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Monthly Archives: August 2019
Frivolous Friday – How Well Do You Know Your Cat?
A week ago today I determined that Lily might have an ear infection—maybe even mites. Ick! Where do mites even come from? So she got another trip to the veterinarian the following Monday. I’d noticed that she was paying more … Continue reading
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Thoughts for Thursday – Is Your Cat Suffering?
We lost a beloved neighborhood cat last week. The Smurf was a beautiful Maine coon cat of just fifteen years. She had recently been diagnosed with advanced bone cancer. While she was an indoor cat for most of her life, … Continue reading
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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – When Cats Make Up the Rules
Lily has a mind of her own—well, she’s a cat. And she thinks that everything in this household revolves around her—I guess it kind of does. Lily (and sometimes Sophie) creates the challenges and I have to figure out a … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – Are You Rubbing Your Cat the Wrong Way?
Everyone knows how to pet a cat, right? You just dive in there and start running your hand over the cat’s fur. Wrong! Well, wrong for some cats, maybe right for others. The thing is, not all cats come from … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday – Some of my Favorite Kittens
What a nice way to end the week—with adorable pictures of some sweet kittens. Enjoy.
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Thoughts for Thursday – Tire Shelters for Cats
Say what? Yes, it’s evidently a new concept and quite a good idea for keeping feral cats safe and warm in winter. People rehabilitate old tires and create shelter for homeless cats. Here’s a picture of a kitty tire condo: … Continue reading
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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – More Cats I Know
I continue to collect pictures of cats from friends and take pictures of cats I see out and about. Here are some you might enjoy. This is Tommy. He had a horrendous bout with a mysterious illness a few years … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – Book 38 in the Works
Can you believe it? I’ve finished the first draft of Book 38. Spoiler Alert: Book 38 is this year’s Christmas story. In the seven years that I’ve been writing the Klepto Cat Mysteries, I’ve produced two Christmas stories. And are … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – Chronicling a Cat’s Disease
No worries for those of you who love Rags, the partly fictitious cat in my Klepto at Mystery stories. He isn’t ill, but Lily is. We adopted Lily when she was eight-weeks old. We believe she came to us with … Continue reading
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