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Mysterious Monday: Death by a Whisker

On this Mysterious Monday, we are pleased to bring you our
review of Death by a Whisker, book 2
in the Cat Rescue Mysteries series by T. C. LoTempio. This series features a
big orange-and-white tabby named Toby, and we just love him. But more on him
later…



The plot



Sydney McCall and her sister Kat run an animal shelter in
Deer Park, North Carolina. As the book begins, they are getting

Webster's Sleepy Sunday Selfie

You know what's rude? Someone barging into the room where you're sleeping, yelling out "Who wants to do Sunday Selfie?" and shoving a phone in your face. That is exactly what happened to Real Cat Webster today (Paisley had the presence of mind to run away!). Poor guy ... he couldn't even open his eyes all the way.




Somewhat reluctantly, Webster is joining the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by

Caturday Art: A Valentine from Real Cat Paisley

For today's Caturday Art, Real Cat Paisley wanted to send you all a special something for Valentine's Day. Old SoLt helped her edit her photo by taking it into PicMonkey and using just about every option in the Valentine's Day themes.





We're joining the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by Athena and Marie!

Words with Webster: Vestibular, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has a sciencey word to share. After that, it’s on to
Friendly Fill-Ins!



Words with Webster




Hi, everybody! It’s me, Real Cat Webster. Welcome to Words
with Me. Today’s word is “vestibular.” I got the idea for this word from
reading this study
about cheetahs’ inner ears (okay, I only read the abstract and part

Book Review: Rhubarb (1946)

Today, we’re pleased to bring you the first post in our new
series, Cat Classics in Print. In this series, we’ll explore cat books from the
past in many genres. We start with Rhubarb,
written by H. Allen Smith (1907–1976) and first published in 1946. This tattered
paperback has sat on our shelf for months (okay, a year—but we got to it
eventually).



The plot



I’m going to say up front

Cat of the Week: Cupcake in Baltimore

Each week in this space, we feature an
older adult or senior cat (7 years +) in need of adoption or sponsorship. Mature
cats make great companions, and unlike kittens, they (probably) won’t climb the
curtains! Adopt an older cat, and help them enjoy the best years of their life.




Today, please say hello to Cupcake. This easy-going lady is 8 years old, and she really enjoys taking a good

Book Review: The Cat of the Baskervilles

On this Mysterious Monday, we bring you our review of The Cat of the Baskervilles, the third
volume in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series by Vicki Delany. I have still not
gotten tired of saying that this is one of our favorite series, and this third
book only reinforces that feeling.



The plot

It’s July on Cape Cod, and the famed Nigel Bellingham,
formerly a big star, now somewhat of

Sunday Selfie: How We Really Live

When Real Cat Paisley sat for this selfie the other evening, old SoLT told her she'd crop out the dog stuff at the top. But Paisley said that was not what she wanted. She wanted everyone to see that messy old dog blankie on the floor, along with the dog toys strewn about, so people would know what she has to put up with.





We're joining the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by The Cat on My Head

Caturday Art: Webster the Editor, Plus 20 More Amazing Facts about Paisley

We put together two features for this Saturday. First up is Caturday Art, featuring Real Cat Webster. And then you'll get to learn some more fun facts about Real Cat Paisley!

Caturday Art 
We went kind of old-fashioned and simple for this week's Caturday Art:






This was created in PicMonkey, with the Sepia effect, followed by Fancy Focus and a Daguerreotype frame. Then old SoLT added a Drop

Words with Webster: Tortoiseshell, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has a colorful word to share. After that, it’s on to
Friendly Fill-Ins!



Words with Webster




Hi, everybody! It’s me, Real Cat Webster. Welcome to Words
with Me. Today’s word is “tortoiseshell.” I got the idea for this word because
Paisley told me I better do it or she’d whap me. She’s bossy sometimes. Anyway,