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The Congress of Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology Vol I
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Lady By The River: Stories of Perseverance
Heart Whispers: A Poetry Anthology
Slices of Life: An Anthology of True Stories
The Lighthouse Award
Wonderful You!
Category Archives: CATalogue
What a Week – Time to Bring out some Awards!
What a week it’s been. Always a time of reflection at this time of year as we remember 9/11 and of course this does wonders for concentrating our minds on what really matters in the grand scheme of things. Life … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, CATalogue, Current Affairs, Musings
Tagged 9/11, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Awards, Birthday, Blogging, cats, Celebrations, Challenges, Current Affairs, Encouragement, Followers, Friendship, happiness, Inspiration, Liebster Award, love, Musings, One Lovely Blog Award, thank you, The Sunshine Award
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The Love of Animals and Asperger’s Syndrome
My daughter (now 21) has always been obsessed with animals and has never known a time in her life when she hasn’t had pets. She, together with her two brothers, grew up with two Labrador dogs, an array of moggies, … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, CATalogue, Family Life
Tagged Asperger syndrome, Autism, cats, depression, Dogs, Liane Holliday Willey, Pets, Rejection, social anxiety, Stress, Temple Grandin, Tony Attwood
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It’s Too Hot Even For My Cats…& That’s Hot!
You know it’s too hot here when even my two cats can’t take the heat! Normally Maisy, my 11-year-old grey & white tabby (she of the barometer ears which go blue when it is cold and red when it is … Continue reading
Posted in CATalogue, Current Affairs
Tagged cats, Heat, Photos of Cats, Summer, Sunshine
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No More Puppy & Kitten Farming
Pets, animals, birds of all kinds, you name it. I write about them often as you well know, as a subject very dear and close to my heart. Therefore, if you would just allow me a brief moment to share … Continue reading
Posted in CATalogue, Current Affairs, Pets, Uncategorized
Tagged Animal cruelty, Animal Farming, Campaign, cats, Dogs, kittens, Marc The Vet, Petition, Pets, Puppies
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My Cats & My Robin Enjoyed the Sunshine – How About You?
It is funny how things change in life. From the age of ten, I grew up in a village in rural Suffolk and so spent many-a-day running across fields, walking in the nearby woods, climbing trees and such. Of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Birds of a Feather, CATalogue, Family Life, Garden Snippets, Photos, Suffolk Tales, Sweet Robin
Tagged Britain, cat photos, cats, Central Coast California, Childhood memories, English Robins, Family Life, Gardening, Home, Homesick, moving house, rain, Robin photos, Sunshine, travel
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My Moggie Eddie’s Close Shave
Sometimes our pets can give us a real scare, and sometimes this can come out of the blue when we least expect it. Today, I’ve been asked by Animal Friends Insurance to share my story on my blog about my … Continue reading
Posted in CATalogue, Guest Blogs
Tagged Bladder Stones in Cats, Blocked Bladder, Cat medical symptoms, cat photos, cats, Moggie
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Cat & Mouse & A Lovely Morning Cuddle
Friday again! Perhaps I shall make my ‘Friday Blog’ a regular thing. If so, then I also need to make this a regular slot for a weather report, so as not to disappoint. Therefore, for those of you reading this and … Continue reading
A Black Cat Reads the News, Sweet Robin Says Hello & A Happy Yesterday
Wouldn’t you know it, within minutes of hitting the ‘publish’ button on my ‘Maisy & The Missing Sun’ post yesterday guess who made an appearance? That old sun must have read it and ‘liked’ it, although a comment would have been nice…his general … Continue reading
Posted in CATalogue, Photos, Sweet Robin
Tagged birds, cats, Eddie, garden, Happy, Photos, robins, sun, Sweet Robin, Things that cats do
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Maisy & The Missing Sun
Let me tell you a little story about Maisy. She is special. When my daughter was ten years old we took her to our local cat shelter to look for ‘her’ kitten – the kitten we had promised her for … Continue reading
Posted in CATalogue, Photos
Tagged aquarium, California, cat photos, cat shelter, cats, Children, divorce, England, fish, kittens, loneliness, Maisy, Pet Passport, rain, sun, tears, weather
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Bring on the Cats
Well, it had to happen sooner or later, I did warn you! Having shared in my previous post what joy can be found in the simple things of life, especially in nature and wildlife (namely, Sweet Robin!), I think this would … Continue reading
A View From My Summerhouse 