🖤 Guest Post by Bimini, Black Cat Extraordinaire
Hola, friends. It is I — Bimini. Black cat. Muse. Visionary. Creative Director of BiminisBoutique (my mama assists). My mama, VanGoghChica, has once again handed me the keyboard. She says I have “things to say.” She is correct. First, yes — we are collaborating on my eBay boutique. But let us be clear: I am the Creative Director. Mama handles opposable thumbs and shipping labels. You may have seen the caricature our dear friend Gracie created of us. We are shown in full art mode. Mama in her collar. Me in my sleek authority. Now, between us, Mama is having another neck surgery this month. Soon she will shed that collar. But honestly? She rocks it. Collar, walker, fierce brown girl spirit — all of it. I approve. Now. The first pieces I have placed in my boutique are very dear to my velvet heart. As Mama’s daughter (yes, species is irrelevant), her concerns are mine. She is the daughter of Peruvian immigrants. A brown baby boomer growing up Spanish-speaking in the U.S. ...
