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Our 5 Favorite Cat Cozy Mysteries of 2017

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It’s that time of year again … time for us to look back over
the books we’ve reviewed this year and choose our five favorites. “Our 5 Favorites”
is always one of the most fun posts we write all year (we do enjoy taking time
to remember

Secret Paws Unboxing Party

The Real Cats were so excited last week when their Secret
Paws package arrived! It came all the way from Montana, and it’s from the Farm
Cats—Stinky, Pumpkin, Harry, and Sherpa—and their person, Patty. We never met
them before, so we were pretty excited to learn about them. They live on a farm
(obviously), and their house is a yurt, which old SoLT thinks is just so neat. She used to dream of

Cat of the Week: Stacee 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 meet Stacee. She is an 8-year-old lady with a sense of adventure. Stacee enjoys getting up on

Book Review: Jamie Quinn Mystery Collection

On this Mysterious Monday, we bring you a review of three
books in one: it’s the Jamie Quinn
Mystery Collection, by Barbara Venkataraman. The collection includes the first three books in the series: Death by Digeridoo, The Case of the Killer Divorce, and Peril in the Park, all set in Hollywood, Florida, and featuring
family lawyer Jamie Quinn and her favorite private investigator, Duke. And

Sunday Selfie: Webster Gets Bored

This week, old SoLT was trying to help Real Cat Webster take his Sunday Selfie, but she took so long about it, he got really bored and did this:





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

Caturday Art: Christmas Needlework Kitties

For this week's Caturday Art, old SoLT borrowed an idea from our friends at Sweet Purrfections. She took a summery photo and made it Christmasy by using the Christmas Needlework effect from LunaPic. Then she put it on a green background and added the ribbony bits in Photoshop.




We're joining Athena's Caturday Art blog hop!

Words with Webster: Fur, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has a fuzzy 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 “fur.” I picked this word because it got really cold
at our house this week, and boy was I glad for my fur coat! So of course, first
I went

Jólakötturinn: The Icelandic Cat Who Might Eat You for Christmas

For regular readers of this blog, the words “Christmas” and
“cat” probably bring up thoughts of all the neat presents you’re getting for
your cat(s) this year. Or maybe you picture your cat(s) sleeping peacefully under
the tree or climbing less peacefully up the tree. In any case, the cat is
innocent and sweet (yes, even when climbing the tree!). But in Iceland, the
Christmas Cat, or

Cat of the Week: Chevy 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 Chevy.
Chevy is a handsome black-and-white gentleman who is 8 years old. He is a

Book Review: That Olde White Magick

On this Mysterious Monday, we bring you our review of That Olde White Magick, by Sharon Pape.
This is book 3 in the Abracadabra mystery series, and it is the first book in
the series that we have read.



The plot



Kailyn Wilde is a sorcerer who lives in New Camel, New York,
where she owns a magic shop called Abracadabra. She is surrounded by quite the
interesting cast of characters.