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EXTRACTS
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Autumn 2008 Edition
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CHRISTMAS CATALOGUE
HO members receive a Christmas Catalogue with their Cat
Magazine but please remember that you can order items from this
catalogue through the Branch so that we make a small profit for our
funds. If you want to place an order or need a copy of the catalogue
please contact Janet Woodward, Downhead Cottage, Downhead, Shepton
Mallet, BA4 4LG – tel 01749 880545 or email "janet
[at]downhead.f9.co.uk" (please note that my email address has changed
since last year).
We may even be able to offer some items at a slightly
reduced price, or save on post & packing costs by ordering in bulk.
Calendars, diaries and a selection of Christmas cards will be available
from Janet shortly. They will also be on sale at the Christmas Fair, but
to guarantee a particular design, please order in advance, preferably by
the end of October.
FUTURE EVENTS
If you have suggestions for other events (particularly in the
Glastonbury and Street area) or would like to help on any of these
stalls, even if only for half an hour to give the stall holders a lunch
break, please give Janet Woodward a call on 01749 880545.
Volunteers still needed
We
are still desperately short of helpers in the Glastonbury/Street areas.
Recently I have written to members in that area who I
hoped might be able to assist but at the time of publication have only
received two replies.
I am grateful to the ladies for their response and it
will help but currently the whole burden of cat welfare in the area
falls on the shoulders of 4 volunteers – one of whom is also a fosterer
and in full time employment. They will of course soldier on and do their
best but members of the public will have to realise that there is only
so much that can be fitted into a day and there will be times when we
simply cannot help.
Andy Canning
MILLIE
Dear Gill
I write this to encourage anyone who may be thinking of
giving a home to an older cat to go ahead and take a chance. Nine and a
half years ago we gave a home to Millie, a twelve year old tortie and
white cat who was in a pen with Pauline. Millie was beautiful, with
silky soft long fur and and a really sweet expression. She was feisty,
it’s the tortie trait again, and liked nothing more than giving me the
odd good nip (she adored Phil and rarely nipped him!) I can remember our
vet telling me she would go on for years and probably carry on nipping
me to the end. Well, she wasn’t far out. Millie lived to the grand old
age of 21 but did soften towards me for the last few years. She was very
loving and very, very healthy; we had virtually no health problems with
her until the last couple of years and she was such an easy cat to look
after; she ate all her food, was completely clean and litter tray
trained and asked only for a warm comfortable chair and affection. We
had just over nine happy years with her and we were pleased that we gave
an older cat a home, although I’m sure Millie would have argued that she
wasn’t old at all! Sadly she died in July after a short illness. I was
starting to think that she might have made the even grander age of 22
but it was not to be.
Zoë and Phil Lukins
Crystal Clear Memories
Lost loved-ones and beloved pets can now be remembered
in a piece of jewellery, bookmark, vase, bowl or even a paperweight, by
having their ashes fused into leaded crystal glass by Eternity Crystal.
The local business, based in Moorlynch is run by partners Emily Evans
and Helen Jones; Helen having been one of our Cats Protection volunteers
for some years now.
Based in a tranquil workshop at Moorlynch Vineyard, near
Bridgwater, the company has a patent pending for the process of fusing
cremated remains into glass for the creation of their stunning
memorials.
Company jeweller Helen says "Burying or scattering of
your loved-ones ashes is such a final farewell and something many of us
are unable to bring ourselves to do. All too often they end up being
stored at the bottom of a wardrobe, or in a dour urn on a mantelpiece.
Our products are a way of celebrating the life of a loved-one by
creating a beautiful and lasting memorial. Only a small portion of the
ashes are required to create one of our pieces which leaves the
remainder to be scattered or buried in the deceased chosen place of
rest, secure in the knowledge that a part of them will be with you
always as a source of comfort and a dignified reminder of shared times."
For more information, full product range and prices
please visit
www.eternitycrystal.com or telephone 01458 210830 for a brochure. |
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