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A Revealing Interview with the Cats of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum

 


Pluto and Edgar, museum cats of the Poe Museum.Photo courtesy of the Poe Museum.


We are very excited to welcome two distinguished feline guests to
the blog today. Edgar and Pluto are joining us from Richmond, Virginia, where
they have the great good fortune to be “museum cats” at the Museum of Edgar
Allan Poe, otherwise known as the Poe Museum. Let’s get right into the
interview!



Miss C:

App Review: Pet Vet Doctor: CATS Rescue

We had high hopes for this app that promises you will be
able to care for virtual sick kitties. Our hopes were somewhat fulfilled, as
the game has several good points.



How to play


Using the stethoscope to diagnose a cat.


Here are the basics: You choose a cat to care for. Unless
you buy the full version ($7.99) or buy individual cats ($1.99 each), you can
choose from a black cat or a

Cat of the Week: Lola 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!




Hey, you need some help with that camera?Lola is a friendly, 8-year-old lady who is ready to help you out.She'll also talk your ear off!Photo courtesy of Baltimore Humane

Book Review: A Spell of Trouble

On this Mysterious Monday, we travel to the happy hamlet of Silver
Hollow, New Hampshire, courtesy of A
Spell of Trouble, the first book in a new cozy mystery series by Leighann
Dobbs and Traci Douglass. There are some cats in Silver Hollow, though not as
many as we’d hoped, and there are also some toads and salamanders, and even a
Venus flytrap, all of which help make this book a fun ride.

Caturday Art Contest: Name This Thingy

Today we are pleased to be joining Athena's Caturday Art blog hop once again. This week we add our own twist, in which we ask you to help us name the thingy She of Little Talent created. We're calling it a "contest," but there is no prize to win. Trust me, I understand if you prefer not to get involved in this weird endeavor, but old SoLT is so hoping that at least one reader will respond with a

Pet Blogger Bloopers Roundup: September

We have been having a lot of fun this year sharing She of Little Talent's awful photos on the Pet Blogger Bloopers Roundup, a blog hop hosted the second Friday of every month by The Lazy Pit Bull. (Finally, a pet blogging event celebrating pure ineptitude--old SoLT has been waiting her whole life for this!)

This month's blooper stars Real Cat Paisley. Old SoLT caught Paisley taking a bath a few

Baltimore Humane Society’s Dogfest is September 17, 2016!

Resident Dog Layla takesover the blog, just forone day.


Well, friends, it’s come to this. I have been convinced to
turn The Cuddlywumps Cat Chronicles
over to…GASP…COUGH…BLECH…a dog. So,
just for today, please give a warm welcome to Resident Dog Layla. Take it away,
Layla. (But please don’t take it too far.)



Layla’s announcement

Thanks, Miss C! Gosh, this is really exciting. I’m here to

Cats of the Week: Theodore and Faraday

 


Each week in this space, we feature a senior cat in need of
adoption or sponsorship. Please remember all the great older cats in shelters.
They make great companions, and they (probably) won’t climb the curtains!



 

Theodore and foster brother Faraday are both very sweet kitties in need of special homes.Theodore enjoys cuddling, and Faraday enjoys getting drinks out of the bathtub.Photo

Book Review: Till Death Do Us Tart

On this Mysterious Monday, we are taking a quick look at a
delightful cat cozy in the Oxford Tearoom Mystery series by H. Y. Hanna. Till Death Do Us Tart is the fourth book
in the series, but it’s the first one we’ve had a chance to read. As you might
have guessed, this series is set in Oxford (the one in England), and there are
tasty pastries involved. That’s because the main human character,

Caturday Art: Tortie Troublemaker vs. Masked Avenger

Today we're joining Athena's Caturday Art blog hop again. This week old SoLT decided to just have some fun, so she tried out the Comic Heroes themes in PicMonkey to help tell the story of a typical interaction between the Real Cats. If you have more than one cat, this scene might look familiar to you. One minute the cats are licking each other and having a grand old time; the next minute they're