16 pm
  
  Huh, that’s odd. Looks fine on my end. Anyone else has a viewing issue?
  
stephanielane2012 says:

February 21, 2012 at 10:24 pm

All good for me, I’m using chrome as a browser. Love the kitties!

SKEdazzles ~ A Lifestyle/Photo/Travel Blog says:

February 22, 2012 at 1:24 am

I loved the Hemmingway House.

readytochangenow says:

February 22, 2012 at 7:09 am

Looks fine on IE.

I have heard about this place and the cats – what a wonderful legacy, would love to visit it someday – thank you for the peek.

Pat Bean says:

February 22, 2012 at 8:57 am

Oh! I missed the cats. I was too busy taking pictures of the wild chickens that were wandering arpund. Thanks for sharing.

- Bella Remy Photography says:
  
  February 22, 2012 at 3:08 pm
  
  I saw the roosters also – so very strange seeing them just wandering around like they owned the place.
  
Sylvia Kellman says:

March 8, 2012 at 10:28 pm

I so enjoyed this blog and am looking forward to your next post. Your captions give one the feeling of being there with you!

- Bella Remy Photography says:
  
  March 9, 2012 at 7:45 am
  
  So wonderful to hear from you, and who knows…perhaps you will be there with me next time. 🙂