FAMILY by John Balloue
FAMILY by Cherokee artist John Balloue, which I bought at the Heard Museum's Indian Guild Fair and Market. We have great respect for wolves! We also love the faces etched into the mountains in the background.
Sneaky Pie Brown Rules!
We are major, major fans of Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie Brown in this household! Sofia poses with the very first in the Sneaky Pie series, Wish You Were Here. The best cozy mystery / cat mystery writer around, in our humble opinion. Brown's cats - Mrs. Murphy and…
Happy 10th Birthday to Our Sister, Rhea!
Happy 10th birthday to our sweet little Rhea! She was born into a hoarding situation - 70 cats! - in NY until she was rescued by the ASPCA, where we adopted her. She’s been with us for 7 years - in NY, CA, now AZ. She purrs a lot,…
CAT GOT YOUR SECRETS!
Who could not absolutely adore a cozy mystery set in a pet boutique called Furry Godmother, asks Katusha! Loving latest in Julie Chase’s Kitty Couture series, Cat Got Your Secrets. And there are scrumptious kitty recipes in the back, some of which we are going to try for Rhea’s…
THE NAVAJO AND THE ANIMAL PEOPLE
Yesterday we had an outdoors memorial for my friend who passed away, during which a hawk flew overhead. One friend got very excited, saying predatory birds are a good sign according to Navajo custom. I later looked it up and found hawks symbolize a connection to the spirit world.…
Petey the Swan Has Found a New Home!
Very happy to report that the swan who lived in our community lakes, alone after his partner passed, has been rescued by the amazing Liberty Wildlife. We named him "Petey" after Tchaikovsky (whose first name was Piotr) because he was a swan on a lake :) Aren't we clever…
Baron Dixon: Artiste du Cat
The artist, Baron Dixon, who sometimes is referred to as the "artiste du cat," recently had an exhibit at our favorite local cat lounge, La Gattara! Above, his TALL TOUCHERS, which we find sweetly romantic. We also really liked TWO SMOKIES, below. He even did a live painting! The…
Review of DOG CRAZY by Meg Donohue
We found this wonderful gem used at one of our favorite bookstores, Changing Hands. Where would we be without our indie bookstores??? The cover kind of makes the novel look like cute chick lit, but it is so much deeper and more serious and it contains some of the…
Review of BLACK CATS TELL ALL by Layla Morgan Wilde
This fun, colorful book edited by Layla Morgan Wilde seeks to dismantle the myth that black cats are creatures to be feared. And it does! Not that said myth is not ridiculous to begin with - are we still living in the Medieval Age? Yet it is a sad…
Review of CRAIG AND FRED by Craig Grossi
I loved this book! I saw it in my local library when I went there to get a novel for a book club. I haven’t read many military books, but how could anyone resist this cover! (BTW: since it’s a dog book, sister Sofia poses with it, and I…