Give Us A Kiss! Happy St.Patty's Day!!!

 May the Luck 'O the Irish 

be with you today and always!

FEATURED CAT BOOK:THE CALICO CAT AT THE CHIBINEKO KITCHEN

FROM CAT AND DOG CHAT WITH CAREN: I am not writing book reviews any longer, but I am happy to FEATURE a book if I am contacted and the book sounds interesting to me. I am not being compensated for featuring this book, nor am I offering any opinions. I am just doing the publisher a favor by featuring this book because it sounds interesting to me! READ ON!!

  THE CALICO CAT AT THE CHIBINEKO KITCHEN

The heartwarming Japanese cat novel about fate and the healing power of food 

By Yuta Takahashi, and “invitingly translated” (Booklist) by award-winning (and aptly named) translator Cat Anderson, this heartwarming and soul-enrichening series follows diners at a magical seaside café outside of Tokyo where they have the opportunity to speak to recently deceased loved ones—but just as long as their food is steaming hot. As our protagonists grapple with grief, love, and loss, they find closure and a new perspective on life with the help of a warm meal, a friendly cat, and a kindhearted chef. In a *starred review*, Library Journal praises the novel as “moving…this magical-realist novel, complete with recipes…features cats as wise guides.”

THE CALICO CAT AT THE CHIBINEKO KITCHEN

By Yuta Takahashi

Translated from the Japanese by Cat Anderson

Penguin Books

On Sale: February 24, 2026

ISBN: 9780143138624

E-ISBN: 9780593512739

Pages: 224 | Format: Trade Paperback Original

  

Valentine's Day ChatGPT fun!!!!

 GET READY!!

ARE YOU DYING???????

YEAH I WAS TOO!!!

I had great fun submitting photos to ChatGPT and telling them what I wanted them to do. I am just thrilled with the final photo?

What do you think?

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU!!

SENDING SMOOCHES AND LOVE!

Happy Billionth Birthday to Our Pawtastic Dad!!

 

PLEASE JOIN US IN WISHING OUR DAD

THE HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS!!!!!

LEVI: Dad, thank you for getting up EVERY MORNING at 3am (when you have your alarm set for 4am during the workweek and when you have NO alarm set on the weekend). You hear me barking for you to get up and you jump out of bed to tend to my "needs."

THANK YOU for taking me outside a zillion times a day whether I have to do my business or not!!! 

THANK YOU for appreciating that I NEVER have a bowel movement when Mom takes me out, I ONLY save them for YOU!!!

THANK YOU for DRIVING me to my most FAVORITE spot to have a bowel movement when you feel the weather isn't appropriate for me to WALK. I have my own POOP chauffeur service!!!

THANK YOU for not getting mad at me when I try to attack the evil remote control, your briefcase or whatever NEW jacket you are wearing.

THANK YOU for sitting on the couch with me so we can stare at each other for hours on end.

THANK YOU for driving me to the park for walks, even when I just want to bark at every dog within 5000 feet of me.

ROARY: I went last because I am soooooo easy Dad that I don't think you appreciate it!

THANK YOU for helping to clean my litter boxes, I save the nice sized "pieces" for you.

THANK YOU for the times you drive Levi to daycare or to board him. It is the only time I get ANY peace and quiet around here!

THANK YOU for cuddling with me whenever I can FINALLY get you away from Mr.High Maintenance Glamour Boy!!!

THANK YOU for allowing Mom to feed me 50 times a day when you tell her "He has had enough." Thankfully, Mom doesn't listen to you and that's why the Vet wants me to lose weight.

LEVI AND ROARY: Thank you for being the BEST DAD ON THE PLANET!!! We love you and appreciate you more than you know! MOM FEELS THE SAME!!

HAPPY, HAPPY BILLIONTH BIRTHDAY DAD!!!

Love from Roary, Levi and Mom too!!!

Thankful for Cat Bloggers Who Have the BEST Cat Product Suggestions! (and some Dog ones too!)

 The other day while doing some blog reading I came across a product on The Indulged Furries blog that really captured my interest! My Roary is a cat scratcher fanatic and while reading their blog I discovered the BEST cat scratcher who THEY discovered from reading the host of this Thankful Thursday post, Brian's Home blog.

I hadn't replaced Roary's worn out scratchers (bad Mom!) in quite some time! High maintenance Levi gets more things than Roary since Roary is on a special diet and can't eat treats. Roary was long overdue for a special gift (especially since he was soooo good at the Vet last week while getting his Rabies vaccine!)

This scratcher is just ONE part of everything that I received in the box. Since this is NOT a product review I am not going to bore you with the details, I am just linking to this cat scratcher and you can read all about it on your own.

I love both of these scratchers because while Roary is small in stature, he is a rather chubby kitty (the Vet wants him to lose the pound and a half that he gained but I digress). These scratchers are worth every penny! They give Roary plenty of room for his ample kitty body!

The box also included a cute little fish, scissors, catnip (which I didn't even need because Roary made a beeline for the scratcher the second I put it down), and a wand toy replacement bug for the end of the toy.

The funny part is the Mom over at The Indulged Furries learned about these scratchers from seeing them in the background of one of the Brian's Home Blog's blog posts and she researched where to find them!!

Then, while I was  reading our dear friends blog over at the Brian's Home Blog, I was embarrassed that I didn't know that he runs a few shops on his blog that feature some fantastic products for cat AND dog lovers!!

You can find the links to his shops at the top of his blog (and I linked to his Etsy shop below), and here is the link to the T-shirt that I bought.

Obviously this isn't the ENTIRE shirt but it shows the adorable cartoon and saying (this is PERFECT because the dog's nose looks like Levi and when we take our daily walks he truly DOES sniff EVERYTHING, as dogs do!)

That giant nose really comes in handy lol

I love the color of the T-shirt (it comes in various colors) and they have really LARGE sizes for those of us who are as rotund as our cats!! (Well, I guess that would just be ME lol)

His Etsy shop has a bunch of great products, be sure to check it out!

Oftentimes rather than spending hours online searching cat and dog products that are reviewed by strangers, it is extra special to me to see products that fellow bloggers recommend after having purchased them on their own. THEY WERE NOT BEING PAID OR COMPENSATED to feature the products, (just like I am not being paid or compensated for featuring these products today. I purchased these on my own!)

I just wanted to pay it forward and give these great people a shout out for the wonderful products that I learned about just from visiting their blogs!

I am thankful and Roary is too!

Have a great Thursday all!!

Good Riddance 2025! Welcome 2026!

 

Good Riddance 2025! Welcome 2026!!

May the New Year bless you all with good health, happiness, prosperity and numerous blessings!

May 2026 be extra kind to us all!

Much Love,

Caren, Lenny, Roary and Levi