…is actually an antique dough bowl.
Through the quarter of a century we have owned it, it has been occupied by a variety of things, including fruit, mail and placemats. Tom does bake bread from scratch but never uses it for its intended purpose. Kitties Blue commandeered it early on as a prime locale for napping.

Our first kitty, Skooter, was the first to occupy the bowl.

Lily Snoozing
Sometime in the past we started calling it Lily Olivia’s bowl as she has claimed it as her own. Since joining our clan in September, 2011, Astrid has taken to sneaking into the bowl when Lily Olivia isn’t around. She’s the first kitty brave enough to take up this spot since Lily claimed the bowl. But at 13 years old our crazy calico has mellowed a tad and only a few disagreements have arisen over which of the two “owns” this space.

Astrid defiantly occupying “Lily’s” bowl.
The bowl currently is located in front of a window that provides the perfect spot in the kitchen from which to watch the dogs and cats living next door as well as birds, bees and butterflies.
Breakage
All of the Kitties Blue have a bad reputation with bowls. I refuse to name names, but Tom’s favorite bowl for making biscuits was pushed off the counter and a giant antique, yellow-ware bowl, weighing nearly as much as any of the felines, was nudged to its demise.

Steamer, our second kitty, is forced to share the bowl with mail; thus, the grumpy face!
They have a variety of attractive ceramic bowls for dry food and water as these remain on the floor. Until I purchased pet-bowl-specific placemats, Fiona and Giulietta dragged and nosed the bowls around the floor if not filled to capacity. The only one who has broken any of these is this clumsy human. Their canned Friskies, however, is served in cheap, nearly indestructible Corelle bowls, as these are kicked, nosed and shoved around the tile floor as the kids jockey for position and try to steal each other’s portion. They’d be just as happy if we threw this goop on the floor, which has happened unintentionally more than a few times.
Popular With All the Kitties Blue
When I first thought of writing this post, I had forgotten this dough bowl had been occupied by a variety of Kitties Blue prior to Lily, as evidenced by the included photos. I feel certain that as new cats join the clan, some will find this cat-comfortable resting place.
the years I have written about the cat/dough bowl on several occasions.
Update – 07/11/2023
In sprucing up this post, I came to discover that over the years I have written about the cat/dough bowl on several occasions. If you have any interest checking out any of those posts, click on the title.
TORTIE/TUXIE/TOESY TUESDAY TWO-FUR IN THE BOWL
A NEW BOWLER IN THE HOUSE
SAWYER’S DISCOVERY
EASY LIKE SUNDAY WITH CALISTA JOSETTE
A Final Photo
Our beloved Mau from 2016.
That is a great shape, made just right for kitties!! No wonder they all love it!
Have you ever considered getting more wooden bowls shaped like that, LOL? Of course, it probably just wouldn’t be the same.
Skooter sure was a hansum man cat!!!
An you have quite THE Bowl there Aunty Janet……evurrykitty seemss to like it!!
****purrss**** BellaDharma an **giggellss** BellaSita Mum
That is a popular spot. I love the photo of Angel Mau. XO
LOVE THE DOUGH BOWL but mama wants it to make her focaccia, haha. I’m sure she would share it with the kitties….
Ha! I’ve had that happen! A small table with a gently curved surface here was taken over by cats! It was meant for my teacup, lol.
All these years I have seen “bowl cats” come and go and that beautiful bowl has a magic attraction in the Blue household that’s for sure. It’s the perfect size for a cat and a great location for keeping an eye on things. Love all the photos – I think that last one of darling Angel Mau is my favorite…………
Hugs, Pam
This is such a cute image of cats in a dough bowl. I’m going to be smiling all day when I think of it.