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Words with Webster: Flehmen, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has a lip-curling 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 “flehmen” (I got the idea for this word from Catster).
If you have spent much time around cats, you might not recognize this word,

Official State Cats of the United States

The Maine coon is the state cat of--you guessed it!--Maine.
Photo via Adobe Stock.

 Our topic today is official cats, and specifically, cats
that have been named as official symbols of states in the US. Only three states
have named a certain type of domestic cat as their “state cat,” and only one of
those is an actual breed of cat; the other two are cats with certain coat
patterns. We don’t

Cat of the Week: Sox

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.








Our cat this week is Sox. He is an 11-year-old gentleman wearing a fancy gray-and-white tuxedo. Sox is

Book Review: The Mutts Spring Diaries

We received The Mutts Spring Diaries right in the middle of a serious cold spell that sent temperatures into the single digits (and just so you know, that is not what winters in our part of the world are usually like). It came like a gust of warm air … happy air … the kind that brings the promise of new life. In other words, it was just exactly what we needed.

In case you are not familiar

Sunday Selfie: Webster's Friday Night, Plus 25 Amazing Facts

Real Cat Webster took this Sunday Selfie on Friday evening. He was sitting on old SoLT so she wouldn't be able to get up and do that thing she needed to do (whatever it was; obviously it was not important, since she can't remember it now). Good job, Webster!




And this week we have a special bonus. It's 25 Amazing Facts about Webster. CK over at Stunning Keisha got this started, and it's been a

Caturday Art: Paisley with an Acid Boost

For this week's Caturday Art, old SoLT found an old photo of Real Cat Paisley sitting in her Thinking Bowl and tried some different effects with it. First was Acid in LunaPic, followed by Boost in PicMonkey:




Then, not able to leave well enough alone, she tried adding Super B&W, trying to get the etching look she likes:




This is the original:




We're joining the Caturday Art blog hop,

Sunday Selfie: Paisley Gets Organized

Between Christmas and New Year's, old SoLT spent some time getting organized. This included getting her stamp collection area put into some kind of order so things won't be crammed together all higgledy-piggledy. Real Cat Paisley was in a helpful mood, so as soon as she saw an open spot in the bookcase, she sat in it and demanded to have her selfie taken:





We're joining the Sunday Selfies

Caturday Art: Webster Relaxes

It has been pretty cold at the Real Cats' house, and Webster has had a hard time getting out of bed in the mornings, so old SoLT made this art of him lounging in bed:




She used the Starry 2 effect in LunaPic, followed by the Burst effect and a Bokeh texture, both in PicMonkey. The frame is also from PicMonkey. Here's the original:




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

Friendly Fill-Ins

Real Cat Webster is sleeping in today, so we have just one fun Friday feature for you. (Okay, what really happened was, old SoLT accidentally published the wrong word this week and couldn't do a new one on short notice.) We have Friendly Fill-Ins, from 15andmeowing and McGuffy’s Reader. They are a fun way to learn a little bit about the authors of
the blogs you read. The first two questions,

Words with Webster: Ginger, 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 “ginger.” I was having a lot of trouble picking a word
for today, but then I found out that this is International Kiss a Ginger Day,