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Food wars with casualties
Marina wrote: Yesterday, I gave Miranda poached turkey for her dinner, while Caliban got some tinned gooshy food. I had to buy some more today, because the smell was driving Caliban mad, and I thought it was unfair not to get him some, too. As it turned out, he didn't deserve such a treat. Half an hour before it was time to feed the cats, Caliban jumped up on an old ornamental cabinet (inherited from my granddad) and knocked down an old ornamental clock (inherited from my great-aunt). The clock didn't work before, and it didn't break (at least no pieces broke off), but it had this golden spike with golden ornaments on top, and that was bent in the fall. So Caliban really didn't deserve a treat. But he got it anyway, when enough time had elapsed between the accident and supper time that I hope he didn't connect the two. He did know that he had done something bad, because he went and hid after the clock had fallen. Here's a picture of Miranda as a kitten beside the clock, on the cabinet: http://pets.webshots.com/photo/13185...58511339rheoLu You can see that it's not a small or light-weight clock. Caliban has been jumping on top of that cabinet lately to get my attention when he is begging for food. Oh, well. It's just a thing. I had been planning to take it to a clockmaker to have it fixed. Maybe I'll finally get that done. And maybe Caliban won't drop it another time... Or maybe i'll just have to hide it away, like all my other ornaments. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. What beauties, BOTH of them. Miranda and the clock. She is really a stunning cat. It is so cute the way she cocks her head over, like she's posing! I keep saying I'm going to get some that museum tape stuff, after the cats knocked off a Dresden doll once. It only broke the back of her skirt though. Then there was the Glinda the Good witch music box, she broke off at the torso. Sigh. Sherry |
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Food wars with casualties
Karen wrote:
I was going to say that is no small thing to knock over!! YOu could tape it down I never thought he'd be able to knock it down. It's *inside* the cabinet now. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Christina Websell wrote:
I would suggest that he hid because it fell and shocked him maybe with the noise it made - it's a large clock. I think he hid because I sort of wailed when I saw the clock fall - he knows he hurt Meowmie somehow, but of course he doesn't understand what the clock means to me. He probably thought he hurt me physically when he jumped down. And he does mostly get the same food as Miranda. I'm hoping he will lose some weight being on the same diet as Mir. ;o) -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Wizard of Oz (was Food wars with casualties)
Kreisleriana wrote:
On 13 Nov 2006 20:00:30 GMT, yodeled: wrote: Then there was the Glinda the Good witch music box, she broke off at the torso. Sigh. Wizard of Oz was on cable TV last night, did anyone watch it? I missed most of it, but saw maybe the last 20 minutes. I haven't seen it in about 10 years. But I was just thinking about that movie on Saturday, and thinking it was about time to see it again, and there it was! Joyce I think I have every line in this movie memorized. It's my dad's all-time favorite movie. He was born in 1936 and saw it first at age 4, and it was an overwhelming experience for him. He was terrified by the witch, and overwhelmed by the scene where things go from B&W to color. I love to see the movie through his eyes, so to speak. Today's kids are so visually flooded from so very early on, and I wonder if they can ever feel the wonder that my dad felt watching OZ as a child. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War I have the wicked witches' cackle down pat! Cracks John up when I do it (and I think it scares him a little, too!). Margaret Hamilton was later Cora the Coffee Lady (Maxwell House). What a wonderful film! Trivia Question: Who was supposed to play the Tin Woodsman but didn't? And why didn't he? Glinda, the Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke) was also in the Topper films starring Cary Grant (dreamy!) and Constance Bennett. I love old movies! I tend to look at them through eyes much as you imagine your father does... with wonder Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
... Kreisleriana wrote: On 13 Nov 2006 20:00:30 GMT, yodeled: wrote: Then there was the Glinda the Good witch music box, she broke off at the torso. Sigh. Wizard of Oz was on cable TV last night, did anyone watch it? I missed most of it, but saw maybe the last 20 minutes. I haven't seen it in about 10 years. But I was just thinking about that movie on Saturday, and thinking it was about time to see it again, and there it was! Joyce I think I have every line in this movie memorized. It's my dad's all-time favorite movie. He was born in 1936 and saw it first at age 4, and it was an overwhelming experience for him. He was terrified by the witch, and overwhelmed by the scene where things go from B&W to color. I love to see the movie through his eyes, so to speak. Today's kids are so visually flooded from so very early on, and I wonder if they can ever feel the wonder that my dad felt watching OZ as a child. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War I have the wicked witches' cackle down pat! Cracks John up when I do it (and I think it scares him a little, too!). Margaret Hamilton was later Cora the Coffee Lady (Maxwell House). What a wonderful film! Trivia Question: Who was supposed to play the Tin Woodsman but didn't? And why didn't he? I know! I know! It was Buddy Ebsen, and he had an allergic reaction to the silver paint/makeup they used for the part. Joy Glinda, the Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke) was also in the Topper films starring Cary Grant (dreamy!) and Constance Bennett. I love old movies! I tend to look at them through eyes much as you imagine your father does... with wonder Jill |
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Joy wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Kreisleriana wrote: On 13 Nov 2006 20:00:30 GMT, yodeled: wrote: Then there was the Glinda the Good witch music box, she broke off at the torso. Sigh. Wizard of Oz was on cable TV last night, did anyone watch it? I missed most of it, but saw maybe the last 20 minutes. I haven't seen it in about 10 years. But I was just thinking about that movie on Saturday, and thinking it was about time to see it again, and there it was! Joyce I think I have every line in this movie memorized. It's my dad's all-time favorite movie. He was born in 1936 and saw it first at age 4, and it was an overwhelming experience for him. He was terrified by the witch, and overwhelmed by the scene where things go from B&W to color. I love to see the movie through his eyes, so to speak. Today's kids are so visually flooded from so very early on, and I wonder if they can ever feel the wonder that my dad felt watching OZ as a child. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War I have the wicked witches' cackle down pat! Cracks John up when I do it (and I think it scares him a little, too!). Margaret Hamilton was later Cora the Coffee Lady (Maxwell House). What a wonderful film! Trivia Question: Who was supposed to play the Tin Woodsman but didn't? And why didn't he? I know! I know! It was Buddy Ebsen, and he had an allergic reaction to the silver paint/makeup they used for the part. Joy Yep! The aluminium powder makeup caused his lungs to fail and he wound up in the hospital. Another bit of trivia: Ebsen was originally slated to play the role of the Scarecrow and his voice is what you hear on the soundtrack when they all sing "We're Off to See the Wizard" even though he was never in the movie Oddly, this film is usually shown (on regular television) around when tornado season starts. Ironic Jill |
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Wizard of Oz (was Food wars with casualties)
wrote: wrote: Then there was the Glinda the Good witch music box, she broke off at the torso. Sigh. Wizard of Oz was on cable TV last night, did anyone watch it? I missed most of it, but saw maybe the last 20 minutes. I haven't seen it in about 10 years. But I was just thinking about that movie on Saturday, and thinking it was about time to see it again, and there it was! Joyce Yes, I never miss it. Even though I could buy the DVD, there's just something more special about catching it on TV, usually near the holidays. It is my alltime favorite movie, and the magic just never goes away. Another holiday tradition is that someone in the family always buys me a new WOZ calendar each year. Sherry |
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Wizard of Oz (was Food wars with casualties)
Kreisleriana wrote:
I think I have every line in this movie memorized. It's my dad's all-time favorite movie. He was born in 1936 and saw it first at age 4, and it was an overwhelming experience for him. He was terrified by the witch, and overwhelmed by the scene where things go from B&W to color. There were so many things about that movie that terrified me when I was a kid: the witch, of course, but also the MONKEYS. And the first witch, who got crushed under the house, when her feet curled up after Glinda took the slippers - EWWWW! The nasty trees that threw apples - such ugly faces. The Wizard himself was pretty scary to me, too. And the field of poppies creeped me out. Still I could never stop watching it - there was so much beauty (we were lucky enough to have a color TV), and so much compelling drama for a kid. It was big excitement in our house when they showed it on TV. I don't think I saw it in a theater until I was an adult. I love to see the movie through his eyes, so to speak. Today's kids are so visually flooded from so very early on, and I wonder if they can ever feel the wonder that my dad felt watching OZ as a child. I felt it when watching it last night, although I'm sure I would've felt more if I'd seen it from the beginning. One movie that didn't age well for me was Peter Pan. That was such a poignant, magical movie to me as a kid. Even at that age, I used to worry about getting old, knowing that it was inevitable and only a matter of time. So the movie's theme of time passing and people growing up and losing their childhood didn't escape me at all. But when I saw it again at about age 18, I couldn't help but notice how fake everything looked. I realized it was essentially a filmed stage play, with just a few cinematic touches. The magic had totally gone out of it for me. And then I realized with horror that the very thing the movie is about, the very thing that had happened to Wendy, had happened to me: I'd grown up! NOOOOOOO!!! Joyce |
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