Keeping Entertained

 It's Walkin' and Readin' Wednesday!

Zoomac, again!

New window kitty.

Mocha

Recommended audiobooks:

The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

Narrated by Laura Horowitz and Anthony Palmini

Audiobook published August 18, 2026

Libby app blurb: "The breakout standalone dark enemies to lovers romantasy about a woman whose lips are deadly poison...until she meets the one man who can survive her kiss."

My two cents: An excellent romp, with magic and angst, nasty parents, and each side of the conflict is sure the others are bad, bad people.  Vampires too!  Adult.

Place of Temptation by Bilinda P. Sheehan

All books narrated by Polly Lee

DI Haskell and Quinn Series:

#1 A Wicked Mercy (2019) 

#2 Death in Pieces (2020) 

#3 Splinter the Bone (2020) 

#4 Hunting the Silence (2021) 

#5 Hidden in Blood (2022) 

#6 Place of Temptation (2022) 

#7 Lake of Tears (2023) not yet available

#8 No Safe Place (2025) not yet available

#9 Dark is the Mind (2026) no yet available

#10 Lost and Found (2026) not yet available

Goodreads blurb: "Crime novels set in North Yorkshire, England feature D.I. Drew Haskell teaming up with criminal profiler Harriet Quinn."

My two cents: Drew and Harriet have a past, making them adversaries in private, but a good team when solving murders.  Their connection evolves with each book.  I found this series years ago, but only the first three books were available at my library, until recently when more have come online.  Waiting impatiently!  Oh yeah, beware: gruesome.

Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson

Narrated by Feodor Chin

Audiobook published May 10, 2022

Libby blurb: "Discover the thrilling account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England."

My two cents: Non-fiction - Sailing any ocean back in 1680 was dangerous, let alone doing it as pirates!  A must-read if you are into the history of seafarers, plus the Admiralty's amazing laissez-faire attitude years later is remarkable.  We've got Captain Henry Morgan, treks into Panama with fighting against the indigenous folk, The Spanish, and even The English.  A princess is saved!

Autumnal Blogoversary

Tonight is the Autumnal Equinox for us in Michigan!

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT - US/Canada): Tuesday, September 22 at 8:04 P.M.

Pacific Daylight Time (PDT - US/Canada): Tuesday, September 22 at 5:04 P.M.

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): Wednesday, September 23 at 00:05 A.M.

British Summer Time (BST - UK): Wednesday, September 23 at 1:05 A.M.

Japan Standard Time (JST - Japan): Wednesday, September 23 at 9:05 A.M.

Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST - Sydney): Wednesday, September 23 at 10:05 A.M.

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Today is our blogoversary; my first blog post was on September 22, 2013.

How can that be?!?!? ⏳

Am beyond thankful for every follower and commenter, and for the wonderful kindness shown for our cats.

Have curtailed some of my blogging activities this summer to streamline laptop time.

Years ago, I began sending emails to family and friends with cute cat stories, then discovered blogging.

And it was The Ghost Cat who truly fired my imagination to want to post about our lives with cats.

Ghost Cat statue, left by a kind neighbor on our deck when she didn't get an answer to knocking at the door. 

When I sat down with The 'O' Cats that night, I saw a white cat in the dark.

Thinking it was a new stray, I made smoochy noises and talked to the white cat, but it didn't move a muscle.

And it sorta glowed; creepy!

Not until I screwed up my courage to get closer, did I figure out it was a statue that I'd never seen before.

I was rattled, but it's a pretty funny story now.

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Freed From Civil Disturbance

September 21 is International Day of Peace.

2026 Theme: Invest in Peace - For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day

Learn more here at United Nations website.

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Chalk drawing on the sidewalk in my neighborhood.

Smile

Peace

Hope

Love

Live

Kind

Life

Dream

Yes, exactly!

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