Grace Elliot's Blog – November 2010 Archive (11)

Waking in 'Cloud Cuckoo Land.'

This morning I woke to a snow kissed world, the brightness dazzling as I drew back the curtains. My sons were excited, anticipating hours of making snow men and sledging, but when I suggested they get ready for school, their gleeful response was ‘You’re in cloud cuckoo land, school wont open today– the teachers wont go in.’…

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Added by Grace Elliot on November 30, 2010 at 2:32pm — No Comments

Victorian Veterinarians - a woeful reputation!

I have two addictions – cats and reading and ‘reading about cats’ a natural consequence.. I recently picked up a fascinating book by Charles Henry Ross. Written in 1868 ‘The Book of Cats – a Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies.’ Packed with observations on all things cattish, in one chapter the author touches on health care.…

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Added by Grace Elliot on November 28, 2010 at 2:44pm — No Comments

BUMF! You cant avoid it. But where does the word 'Bumf' come from?

BUMF! The junk mail and unsolicited commercial mail that litters your mail box. The word itself just rolls of the tongue, it has a good feel to it - but have you ever paused to wonder who invented the word or how it came about?

Well the answer is to hand and it involves 19th Century schoolboys!

Intrigued

Then follow the link for the full post.…

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Added by Grace Elliot on November 24, 2010 at 10:24am — No Comments

Purr Power.

Did you know that the frequency of a cat's purr actually encourages healing of bone?

For this and more follow the link to Grace Elliot's blog at:

http://graceelliot-author.blogspot.com

Added by Grace Elliot on November 21, 2010 at 11:31am — No Comments

Book Launch Blogathon! It's today - join in the fun!

To celebrate the release of her debut novel, 'A Dead Man's Debt', Grace Elliot has written unique blog posts for a multitude of sites, that are all posted simultaneously today!

For rivetting reading and an insight into what makes author and veterinarian, Grace, tick, click on any or all of the links below.…

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Added by Grace Elliot on November 20, 2010 at 8:16am — No Comments

'By Hook or by Crook.'

'By hook or by crook' means ot obtain something by fair means or foul.

But have you ever pasued to wonder where the expression comes from?

Was it from:

a)King Charles I's favoured judges?

b)A battle threatened by Oliver Cromwell.

c)Medieval feud laws.

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Added by Grace Elliot on November 16, 2010 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Feline Fables.

In medieval times stories such as 'The Cat and the Cockerel' and 'Belling the Cat' were told to teach the rudiments of right and wrong to people who were poorly educated. But what did these stories mean?

To find out follow the link:

http://graceelliot-author.blogspot.com…