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MEWOW Free Book April 12 through April 16

Posted on April 11, 2018 by splendidsummer

MEWOW Here’s the description from Amazon: Another caper begins with Grace and Jack enjoying Prohibition cocktails at a fashion show, where the House of Cats’ fashion line designer mysteriously dies. Magical Cool Cats, Tatania and Zeus lead the way to … Continue reading →

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*Expired* Free Cool Cat Mysteries Vol 3 March 31 – April 3

Posted on March 30, 2018 by splendidsummer

Enjoy a free download of Cool Cat Mysteries Boxed Set Volume 3 from March 31 to April 2. Here is the description from Amazon: Cat Dance In a speakeasy where any woman who says she’s alone by choice has credibility, … Continue reading →

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Best of Blog: L.A.’s 1920s Architecture

Posted on February 28, 2018 by splendidsummer

This post originally appeared in April 2012. Sowden House, 1926, Lloyd Wright, HOLLYWOOD TOUR, photo courtesy of Architecture Tours L.A. Awhile ago, a friend from London and I were meeting in L.A. and we discovered fabulous Architecture Tours L.A. We … Continue reading →

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Rodent Terminator of London:Palmerston

Posted on January 13, 2018 by splendidsummer

Friends, Romans, Countrymice, lend me your dreamies. Wishing all my staff @foreignoffice and twitter friends a very Meowy Christmas! pic.twitter.com/p4ejXgT1RC — Palmerston (@DiploMog) December 11, 2017 Cats began residing in government offices centuries ago. Instead of rat poison, London’s Foreign … Continue reading →

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KEDI

Posted on December 2, 2017 by splendidsummer

Kedi, a beautiful documentary, celebrates the lives of Istanbul’s cats as seen by the people they adopt. Here’s the description from Amazon: “Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years, they’ve wandered in … Continue reading →

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FREE 1 Month Trial: Audible Romance Package

Posted on November 1, 2017 by splendidsummer

If the three key things to great real estate are location, location, and location, the three key things to great audio books must be narration, narration, and narration. Colin Firth won an Audie Award for his narration of the Audible … Continue reading →

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Disneyland Cats

Posted on August 16, 2017 by splendidsummer

Before Disneyland opened to the public, Walt Disney inspected Sleeping Beauty’s Castle and found a kitty napping there. Walt Disney grew up on a farm and knew that where there could be rats, you need cats. Cats took the title … Continue reading →

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Awesome Hero Saves Royal Docks Office Cat From Drowning

Posted on May 1, 2017 by splendidsummer

One of the things I love about this hero is his absolute lack of hesitation. When he sees Felix, the Royal Docks office cat, pushed in the Thames by another cat, he immediately drops everything to save her from drowning. … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Peter Pan

Posted on April 25, 2017 by splendidsummer

Lily Collins fabulously narrates this Audible edition of Peter Pan. When kids believe they can fly, Peter Pan magically leads them away to Neverland with a cranky fairy named Tinkerbell. They battle pirates and live happily without adults until they … Continue reading →

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Mailbox Monday

Posted on February 12, 2017 by splendidsummer

Peter Pan, narrated by Lily Collins, and published by Audible, landed in my mailbox. It’s always interesting to look at the classics you read as a kid when you have a lot more life experience:) The first time I read … Continue reading →

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