Friday, March 20, 2009

Cats in Mystery Novels

I love cats. I love to read. A good book, a glass of wine, snacks, a comfy chair, and a cat or 2 or 3 around me, is my idea of the perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon. Mysteries are my favourite light reading, especially cat mysteries. Sometimes the cats are the detectives, sometimes they just give the main character/amateur detective a cat sign language point in the right direction. Whether they are the star of the book or the "Dr. Watson", they always add the extra flavour that makes the novel more enjoyable. One of my favourite authors is Shirley Rousseau Murphy but there is enough variety of cats and cat mystery novels to keep all us cat lovers reading through this century. Have a look at some that are on offer right now.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Dogs and Cats Together

I made a short video of the dogs and some of the cats in this house. Mostly they will curl up together, occasionally they play - the dogs with the cats - not the cats with the cats, and sometimes they have little disagreements. But they are comfortable with each other, even though they all came from different places, at different times. Fiona (the Whippet) came first, then Katie (Shih Tzu), then Luna (not in video), next Max (orange/white cat) and last Tiger (tabby). Fiona and Max have developed a relationship, as have Katie and Tiger. With no help or interference from humans, they worked out their relationships themselves. Have a look.

Dogs and Cats Together