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READ GARFIELD'S FIRST
CHRISTMAS LETTER
HERE!!!!
Praise for Garfield's First Christmas
Mewsletter ....
Please tell Garfield
that his Christmas Letter was one of the most heartfelt I've ever read. Ed
Kostro Dec 2005
CHECK OUT RICKY'S YOGA SESSIONS
HERE:
One cat is
company. Two cats are a conspiracy. Three cats is an attempted takeover.
Four or more cats is a complete coup!o
Shona Steele
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5 GOOD REASONS FOR
HAVING YOUR CAT NEUTERED
DID YOU KNOW... |
Images brought to you
by
'The smallest feline is a masterpiece.' Leonardo da Vinci
'Dogs come when called. Cats take a message and get back to you.'
'Of course, every cat is
really the most beautiful woman in the room.' Edward Verrall Luca, essayist
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A morning kiss, a discreet
touch of his nose landing
somewhere on the middle
of my face.
Because his long white
whiskers tickled,
I began every day laughing.
JANET F FAURE |
| 'Dogs have owners.
Cats have staff.'
'In the
middle of a world that has always been a bit mad, the cat walks with
confidence.'
Roseanne Anderson
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Jimmy, the Resident Daily Mews Feline Columnist has his own place now:
click here
'Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr ...
A purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test paper. It
is reinforcement of something we would all like to believe about ourselves -
that we are nice.' - Roger A Caras
"Of all the [cat] toys available, none is better designed than the owner
himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in
almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a noise
when you jump on it." -- Stephen Baker
Garfield: 28.03.86 - 12.06.06
Click on the cartoon to take you to Garfield's
tribute pages
GARFIELD and
those infamous 20th birthday pictures. See both birthday hats and more ...
LETTER FROM GARFIELD
is a final letter written with great love to his Mum ...
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The Easter Skunk
by Ed Kostro
In Christian households, Easter, of course, is celebrated
as the religious holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son
of God. But the celebrations of Easter have many customs and legends that
pre-date Christ.
Many scholars, accepting the derivation proposed by the
8th-century English scholar St. Bede, believe the name ‘Easter’ is thought to
come from the Scandinavian ‘Ostra’ and the Teutonic ‘Ostern’ or ‘Eastre,’ both
ancient Goddesses of Mythology signifying Spring and Fertility, whose festival
was celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox.
Traditions associated with this ancient pagan festival
survive in the Easter Rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in coloured Easter
Eggs, originally painted with bright colours to represent the sunlight of
Spring.
We’ve all heard of the Easter Bunny, but have you heard
this tale of the Easter Skunk?
It was just last spring, around Easter time, when a stray
female cat and her one tiny surviving kitten were brought to an animal shelter
by a kind-hearted soul.
Sadly, this particular shelter had more unwanted waifs then
they could possibly adopt out, and mama cat and her kitten were scheduled to be
euthanized.
Miraculously, they received a second chance at life – an
Easter Renewal of Life, if you will - due to a most unusual benefactor.
Fortunately for the baby kitten and its mother, a 3-week
old orphaned baby skunk was also dropped off at the same animal shelter, just
before the two felines were to be put to sleep.
Instead of bottle-feeding the orphaned skunk, shelter
workers soon decided to put the infant skunk in the cage with the nursing mother
cat to see what would happen.
Amazingly, the mother cat quickly took to nurturing the
skunk as if it were her own offspring.
I can’t help but wonder if this wise old cat somehow knew
that she had received a great Easter gift.
The baby skunk and the infant kitten quickly bonded and
nursed and played together, and they soon became like brother and sister.
Because the animal shelter doesn't keep wild animals, a
wild animal rescue group compassionately took in not only the baby skunk, but
the mother cat and her kitten, as well.
After the orphaned skunk was weaned, it was released back
into the wild, and a home was eventually found for both the momma cat and her
precious baby. Their lives had been miraculously ‘resurrected.’
Second chances in life often come about when you least
expect them; and from some very unusual sources.
And the Easter Holiday truly can bring all sorts of
miracles, to all sorts of God’s creatures.
© Ed Kostro 2005
Be sure to check out Ed's websites:
http://edkostro.home.comcast.net/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
www.authorsden.com/edkostro
Back to Index of Ed's work
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Dear
Ollie, My name is Timber, and I'm on your side about this cat-food
thing. I mean really, my mum tried to serve me LIVER AND CARROT
MEAL!!!! I immediately walked away! So I'm so on your half
on this Ollie!
Love, Timber (USA)
To read
Timber's in-depth comments about food, please click
here:
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Top 10 Cats’ Names in 2007 |
- Molly
- Felix
- Smudge
- Sooty
- Tigger
- Charlie
- Alfie
- Oscar
- Millie
- Misty
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DID YOU KNOW ...
putting your cat's name on his collar
is asking for trouble?
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MEWSLETTER ARCHIVES is a
new section where all the past MEWSLETTERS are stored. Read
through them at your leisure or better still, subscribe to the
MEWSLETTER which is free each month!!! |
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Testimonials
Ollie's diary is the most adorable thing I've ever read!!
I've just found your website today, and I can't stop reading his
funny entries. My face hurts from laughing! Thank you for
brightening my day. Naomi Harris USA (May 2005)
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A Cat's Prayer'
Lead me down all the right paths,
Keep me from fleas, bees, and baths.
Let me in should it storm,
Keep me safe, fed, and warm.
Let the sun shine where I lay,
Keep me young so I may play.
And most of all ...
Bless the people I adore,
And guard me from the dog next door.
Lisa Malone
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PRAISE FOR THE OCTOBER
2005 MEWSLETTER
Thank you very much for another wonderful Mewsletter. I look
forward to it each month, and this month was especially fine.
There is enough in it to be able to read at leisure over several
days, which sets it apart from many more compact sites, which
are finished in a few minutes. Your Mewsletter is more of a
digest, which I can go back to for something new over and over
again. I appreciate very much the work that you put into it,
and the contributions of all your feline staff. Thanks to
Ricky, I may even take up yoga.
All the best from rural Belgium, Jared Kline |
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EVER HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK OFF YOUR CAT? Find out
why it happens here
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Pet, Skunk, Smoke and Dead
Animal Odor remover by Clear The Air Eliminates smells from dead
mice, skunk spray, cigarette smoke, pet urine, and foot odors.
For a wonderful website where animal
writers and illustrators are welcome, please go to:
www.iawia.net
The fantastic logo is by Jill Carpenter
MOLLIE'S BIG HEART*
is a website about a very
special cat with a very special problem. This heart-warming site is
temporarily off line while Mollie and his siblings relocate from California
to Pennsylvania. Don't worry folks - they'll be back soon!
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