Tweet I can’t believe it’s the last day of the Challenge! Z is for… Zen I put down my book, The Meaning of Zen, and see the cat smiling into her fur as she delicately combs it with her rough pink tongue. Cat, I would lend you this book to study but it appears you [...]
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Tweet Y is for… Youth To find joy in work a cat is to discover the fountain of youth. Pearl S. Buck note – she meant to say a cat, not work Wiki Commons ************** One more day. It’s almost time to relax. Of course, tomorrow is another special Tuesday Tea with Mistress Snark, talking [...]
Tweet X is for… Xerostomia I haz xerostomia. See? – Hector the Cat Wiki Commons ****************************** Xerostomia – abnormal dryness of the mouth. Don’t say you never learn anything important around here. *********************** I have a little cautionary tale about Martians up at Creative Thresholds. I’d love to see you over there! Click here for [...]
Tweet W is for… Windows “A cat’s eyes are windows enabling us to see into another world.” – Irish Legend Wiki Commons ******************** It’s another Blitz! The brainchild of DL Hammons, today’s unsuspecting recipient of much blog love is AJ @ naturally sweet and her post: Percy’s Pick your Plot Prequel. Stop by and cheer her [...]
Tweet V is for… Vulgar “A cat is never vulgar.” – Carl Van Vechten Wiki Commons ********************* If you’d like to help me spread the word about Jewel of Shaylar’s release on May 13th (or anytime that week), sign up here!
Tweet U is for… Unique “To some blind souls all cats are much alike. To a cat lover every cat from the beginning of time has been utterly and amazingly unique.”- Jenny de Vries Wiki Commons ********* If you’d like to help me spread the word about Jewel of Shaylar’s release on May 13th (or [...]
Tweet T is for… Terms One must love a cat on its own terms.”- Paul Gray Wiki Commons Tuesday is once again upon us. We all know what that means… Welcome to the special A to Z edition of Tuesday Tea with Mistress Snark. In keeping with the theme for the month, a few special guests [...]
Tweet S is for… Scolding “After scolding one’s cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference.”- Charlotte Gray Wiki Commons If that doesn’t make you shudder, I don’t know what will! ************** Jewel of Shaylar, Book One of the [...]
Tweet R is for… Refuge “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” – Albert Schweitzer Wiki Commons ************ The date is set! Jewel of Shaylar, Book One of the Kingdoms of Chandra series, will launch on May 13th. If you’d like to help me get the word out [...]
Tweet Q is for… Queue An Englishman cat, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. George Mikes note – he might have said this and somebody misquoted him Wiki Commons ******************** And it’s Fantasy Friday with Death and Chronos! *note – this story was orginally written in honor of Cathy Olliffe-Webster’s [...]
