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Helen Miles November 12th 05 12:23 PM

Nice but strange.
 
I've just had a wierd encounter. Nice, but strange. A gentleman just
came to my door, having seen Lilly-Whiskers story in the paper. He had
tracked me down because the paper had printed the street that I live in,
and he had asked a neighbour where I lived, using my photo in the paper
to ID me.

He dropped off a donation of kitten food, some kitten toys, and some
kitten buscuits. I let him meet Lilly and I *think* I have persuaded him
to volunteer for Cats Protection. *VBG*

It was strange, because this morning I was debating whether to go
shopping for more kitten food as we're running out. It was even more
strange, as I was debating whether I had enough money in my bank account
(I don't) to spend on kitten toys, or whether Lilly would have to make
do until with her ping-pong balls and bits of paper until I get paid in
2 weeks.

We had a nice chat, and he seemed very nice, even if the circumstances
*were* a little odd.

Still, I guess he subscribes to the "paying forward" idea, like I try
to. It was a very kind gesture and I was quite touched.

Helen M


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Adrian November 12th 05 12:27 PM

Nice but strange.
 
Helen Miles wrote:
I've just had a wierd encounter. Nice, but strange. A gentleman just
came to my door, having seen Lilly-Whiskers story in the paper. He had
tracked me down because the paper had printed the street that I live
in, and he had asked a neighbour where I lived, using my photo in the
paper to ID me.

He dropped off a donation of kitten food, some kitten toys, and some
kitten buscuits. I let him meet Lilly and I *think* I have persuaded
him to volunteer for Cats Protection. *VBG*

It was strange, because this morning I was debating whether to go
shopping for more kitten food as we're running out. It was even more
strange, as I was debating whether I had enough money in my bank
account (I don't) to spend on kitten toys, or whether Lilly would
have to make do until with her ping-pong balls and bits of paper
until I get paid in 2 weeks.

We had a nice chat, and he seemed very nice, even if the circumstances
*were* a little odd.

Still, I guess he subscribes to the "paying forward" idea, like I try
to. It was a very kind gesture and I was quite touched.

Helen M


Bast moves in mysterious ways. ;-)
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
A House is not a home, without a cat.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk



Lucy's Mom November 12th 05 02:27 PM

Nice but strange.
 
On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:23:37 +0000 (UTC), "Helen Miles"
wrote:

I've just had a wierd encounter. Nice, but strange. A gentleman just
came to my door, having seen Lilly-Whiskers story in the paper. He had
tracked me down because the paper had printed the street that I live in,
and he had asked a neighbour where I lived, using my photo in the paper
to ID me.

He dropped off a donation of kitten food, some kitten toys, and some
kitten buscuits. I let him meet Lilly and I *think* I have persuaded him
to volunteer for Cats Protection. *VBG*

It was strange, because this morning I was debating whether to go
shopping for more kitten food as we're running out. It was even more
strange, as I was debating whether I had enough money in my bank account
(I don't) to spend on kitten toys, or whether Lilly would have to make
do until with her ping-pong balls and bits of paper until I get paid in
2 weeks.

We had a nice chat, and he seemed very nice, even if the circumstances
*were* a little odd.

Still, I guess he subscribes to the "paying forward" idea, like I try
to. It was a very kind gesture and I was quite touched.

Helen M


and people say there's no God, or angels, or karma.......Beats me how
they can not see it...

Give Miss Lilly-Whiskers a scritch!!!

--Kim and the CRC

Marina November 12th 05 02:40 PM

Nice but strange.
 
Helen Miles wrote:

Still, I guess he subscribes to the "paying forward" idea, like I try
to. It was a very kind gesture and I was quite touched.


Yes, strange but very nice. Hope he volunteers.

--
Marina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki.
marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

polonca12000 November 12th 05 06:34 PM

Nice but strange.
 
I'm so glad to hear people are being good to Lilly-Whiskers after all
she had been through.
Lots of purrs and best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

Helen Miles wrote:
I've just had a wierd encounter. Nice, but strange. A gentleman just
came to my door, having seen Lilly-Whiskers story in the paper. He had
tracked me down because the paper had printed the street that I live in,
and he had asked a neighbour where I lived, using my photo in the paper
to ID me.

He dropped off a donation of kitten food, some kitten toys, and some
kitten buscuits. I let him meet Lilly and I *think* I have persuaded him
to volunteer for Cats Protection. *VBG*

snip


kilikini November 12th 05 08:01 PM

Nice but strange.
 

"Helen Miles" wrote in message
news:eec70fbb93bbf302283799993d87db0e.76411@mygate .mailgate.org...
I've just had a wierd encounter. Nice, but strange. A gentleman just
came to my door, having seen Lilly-Whiskers story in the paper. He had
tracked me down because the paper had printed the street that I live in,
and he had asked a neighbour where I lived, using my photo in the paper
to ID me.

He dropped off a donation of kitten food, some kitten toys, and some
kitten buscuits. I let him meet Lilly and I *think* I have persuaded him
to volunteer for Cats Protection. *VBG*

It was strange, because this morning I was debating whether to go
shopping for more kitten food as we're running out. It was even more
strange, as I was debating whether I had enough money in my bank account
(I don't) to spend on kitten toys, or whether Lilly would have to make
do until with her ping-pong balls and bits of paper until I get paid in
2 weeks.

We had a nice chat, and he seemed very nice, even if the circumstances
*were* a little odd.

Still, I guess he subscribes to the "paying forward" idea, like I try
to. It was a very kind gesture and I was quite touched.

Helen M


Wow, what a nice rarity! How lucky for you. What I do when I don't have
enough money to buy a new cat toy, I just crumple up some foil that I had on
some leftovers. The cats LOVE it. They bat it around for a good 15 - 20
minutes. I have to say that the foil balls are their absolute favorite toy.

kili



Karen AKA Kajikit November 12th 05 08:54 PM

Nice but strange.
 
On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 12:23:37 +0000 (UTC), "Helen Miles"
wrote:

I've just had a wierd encounter. Nice, but strange. A gentleman just
came to my door, having seen Lilly-Whiskers story in the paper. He had
tracked me down because the paper had printed the street that I live in,
and he had asked a neighbour where I lived, using my photo in the paper
to ID me.

He dropped off a donation of kitten food, some kitten toys, and some
kitten buscuits. I let him meet Lilly and I *think* I have persuaded him
to volunteer for Cats Protection. *VBG*


That was very sweet of him! You know what the girls' favourite toys
are? Little tiny balls of foil from hershey's kisses - whenever we eat
them I crumple the foil up and wrap about four layers around the ball
so it's a good size for batting and pouncing... Silver also adores a
little white wooden knob that came off a little drawer - apparantly
it's also just right for pouncing and batting, an it makes a noise as
it skitters across the floor... kitties are very versatile players :)

--
~Karen aka Kajikit
Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life
http://www.kajikitscorner.com
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PatM November 12th 05 10:11 PM

Nice but strange.
 
Coincidence? Nawww....

-PatM


Christina Websell November 12th 05 10:43 PM

Nice but strange.
 

"Helen Miles" wrote in message
news:eec70fbb93bbf302283799993d87db0e.76411@mygate .mailgate.org...
I've just had a wierd encounter. Nice, but strange. A gentleman just
came to my door, having seen Lilly-Whiskers story in the paper. He had
tracked me down because the paper had printed the street that I live in,
and he had asked a neighbour where I lived, using my photo in the paper
to ID me.

He dropped off a donation of kitten food, some kitten toys, and some
kitten buscuits. I let him meet Lilly and I *think* I have persuaded him
to volunteer for Cats Protection. *VBG*

It was strange, because this morning I was debating whether to go
shopping for more kitten food as we're running out. It was even more
strange, as I was debating whether I had enough money in my bank account
(I don't) to spend on kitten toys, or whether Lilly would have to make
do until with her ping-pong balls and bits of paper until I get paid in
2 weeks.

We had a nice chat, and he seemed very nice, even if the circumstances
*were* a little odd.

Still, I guess he subscribes to the "paying forward" idea, like I try
to. It was a very kind gesture and I was quite touched.

Helen M




I don't think it's particularly weird or strange. There are a lot of animal
lovers out there, and a story like Miss L-W's in the newspaper will often
bring them out of the woodwork.
It obviously touched this man's heart so much that he felt he had to make a
real effort to find you. I think that's wonderful, bless his cat-loving
heart and may Lilly enjoy her new toys.
You may even find that Lilly comes into even more goodies from the newspaper
readers!

Tweed





CatNipped November 12th 05 10:46 PM

Nice but strange.
 
"Helen Miles" wrote in message
news:eec70fbb93bbf302283799993d87db0e.76411@mygate .mailgate.org...
I've just had a wierd encounter. Nice, but strange. A gentleman just
came to my door, having seen Lilly-Whiskers story in the paper. He had
tracked me down because the paper had printed the street that I live in,
and he had asked a neighbour where I lived, using my photo in the paper
to ID me.

He dropped off a donation of kitten food, some kitten toys, and some
kitten buscuits. I let him meet Lilly and I *think* I have persuaded him
to volunteer for Cats Protection. *VBG*

It was strange, because this morning I was debating whether to go
shopping for more kitten food as we're running out. It was even more
strange, as I was debating whether I had enough money in my bank account
(I don't) to spend on kitten toys, or whether Lilly would have to make
do until with her ping-pong balls and bits of paper until I get paid in
2 weeks.

We had a nice chat, and he seemed very nice, even if the circumstances
*were* a little odd.

Still, I guess he subscribes to the "paying forward" idea, like I try
to. It was a very kind gesture and I was quite touched.

Helen M


"Paying it forward", "Karma", whatever you want to call it, I subscribe to
the notion that if you put good energy into the universe, somehow, somewhere
(usually just when you need it) good energy will come back at you. You did
a wonderful thing to help Miss Lilly Whiskers when she needed you and
someone else came along to help out just when you needed it. It's really
*not* just random kluons bouncing around that makes up our world!

Hugs,

CatNipped

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