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Monthly Archives: April 2022
Feline Fun Friday – The Sounds Your Cat Makes—All 11 of them!
Your cat has a voice. You can most likely distinguish the vocalizing of one cat in your household from the others—maybe even from some of the neighborhood cats who speak to you from outside. Granted, most cats are fairly quiet. … Continue reading
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Paws Up for Wednesday – CopyCats
Does your cat sometimes seem to follow in your footprints—you know, imitate something he’s seen you do? I certainly see this trait or ability in Olivia and remember it in other cats I’ve loved. Cats watch and they learn—good or … Continue reading
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Meowy Monday – NEW Calico Cat Mystery
Don’t you love this cover? Bernadette Kazmarski and I are having so much fun using photos of the real Olivia on the covers of my books featuring the fictional Olivia. This is Book 7, Leave it to Olivia. In this … Continue reading
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Feline Fun Friday – What’s Happening in the CC and KC Factory
Last month—March of 2022—we published Book 56 of the Klepto Cat Mysteries and Book 6 of the Calico Cat Mysteries. So where are we today—in late April? It’s all good news. We’re on the verge of publishing Book 7 of … Continue reading
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Paws Up for Wednesday –Orange Tabbies
Today we’re honoring the cat known as ginger, marmalade, tiger—the orange tabby. This, as you know, is not a breed, but a color with some interesting aspects. Did you know that 80% of orange tabbies are male? Yes, it’s rather … Continue reading
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Meowy Monday – National Cat Lady Day
Do you shrink away from the term “Crazy Cat Lady?” To you does this term denote a spinster with more cats than she can care for? Well, not anymore. I wear my Crazy Cat Lady tee shirt with pride. I … Continue reading
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Feline Fun Friday – Do Cats Lose Their Toys on Purpose?
I swear Olivia pushes her toys under the heaviest piece of furniture in the house with the least access on purpose—then chuckles behind my back as I writhe on the floor on my stomach trying to fish them out. Yesterday … Continue reading
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Paws Up for Wednesday – How to and Why Should You Clean Your Cat’s Teeth
I was surprised to hear from the veterinarian on Olivia’s first trip there as a kitten that Olivia had a buildup of plaque on her teeth. She was just a kitten! So I bought special food for dental health, some … Continue reading
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Meowy Monday – When it Comes to Hiring a Cat Sitter
We’re coming upon summer. Things are opening up, and you may be eager to get out of town—you know take a trip, visit people you haven’t seen in a year or more, see the wide open spaces and the interesting … Continue reading
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Feline Fun Friday – What’s the Most Annoying Thing Your Cat Does?
I’ve had cats that peed outside the litter box—oh, that’s a hard one to deal with. We were pulling up carpeting all the time. We have mostly wood floors now thanks to Max, who crossed the rainbow bridge at the … Continue reading
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