Monthly Archives: April 2024

Meowy Monday – National Tabby Day

If you have a tabby cat and you consider him or her to be super intelligent, warm, and outgoing, you are not alone. There seems to be something about the tabby that really tugs at a heart. I didn’t cozy … Continue reading

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Feline Fun Friday – Hairball Awareness

Today is National Hairball Awareness Day—bringing awareness to those of us who either freak out when we see our cat struggle to produce one of those ugly wads of fur on occasion or who believe these are natural occurrences for … Continue reading

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Paws Up for Wednesday – Helicopter Cat Mom

Are you a helicopter cat mom or dad? Are you constantly watching and searching for and checking over and fussing over your cat(s). If so—good for you!!! There are a lot of difficulties and serious problems that you can thwart … Continue reading

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Meowy Monday – Surprise Coming Soon

I’m extra excited about an upcoming book in the Klepto Cat Mystery series. Not only is it, in my opinion, a riveting story, the cover will feature one of my favorite photographs. The picture to the left is gorgeous–but this … Continue reading

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Feline Fun Friday – National Cat Lady Day

We celebrate cats here at this blog, but we also need to pat ourselves on the back occasionally and own up to that once derogatory label people might put on someone like us who adore our cats. Remember when we … Continue reading

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Paws Up for Wednesday – National Tortie Cat Day

Today is National Tortie Cat Day (or Tortoisehell Cat Appreciation Day). If you’ve ever had a tortie, you’re probably celebrating in your heart. I am. What is a tortie (or tortoiseshell) cat? They sort of look like a calico without … Continue reading

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Meowy Monday – Cats Inside Versus Outside

Do you have friends who still offer their cats the freedom of the out of doors? I imagine you have neighbors who do. I now have six neighborhood cats visiting my yard pretty much on a daily basis. Two coming … Continue reading

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Feline Fun Friday – How Do You Leave Your Cat?

It’s inevitable that you will leave your cat(s) home alone at some point for varying amounts of time. How does your cat react to this? Are her reactions different when you’ve left her for a quick grocery store run than … Continue reading

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Paws Up for Wednesday – Fun and Interesting Cat Habits

If you’ve adopted a lot of cats over the years as I have, you know how different each of them can be. Some of them develop very interesting habits and ways. Olivia loves her morning treat, but there’s a ritual … Continue reading

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Meowy Monday – What’s Happening in the Klepto and Calico Cat Mystery Factory?

For those of you who missed the announcements, we have two new books for your spring reading pleasure almost back-to-back. Maybe you noticed that we came out with two books in January—Olivia’s Perilous Curtain Call (Book 18 of Olivia’s series) … Continue reading

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