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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 (Australia) |
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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 |
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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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WORLD ANIMAL DAY is on 4th October EVERY YEAR. Get INVOLVED.
www.worldanimalday.org/uk |
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MEGA
THANKS TO MICK, TONY AND KIM of PC HOMECARE for making my
computer better!!!!
http://www.pc-homecare.co.uk/
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Top 10 Cats’ Names
in 2009 |
- Max
- Bailey
- Buddy
- Molly
- Maggie
- Lucy
- Jake
- Daisy
- Rocky
- Sadie
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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
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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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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
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