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Cat Classics on Film: Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

Bell, Book and Candle
is yet another example of a movie in which everyone makes a big deal out of the
human cast (notably James Stewart and Kim Novak in this case), while saying
almost nothing about the real star: the cat. By the way, we found a copy of the
Playbill for the 1950–51 production at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, and it
doesn’t mention the cat either. Today we’ll be setting the

Cat of the Week: Oliver 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.






Say hello to Oliver. He is a 7-year-old gentleman who is really into getting attention from people. Oliver

Book Review: Donn’s Hill

On this Mysterious Monday, we bring you our review of a book
we stumbled upon completely accidentally (meaning we can’t remember how we
found it). The book is Donn’s Hill,
by Caryn Larrinaga. It features murder, a ghost, ghost hunters, some psychics …
and of course, a cat. And not just any cat—a tortie cat, and a senior too!



The plot



Mackenzie Clair, “Mac,” arrives in the strange

Sunday Selfies with Real Cat Webster

Real Cat Webster wanted to do Sunday Selfies this week. As per his usual, he started out blurry and way too close to the camera:





This next one came out looking really nice, even if it does only show half of his face:





And finally, Webs got his whole self in. (Check out those whiskers.) Good job, Webs!






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

Caturday Art: Paisley, Coffee & Sunshine

Since this is officially the first week of autumn, and since yesterday was National Coffee Day, Old SoLT hoped to combine those concepts in our Caturday Art this week. (Either that, or she totally lucked into some autumnal colors and a coffee effect, and she just made up this "concept" thing to sound cooler than she really is.)




She went to LunaPic, where she applied the Coffee art effect,

Words with Webster: Saturn’s Kittens, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

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



Words with Webster


Hi, all! It’s me, Real Cat Webster. Welcome to Words with
Me. Our word this week is kind of different. It’s “Saturn’s kittens.” Saturn is
a big planet that is famous for its rings, and kittens are baby cats, so I bet

Remember Me Thursday

We are taking a moment today to light a candle and join in
on the Remember Me Thursday movement, spending some time remembering the rescue
pets who have touched our lives, as well as those who are in shelters waiting
for their chance to become someone’s beloved pet.







First, our candle burns for those rescue pets we fondly remember from
the past:

Penny, Robin, Dodger, Darya, Steva, Bucky,

Cat of the Week: Scamp 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, say hello to Scamp,
a large, handsome, gray and white gentleman who is described as sweet and

Book Review: Cat Got Your Secrets

On this Mysterious Monday, we review Cat Got Your Secrets, the third book in Julie Chase’s Kitty Couture
series, set in the New Orleans Garden District. This time around, Lacy Marie
Crocker is desperate to prove that her beloved father is not a murderer, while
she also runs the day-to-day in her pet boutique called Furry Godmother and helps
her mother with the welcoming committee for a

Sunday Selfie Fails

Old SoLT has recently discovered that it is much easier to share bad selfies than good selfies, simply because she has so many more of the former than the latter. However, it's not easy to get a good bad selfie. She struggled mightily to get these attempted selfies with Real Cat Paisley:


This first one didn't work very well. It's hard to operate a cell phone camera when there is a rather solid