Hello gorgeous library guests
and
Welcome to the Mewton-Clawson Library at BBHQ
Thank mew for joining me in the stacks today!
Jumping juniper berries I thought it was getting warmer, and then yesterday the cold and damp started to creep in, so I had to get myself right in front of the woodburner for maximum warms.
I don't know about mew, but I really tend to feel the cold more now I'm older. Even the P.A. noticed my paws felt cold the other day, so she held them until they warmed up, and then snuggled me in a fleece nest with my heat pad.
Today the P.A. is also joining in Friday Fill-ins Blog Hop with the pawesome 15 & Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs.
1. I refuse to spend more than ______________ for ____________.
2. I am not ashamed to admit __________________________.
3. I’ve been obsessed with _________ lately.
4. When someone tells me _________, I _________.
The P.A.'s answers are...
1. I refuse to spend more than I have to for anything. And I'm not opposed to a bit of haggling on the price where applicable. For instance, our twenty-five-year-old ride-on mower at work decided to go to mower heaven when Cat Dad got it out of the garage on Monday. It just died right there with no chance of resuscitation, and so we were left with no choice but to purchase a new one, the price was £3,000.00, but after some nifty negotiations the final figure was £1,500.00 plus a free mower cover - so sometimes it pays to ask; can we have a discount?
2. I am not ashamed to admit I love crystals. Ever since a primary school trip in the 1970s to a place called The Treak Cliff Cavern, or Blue John Mine in the Peak District and my first chunk of crystal, I've adored twinkly stones! LOL
3. I’ve been obsessed with alternative healing lately. I'm obsessed with it normally, but at the moment I'm doing a deep dive as I'm trying to manage menopause symptoms naturally.
4. When someone tells me six cats is too many, I reply in true B Team and BBHQ spirit with, FLUFF OFF!
Let's see what I've got to show mew this time!
Mewton-Clawson Library CopyThe Cat Who Moved a Mountain
by
Lilian Jackson Braun
Here's a little snippet of the book blurb:
After five years of legal formalities, Jim Qwilleran has officially inherited his freedom and a fortune, which leaves him with a serious dilemma. What should he do now? Seeking a place of peace and isolation to make up his mind, he heads to the Potato Mountains for the summer. But Qwill lands in the middle of controversy, not solitude.
The mountains are a haven for the independent, roughneck descendants of Prohibition-era moon-shiners. The valley is home to developers eager to turn the pristine Potatoes into a giant tourist trap. To make matters more complicated, a Tater, as the mountain folk are called, has been convicted of the murder of millionaire developer J.J. Hawkinfield. Some people swear the wrong man was convicted, and Qwill is inclined to agree when he hears what transpired before the trial.
Today I thought I'd revisit (again) The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun. I reviewed The Cat Who Could Read Backwards in 2016 and The Cat Who Wasn't There in 2018, so I figured we were well overdue for one of these fab books.
Koko and Yum Yum the Siamese take a trip to the mountains with Qwill and wouldn't mew know it, they get caught up in murder, mystery and mayhem.
Mew know how much I love these books and often reread them, and this one is #13 in the series.
The author always managed to create such colourful characters and intriguing plotlines, and in this book, we get a new mountain setting where Qwill goes to ponder his future and finds himself amidst a crime that needs his investigative prowess to solve.
Lilian Jackson Braun in my purrsonal opinion was the originator of the Cozy Cat Mystery, she really was a fabulous writer, and what I really love about her books is that mew can finish them in a couple of days or so depending on what speed mew read and how many chapters mew like to read in one sitting.
Plus, there are 29 books in the entire series, and mew know how much I love a long series! MOL If mew haven't read this one already, which I'm sure mew have, but if not, I can't recommend it enough. It's a really top-paw read and series.
Audio: 7 hours 7 mins
Paperback: 320 pages
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I'm off to read next week's books, as mew know the drill, so many books, so little time!
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Until next time...
Keep calm and read more books
Amber
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Six cats are too many? I've had 12, and once had 26 foster kittens from 6 different litters in the house! Fluff off, indeed.
ReplyDeleteAmber, yes, it's harder to stay warm the older we get (at least for most of us). Keep that warming pad handy, I keep 3 in various places.
The book sounds fabulous, and thank you for linking up with Feline Friday!
That sounds like another great book thanks to your review, Amber. I agree, we do feel the cold more as we get older. Last autumn I gave in and bought an electric blanket. Of course apart from a few days we have had one of the mildest winters on record down here!
ReplyDeleteThat was a really good discount on the mower. It just shows what a profit they can make.
Lynn has read the "Cat Who" series 2 times over and loved them the furst time and the second. And good mom PAs know when we kitties need a bit extra anything, including paw time.
ReplyDeleteAmber, keep yourself warm!
ReplyDeleteAs for LIilian Jackson Braun, she was a newspaper writer in Metro Detroit before she became an author, and her first book in "The Cat Who..." series has a character named George Bonifield Mountclemens III. The city that I live in is Mount Clemens!
Oh Amber, I LOVE The Cat Who books. You just made me hungry to re-read what I have and seek more. Right now I am immersed in historical fiction with generous amounts of solid fact in them. I am hooked on books like that. But after I finish these..it is into one of my book shelves and pull out Quillerin and YumYum and Koko...
ReplyDeleteAwww, Amber, it was sweet of your mom to warm up your cold little paws. That book sounds good, I have actually read at least one Braun book and have always wanted to go on and read more. Uh oh, if six cats are too many, we are, um, in that neighborhood ...
ReplyDeleteYou look very pretty sweet Amber and I enjoyed your nice book review too. Those were good answers. Hey, we have 8 kitties here now so you need at least 2 more. Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteThe cold weather is getting to me I snuggle up on my blanket š½ Mom never read any of them books she's now hoping too as they sound to good to miss.xxš½
ReplyDeleteI adore The Cat Who books! And I love your answers to 2 and 4. So glad your mom was able to warm you up, Amber.
ReplyDeleteAmber, I am sorry that I am so late. I was spending lots of time with Joanie before she left for The Bridge. Cute photo of you. That looks like a good book. I have read a couple from that series. Thank you to the PA for participating in the fill-ins. I enjoyed all her answers and I would say the same thing to anyone who thinks that is a lot of cats. If she finds some good advice for menopause-please share. I so hate hot flashes. XO
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