I notice that sales are up for my two Christmas stories. There’s still time to order copies of A Picture-Purrfect Christmas and A Christmas to Purr About. Order autographed copies here: http://www.KleptoCatMysteries or place an order at Amazon.com.
In A Picture-Purrfect Christmas, Rags performs a Christmas miracle. This is the spellbinding story of love, hope, and a child’s innocent Christmas dreams. It’s one of those feel-good holiday stories you’ll want to read over and over again.
A Christmas to Purr About is intense and touching. In this book, we witness a reunion to beat all reunions and a beautiful Christmas wish come true. Read the reviews at Amazon.com for these two books. They’re two of the most cherished in my collection of 32 Klepto Cat Mysteries.
Spoiler alert—keep a box of tissues nearby when you read these books. They WILL touch your heart.
Oh my, what have they done to the cat? Do you remember the sweet-looking applehead Siamese cat? And the Persian with a pretty face and a real cat nose? Now there are the more Egyptian-looking Siamese—long and lean and the flat-face Persian with breathing and health problems.
with new breeds—some of which are mutations such as the short-legged munchkin and the odd-ear Scottish fold and, oh my, the levkoy, which is hairless and has strangely folded ears.
Happy Holidays—there’s a new Klepto Cat Book on your horizon! Book number 32, Cats Don’t Squeal (the print version only) is available for your holiday reading pleasure.
I find it charming to see a cat at the window as I’m walking or driving past a home or a business. And I guess others do, too, as this is a scene artists paint, photographers shoot, and you see a lot on Christmas cards.
windows. And did you know that even indoor-outdoor cats enjoy window-watching. Here’s a link sharing the psychology behind why cats spend time at the windows. And it gives some ideas for providing interesting views outside for your cats. For example, put up bird feeders. We do that for our pleasure as well as entertainment for our cats. But I hadn’t thought of installing a light outside their favorite window to attract moths at night. Our cats love to watch moths. On a hot night, they spend quite a bit of time at the screen door watching the moths gather around our porch light. Here’s a link explaining the psychology behind cats at windows.
Not only do cats like to watch the wildlife outside the windows, but they’ll wait on the windowsill or on the back of the sofa waiting for you to arrive home, especially if it’s near their meal time.
I was all set to make this post about the cat show circuit and cats bred for show, but while I was conducting the research, something else caught my attention. I came across this title: “Ten Psychological Reasons Internet Cats Are so Popular,” and I couldn’t resist. That’s something I’ve wondered about for years. And it’s something that makes me happy—happy. I love the idea that cats are coming out all over the Internet as cute, funny, adorable, sweet, interesting 
creatures, and that they’re capturing the interest of millions of people. I have a dream that this will spark the desire in thousands more people to adopt one or more cats and/or to jump on the bandwagon and help rescue those that have been abandoned and forgotten.
Just so you know, my klepto cat stories aren’t actually as fictitious as you might think. While I may not be depicting a particular cat involved in a specific incident, my cat tales are truly and charmingly realistic. Yes, Virginia, there are cats who steal things. I have one and I’ve heard of others, but I’ve never seen as many little kleptos until a friend shared a video with me. I’m sorry that I couldn’t find a link so I could share it with you.
used to do that, and she’d shred it before we could read it. Lily will lift a sneaky paw and swipe food from my plate when I’m not looking, and she won’t leave her stuffed toys in the basket. Oh, she doesn’t play with them, she just grasps them in her mouth and brings them to me. At night, she decorates the house with them. Oops, she just now brought me her baby otter toy.
them all, but this was the best of the best!!!! You would have to read the others to really understand all the characters, but they are worth it. I cried so much I had to stop and dry my tears to finish it. Truly makes you believe in miracles!! Loved it.”
I thought you’d like to know, I’ve finished another Klepto Cat Mystery. Book 32, Cats Don’t Squeal, will be published in book form as soon as my cover designer finishes her work. Those of you who are experiencing winter weather already will enjoy a frolic at the beach as the Rags and his family are still enjoying summer fun and a summer mystery, of course.
When you prepare to leave the house, do you get “the look” from your cat? Do her eyes seem to be pleading for you to stay? Do you feel guilty for leaving and often assure her that you will be back? What do you think is going through her mind at that point? What is she thinking as you walk out the door?
suitcase? How do you explain that to your cat? She knows by now this means she’ll have to sleep alone that night and maybe several more nights. Do you try to sneak away—you know, pack when she isn’t in the room because she makes you feel guilty for leaving her? I’ll bet you sometimes find your cat curled up inside your suitcase or sitting on top of it. Have you almost cancelled a trip because of her reaction? Do you sometimes cut a visit or shopping spree short because you know she’s waiting at home for you?
You’ve arranged for someone she’s familiar with to come in and clean her litterbox, feed her, and give her a little companionship a couple of times a day. You can also make her life more bearable by leaving a little soft music playing while you’re gone. Did you know there’s music designed for cats—to comfort them? Check it out here. 
There are a lot of stories still surfacing about animals being saved from some of the horrendous California fires recently. In fact, this has spurred a rash of older stories of people saving their pets, animals saving animals, and all variety of animal rescue and survival. There are a few that stick in my mind.
