Tag Archives: Cats

A Poem for National Cat Day

Posted on October 29, 2022 by wordcloud9

National Cat Day was inaugurated by animal welfare advocate Colleen Paige in 2005. Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) was born in London; prolific English author of children’s stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Though she wrote many books, she is … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: ACTIVIST (REDUX – Women’s History Month)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Ask two hundred people on the main streets across America to name American women poets — if they came up with anyone, almost certainly it would be Emily Dickinson, and most would stop there, though  a … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SOLITUDE

Posted on July 20, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD May Sarton (1912-1995) wrote in her Journal of a Solitude: “There is no doubt that solitude is a challenge and to maintain balance within it a precarious business. But I must not forget that, for me, being with … Continue reading →

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TCS: Silliness, Science and Some Songs

Posted on January 2, 2017 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger — … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 22, 2016

Posted on August 22, 2016 by wordcloud9

August 22nd is Be an Angel Day * ∞ Eat a Peach Day ∞ National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Brazil – Rio de Janiero: Olympics clean-up/recovery holiday Fiji – National Holiday: … Continue reading →

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