Monthly Archives: November 2016

Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – Your Cat’s Birthday

Do you know when your cat’s birthday is? Many times, we guess at what it might be. Sophie came to us  around the middle of October. The vet thought she was about 10-weeks old, so we set her birth-date on … Continue reading

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Newsday Tuesday – A Celebration of Cats

November is the ASPCA’s Adopt a Senior Pet Month. It’s also National Pet Cancer Awareness Month and National Pet Diabetes Awareness Month. Yes, our dear pets of all kinds can get cancer and diabetes and other diseases we might think … Continue reading

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Mindful Monday – Don’t Knock the Cat

We all know that the Internet is rich with cat photos and videos. Cats are celebrated through stories, cartoons, jewelry, clothes, and even songs (I have a whole album of songs featuring or about cats). But in some cases, the … Continue reading

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Frivolous Friday – Cats, Cats, and More Cats–Even in the Subway

What’s more soothing than having a purring cat in your lap or watching a cat play or nap or simply seeing a picture of a cat? In London, a group calling themselves Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (C.A.T.S.) gave subway commuters … Continue reading

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Thoughts for Thursday – Signs That a Cat May Need Your Help

If you’ve lived closely with cats for very long, you’ve seen a cat in distress—a urinary tract problem, abscess, ear mites, fleas, or injury, perhaps. And you’ve learned that your cat seems extremely tolerant when it comes to pain. In … Continue reading

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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – Cats on a Leash

In my Klepto Cat Mysteries, for the most part, the cats do not roam freely. The main cat character, Rags, is a housecat who’s allowed to go outside only on a leash. However, a mystery can become dull if everyone … Continue reading

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Newsday Tuesday – Amazing Cats

Here’s a picture of my newest grand-cat, Rookie. Looks pretty smart, doesn’t he? I wonder if he has this thing figured out already. There are some astoundingly amazing cats who figure things out, who seem to understand things beyond what … Continue reading

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Mindful Monday – Cats Defamed

We all know how popular cats are. They’ve practically taken over the Internet with their cute antics, gorgeous photographs, and interesting tales of courage, stamina, intuition… The last statistic I saw indicated that cats rule around fifteen percent of the … Continue reading

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Frivolous Friday – Creating the Klepto Cat Mysteries

I know you like cats—so I write about cats here in this blog. But some of you also enjoy reading my Klepto Cat Mysteries and learning more about the process of writing them. I’m currently editing book number 20 and … Continue reading

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Thoughts for Thursday – From Some of Our Most Eloquent Writers

“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.” Albert Schweitzer “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” James Herriot “I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.” Eckhart Tolle “Authors like … Continue reading

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