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Category Archives: Living With Cats
Mindful Monday – How Many Toys Does a Cat Need?
This is an interesting question. Is your cat’s toy box overflowing with bell balls, rubber balls, golf balls, wand toys, spongy toys, and crackly foil toys? At our house it’s mostly stuffed toys. Sophie likes the furry toy mice with … Continue reading
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Thoughts for Thursday – Collections—a Joy or a Burden
Do you collect things—heart-shaped rocks, hat pins, Olympic emblems, anything with snails on it, or interesting vases? I think a lot of us have collections. I used to collect thimbles and I still have about 100 of them. At least … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday –Litter-Box Art
Have you found anything interesting in your cat’s litter box lately? Yes, you should be checking it when you clean it. You want to make sure your cats are using it. If you don’t find clumps in there (or wet … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – A Sad Ending and a New Beginning for Smokey
You might recall my mentioning Smokey, my mother’s cat, a time of two or three over the years in this blog. You’ve seen numerous photos of him. He’s also my model for Rags in the Klepto Cat Mysteries. I chose … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday — Happy Mew Year and Prayers for Smokey
Please send good and healing thoughts to Smokey today. Smokey is my mother’s cat–the one I patterned Rags–the klepto cat after. He’s in the hospital with a urinary tract blockage. Ouch! So glad one of my daughters and I popped … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – Your Cat’s Recipe for Happy Endings and Positive Beginnings
This is a day of transition for many. We’ll all become a year older in 2019 and we’ll certainly be faced with new challenges, experiences, and lessons. We’ll meet new people, make new friends, and lose some of those we’ve … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – True to Life Klepto Cats
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, … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday – Unlikely Cat Friends
Is there anything as charming as watching unlikely animal friends interact? I saw a picture of a fawn and a bobcat curled up together this week trying to find shelter from one of the fires. I also saw the most … Continue reading
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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – Love Those Outdoor Cats, As Long As They Aren’t Mine
Actually, I used to love having my cats with me when I puttered in the yard. But we have totally indoor cats now and it works well for us. No more painful abscesses to deal with from attacks by random … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – When the Folks Are Away What Are the Cats Doing?
I couldn’t resist snapping this picture of Lily peering out through the window a couple of days ago, apparently waiting anxiously for my return. I’ve been gone a lot over the last two weeks and I think Lily really missed … Continue reading
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