Monthly Archives: March 2024

Feline Fun Friday –Respect Your Cat Day

Yesterday was Respect Your Cat Day. Why do we need to be reminded to respect our furry feline friends? The other day I was having lunch with a fellow cat (and dog) person. She asked if my cat, Olivia, is … Continue reading

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Paws Up for Wednesday — NEW Klepto Cat Mystery

Rags delights in this sweet and spirited story. Valuables are going missing in an upscale neighborhood. Even the authorities are at a loss in this quirky mystery. So they call in Rags, and he sniffs out the very surprising culprit. … Continue reading

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Meowy Monday – Turning Fiction Into Teaching Opps

I don’t always realize it when it’s happening, but I do quite a bit of teaching in my fiction books. Maybe it’s because of my background—forty years writing nonfiction articles and books. I can’t not teach. Sometimes I don’t realize … Continue reading

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Feline Fun Friday – The Right Way to Pet a Cat

I thought this was a good topic for Cuddly Kitten Day, which is tomorrow.  If there’s one thing a cat person truly loves to do it is to cuddle with a kitten or a cat. for some of us, it’s … Continue reading

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Paws Up for Wednesday — Favorite Cat Toys

I’ve had a lot of cats over the years and some of them have unusual preferences in toys. Lily adored Beany Baby-type small stuffed toys. She especially enjoyed bringing her favorites to me each morning as a gift. She didn’t … Continue reading

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Meowy Monday – Glitches in the Klepto Cat Mystery Factory

It’s nothing serious, folks. We’ve produced 13 Klepto and Calico Mysteries per year for the last two years and 12 the year before that with a total of 87 books over the last 11 years. Pretty ambitious for someone who … Continue reading

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Feline Fun Friday— National Catio Day

Are you taken aback by the number or cat-related “holidays”? I am. Here’s a new one on the books, established just last year: Today is National Catio Day. Why? Apparently this is to bring awareness to an alternative to allowing … Continue reading

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Paws Up for Wednesday – New Calico Cat Mystery

Book 19 of the Calico Cat Mysteries is available for purchase at Amazon.com in both Kindle and print. Olivia has her paws full healing hearts and saving lives. Olivia takes on many roles in this poignant story which involves murder, … Continue reading

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Meowy Monday – How Cats Move Us

Cats have been used in advertising for years. I have a large poster with pix of adorable cats promoting a variety of products—cat food and litter, of course, but also matches, sewing thread, department stores, hats, mortgage companies, biscuits, milk, … Continue reading

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Feline Fun Friday – Which Olivia will I wake up to today?

This is a question I ask nearly every day. Why? As you know, Olivia is a calico and she has her moods. She can be energetic, playful, wildly athletic, and eager for an audience that cheers her on. She can … Continue reading

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