Not a Morning Cat #PetPhotoFails

Meows from Mudpie!

Thank you for joining us for this month's edition of the Pet Photo Fails Blog Hop! Can you believe tomorrow is the first day of May? Mommy is excited because it's Kentucky Derby day. 

After a couple weeks of warm spring temps things have cooled back down so we've been taking advantage of the extra cuddle time. Speaking of which...

Mommy snapped these very unbecoming photos of me early one morning right after we woke up. I was obviously still half asleep and looking rather irritated at the likely ungodly hour. By the second photo I'm going back to sleep and apparently Mommy was too because it's blurry! MOL!!!

Those are our bloopers...let's see yours!

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Book Review: The Black Cat Who Only Wanted to be Loved by Rosa Silva

Black cats mean bad luck......or do they?

 
Abandoned by his owner on the side of a road, little Pepper must go on a journey of self-discovery. Will the little black cat embrace his own identity, or will he change the color of his fur to find a family that will love him?

You will love this touching and inspiring story about the power of friendship and the importance of acceptance and self-love.

It's no secret that black cats face unfair prejudice, yet anyone who has ever shared their heart and home with a house panther will tell you they are among the most loving and loyal feline friends you could ever ask for. 

Pepper, the star of this darling story by Rosa Silva of the Cat Lady Confidential blog, faces this cruel fact of life when his beloved owner's husband dumps him on the side of the road, convinced Pepper is the cause of his recent rash of bad luck. Cold, alone, and scared, Pepper now believes no one will ever love him again because of the color of his fur. With the help of a hilarious pair of ginger cats, an aging dog, a parrot who knows what it's like to be abandoned, and a wise owl, Pepper learns some important life lessons. 

I completely fell in love with every single character in this story, and more than once wished I could scoop Pepper up in my arms and reassure him that everything would be alright. The sad truth is that for too many black cats in real life that just isn't the case, which is what makes this book so important. 

Four paws up!

April Showers Bring Birthdays #MewsicMovesMe

The challenge of this week's Mewsic Moves Me blog hop is to build a play list of artists born in April...

Of course we must begin with the Coal Miners Daughter herself. Loretta turned 89 years young earlier this month...

Did you know that Merle Haggard passed away on his 79th birthday in 2016? His son has reported that a week before his death he predicted that he would pass on his birthday.

My favorite Glen Campbell song...

Before Vince Gill hit it big as a solo artist in country music he sang backup in the studio for many artists, including Conway.

Troy Gentry of the duo Montgomery Gentry died in a tragic plane crash on my birthday in 2017, the day country music also lost Don Williams...

We hope you enjoyed our choices this week, and please let us know if you have a favorite! 

Impatient #SundaySelfie

 It takes Mommy sooooooooooooooo looooooooooooooooong to open a squeezie package!!!

We're joining our friends at The Cat On My Head for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!

Fresh as a Daisy #CaturdayArt

Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's Caturday Art blog hop!

And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs...

1. The Pioneer Woman is a non-cat related blog I follow.

2. My favorite place to shop online for collectibles is eBay. 

3. Dad's doctor's appointments have been keeping me busy lately.

4. If I could go back in time, I would tell my younger self to stop wishing your life away. I've always spent too much time thinking about the future instead of living in the moment.

Knitted & Knifed: A Knitty Kitties Mystery by Tracey Drew - Spotlight & Giveaway

 

Wanted: Cat mum to manage a yarn store, corral two curious cats, all the while being tangled up in murderous mayhem and mystery.

A smart woman would dump her cheating ex, move from the city, and give herself a chance for a well-deserved do-over. A smarter woman—smarter than me, anyway—wouldn’t jump out of that same frying pan and return to Cape Discovery, a seaside village where her family is the nuttiest of all the nut-ball residents.

I’m a former high school counselor, middle-child peacemaker, and current curator of lots of squishy/fuzzy goodness at my granddad’s little yarn store. Temporary assistant. Until I decide what to do with the rest my life. There’s only one knotty problem to untangle first. The knife sticking out of the most unpopular man in town, and the police detective trying to pin the murder on the donkey—otherwise known as my younger brother. With a pair mischievous cats determined to be underfoot and a craft group of Serial Knitters and Happy Hookers wanting the inside scoop, a girl could lose her mind. And if the killer has their way, maybe even my life...

Tessa Wakefield has her hands full juggling a cozy craft store, her crazy family, and two men who’d rather poke out their eyes than describe themselves as cute. Which they totally are. Cute, charismatic, and occasionally on her mind when she’s not stumbling over dead bodies and using her newfound sleuthing skills to track down murderers. Lucky she’s an excellent multi-tasker because digging beneath Cape Discovery’s surface can unearth secrets that kill.

About the Author: 

Tracey Drew lives Down Under with her husband—who’s given up complaining about her yarn addiction--and two madcap tabby cats called Kevin and Alfie. The feline brothers constantly battle with her while she’s trying to write her books by demanding lap-time, but they also provide constant inspiration for her fun & quirky cozy mysteries.

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