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Runner up in Cats Protection League writing competition!
Just had an email to say my poem Who Killed King Rat? is runner up in the Cats Protection League writing competition! I win a dictionary and my poem will be published in The Cat magazine in August - and they're going to send me some complimentary copies!
My poem is a true story about how my little kitten deposited a massive dead rat in my bedroom.
Very pleased as I'm just recovering from a horrible migraine so this has pepped me up no end.
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Hope the migraine eases up soon.
That was a genuine typo, but as it's purrtinent (that one was on purrpose!), I thought I'd leave it! (I blame the puns thread!)
that IS great news Lou
aww, puddy tats do have some use in life then :)
(I entered that a few years ago, didn't get anywhere, but the story sold on to PeepsAmigo)
Cracker! Result!
My cat is asleep in the TV cabinet, oblivious to his impending fame!
Hope your migraine goes away soon. My OH gets them and the pain is relentless. Can quite understand why Edgar Allen Poe used to bury his head in the snow when he had one.
That's a good one! I did almost do that one winter, putting snow on my forehead. It definitely helped numb the pain!
A few years ago a friend had a lot of pain because she had shingles on her head, so I looked for advice on the internet. The following suggestion helped to ease it and I wonder whether it would work for migraines too.
I don't know whether this is the site I looked at, but the advice is the same:
"The first and most basic is to apply cool or cold wet dressings to the affected area. Wet a washcloth or towel, wring it out, and then gently press it to the lesions. Some people put the cloth into the freezer for a while after wetting it to make it colder."
http://alternative-medicine-and-health.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=186&Itemid=74
http://www.cats.org.uk/writing-competition-2011
Unfortunately I couldn't get to the door when the books were delivered so I had to carry them back from the post office on foot. My right arm is now longer than my left.
It's Oxford, Liz. Wow, I bet that bookcase is heavy. Hope it doesn't topple over - look out!