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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!
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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A new member of the Family.
by P. S. Gifford
I think I might have
acquired a cat. Or, I should say far more truthfully - I think that a cat may
have acquired me.
It began two weeks
ago, as my neighbour across the street rang my doorbell.
“Hello,” I said as I
answered the door.
“Hello,” he replied.
“Can I help you?” I
added, not used to visitors at nine in the morning.
“Yes, I just wanted
to know that your cat has been clawing at your front door for the last
twenty minutes, crying and trying to get back inside.”
“But I don’t own a
cat,” I said.
“Oh!” he said as he
scratched his head.
“Where is he,” I
said peering about with curiosity.
“It ran off as I
came up your driveway.”
Three days later my
good friend, Greg, came over for lunch. I am considering putting a water
fountain in the corner of my yard and he has experience in such matters.
He was looking at
one of my many feed birders when he said. “I did not know you had a cat!”
“Erm, I don’t,” I
replied walking over to him.
“Then who is this
then?” he said pointing with a big grin on his face at this underfed
multi-coloured little thing meowing softly at the side of my house.
I walked a little
closer, and the cat began to meow a little louder. I studied the poor mite and
went down on one knee and meowed back. Yes, yes, I know that sounds silly … Darn
silly, a grown man meowing.
However the cat did
not appear to consider it silly at all, as it cocked its head at me, and then
slinked its way towards me with a deliberately slow movements, as if to say
“Yeah, gorgeous aren’t I!” and allowed me the pleasure and honour of scratching
its head.
Greg shook his head.
“Doctor Doolittle strikes again,” he said with amazement in his voice.
It was then my dog,
Tasha, from inside the house began to bark. And my feline friend bid a hasty
retreat.
I thought that was
surely going to be the end of it. But I was, as I am sure you have guessed,
wrong.
A couple of days
later, I was sitting where I sit everyday - in my office. I was tapping out one
of my attempts at storytelling, when I heard a noise that made me all of a
flutter - a cat purring. I looked behind me, and saw to my delight that the cat
was outside my office window looking at me…
So now you are
pretty much up to date with me and this cat, who I now call Rags.
Well, now Rags seems
to spend most of its time in my garden, accept of course when the dogs are
outside. I naturally did the honourable thing, and began to leave her food and
drink. (Yes, I found out it is a lady cat.)
I haven’t told my
wife yet - haven’t found the courage.
But, in my defence
as I mentioned before, it wasn’t my fault. After all, the cat found me - and not
the other way around.
Wish me luck.
©
P S Gifford
psgifford@earthlink.net
Biography of P. S.
Gifford
Paul was born in
Birmingham, England and in the mid 80’s relocated to Southern California. He is
married, has a teenage son, two dogs and a rabbit (all rescues…) and an endless
dream.
To discover more about
him than is decent in public conversation you can check out his website, aptly
named…
www.psgifford.com
Other stories by Paul:
The Cat Lady
Paul also wrote a
tribute to his dog
Eddie
Valentino which you'll find in the Napping on a Sunbeam section.
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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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why it happens here
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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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