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Book Review: Body on Baker Street

On this Mysterious Monday, we are pleased to bring you our
review of the second book in one of our new favorite cozy mystery series. The book
is Body on Baker Street, and the series is the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop
mysteries, by Vicki Delany.



The plot



Gemma Doyle is part owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop
and Emporium, a little shop on Cape Cod where one can find just about any book

Sunday Selfie: Dinnertime!

This is dinnertime with old SoLT. When you eat chicken in this house (and you can see what a classy place it is--no dinner jacket required!), you attract an audience. Here, Real Cat Webster and Resident Dog Layla pay rapt attention to every bite.




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

Caturday Art

For this week's Caturday Art, old SoLT was hoping to get something kind of fantastical out of a picture of Real Cat Webster. We have two versions. This first one used the Infty filter in Dreamscope:




And then, because old SoLT couldn't leave well enough alone, she took the above picture into Photoshop, where she lowered the brightness, bumped up the contrast, and messed about with the hue and

Words with Webster: Paw, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has a word that really gives us cats something to stand
on. 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. Today’s word is “paw.” This is another one of those words that we all know,
but I was kind of surprised by some of its earliest

The Monastery of Saint Nicholas of the Cats

We cats have been renowned through the centuries for our
ability to hunt small, harmful animals, like mice and rats. But we’ve also
been used to hunt snakes. One rather famous instance in which cats were used
to hunt snakes occurred at the Monastery of Saint Nicholas, located near
Akrotiri on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This story begins way back in the fourth
century, so it’s no

Cat of the Week: Star 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.The need is even more urgent in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Baltimore Humane Society will be accepting homeless

Book Review: A Tale of Two Kitties

On this Mysterious Monday, we bring you our review of the
latest in Sofie Kelly’s Magical Cats series, A Tale of Two Kitties. This series features two of our very
favorite mystery-solving cats: Owen and Hercules.



The cats



Yes, we usually begin with the plot, but this week we just
cannot wait to tell you about these cats. Owen is a gray tabby who has a thing
for a catnip toy called Fred

Sunday Selfie: Paisley Has Claws

Real Cat Paisley knows how to get a person's attention. A little claw action will usually do the trick, whether it be on a piece of furniture, the carpet, old SoLT's foot (a favorite target)... Yes, it's amazing the power of one little kitty claw. In this selfie, Paisley shows off her claws. She's sorry it's blurry, but it was an action shot.




We're joining in on the Sunday Selfies blog hop,

Caturday Art: Paisley and the Eclipse

This week's Caturday Art was inspired by the Great American Eclipse that happened a couple weeks ago. Old SoLT had used a colander to see if the little bits of light coming through the holes would really be crescent-shaped (answer: yes!). While she was doing this, Real Cat Paisley got interested in  chasing the shadow on the floor. The photo old SoLT got looks like Paisley is observing the

Words with Webster: Tabby, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun Friday features for you today. First up is
Real Cat Webster, who has a … stripey 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 “tabby.” This is a real cat word if ever there was
one, right? I mean, just look at all the cats with blogs, and you’ll see a