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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 |
| '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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A
DICKENS OF A CAT and Other Stories of the Cats we Love edited by Callie
Smith Grant
Like its canine
counterpart ‘A Prince Among Dogs’ reviewed
by Dale Haines, A Dickens of a Cat is a collection of short stories written by
various authors and edited by Callie Smith Grant.
The blurb on the
back cover says: ‘Our cats are more than pets. They are our best friends when
times are tough, our partners when we are lonely, our pillows to cry on when we
are sad. Cats bring companionship, humour, and a sense of mystery to our lives
that no other pet can match. A rumbling purr or a tender meow can change our
moods and warm our hearts.’
The title is taken
from the first story about a cat called Dickens who comes into his owner’s life
at a time when she is trying to cope with cancer. In caring for Dickens, Gwen
Ellis realises that she has something else to focus on and Dickens, for his
part, cares for Gwen with stoic love and duty.
All the stories
are very heart-warming, all have that ‘aah’ factor and some are moving so you
may shed a tear or two. The cats in the stories are almost like angels in fur
coats, fulfilling a need in their owner’s lives.
Knowing how much
my own cats have transformed my life and stuck with me through the times of my
various illnesses, I can fully believe all the stories.
There are several
stories which I favour but probably the one that hits the spot is on page 53
‘The Cat Who Rescued the Boy.’ We all know children who are ‘difficult’ and who
have ‘challenging’ behaviour traits but when it came to the crunch, the boy in
this story didn’t think twice about rescuing his sister’s cat who’d been stuck
up a tree.
Another favourite
is ‘Out of the Woods’ by Jeanette Thomason, which is about a cat called Stella
who is rehomed to a friend some distance away. Stella had just turned up one
morning and as Jeanette already had a cantankerous cat called Miss Kitty she
decided that Stella may have a happier life with a friend of hers who lived
quite a distance away.
Some weeks later
Stella turns up again at Jeanette’s home, determined to stay, having walked
miles, crossed several major roads and braved the near-freezing temperatures. As
Jeanette herself sums up: ‘Love finds a way, even across the miles, even through
the dark.’
Published by
Revell, it’s available in paperback and can be purchased online from
www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk, and
www.barnesandnoble.com
The ISBN numbers
are: 10: - 0-8007-5846-3
And
978-0-8007-5846-2
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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
is free each month!!! |
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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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