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Caturday Art: Night & Day

This week has been one of contrasts. Old SoLT is deeply conscious of the suffering so many people are experiencing at this time in the after-effects of natural disasters, and yet she herself has had a fabulous, non-stressful week. It made her think of night and day:


NIGHT






DAY




"Night" used the Night art effect in Lunapic, and "Day" used the Floating effect, also in Lunapic. Here is the

Words with Webster: Remember, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has a memorable 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 “remember” (something Mommy doesn’t do so good
anymore). To start learning about this word, first I went to my favorite
dictionary (

Book Review: The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABCs

Old SoLT never thought that what she really needed in her
life was an ABCs book, because you know, she’s known her ABCs for a while now.
But it turns out that this picture book from Patrick McDonnell (of the Mutts comic strip) is the perfect thing
to bring a smile on a rainy day. Yes, even for a grown-up (the recommended age range is 4-8 years).



This little tome is called The Little Red

Meow Like a Pirate!

When the Real Cats signed on for a cruise on a pirate ship with a skeleton crew, they weren't expecting the crew to be actual skeletons. Also, the skeletons weren't expecting, well, cats...






Happy Meow Like a Pirate Day!





(Skeleton pirate image via Adobe Stock.)

Cat Classics on Film: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Just so you know, there are no cats in this movie, unless you count the MGM
lion at the beginning. I was very disappointed, because I expected to see a
film about a cat overcoming his or her problems, but this movie is really just people
screaming at each other in southern accents. Not entertaining. Definitely not a
cat movie. Oh sure, Elizabeth Taylor’s character says she feels “just like

Sunday Selfie: Webster's Struggle

Real Cat Webster was very excited to do Sunday Selfies this week. He was so excited, he had some trouble holding still long enough to take the picture:




Then he held still for a second, but he was confused and sat down facing the wrong way:




Then he faced the right way and sort of almost held still, but he still moved a little, so the selfie is kind of blurry. Old SoLT tried to make it look

Caturday Art: Totally Tangerine

For this week's Caturday Art, we went to Dreamscope once again, looking for something lighter, brighter, and a little less weird than what we've done lately. We tried the Tangerine Seascape filter, and all of us are in love with the results:




The frame is from PicMonkey. Here is the original (alert readers may recognize it from Sunday Selfies a few weeks back):





We're joining the Caturday

Cover Reveal: The Mythmakers

After nearly a year of work, old SoLT is in the final stages of getting our latest mystery, The Mythmakers, ready for publication. Today we reveal the cover. The story takes place in the fall, so the cover has a fall theme:


Front




Back





From the back cover:

Lately, things have been quiet in the tiny, historic village of Brooksford, Maryland. The residents got through Halloween with no

A Visit to the National Capital Cat Show

This past Saturday, old SoLT and her mom visited the National Capital Cat Show, held at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Old SoLT has been to this show a couple times before, but it's been several years since she was there. Not surprisingly, there were lots and lots of cats. She regrets that she did not get more and better photos (Ms. I-Forgot-to-Change-the-Camera-Settings ...

Cats of the Week: Milly May and Spencer

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.




The need is even more urgent in the
wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Baltimore Humane Society will be accepting