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Sunday Selfie: Talk Like Shakespeare Day

We're doing something a little different for today's Sunday Selfie blog hop, hosted by The Cat on My Head. Today is also Talk Like Shakespeare Day, and Real Cat Webster has prepared a little something special. We hope you enjoy it!




(We used this Shakespearean Insult Kit for Paisley's line.)

Caturday Art: Webster in Oils

We join Athena's Caturday Art blog hop with this picture of Real Cat Webster resting atop the cat tree:




Old SoLT it simple this week. She just applied a Landscape filter in Lunapic and then added a frame in PicMonkey. Here's the original:

Words with Webster (Kneazle), Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

We have two fun features for you today. First up is Real Cat Webster, who has a new cat-related word for you. And then it’s on to Friendly Fill-Ins. Webs, take it away!


Words with Webster




Hi, friends! Today on Words with Me, I have a really neat
word for you: kneazle. Kneazles are creatures
from Harry Potter. They look like big cats with spotted fur, large ears, and a
lion’s tail. They can

Cat News Brief: Look Into Cat Mummy Reveals Something…Smaller Than Expected

Researchers at Scotland’s University of Aberdeen got a small
surprise when they used a CAT scan to take a peek at what was inside an ancient
Egyptian cat mummy in their collection. Instead of a full-grown cat, what was
inside the mummy’s wrappings was actually just a kitten. Its neck had been
broken. While we may think of the Egyptians mummifying their dear, departed pets,
there also existed an

Cat of the Week: Carmella in Baltimore

Each week in this space, we feature a senior cat in need of
adoption or sponsorship. Please remember all the older cats in shelters. They
make great companions, and unlike kittens, they (probably) won’t climb the curtains!
Adopt a senior cat, and help him or her enjoy the best years of their life.





This week we’re pleased to introduce Carmella, a really
sweet, laid-back girl with lovely

Cat Classics on Film: Rhubarb (1951)

It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to baseball…the
crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, a cat named Rhubarb. Okay, that last
one might not make everyone’s list, but it sure makes ours. Who could forget
the story of the scrappy yellow cat who went from living under a bush to owning
a Major League Baseball team? I am referring, of course, to Rhubarb, the 1951 film directed by

Sunday Selfies: Webster and His Card

Today we're joining the Sunday Selfies blog hop, hosted by The Cat on My Head. This week's selfie comes courtesy of Real Cat Webster, who wanted to pose with his new greeting card, which he appears on the front of (find it on Zazzle!). Old SoLT agreed that this would be a good idea, so she put the card on the floor next to him.

He was just getting a good look at the card, when Real Cat Paisley

Caturday Art: Happy Easter!

Today we join Athena's Caturday Art blog hop with this Easter card that captures the moment a chick hatches on Real Cat Webster's head:




Old SoLT took a not very good photo of the Real Cats, messed with it in Lightroom to improve the exposure, applied a filter in LunaPic (she doesn't remember which one), and then used Illustrator to add the lettering and graphics from Adobe Stock.

Book Review: Star Trek Cats

Before we really start this post, please take this short
quiz:





Do you like Star Trek?
Do you like cats?







If you answered “yes” to both questions, then have we got a
book review for you! We were excited recently to discover the small book Star Trek Cats, by illustrator Jenny
Parks. What it is, is a collection of illustrations of scenes from the original
series, with cats standing in

The Korat: An Ancient Cat Breed from Thailand

The Korat is a blue cat that originated in Thailand,where they are considered to bring good luck.Illustration by bullet_chained, via Adobe Stock.




The Korat is a handsome and ancient breed of cat from
Thailand (formerly Siam), where they are considered to bring good luck. They
are sometimes called Si Sawat in Thailand, meaning “color” and “good fortune.” In
fact, pairs of Korats have