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At Last From catdancer in Catdancer (838 days old)

"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast."There is only so much drama one can get into a 1,000 word picture book story.  I wrote about a small boy who falls madly in love… more

Friends Again From catdancer in Catdancer (863 days old)

Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will urinate on your computer. I don't know who said that but it's true. Mine throws fur-balls in strange, undetectable places; t… more

Friends From catdancer in Catdancer (864 days old)

All my friends - well, four of them anyway - seem to be having rough times.  I sit here, feeling sorry for myself & thinking what a great time everyone else is having & then dis… more

New Story From catdancer in Catdancer (865 days old)

I have been asked to do a publicty tour - of a kind - to rouse interest in my latest book.  It's a picture book and the artitst is wonderful!  I stuck  to my original brief, which w… more

Another Day From catdancer in Catdancer (875 days old)

"Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God."- UnknownI love the above quote- whoever wrote it certainly knew cats. Mine sits on the wall, waiting for breakfast & occasionall… more

Absence From catdancer in Catdancer (878 days old)

Being offline is a little like being cast on a desert island; I told myself that there was lots to do, like finishing a story - but I still felt bereft.  Now I have begun another tale and feel&nb… more

Little Sod From catdancer in Catdancer (886 days old)

I took my new small laptop to bed, along with my morning coffee.  It, the laptop, immediately said that its battery was dangerously low.  I brought its cable up and connected it to the mains… more

Bitch From catdancer in Catdancer (887 days old)

Tired of smiling  to make myself and others feel better I decided to be bitchy, which led my thoughts to Eartha Kitt's wonderful song 'I want to be evil, I want to spit tacks.'  … more

Child's Play From catdancer in Catdancer (891 days old)

Just out of curiousity I registered with a website devoted to those us us who needed a little help - stroke victims, MS & the like.  The stories were horrific.  And the writers were ofte… more

Destiny From catdancer in Catdancer (892 days old)

Well, Jonathan Cainer, in whom I have a sceptical but deep-seated belief, says that my situation will only improve if I continue to be brave and control my own destiny.  This came as something as… more

Dreams From catdancer in Catdancer (895 days old)

It's been one of those night when it's hard to tell dreams from reality.  You half-wake & wonder 'Did that really happen?' then go back to sleep again before a decision is mad… more

Ignorance From catdancer in Catdancer (898 days old)

It  goes to show just how ignorant one can be; I thought Fortalice was two words, the whole association  started by a woman called Alice, possibly she herself a victim of violence. … more

Cats & Gall Bladders From catdancer in Catdancer (899 days old)

I have evolved a whole new theory about cats - they are not the gentle, soothing creatures we are taught to believe they are, but furry tyrants. Mine sits by my side at the moment. The first quo… more

A Tip and A Question From catdancer in Catdancer (906 days old)

The best advice I can give any of you, should you - heaven forbid - have a bleed in the brain, is, Do Not Get A Cat.  That is the hint.  Cats are not the self-reliant, aloof creatures they a… more

Balanced & Fruity From catdancer in Catdancer (912 days old)

Balanced & FruityNot a description of me, unfortunately, but of my coffee; or so the label says.  Well, I do feel better balanced, at least mentally, than I did a day or two ago.   … more

Return to Blogging From catdancer in Catdancer (914 days old)

http://www.relieve-migraine-headache.com/migraine-and-aura.htmThe bleed left me, along with a damaged sense of balance, with Silent Migraines.  My friend Janet, a migraine sufferer, told me about… more

Bank Holiday From catdancer in Catdancer (919 days old)

Well, it seems that no one but me uses a fancy font; but I admit to my addiction.  When I was quite small my grandfather & my father set up a small press in our front room and that's… more

From catdancer in Catdancer (920 days old)

My friend informs me that he has read in a learned journal that the brain can't distinguish between imagination and reality.  I already knew this -this is why the maxim ‘Where the mind … more

From catdancer in Catdancer (922 days old)

A friend whom I've never met & who lives in America asked me for a description of my family.  Having just bought a digital camera to replace my old Pentax, & having yet to learn … more

Help! From catdancer in Catdancer (923 days old)

A blog is meant to be fun but I still find it totallyconfusing.  Perhaps more brain cell were damaged by the bleed than I first thought - I manage to shower & feed myself{ &… more

An Incipient Haiku From catdancer in Catdancer (924 days old)

The early morning sun shines on my neighbour's window and dazzles me through my opened kitchen door.  I feel I could write a witty haiku about second-hand sunshine.… more

Tuesday Morning & Broken Promises From catdancer in Catdancer (925 days old)

I was going to do such a lot yesterday. I made a list in my head; by far the best place to make one; no one finds it & cries 'Aha! ' in derisive tones,' So you were to have l… more

Still Bewildered From catdancer in Catdancer (927 days old)

Well, I think I do a bit better, but not much.  I tried to reply to all the kind comments but I'm not sure which of my replies got through.  One did, I know - Dandelion remarked on … more

My first entry - possibly my last. . . From catdancer in Catdancer (928 days old)

Why not try a blog! said my magazine, so I thought, why not?  If I'd any sense I would have remembered that the same magazine asked Why not try abseiling, a holiday in Tibet, keeping a y… more