Not about San Fernando Valley real estate, but about my two other favorite thing: my husband and cats

Check Wednesday's (we think) Burbank Leader for a Joyce Rudolph-bylined story about The World Is Still Your Litterbox.  This is the sequel to The World is Your Litterbox, the hilarious how-to book dictated to my husband, Steve Fisher, by his cat, Quasi.  And by the way, I'm not the only blogger in the house -- Quasi has his own blog, and probably has more readers than me, damn him.

My visit to Palmdale

I spent the afternoon yesterday in Palmdale, the foreclosure capital of L.A. County. No, I was not showing property. Shameless plug: My husband, Steve, and his cat have a book out titled The World is Your Litter Box. It's a how-to manual for cats and is very funny. Anyway, I go along with Steve to all the So. Cal. Barnes & Noble signings.

I haven't been to Palmdale in years. From the press it has received lately, here's what I expected: broken-down cars by the side of the road. Lots of homeless people. Board-ups all over the city. Signs on telephone poles re name-your-price homes for sale. In short, a community in a deep, deep recession/depression.

That's not what I saw. At all. The major shopping area had tons of traffic, busy franchises, and no board-ups. Lots and lots of people out and about, and none of them looked particularly troubled. In short, I saw a thriving community. (And yes, the Barnes & Noble was busy all afternoon and we sold out the stock.) Now, I'm not saying that area is not ground zero for foreclosures. I'm just saying. Perhaps I need to wait a year for the blight to set in?

The World Is Your Litter Box at Trinkets & Treasures

Trinkets & Treasures, a very cool jewelry/accessory/gift shop in Studio City's Tujunga Village, hosted a signing for my husband's book on Saturday. The book is called The World Is Your Litter Box and it's a hysterically funny how-to manual for cats, by Steve's cat Quasi. We sold quite a few books and got to hang out in this great area for awhile. Thanks to Linda, Suzanne and staff of T&T for making this such a success. The book is available at book stores everywhere and also on Amazon.