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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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JODY, THE KITTEN
by Earla Jean Hollon (US)
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have a new kitten, my husband and I. We didn't plan on acquiring a new kitten,
didn't even know that we wanted one; but now that we have Jody (the kitten),
she's already so tightly interwoven into the fabric of our lives that it is hard
to believe we have only owned her for three weeks. This is how Jody came to
live with us.
My husband and I had just
finished eating a Mexican dinner at a restaurant located in an industrial area.
My husband wanted to smoke a cigarette before we drove home. It was a pretty
night, so I leaned against the car, waiting for him to finish smoking. I heard
a faint noise, and a few seconds later, I heard it again. I told my husband
that I thought I was hearing a bird; but that it didn't seem to be flying
overhead, and that it was strange to hear a bird crying out at night.
My husband thought it was
a bird in a tree a few feet away from us. I walked towards the tree and
realized that the noise was not coming from the tree; but from the steps of a
boarded up home to the right of the tree. I told my husband that I thought it
was a kitten crying. My husband replied "No, it's a bird".
Being naturally curious
(my husband says that I am naturally nosey), I walked towards the house and saw
in the dark, a little shadow streak into the bushes next to the porch. I bent
down close to the steps and started calling out "Here kitty, kitty", over and
over.
In a short amount of time,
I was holding a tiny bundle of soft fur in one hand and with the other hand, I
was stroking the kitten's face and back to calm her down. I walked towards the
car with the kitten and my husband, who by then had finished smoking, asked me
if I was ready to leave and I said "Yes". He then asked me what I was going to
do with the kitten and I replied that I didn't know but that I wasn't going to
leave her there.
My husband knowing me all
too well replied "Well, I already knew that". So she came home with us. I had
good intentions, I even called a friend's daughter that does feline rescue and
told her about the kitten. She said that she was currently filled to capacity;
but that if we could keep the kitten until the following weekend, she had two
kittens that would be leaving for new homes. I told her sure and told my husband
we would take the kitten to her the following weekend.
The next morning my
husband and I went grocery shopping and were buying canned cat food and my
husband picked up a small cat bed and said "we might as well buy this for the
kitten as you know Paddy (our cat) will be mad if the kitten tries to sleep in
his bed. And then we had to buy her a cat scratching post, and because she was
so tiny, we bought two small bowls for her food and water. And of course we had
to buy her a few new cat toys, as Paddy's toys were kind of worn out.
After a couple of days my
husband asked me what I was going to name the kitten. I told him I hadn't
thought about a name for the kitten (totally not true) so he suggested Jody. I
called my friend's daughter later that night and left her a voice mail message
saying that we were keeping the kitten and that her name was Jody.
Earla Jean Hollon (USA)
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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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