Cat Talk
Janet is so incredibly lazy that she asked me to recycle a post I wrote a year or so ago. She is also refusing to feed me even though she’s up at 5 am and doesn’t seem to have anything … Continue reading
Tag Archives: cats
Upping the traffic
I read somewhere in my time wasting serious research online that the way to improve traffic to a blog was to cover certain topics so I thought I’d give it a try. First, PETS. Here’s Samuel Johnson’s cat Hodge, of … Continue reading
Posted in Frivolity, Jane Austen
Tagged cats, Colin Firth, Fashion, food, health, Pets, Richard Armitage
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Regency Cats
I have been more than usually obsessed with cats in the last week, mostly in the nature of keeping my hands away from their teeth. My cat bite is healing very well and the whole episode is starting to feel … Continue reading
Mad Dogs and Englishmen….
This really has little to do with mad dogs and Englishmen, but bear with me. There is a sort of a connection. Yesterday, the neighborhood cat came to our patio door to taunt and torture our cats and I did … Continue reading
Can You Stand Another Cat?
Wow! What a day we had with our guest, Liz Carlyle! Over 100 comments! Bless Avon and Liz for offering this opportuntiy and thanks to each and every one of you who commented. That’s a lot of kitty litter. So…can … Continue reading
Tagged cats
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We Can Haz Kitties?
I’m taking Megan’s slot today on account of on Sunday the Riskies are having a Celebration of Cats and a Super Secret Cool visit from Liz Carlyle (squeeee!!!!). Her publisher will be donating to a cat rescue non profit so … Continue reading
Tagged cats, Celebrating, Liz Carlyle
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Cats and book giveaway
Bibliophile and Barbara E., you’re the winners. Please send your snailmail address to my cat, elailah AT yahoo DOT com, and congrats. In celebration of receiving my author copies of BESPELLING JANE AUSTEN, I’m giving away two copies, here, today! … Continue reading
Tagged Bespelling Jane Austen, cats, Liz Carlyle
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Finishing a Book
This will be a quick blog because I still am not finished the book ( due today). This book is Number 2 in my Three Soldiers series. The Prologue is set in Badajoz, as in each book: This book starts … Continue reading
Tagged cats, Fashion, Hougoumont
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Samuel Johnson, man of letters and cats
It’s the 299th birthday of the great Samuel Johnson (1709-1774) who created the first English dictionary, and although I originally intended to write something very erudite (or as erudite as I can get) I became sidetracked, so I’m going to … Continue reading
Tagged cats, Lichfield, Samuel Johnson
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Cats!
No, I haven’t lost my mind. I started pondering cats in the Regency when Megan asked if I had ever put a cat in a Regency romance. I haven’t, and I had to ask myself why. I love cats. I … Continue reading
