Book Review: Clowders

On this Mysterious Monday, we are pleased to bring you our
review of Vanessa Morgan’s Clowders,
the dark tale of what happens to an American family after they move to a small,
cat-centric town in Luxembourg. This is not the sort of light read we often
review here, so prepare yourselves.



The plot



Aiden and Jess arrive in the village of Clervaux with their daughter,
Eleonore. Aiden

Sunday Selfie:Paisley Sends a Birthday Wish

For this week's Sunday Selfie, Real Cat Paisley took a moment from her playtime on the stairs to snap this photo. She is dedicating it to Allie, who turns 16 today. We all hope you have a wonderful birthday and get lots of neat presents, Allie!





If you don't follow us on Instagram, you missed Paisley's terrifying experience yesterday. This is what happened:










Disaster!!! Real Cat

Caturday Art: The Gang's All Here

Last weekend was sunny here, and the whole fur gang (the Real Cats and Resident Dog Layla) got to enjoy some sun puddles. Old SoLT got a so-so picture and used it for Caturday Art:




This is LunaPic's Sadness art effect (100%), followed by the Landscape effect (49%). It looks like the glass door is broken, but that's just what the effects did with the shadows outside. No pets were endangered in

April Bloopers, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins and an Announcement

We have two fun Friday features for you today--well, three really. First up is a pair of April bloopers featuring Real Cat Paisley. Old SoLT was trying to get some cute photos of Paisley playing with her catnip snake from Purrfect Play (not an affiliate link; we just like them!). What she got instead was a small collection of blurry tortie shots, complete with a heap of dog toys in the background

Cat Classics on Film: A Cat in Paris (2010)

How many cats do you know who lead a double life? We suspect
that very few cats lead lives as full of contrasts as Dino the cat, star of A Cat in Paris, which is today’s Cat
Classic on Film.



The plot
By day, Dino is the beloved kitty companion of young Zoe, a
girl who stopped speaking after her police officer father was killed by a
gangster. When night falls, Dino slips out the window

Cat of the Week: Ghandi

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.






This week we are featuring a cat we have shared with you twice before. Ghandi is a sweet older gentleman

Meow Like Shakespeare Day

Today, in honor of Meow Like Shakespeare Day (or Talk Like Shakespeare Day, as some people call it), we have the following dramatic reenactment presented by the Real Cats:




Hmm ... not sure what play that is from. Macbeth, maybe?

Anyway, this moment of culture has been brought to you by The Real Cats Shakespeare Theatre Company.

Want to make your own Shakespearean insults? Try the

Sunday Selfies: Pet Me & I'll Do a Selfie

This week, Real Cat Webster allowed himself to be photographed for a Sunday Selfie ... in exchange for several minutes of petting. (Tip to cats: You can get a human to anything when they are desperate to get a cute picture of you!)





Paisley wanted to do something too, so she decided to do this musical meme we first saw on Stunning Keisha, who got it from The Lone Star Cats. It's sort of

Caturday Art: Raspberry Webster

In his most recent Sunday Selfie, Real Cat Webster had a little tongue-out action going on. So old SoLT decided to go for a raspberry effect in this week's Caturday Art.* She did some messing about in Photoshop and came up with this:




*This is a lie that old SoLT made me write. She had no plan AT ALL and hit on the purple by accident. Then at the last second she decided, "Oh, I'll call it

Words with Webster: Primordial Pouch, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

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



Words with Webster




Hi, everybody! It’s me, Real Cat Webster. Welcome to Words
with Me. Today’s word is “primordial pouch.” You know that sort of
loose-skin-looking flappy things you might see hanging from your cat’s belly?
Those are

A Call for Veterinarians to Help “Fix” Annual Kitten Invasion

Kitten season is coming, and so is Alley Cat Rescue's May Spay Challenge!Photo via Adobe Stock.







You’ve all heard of kitten season, right? It’s that time of
year when temperatures warm, flowers bloom, and animal shelters are inundated
with kittens in need of homes.



Many people just call it “spring.”



Kitten season sounds cute and cuddly, but it’s actually a
big problem for shelters,

Cat of the Week: Rogue One

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, we are excited to introduce Rogue One. She is a 7-year-old lady who is nervous in the shelter but

Book Review: The Bengal Identity

On this Mysterious Monday, we are pleased to bring you our
short review of The Bengal Identity,
book 2 in Eileen Watkins’s Cat Groomer mystery series. This book features plenty
of mystery, most of it centered around one spectacular cat whose identity is
unknown.



The plot



Cassie McGlone is the owner of Cassie’s Comfy Cats, a
grooming and boarding facility in Chadwick, New Jersey.

Sunday Selfie: Real Cat Webster Chills

Real Cat Webster took this Sunday Selfie while he was relaxing with old SoLT one evening:





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

Caturday Art: Paisley in the Sun

For this week's Caturday Art, Old SoLT wanted to use a picture of Real Cat Paisley in the sun. She decided to play with the sunlight and shadows by bumping the contrast way up in Photoshop and then adding a lens flare and a poster edges filter. Not bad for a measly five minutes' work.




Then, for something completely different, not to mention brighter, she tried the Delaunay (21%) and Landscape

Words with Webster: Cat Squirrel, Plus Friendly Fill-Ins

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






Words with Webster

Hi, everybody! It’s me, Real Cat Webster. Welcome to Words
with Me. Today’s word is “cat squirrel.” Mommy found this word in the
dictionary while she was looking up something else. We never heard of it before
that, so

Hieroglyphic Cats from Ancient Crete

We stumbled upon an interesting little tidbit earlier this
week. At first we didn’t even believe it and thought it must be one of those
alternative facts that are so easy to find on the internet. But a little
digging brought us to some reputable sources, so we are ready to tell you that
the so-called Cretan Hieroglyphic writing system (not related to the more
famous Egyptian hieroglyphs)

Cat of the Week: Bird

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.






We are absolutely in love with this week’s cat. Her name is Bird, and as you can see, she is one of the

Book Review: Engaged in Danger

On this Mysterious Monday, we are pleased to bring you our
review of Engaged in Danger, book 4
in the Jamie Quinn mystery series by Barbara Venkataraman. We enjoyed the first three books in the series, so we were eager to find out what Jamie, who practices
family law in Hollywood, Florida, is up to now.



The plot

In this volume, Jamie’s boyfriend is headed to Australia to
work with

Real Cat Paisley: A Sunday Selfie Story

Getting a "selfie" of Real Cat Paisley is best accomplished when she is asleep. This is how this week's selfie session went with Paisley awake:






Hmm ... I think I see something over there ....







It's on the move, whatever it is ...








What's that? You want me to turn around? Okaaaay ...







No, no, no ... there is definitely something I need to look at over here.







What?

Caturday Art: Webster the Real Cool Dude

We think this week's Caturday Art makes Real Cat Webster look like a real cool dude. It also gave him different-colored eyes!






Old SoLT did this in LunaPic, with the Landscape effect at 100%, followed by the Floating effect at 26%.



Here is the original:







We are joining the Caturday Art blog hop, hosted by Athena and Marie!