Monthly Archives: January 2024

Paws Up for Wednesday – Are Adventuring Cats a Thing?

For many of us traveling or adventuring cats seem like a far-fetched concept meant for fiction only, but there actually are cats that travel and love it. They fly on planes, go hiking, kayaking, horseback riding and more, much like … Continue reading

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Meowy Monday – Will the Real Olivia Please Stand up

You’ve read at least some of the Calico Cat Mysteries and you’ve fallen in love with Olivia. You know that the fictional Olivia is based on the real Olivia, who lives right here with me. But I’m sure you wonder … Continue reading

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Feline Fun Friday – How Our View of Cats Has Changed Over Time

I’ve noticed it and, if you’ve been on this planet for any length of time, you probably have too. Our view and behavior with cats has changed. Let me count the ways. We’ve become aware that many thousands of cats … Continue reading

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Paws Up for Wednesday – NEW Calico Cat AUDIO Book

There’s always something happening in the Calico Cat Mystery factory. This month we’ve taken advantage of, yet, another service offered by Amazon and we’ve created our first Calico Cat Mystery audio book. It’s available here, now. https://www.amazon.com/Oh-Olivia-Calico-Cat-Mystery-ebook/dp/B095BV39KQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Oh%21+olivia&qid=1705840977&sr=8-1 Which book in … Continue reading

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Meowy Monday – National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day

We all wonder what our cat is thinking and sometimes we don’t really want to know. Some people believe that cats might actually have questions of their own and because of that, a day has been set aside for us … Continue reading

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Feline Fun Friday — NEW Calico Cat Mystery

Olivia finds double the trouble in this spirited story. Olivia auditions for a part in a movie and ends up getting the cat-lead. At the same time she and Parker become involved in helping a commune of homeless people to … Continue reading

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Paws Up for Wednesday – Who Loves Cats?

Have you ever stopped to wonder why humans are attracted to cats (or dogs or iguanas)? Is it a certain personality who falls in love with cats? There are those who believe our housecats remind us of wild cats—tigers, lions … Continue reading

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Meowy Monday – Dress Your Pet Day

You missed it. Dress Your Pet Day was yesterday, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it if you want to. But does your pet want to be dressed? Have you ever had a cat you could put a bonnet … Continue reading

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Feline Fun Friday – Kiss a Ginger Cat Day

Most avid cat people have had a ginger (marmalade, orange tabby, red) cat in their lives. I know several ginger cats, and I’d sure kiss anyone of them, except for a small orange tabby named Rocket who used to live … Continue reading

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Paws Up for Wednesday – Does Your Cat Have Healing Paws?

Have you ever adopted or found a cat at just the right time in your life—a time when you needed the companionship or even physical or emotional healing? It has happened to me more than once. Maybe when we are … Continue reading

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