Cat Thursday | I'm Ready for My Close-Up!

Welcome to the weekly meme that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s) and then link up at the host’s site: The True Book Addict.

Maxie found me utterly fascinating, for some reason, while I was trying (unsuccessfully) to use my laptop.

If you look closely at her right ear, you can see the little notch where she sliced it with her claw, years ago, during an overly-vigorous bath. 

Cat Thursday | Cat Thievery (Sept 4)

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share some pictures of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict.)

The theme this week is Cat Thievery.  I imagine we've all seen, at one time or another, that cats can be skillful thieves.  Here are some great examples.  Enjoy!

Cat Thursday | Too Many Toys (August 28)

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share some pictures of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict.)

Like Michelle this week, I have a post that is Short and Sweet.  Here is Maxie playing one of our favorite games, Too Many Toys.  

We toss her toys to her, one at a time.  In her frenzied mission to play with all of the toys at the same time, she sometimes looks like she's trying to juggle.  Often, her tail becomes yet another object to play with.

Cat Thursday | Cats in Art - 2 (July 24)

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share some pictures of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict.)

More cat paintings, four by early-20th-century artists — from The Great Cat

Wide Awake Tortoiseshell Cat
Gwen John (1876 - 1936, British)

Cat Thursday | Cute, Clever or Crazy (July 17)

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share some pictures of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict.)

Cute, clever or crazy?...you decide.

Cat Thursday | Authors and Cats | Lorna Barrett / L.L. Bartlett / Lorraine Bartlett (July 10)

 

Welcome to Cat Thursday, y'all, written by me, Maxie!  (Jane helped a little.) 

Cat Thursday is the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share some pictures of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict.)

The second Cat Thursday of each month is Authors and Cats Thursday. Each time we will feature an author and his/her cat(s).  

We're running a Three-for-One Special in July.  

We are featuring one author of mystery, fantasy, and romance, 

who writes under three names, as 

Lorraine Bartlett, L.L. Bartlett, and Lorna Barrett.

The author and her Tuxedo cat, Fred

Cat Thursday | Cats in Art (June 26)

 

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share some pictures of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict.)

My theme this week is Cats in Art.   I found five cat paintings from the 19th century. Incidentally, I learned that this century was the first time in history that cats were depicted as the main subjects of art, and without showing the "cat's natural viciousness." (from The Great Cat) 

Cat Thursday | Kitty Paws! (June 19)

  

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share some pictures of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict.)

Oh, the paws of the kitties. How can we resist the cuteness!?

Awwwww....  

Surprise!

Well, hello there.

A little rude, don't you think?

Now that's just bizarre.

Cat Thursday | Authors and Cats | Leann Sweeney (June 12)

Welcome to Cat Thursday, y'all, written by me, Maxie!  (Jane helped a little.) 

Cat Thursday is the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share some pictures of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict.)

The second Cat Thursday of each month is Authors and Cats Thursday. Each time we will feature an author and his/her cat(s).  

My featured author for June is Leann Sweeney.  

Leann with Indigo, who passed over
the Rainbow Bridge in 2011 at age 16

Leann Sweeney is the author of the NY Times bestselling Cats in Trouble Mysteries, one of our favorite cozy mystery series.  Book six, The Cat, the Vagabond, and the Victim, is coming August 5th, and we are looking forward to it! 

 

Here are the stars of the Cats in Trouble Mysteries.  Merlot is a red tabby Maine Coon, Chablis, a Himalayan, and Syrah, sorrel ticked Abyssinian.  Chablis is an homage to Leann's angel kitty Indigo, shown in the photo with Leann (above).

Leann is currently owned by two cats, Wexford, a silver tabby ragdoll cat, and Marlowe, a traditional ragdoll. 

Wexford

Marlowe

Wexy, watching over Baby Marlowe
(the little white thing in the bottom of the basket)

Many thanks to Leann Sweeney for providing the pictures and info for today's blog post!

To learn even more about Leann Sweeney and her books, visit her website. 

Cat Thursday | Cats do/say the funniest things (June 5)

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict.)

Some randomly funny lolz this week. Hope you like them! 

Cat Thursday | A Grab Bag of Cat Funnies (May 29)

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats!  As I am a week behind Michelle for Cat Thursday themes, my theme this week  is A Grab Bag of Cat Funnies, some funny pictures I saw on Facebook.

Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict).  

Here's the obligatory literary-themed cat funny.

Or not.

Cat Thursday | The Many Grumpy Faces of Cats (May 1)

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! This week's theme is The Many Grumpy Faces of Cats.  I am sharing some cat pix I found online, plus several photos of Maxie at her grumpiest.

Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict).

Cat Thursday | Spider-Cat (Feb 13)

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict).

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Here are photos of Maxie's frenemy Humphrey, taken when he was visiting us in September.

Spider-cat, Spider-cat,
Does whatever a spider....

Cat Thursday | Maxie in the Snow (Jan 30)

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict).

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The "big snow" of January 28 — 29, 2014, Columbia, SC.

These are not my paw tracks!

Cat Thursday | Cats and Boxes (Oct 17)

Welcome to the weekly meme, hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict, that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! (Share your post in the Mr. Linky on The True Book Addict).