“Is a group of kittens really called a kindle?”
The other day, while cleaning out The Nine-Year-Old’s room, I came across her Top Secret Cat File. In it was a supply list with two items: “1 kindle of…
Wordless Wednesday: Stuff on Cat Edition
“Ok, Cat Mom, here’s the deal. I don’t take off The Nine-Year-Old’s hand in just retribution for putting this @*&^%$ hat on me, and you start…
“Why did Jeeves describe an orange tabby as a ‘lemon-colored animal?'”
Did you know that orange tabby cats are ranked according to the color of their coats? The darker the shade, the theory goes, the better bred the cat. Is your cat a marmalade or a lemon?
Wordless Wednesday: Canelo behind lace
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What’s The Eight-Year-Old reading this week?
This week, the 8 year old reviews Dragon, Hound of Honor by Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton Hamilton and Polo’s Mother by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
Wordless Wednesday: Cats in the Pantry
What? You *didn’t* put this basket full of kitchen towels here just for me? But it’s so comfy. Weird. In other news, I cleaned out my pantry…
What’s The Eight-Year-Old reading this week?
The Eight-Year-Old has been quite concerned by news that her cousin’s cat has been peeing all over their house. This is not approved cat behavior. The Eight-Year-Old is clearly mulling over potential causes. I’m sure that’s why I caught her reading the ASPCA Cat Care Manual and The Pet Vet series by Darrel and Sally Odgers this week.
Applied Vocabulary, Episode 3: “What is bliss?”
My cat has an extraordinary super power. He is able to demonstrate the meaning of words. (To be fair, he reads a lot.) In today’s lesson, Canelo teaches The EIght-Year-Old the meaning of bliss.
What’s The Eight-Year-Old reading this week?
This week, the 8 year old reads every Horrible Harry book on her teacher’s bookshelf, except one.
What’s The Eight-Year-Old reading this week?
Our once-again-mostly-weekly survey of the tidbits that cross The Eight-Year-Old’s desk. This week, The Eight-Year-Old reads several of Betty MacDonald’s Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books and buries my inbox in animal stories.
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