This photo was taken almost seven years ago, December 20, 2018. I’m sure Frankie was getting attention from me first but Chris saw what was happening, got jealous, and had to join in.

This photo was taken almost seven years ago, December 20, 2018. I’m sure Frankie was getting attention from me first but Chris saw what was happening, got jealous, and had to join in.

Frankie and Floki love hanging out on the catio, but they don’t really have a favorite spot out there. It seems every time I look, their positions change, though lately Frankie has been seen on the loveseat quite often. Floki is on the rocking chair but it’s hard to see him.

We will be on a cruise next week. Our former neighbor is coming to stay with the cats until we return.
This post is from November 30, 2016. Back then, I was relieved to see Chris getting into trouble.
Floki loves his Turbo Scratcher, and we love watching him play with it. I think he could play professionally
Frankie and Floki get along well enough, but they typically don’t sleep close together. That is why it was a pleasure to see this.


The second photo was taken an hour and twenty minutes after the first, so it wasn’t like they were close by mistake. Unfortunately, since these pictures were taken over three weeks ago, I have not seen them so close again.
This post is from late November 2016. I had forgotten all about this treat dispenser. We must not have had it very long, but I have no memory of what happened to it.
I just released the fifth book in my Last Healer Mysteries series called Last Hope.

The first book in the series jumped ahead two years at the end. This one starts where that one left off. Here is the official description of the book:
In the fifth Last Healer Mystery, Katie and Joe learn of a tragedy in Katie’s hometown while they are celebrating their son’s first birthday. The husband of Katie’s childhood best friend stands accused of murdering the community’s lone police detective. They return to the small Wisconsin town, determined to find the real killer.
As they dig deeper, they uncover chilling ties between the detective’s death and the recent killing of the mayor’s daughter. It soon becomes clear someone will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.
What do you think? Does the description make it sound interesting?
As always, I need reviews for this book and all of my books. Anyone who can help with that will be greatly appreciated. Also, I recently discovered that I bought the Kindle version of The Last Healer for someone who never accepted the book. If I remember correctly, I sent her a physical book and forgot about the Kindle version. If anyone wants it, let me know in the comments. I will provide the link to the first person who says they want it; however, I can’t guarantee it will still work after 2 years.
If you want to read more about the book, check out my blog post here.
Here are Frankie and Floki sitting on the catio like a couple of bookends. I wanted to photograph them looking out the screens but opening the door distracted them.

We want to wish everyone who is celebrating today a Happy Thanksgiving. I have been so busy I didn’t think to create a new Thanksgiving graphic so I thought I would combine it with Throwback Thursday and share one from 2016.

Our homeowners’ association consists of six houses and four empty lots that we all own a share of. Often, but not always, my walk with Frankie consists of a circle around the property. Our house is on a corner lot near the street. At the end of the alley, there is an open area and a large wall that separates the next neighborhood. Whenever we reach that end, Frankie always rubs his face on a stick that our neighbors use to hold up one of their plants.

I have read that this is another way to mark their territory besides the obvious method. We did see the girl cat named Frankie in that area yesterday, so maybe that is why he does it.