Book Review: Hide and Seek by Amy Shojai

                        

 

Hide and Seek is the sequel to Lost and Found. I couldn’t buy this book fast enough when I found out it was for sale. I love how Amy Shojai weaves the story from both September and Shadow’s point of view in a smooth way. Not many writers can do that.

I would have devoured this book in one session if I didn’t have to work. So it took three days but WOW! September and Shadow make a great team and working though their own issues that haunt them makes for a riveting story line.

Hinted at in the first book Lost and Found September’s past has landed squarely in her hometown just a month after September’s live radio broadcast of nearly being killed. Wild animals and pets start acting strangely along with a rise of Alzheimer’s in the town's population or is it something else?

Can September and Shadow learn to trust ever again? What about Macy? Will she ever let Shadow have a good doggy sniff of her? To find out you will have to read Hide and Seek for yourself. I can’t wait for the next book about these characters.

 

Have a Chittering Good Day,

Jo and the crew

Update: Yesterday we started a campaign to get to Blog Paws with a goal of selling 300 ferrets  with adding new ones besides the choice of fabric. So here is Hearts

And We’re Back!

The last month and a half have been nerve racking to say the least. Roomie has been in and out of the hospital. Thankfully she is okay although some unknown medical issues were brought to light and are now being monitored correctly and closely.
Then we lost our domain name for the month of February thanks to G changing their policies and the way you access things. Tried to get a real voice at the other end of the line and that never happened nor did they respond to tweets, Facebook messaging , or emails guess we weren’t that important to them. So, we called the original provider that sold us our domain name and not only did we connect the first time to a real person but they explained exactly what we had to do to reinstate it. That meant waiting until it came back to them. We ended up calling a couple days too early and got a great person by the name of Ali who not only helped us but also sent us an email with all the instructions we would have to do along with his direct line.
So, while we had to pay more for the domain name it is now ours and we won’t have this issue again as we are set up with enom.com wonderful people I can’t stress enough how much they eased my fear of losing another domain name. So if you decide that you want to take your blog to the next level and own a domain name for it I highly recommend setting up an account with them tell them Informedferret sent you.
Blog Paws is just around the corner and while it is still sort of up in the air as to if we can attend I have come up with a possible way of doing so thanks to a chapter in the book I am reading “Soar …If You Dare” by James R. Ball.
I am selling ferrets….stuffed ferrets not my guys. The goal will be to sell 300 of them. I normally sell them on my Etsy site for $20 each plus shipping.  (example only)
Although the Angel goes for $22 but as a special offer to my blog readers and those that want to help I am selling them for $10 each and if you will be at Blog Paws I will hand deliver them otherwise there is a $6 shipping fee for US and unfortunately international shipping is expensive and would be $25.
This does not include the Angel ferret but if you wish to own that one, instead I will sell it for $16. This offer is only good until May 3 after that they all go back to being $20 and $22.
Rainbow ferrets are always white

All others you have the choice of Black, White, Brown, Tan
I also have a few that I will post that are not in the material line up.
  Just a sample of the NFL I have ask to see if I have your team.
Now how to order you can either post the ferret(s) you want in the comment section with an email addy or you can leave me a message on my Facebook page Enlightened Ferret Fashions. I hope you will help us get to Blog Paws and own a very special little ferret of your own. You can also email me your choice(s) at enlightenedferret@hotmail.com and I will reply with how to buy your ferret.

Note: These are not toys as the eyes are sewn on.
Have a Chittering Good Day,
Jo and the crew.

Book Review

I was looking for ferret themed stories and came across a series of books by one of my favorite authors, Richard Bach.

If the name sounds familiar, that is because he wrote Jonathan Livingston Seagull. I was delighted to find that he had written about ferrets. In doing my research, I found that eight ferrets own him himself.

Air Ferrets Aloft is the second book in the series and the reason I’ve chosen it for this review is that November is Aviation Month.

Air Ferrets Aloft is about two ferrets that fly two different types of planes and routes. Stormy is a cargo plane pilot who doesn’t let any kind of weather stop her. Captain Strobe flies a passenger jet and accepts what the sky has for him.

Both are dedicated to flying and when a flight grounding storm puts them in each other’s world it is up to the angel ferrets to get them together.

Even though this is supposed to be a children’s book it is a fun read and Richard’s experience with ferrets shows through brightly.

Richard Bach is also a pilot himself and this last August was in a plane crash that he is still recovering from.

Enlightened Ferret sends Well wishes to him and his family.

Have a Chittering Good Day,

Jo

Barkonomics Review

Many of us are examining ways to save money due to the economy and while we are cutting costs in nearly every aspect of our spending, we may not be thinking about how to save when it comes to our dogs.

Barkonomics is a fun and easy book to read. The authors Paris Permenter and John Bigley have complied an insightful and helpful nuggets of over 300 money saving tips for dog owners who wish to be financial secure in caring for Fido.
Many of the tips are common sense but overlooked, as they are hidden costs that many of us don’t even realize is there.
Once such tip is the elimination of dematting fees I didn’t realize that groomers could charge up to 30% for doing something that costs you nothing by brushing your dog out every day.
I also like the easy to do recipes for making dry shampoo and flea preventative with stuff that is usually already in the home and isn’t toxic.
These authors know what they are talking about, as they have been one of the top Web’s dog sites as publishers of DogTipper.com and use the same information to care for their own dogs.
I am glad I had the opportunity to read this wonderfully eye-catching book and I say it is time for you to go fetch this book to add to your own library of must haves.
Disclosure: I received a free copy of Barkonomics to review with no other compensation. The opinion is mine alone and may differ from others who review this book.
Have a Chittering Good Day,
Jo