Continuing the August short story challenge. Perhaps Ginger does not approve of Lady Catherine’s choice for Darcy’s wife. If you missed earlier parts, find them HERE Lady Catherine’s Cat, Part 2 Darcy paced across his spacious chamber once again. The room accommodated not only a large four poster bed and chest of drawers, but a writing desk, a table sufficient to seat three, and an imposing wing chair by the fire. The attached dressing room … Continue reading →
So I’m going to try something new here for a bit and see how it all works. I’m challenging myself to write a short story for the blog each month and at the end of the twelve months, I’ll put it all together into a book. To kick off this challenge, I looked to two fun ‘national days’ that book end the month of August. International Cat day is Aug 8 and Ginger Cat Appreciation … Continue reading →
#11 Thunder is Scary Look at those eyes. Seriously take a look at them–tell me you could say no to them. Though I am a dyed in the wool cat person, doggie decided early on that she was one too. (Honest to goodness, when she was a stray waiting for her forever home, they had to let her climb into the pen with the kittens. She simply had to be with the cats!) So, … Continue reading →
#64 Crazy Stalkers Ever have the feeling that you’re being watched? I certainly do. Twelve shiny eyes seem to follow me around the house, wherever I go. Even if I close a door behind me, pink jellybean toes reach for me as high pitched voices cry out in anguish at my absence. In short, I have a band of personal stalkers. Some days, I grant you, the attention is nice. The writing life … Continue reading →
#22 Getting the Details Right It isn’t hard to find online comments about the adorable pink jellybean toes our kitty-friends sport. (And yeah, they are utterly adorable–especially when they have freckles on their toes like one of my kitties does. Those are the cutest things ever! I digress though.) Have you ever noticed just how much their paw pads look like little pink teddy bear faces? The chin, the little pink ears–total teddy bear … Continue reading →