A Talking Cat? Uh huh….sure…..
Please welcome my good friend and today’s guest blogger Pam from One Spoiled Cat.
Here I am – well into the second half of my life – living in a comfy home in rural Virginia with my husband and my cat Sam. Life is good for all of us. It’s been a bumpy road – true enough – but right now, it’s good. Sam’s blog is followed by way more people than I ever would have guessed – I think somehow keeping up with an old cat who is very spoiled and talks about napping and noisy vacuum cleaners and tissue paper is so “normal” that it helps bring some “normal” into this fairly wacky world we live in. Sam’s not extraordinary in any way…..he’s just a cat who talks through a blog. People seem to enjoy what Sam’s got to say every day. It’s also a lot of fun to write “for” him – I enjoy that. After all, I am a writer…..or WAS.
Once upon a time I had two books published by a publisher who is no longer in business (gone the way of many small publishing houses). So I changed things up and self-published a couple of books. I’ve written poetry and short stories for years and in fact was the Editor for a poetry book publisher at one time. I tried my hand as the Fiction Editor for the publisher of an internet magazine which in turn put me in touch with a lot of very talented writers who have remained friends – so I guess I’ve kind of “been around the block” in that arena. Blogging was a natural extension. What it ACTUALLY was (for me) was a way to get back INTO writing after illness took away every ounce of my desire to write (or do much of anything else). Sam’s blog pulled me back into being creative – in a rather nice and fun way. Sam himself helped with that too because every single day is full of his antics and affection and I have no idea where I’d be if I hadn’t adopted him 13 years ago from the local shelter.
So every day now I write “for” Sam via his personal blog One Spoiled Cat. In doing that I actually am sharing a lot more than what Sam is doing….I’m sharing myself and my life as well as keeping my hand in the “creative” arena. There’s a lot to be said for that – just ask any blogger….even Sammy….he can talk you know and with some luck will be talking for a long time to come.
Thanks for the guest spot Leo my friend………it was fun!
Nice to meet you! Heading over to your place right now
Nice to meet you as well……I’ll be taking a peek at your blog too!
Happy Holidays……..Pam
Of course Sammy can talk! It’s nice to hear from his mum too.
Parrots can talk – why not cats….right Clowie????
Hugs, Pam
Hi Sam’s Mum! Good to hear about why ‘Sam’ started blogging. it might be good therapy for you and a way to keep your hand in but it’s great fun for the rest of us! Here’s to many more years for Sam.
Hi there! I’m glad you have fun with us….it’s a daily challenge coming up with something that won’t be too boring for Sam’s fans to hear about! Doing Sam’s blog actually HAS pulled me back into writing other things – my second kids book is done except for the illustrations and MAYBE I’ll do a sequel to my mystery novel. Who knows…meanwhile Sam is keeping me busy all way round….
Hugs, Pam
oh this is so nice to hear from Pam
. Pam stop making your teasers so hard MOL xxx
Gee, if I made them EASY it would be as much fun now would it??? You guys just want Sammy Hugs don’t you?! Well, that can be arranged even if you can’t guess the Teaser right! Thanks for visiting me while I’m visiting Leo and Doggy!
Pam
How lovely to have a ‘behind the scenes’ look at Sammy’s blog. Nice one Pam and Leo:-)
Hi Misaki!! Nice to see you here on Leo and Doggy’s “home”……nice of them to share huh?
Have a super Tuesday and thanks for visiting me here.
Hugs, Pam
Oooh a talking cat…I’ll just put Toby outside and come over to see your Sam and what he’s been up to. Toby would get a bit over excited if he heard about a talking cat….I have a funny feeling he’d head over to your place as quickly as he could to have a look at you! xx
Oh I love meeting NEW friends…! Toby’s welcome any old time….we live in Virginia…..and I have a BIG yard…..lots of room to play and have fun.
Happy Holidays!!
Sammy
Oh I don’t know…Toby is a bit wary of cats, tends to spend his free time chasing them out of our garden
It would be like a scene from Tom and Jerry in your garden if they met lol. I hope you all have a great holiday too 
Mel xx
Well, I don’t need to say a lot, you already know I love you ,Pam and Sammy
You are the bestest 
xx00xx
Mollie and Alfie
Oh Mollie and Alfie….thanks for visiting me while I’m visiting Doggy and Leo! We love you too and always will……
Pam and Sam
Nice to meet you Sam. We are glad you were able to help your person love writing again. They should love things like that. Lee and Phod
Hi! Thanks for visiting me and feel free to visit Sammy at our blog any old time. Always great to meet new friends. I probably wouldn’t have gotten back into writing ANYTHING if it hadn’t been for Sam’s blog. It made writing FUN again!
Pam
What a great guest-blogger!!! I love the Sammy-blog and the tuesday teaser!!! Thanks Doggy&Leo!
Easy you devil dog you! Thanks for visiting me while I’m visiting Doggy and Leo….that’s a whole lot of visiting – loved your mistletoe information on your blog today…however I would be careful where you leave that mistletoe unless you want to get a smooch on your BUM!
Pam
Thanks for introducing us to Sam … and I have dropped by.
Yes – I was just catching up on Sam’s blog and saw you’d visited – thanks! Come by any old time…..Tuesday Teaser is always a challenge (or at least I hope it is).
Pam
I loved reading your blog, Pam. I am a great fan of all your work. I’ve been disappointed that you didn’t write more books about Bailey (the main character in The Mystery of David’s Bridge) but I think you’ve found your calling with the children’s books and Sam’s blog. I always look forward to anything you write!
Hi Trish! Thanks a bunch for following me over to Leo and Doggy’s blog. We are a “mutual admiration society” I think since I love your writing and have read ALL of your books – who doesn’t like a good suspense/thriller??!! I may write another book but in the meantime “speaking” for Sam works.
Hugs, Pam
The internet is filled with talking animals, just look at me. It’s nice to meet you, and we are headed to check out your blog now.
Hi Roxy! You’re right about talking animals….guinea pigs, birds, dogs, cats and on and on and on. I personally draw the line at talking snakes however. Don’t want to meet one of those…ever. LOL
Pam
We love OneSpoiledCat at our house no matter who is doing the talking!!!! Always have to check out what’s going on in Sam’s world and see if bacon is being served, if Sam survives the super sucker monster and how many Sam naps were taken. And the ding dang Tuesday Teaser is too much fun!
Hi Pix! Sammy sends a hug and I’ll happily join in. Thanks for visiting me over here on Leo’s fab blog. Today’s Teaser is a pip!
Pam
Nice meeting you here …. have always said that if I ever return to earth again … after my death … will I come back as a spoiled lazy cat. *smile
Nice meeting you here too…..have seen your posts on Leo’s blog before. I too hope to return in my next life as a spoiled cat….I’m relatively certain I’ve been here once before in ancient Egyptian times as a much-loved cat so why not try it all over again??
Pam
Yes, lets go for that …. I had 2 cats many years ago – Whiskey & Zoda … want to be like Zoda was, Little tabby cat in grey and apricot with the softest heart and soul on earth. Whiskey didn’t like me at – he just moved in and stayed with me to make my life more difficult. They were my private joy.
Sounds interesting. I already read a blog written by a guinea pig, and I have have two imaginary animal friends that help me out on my blog, so why not?
It’s amazing how many animals are blogging….how about a mini pet pig? Katie and Coccolino’s blog was my first encounter with a miniature pig. http://myminipetpig.com Coccolino is adorable. If you have two imaginary animal friends who work with you on your blog – ANYTHING is possible right?
Pam
One spoiled cat? ONE? Coward – try seven, with an eighth foundling that none of the others like. Then throw in a Mastiff who’s scared of ALL of them.
Good thing I was hearing multiple voices BEFORE I collected this menagerie. They just kinda blend into the background noise!
You have 8 cats?!!
And a mastiff?
Let’s see. We had our Collie, Fly, when the first cat, Princess, was dropped on our rug, aged 4 days, by her feral mother. Then came Max and Frosty, both black cats, then the 3rd generation of Junior (looks like Max, but no relation), Freya, and Deke.Then Fly died, and we got Sam the Mastiff. Frosty managed to get pregnant on us and dropped only one kitten, Bouncer (that’s what she does). Then we recently took in starving Stryper.
And that doesn’t include the feral family living under our shed, that keep our property (and the neighbors on both sides) free of vermin. And that also doesn’t include the 4 different dogs who drop in at random times for visits while AWOL from THEIR homes.
Of course, we are now short our neighbour’s goat and my bestest horned buddy, Blackjack. But I’m working on the guy’s two other goats, Windy and Stormy.
Hey, this is a dull town, I gotta find SOME way to have fun!
Holy cow! (although you didn’t have “cow” on that list of yours) – talk about a menagerie (or would that be ZOO??). We feel like we have our hands full with one 13-year old cat……!!
Pam
Well, if I had MY choice, we’d be hip-deep in dogs. Rescues all – no breeders for me, thanks. Though I am lobbying my wife for a donkey. Seriously. I could actually put him to work around here, helping me haul firewood and keeping the far back grass mowed. (A narrow, deep lot.) Besides, then I wouldn’t be the only jackass around here…..
Good for you on the rescues….I’m with you on that score. I’ve had up to four cats but now that I’m a woman of a certain age (ahem….) one hyperactive polydactyl cat is PLENTY for me! I’ve heard by the way that donkeys make excellent “helpers” if you have the room to keep one.
Pam
(Sigh.) A woman of “a certain age”, huh? Great – another 29-year-old to test my soon-to-be 50-year-old patience.
John I haven’t seen 29 in MANY MANY years!
Pam
Seems to me that with all those animals, you ought to charge a fee to visit your zoo…..as for multiple voices – NO WONDER!
Pam
Unfortunately, we’re not the most unusual. The guy behind us (his side abuts our back) not only has the two goats (and a new young one), but a whole host of chickens and geese. Another family has a couple horses. And yes, even though we have a TINY town, we have our own crazy cat lady. She’s not TOO nuts – yet – but she has at least a dozen of her “own” and feeds another couple dozen strays.
As to the voices? They predate the cats. They predate me moving to Ohio. Heck, a few of them even predate ME!
We loved that insight into your life. Sammy is the best and we are happy you keep writing for him! Those Tuesday Teasers sure are tough though
Oink oink,
Katie and Coccolino the mini pig
Hi Katie and Cocco….yeah, I know – sometimes the Teaser is beyond teasing – it’s TORTURE!
Pam
Hi Sammy’s mom! I am glad you have been enjoying writing again — I sure enjoy reading what you and Sammy write
Hi Remy……..thanks for coming by. I’m glad you enjoy Sam’s blog – he’s certainly got a LOT to say and he LOVES your blog too!
Pam
waving paws madly to Sammy and Miss Pam…HI!! HI!!…well Sammy you know I consider you my mentor, so ’nuff said there I think…and Miss Pam, I can’t wait to read your children’s book…what is the title? And you already know, my Mom is a higher number certain age than Miss Pam LMFBO!!! See you back at OSC!
Hey Savvy…..I’m finishing up my second kids book but the first one is available on Amazon – “Rainbow Forest Fables” by Pamela June Kimmell. The second one is about a bunch of feral cats who live in the woods – I’m still working on the illustrations. Sammy is very happy to have you for a friend – and so am I !!
Pam
oh thanks Pam, I will check the book out on Amazon for sure. The second one sounds like a very good topic. Do you do your own illustrations? I can barely do a decent stick figure!!
Yes….the illustrations are my own creations (such as they are) – I’m pretty good at oil painting but not so good at “fun” drawing…..the artwork in both my kids book is rather “elementary” compared to my fine art work though…..at least it’s SUPPOSED to be fun!
Pam
Nice to hear from the hooman for a change. Whee have gotta say Sammy is very well brought up and pawesome. You should be proud!
Nibbles, Nutty, Buddy & Basil
xxxx
Hi Little Guys….you know Sam loves you all to pieces and I feel the same. I’d never “known” guinea pigs before and it’s been a lot of fun hearing about your world. You also have an incredibly talented Mum!
Pam
Oh, Pam….I’m SO glad you began blogging – and SO glad that blogging brought you and I together. Your friendship is so special to me; I look forward not only to Sam’s post everyday, but also to the e-mails we share, and the rare but special times we can visit in person.
Thanks so much for your friendship!
Love ya, girlfriend!
Hi Dianna….I feel that way too…blogging brings people of all types together in a super special way – friendships are made and kept, new things are learned and shared and lots of fun is had along the way. I’m so glad you and I are at least in the same STATE so we can visit – just wish we weren’t at opposite ends of Virginia so it wasn’t such a drive. Anyway, appreciate you coming over here to say hi…….Doggy’s Style and Leo are a hilarious combination – it’s a fun blog.
Love, Pam
Me loves Sammy and his Mommy and his Mommy’s Murder mystery is to die for! Me wishes she would write another.
Kisses
Nellie
Hi Nellie…..well, you never know – I might write that sequel yet!! Thanks for visiting me here at Doggy’s Style….
Pam
I should so get Jack his own blog. It would be the most spastic and amazing blog out there.
Do it! I didn’t realize Sam’s blog would be such a hit but it sure has been……
Pam