6 different ways to cope with those hot days — Heat impacts your body and mind. First, the temperature gets higher and higher. Then the rain comes, making you yearn for much-needed relief. But no. Humidity makes lower temperatures harder to endure. How to cope with that? There are different ways you can cool your house, yourself and even your…

5 sites, 5 loving actions, 5 songs, 5 cat facts, 5 books — August 8th is International Cat Day! Here are 5 x 5 inspirational ways to focus on the relationship with your cat. Or fun with any cat. The International Fund for Animal Welfare established the celebration in 2002. …

4 tips to prevent tragedy — Pets and children succumb to heat because they were left in the car. Even when it is not hot yet, a car can heat up fast. Every summer, the news shows this kind of incident at least once. Every incident is one too many. If you parked in the shade…

Know your Wet Bulb Temperature and save yourself from heat stroke and possible death — Higher temperatures combined with higher humidity make for a bad living environment. There is more to it than the temperature you see on the news. You have to know the different indicators to look for, and what they mean. Then you recognize if you need to be alert. Of course…

A review of ‘Christmas At The Cat Café’ by Melissa Daley — What is a girl to do when there is no cat in sight, and there is time to read before bed? You pick up a book with cats in the story. When you are a cat lover, you can never get enough of our furry friends. Only thinking about those…

“Catwatching” by Desmond Morris, a book review — Why does our pet act the way it does? In this book, Desmond Morris answers several questions, backed by research. I have always loved cats, not only because they are cuddly. I love the fact that they are not pack animals, that they stay ‘little kids’ with their human companions…

Webinar Watched: “What is your niche? Never run out of story ideas.” — A few weeks ago I watched the winter workshop on writing in your niche: “What is your niche?” (Creator Hub). Two of the Medium Creator Hub explained (for many attendants) how to find your story ideas. The webinar was enlightening and I want to share some takeaways. What do you…

An animation movie, but not (just) for children — I loved the book by Diana Wynne Jones “Charmed Life”. so when I saw there was a Japanese animation movie on Netflix of one of her books I got curious. At first, I thought what a sweet little movie and almost stopped watching. Then things changed. A strange witch attacked…

Movies To Watch (Christmas edition): “A Boy Called Christmas”. This Christmas movie with an edge is on Netflix. I watched it, because it is from the same creators as “Christmas Chronicles”. In a way, I loved it as well as felt a bit shocked at times. It is magical, mostly…