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Monthly Archives: July 2021
Frivolous Friday – Olivia is Making Friends
The year-long isolation is over. We can now invite vaccinated friends and family into the house. We had to wait until she was a year old, but we can now start socializing Olivia. Oh we had people come to the … Continue reading
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Thoughts for Thursday – Should You Feed Your Cat Greens?
What do people give the grandmother/great-grandmother, elderly neighbor/friend for birthdays and other occasions? Plants and flowers. I love them, but as soon as I receive them I go to the internet and look that particular plant or flower up to … Continue reading
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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – How Do You Deal With All That Fur?
I love furry-fluffy cats. For me it’s “what’s the point of a cat if it doesn’t have a lot of luxurious fur?” As those of you with cats know, with fur comes challenges and most of them have to do … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – Where’s Olivia? Now an eBook
No worries, Olivia is not lost, but she is good at hiding. I often scuff my knees and my toenail polish crawling around looking under furniture and inside her caves, tunnels, and cubbyholes for the little scamp. And Olivia does … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday –Let’s Break Out in Laughter Together
And what is more delightful than watching a cat or several cats—especially kittens. Don’t you love their tumble-skitter topsy-turvy way of playing. A friend describes a kitten’s antics as like popcorn popping in a skillet. Charming. Sweet. Delightful. Here’s a … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday–What’s Your Cat’s Body Type?
Even though a cat is a cat, their purr-sonality and body type can vary rather dramatically. There’s more when it comes to cat differences than the color and length of the cat’s fur and the shape of her face. I … Continue reading
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Thoughts for Thursday– When the Things We Do to Our Cats Hurt US More Than it Hurts Them
I think you know what I mean…we accidentally step on the cat’s tail or paw when she’s underfoot. Breaks my heart! Your cat tumbles off a table and looks at you like it was all your fault. She won’t even … Continue reading
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ild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – What About Those Crossed Paws
Some cats, in particular the Siamese breed, have crossed eyes. But what’s up with the crossed paws. Olivia almost always crosses her paws when she lies down. It’s rather charming, don’t you think so? I’ve heard from others with calicos … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – Promoting Feline Fiction
I’ve been an author for over 40 years and I have 97 published books. Over the years, as I wrote and published and promoted my work I met many hopeful authors with bushels of questions about publishing and book marketing. … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – Announcement: New Calico Cat Mystery
Book Two of the Calico Cat Mystery series is here. Those of you who enjoyed getting to know Olivia in Oh! Olivia, will adore Book Two—Where’s Olivia? In this book, Olivia claws and charms her way out of some sticky … Continue reading
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