Hello to all my new visitors from the Blog Jog, and hi to all my regular friends too! You are going to have fun here today!
Let me introduce myself to those who don’t know me yet. My name is Sparkle and I am one of several hundred blogging cats you find scattered all over the internet. I actually have been blogging longer than most — I began in January 2003! I am also an author and have written two award-winning books:
Dear Sparkle: Advice from One Cat to Another (Winner, Wild Card Category at the Hollywood Book Festival), and my latest book, Dear Sparkle: Cat-to-Cat Advice from the World’s Foremost Feline Columnist (Winner, Best Animal/ Pet Book: Novelty and Best Interior Design, USA Book News “Best Books 2010” Awards)
I am called the “feline Dear Abby,” because I give advice to other cats about their problems, whether it’s dealing with quirky kitty roommates, or proper human training. My latest column, for example, offers advice to a cat whose human thinks she is too “busy” to spend time with him. But of course, my blog is about a lot more than advice. I try to help cats find homes, talk about my adventures, and I review books about cats! I even recently starred in a mini-documentary promoting cat adoption. So look around my blog, I am sure you will enjoy it.
But before you do, make sure you leave a comment here because I am having a giveaway and a drawing!
I have really cool bookmarks — on the back, they offer some cat advice for humans! And you can get one, just by saying you want it in your comment to this post! I will email everyone who asked for a bookmark for their mailing addresses when the giveaway is over — postage is on me today only, until Monday, November 22, 2010 at 9 AM Pacific Time. Lots of my regular kitty visitors already have bookmarks!
AND you will also have a chance to win my 2011 Wall Calendar! My 2008 and 2009 calendars won awards for their photography, and this one is even better because each month also features some of my finely honed kitty wisdom! Just say you would like to be entered in the drawing when you comment to this post. I will pick a winner through random.org. Again, you will have until 9 AM Monday, November 22, to enter — comments after that date and time won’t count. Good luck! (BTW, if you would like to buy the calendar, one dollar from all purchases of my wall calendar goes to Rikki’s Refuge, a Virginia sanctuary that takes in and cares for all types of animals, including those with special needs.)
Now that all that is out of the way, please visit my Blog Jog partner, author Allyson M. Deese! She is writing and working to put a stop to domestic violence — and as you might imagine, this serious issue affects pets along with their humans.
Note: Since my human was on the road all day Sunday and I was not able to do much blog jogging, I have extended my deadline for the bookmark giveaway and calendar drawing until tonight, Monday, November 22 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time! Good luck!
See all of Summer’s merch at her Designercat Shop, available on Zazzle.
Promoting adoption for cats is wonderful. I’d love a bookmark. Count me in. I love my furry friends.
Dear Sparkle,
Our names are Tsunami and Legend, and we would LOVE the opportunity to win your calendar, as well as snag two of your bookmarks – one for each of our human parents! We think you are fabulous and would love to read your books! Have a fabulous Thanksgiving – we love the holidays as we always get the first serving of the turkey!
Thank you so much – you can find us at “mom’s” blog!
Ramona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
createwithjoy at gmail dot com
Hi Sparkle, We would LOVE to have one of your bookmarks and be entered in your contest! Have a great Sunday.
Hi Sparkle, we are lucky enough to already have one of those great book marks. We also have the calendar so don’t put us on the list. We already won our big prize, the Scratcher which Black still loves. Take care.
Hi Sparkles! We already have your bookmark, but we would love to enter the drawing for your calendar!! It really looks great!!
Wow! I didn’t realize that you were so busy and famous! I already have your wonderful bookmark, but would like to be entered in the drawing for the calendar.
Hi Sparkle – we would love a bookmark please and if we’re not too cheeky to be entered into your calendar drawing.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
We would love a bookmark, and to be entered to win a calendar please!
-Christina, Shadow, Raven, Isis, and Osiris
How can we add a picture next to our name when we post, like Marg and The Island Cats have done?
Hi Sparkle! We hope you are having a wonderful Sunday!
Hi, beautiful Sparkle, hope you are having a fun weekend with your lovely sisters; we are sleeping in today…We would love to be entered in your contest; thanks so much for the chance to win your cool stuff!…Happy week, sweet friends…kisses…Calle, Halle, Sukki
Sparkle I already have your lovely bookmark although the publicist took it. I think she was afraid I might munch it.
I would love to win your calendar. Maybe she would let me keep that….
Y’all know I already have a bookmark but I’d love to win a calendar! Count me in!
Sparkle, it’s fun knowing such a super star kitty! We have a bokmark but we’d like to enter for a calendar! Off to the next blog…
We would like to be entered into your drawing or your calendar!
Luf, Us
I would love a bookmark and to be entered in your calendar drawing.
seriousreader at live dot com
Hi Sparkle! I already have one of your bookmarks, but would LOVE to have your 2011 calendar for my office! You’re the only kitty I enjoy looking at as much as my own kitties, but unfortunately they don’t have their own calendar. 🙁
What an absolutely gorgeous cat and to think I never knew this blog existed. Thanks for being part of the blog jog. I plan to return.
Ohhhh Sparkle, you are really impressive. Helping kitties and their peeple is a great thing!
YOu must have had to go to kollig to learn some of that stuff. outstanding!
We would love to win a calendar of you and with cool advice and stuff
bonkful day and bonks
Love your blog. I own a cat. So, yes, I would love to be entered in your drawing !
Hi Sparkle- I don’t need a bookmark but my SIL would like me to win that calendar for her!
Here for Blog Jog. What fun!
http://myqualityday.blogspot.com/
Hi Sparkle. I would love to receive a bookmark. Thank you. Would love to be entered to win your calendar also.
katsrus(at)gmail(dot)com
Dear Sparkle,
I’m a regular reader and I would love to get your calendar. Please enter me in your drawing!
Oh Sparkle, you are a cutie patootie!! I love your color. I have a friend named Carrot who
is your color and he comes across the street to visit us every so often.
Please enter me for the calendar and thanks.
yourstrulee(at)sasktel(dot)net
Sparkle, we had no idea ya had been blogging for so long!
We would love ta win a calendar…
Sparkle, we already have a bookmark although our mommy uses it every day, but we’d love to have a chance to win your calendar! Thanks for the opportunity!
Sparkle… Your calendar looks looks beautiful. I bet ti will win an award for photography also. Good luck with it. The Blog Jog is a great event… Have a nice evening.
Max
I’d love to have one of your bookmarks! Also, please enter me in your giveaway–the calendar looks great and would love to read your books too! MEOW
Hi Sparkle!! Our Mom is so far behind today!! We would love to win one of your Calendars, too!! We didn’t know you had been blogging so long either!! Cool!!
Your TX furiends,
Hey Sparkle, cool giveaway! We’d like to be entered in the calendar drawing please. We’d love to have you hanging around in our kitchen! (MOL!)
Also, we’d like a bookmark after the dust settles from the drawing. Thanks sugarplum! xoxo
Wot an awesome giveaway ~ if UK residents are allowed, count us in please!
Yes, my UK, European, Canadian and down-under friends are included also!
Hi Sparkle,
Cassie and I would love a bookmark and to be entered in your contest for your calendar!
I want to win! Count me in! Wow, a Sparkle calendar, that would be spectacular.
I’m here for Blog Jog Day. I was away on Sunday, as well, so I’m trying to make the rounds this Monday morning. Have a wonderful holiday week.
Sparkle, I’m glad you extended the deadline since I couldn’t visit blogs yesterday. I’d love a bookmark. Good luck on the calendar. You are one busy cat! Do you have time to nap? xoxo
I already have your lovely bookmark, but please enter me in the calendar drawing. Thank you so much for supporting Rikki’s Refuge!
I would LOVE to win the calendar! Thank you for all you do for the kitties Sparkle. We are a foster family for kittens and cats from the local shelter and we LOVE what we do!
Please enter me into the drawing for the calendar. I already have 3 bookmarks and I don’t want to be greedy, so you don’t have to send me another one Sparkle.
I’m sure this one cool contest will attract a lot of feline lovers….imagine the prizes.
Yous a pretty cat Sparkle, but mes is prettier! Me would LOVES to enter your contest. Wes needs to learn all we can as wes is the Cat From Hell and wes gets into lots and lots of trouble
>^..^<
Penelope
darn, I missed the bookmark & calendar contest…
I don’t read well in the readers and I get your monthly newsletter… of course I am usually hopped over on a Wednesday.. this is a good cause Sparkle! I hope your calendar raises lots of monies for the other kitties!