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The Great Purr: Book Review

April 2, 2015 by adminMeow 1 Comment

The Great Purr-Cat Holm

We’re delighted to announce a new CWA blog feature: CWA Member Book Reviews. Our guest reviewer is Melissa Lapierre, a blogger at Mochas, Mysteries and Meows As a little girl in my playpen I had a cat in one corner and a stack of books in another. Over 30 years later those are still the two […]

Filed Under: Blog, Book Reviews Tagged With: cat book reviews, cat fantasy novel, Catherine Holm, feline fiction, Melissa Lapierre, The Great Purr

Feline Haiku Friday With Lee Wardlaw

March 27, 2015 by adminMeow Leave a Comment

Won Ton and Chopstick

If you’re feeling T.G.I.F., we have some feline Haiku to make you smile. A Few Catku by Lee Wardlaw I come bearing gifts! Do dogs leave treats with grassy garnish? I thought not. ### Stranger coos: “Itty pwetty kitty!” A fur ball serves as my reply. ### Backyard aria. Audience bellows bravo! Cue for an encore. ### Plump […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: cat haiku, Eugene Yelchin, feline haiku, funny cats, Lee Wardlaw, new children's books, Won Ton and Chopstick

This Cat Is Ready To Spring Into Spring

March 20, 2015 by adminMeow Leave a Comment

spring- cats fog of winter collage

  Welcome to spring, a time of saying good-bye to winter and hello to new beginnings. Be sure to subscribe to our CWA blog. You won’t want to miss our latest guest posts next week! If you have a guest post submission please send it to me, Layla Morgan Wilde the blog editor at Layla@laylamorganwilde.com […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: cat climbing tree, cats fog, spring cats, spring quotes

Some Purrfect St. Patrick’s Day Luck For You

March 17, 2015 by adminMeow 2 Comments

vintage st. patrick's day cats

You don’t need to be Irish to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. According to U.S. News a reported 127 million Americans will celebrate this holiday and spend a lot of green. Last year revelers spent 4.8 million. As an old-fashioned antidote, I created a collage of vintage and modern elements. It’s free to share on social media. […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: funny cats, lucky vintage cats, st. catrick's day, st. patrick's day cats, vintage st. paddy's day card

Peek Inside The World’s Biggest Pet Product Expo

March 13, 2015 by adminMeow Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever wondered what Global Pet Expo, the world’s largest annual pet products expo looks like, take a peek at this video. Thousands of new pet products were launched last week and CWA member Julie McAlee shares a few geared for our feline friends.  Visit Julie at her blog Sometimes Cats Herd You where she […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cat products 2015, Global pet expo 2015, Julie McAlee, Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando, sometimes cats herd you

Monday Meow Happy Haiku

March 9, 2015 by adminMeow Leave a Comment

haiku cats contentment

To get your week off on a happy note, we have a guest post of feline Haiku from Susan Willett. Visit Susan at her blogs Life with Dogs and Cats (Haiku by Dog, Haiku by Cat AND Dogs and Cats Texting) and follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+ and Twitter @WithDogsAndCats

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: cat haiku, contentment haiku, feline poetry, meow monday, Susan Willett

Funny Feline Friday

March 6, 2015 by adminMeow Leave a Comment

LOL cat winter vintage

It’s been a brutal winter for many of our members and a little humor goes a long way. If you’re feeling winter weary, take comfort in this actual LOL cat created over a hundred years ago. I found the antique photo and only tweaked the color and added the caption. Have a warm weekend! We […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: cat humor, cat quotes, funny cats, vintage cat LOL, winter quote cat

Meow Monday Ode To Love

March 2, 2015 by adminMeow Leave a Comment

Cujo the cat

Happy Meow Monday! It’s you’re on Twitter, the hashtag #meowmonday is a popular one for sharing about Monday and cats. Douglas Dunn was inspired by his cat Cujo to write a Valentine poem to him. The clever tuxedo with a funny but demanding streak has his own blog Cujo Cat Chronicles and has penned two […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: cat love poem, cat man, cat valentine, cujo cat chronicles, douglas dunn

10 Tips For Happy Volunteers

February 27, 2015 by adminMeow

Bobbi Florio Graham

A note from the editor: Welcome to CWA Muse blog which is separate from the Muse newsletter. The CWA blog is an opportunity for members to post content as guest contributors. If you are interested in submitting content, kindly scroll down for the submission details. The CWA relies solely on volunteers and it’s fitting our […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Barbara Florio Graham, blog submission guidelines, Bobbi Florio Graham, CWA submissions, Simon Teakettle, tips for volunteers, volunteer FAQ, Volunteering quote

Secrets to Blogging Success: CWA Experts Answer Your Questions

February 27, 2015 by adminMeow Leave a Comment

Did you miss the February 26, 2015 Google Hangout hosted by BlogPaws? Wanna learn about Bridging the Gap Between Blogging & Journalistic Excellence? Here’s how to blog successfully with your questions answered in this playback recording with BlogPaws peeps Yvonne DiVita and Tom Collins, and CWA members Layla Morgan Wilde, Janiss Garza, Deb Barnes and […]

Filed Under: Blog, Craft, News Tagged With: Alana Grelyak, Blogging bridging journalism, BlogPaws, CWA members panel, Deb Barnes, google hangout blogpaws, Janiss Garza, Layla Morgan Wilde, pet bloggers

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