Sandra Cox's Blog, page 318
May 15, 2011
Parasites and other stuff
My apologies for being absent all week. Did you moms out there have a great Mother's Day?
I had a wonderful one.
I'm blogging today about parasites at Night Writers and no I'm not talking about Uncle Fred and Aunt Jane. These are the one's that reside in a cat's intestines.
We just got back from seeing THOR. Awesome. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
Enjoy your Sunday.
I had a wonderful one.
I'm blogging today about parasites at Night Writers and no I'm not talking about Uncle Fred and Aunt Jane. These are the one's that reside in a cat's intestines.
We just got back from seeing THOR. Awesome. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
Enjoy your Sunday.
May 8, 2011
Happy Mother's Day, Scarlett
In honor of Mother's Day, I'd like to reminisce about a mother who's courage knew no boundaries, who went through flames of fire again and again to rescue her children.In March of 1996, Scarlett was raising her little brood in an abandoned garage believed to be a crack house in Brooklyn. A fire broke out and firefighters arrived to put it out. As they got the fire under control, one firefighter by the name of David Giannelli noticed a calico cat laying outside the building with her young kittens. Fur singed off, paws and ears burnt, eyes blistered shut, the brave calico and had made the trip back into the building five times until she'd gotten out all of her kittens.
Touched by her heroism, the firefighter took her and her little family to the North Shore Animal League in New York. As he carefully placed them in a box to transport them, the courageous calico nudged each kitten to make sure they were all there, then collapsed.
The story of this little kitty's heroism soon spread around the world. The league received over seven thousand offers to adopt Scarlett and her kittens. At the time, I lived in Indiana and placed a call to the League to see how Scarlett was doing. I was told she'd had offers of adoption from as far away as Japan. Sadly, one of the kittens didn't make it, but the remaining four kits were adopted out to forever homes. Scarlett was rewarded for her heroism by being adopted into a family that loved and cossetted her the remainder of her days.
Scarlett died in October 2008.
Her heroism never fails to humble me. Happy Mother's Day, Scarlett.
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In honor of Mother's Day we're giving away four free downloads and hand crafted bookmarks this evening to one winner at Night Writers. For an opportunity to win A Hundred Dollar Bill, a romantic suspense from Sherry Morris; Vampire Island, a crossover YA; by Sandra Cox, From Hell to Heaven a contemporary romance with adult content; a download of choice from Rhobin Courtright's books; and hand crafted bookmarks from Sherry Gloag, just leave a comment on the Night Writer's Blog, mention Mother's Day and leave your email addie. If you'd rather not leave your email addie in a comment, please send it to: sandracox1@gmail.com.
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May 7, 2011
And the list grows
In honor of Mother's Day, the authors of Night Writers will be giving away four free downloads and hand crafted bookmarks Sunday evening. To win a download of Hundred Dollar Bill, a romantic suspense from Sherry Morris; and Vampire Island, a crossover YA; and your choice of any book by Rhobin Courtright, and Jewel Adams's Hell to Heaven, a contemporary romance with adult content, and hand crafted book marks by Sherry Gloag—just leave a comment, at Night Writers: sevennightwriters.blogspot.com mention Mother's Day Give Away and leave your email addie. If you'd rather not leave your email addie in a comment, please send it to: sandracox1@gmail.com
May 6, 2011
TGIF and Mother's Day Giveaway
What do hookers do on their nights off—type? ~*~ Elayne Boosler
In honor of Mother's Day we will be giving away three downloads Sunday evening to one winner: Sherry Morris's romantic suspense Hundred Dollar Bill, Sandra Cox's Crossover YA Vampire Island and from Rhobin Courtright your choice from the books she's written. To enter just leave a comment at Night Writers (sevennightwriters.blogspot.com) this weekend before noon Eastern Time Sunday and mention Mother's Day. Please leave your email so we can contact you. If you prefer not to leave your email in a comment you can send it to: sandracox1@gmail.com. Happy Mother's Day!
Blogs of interest:
Amarinda Jones
Anny Cook
Julia Barrett
Night Writers
Shelley Monroe
links at bottom left
May 4, 2011
Rhodocrosite
Since I've re-released Power Stones, I thought I'd start periodically posting information on different stones. Today's stone of the day:
Rhodocrosite
Rhodocrosite in its polished state,t has a lovely, pinkish, red design, sometimes in stripes and sometimes in an almost rainbow paw-print design. When industrially fashioned into an oval, it looks like an intricately painted Easter egg. This stone covers love in almost all its aspects. It attracts your soul mate, brings out your erotic side and helps heal pain from abuse you may have suffered in the past.
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Any Celtic Thunder fans out there? We're going to see them in October.
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Blogs of interest:
Amarinda ones
Anny Cook
Julia Barrett
Night Writers
May 3, 2011
Flower Pic
'No words of flowery wisdom from me. I just like flowers.' ~Amarinda Jones
This ones a little blurry. I took it from my bedroom window.
Blogs of interest:
Amarinda Jones
Anny Cook
Julia Barrett
Night Writers
May 2, 2011
Manic Monday
We pretend to work because they pretend to pay us. ~Author Unknown
I post these in fun, but I know that anyone working right now is very fortunate.
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Woo Woo Moment
I had a dream about my sister the other night. In it, she had a new hair style. I couldn't remember anything about the dream but remembered the hair style because it was quite cute. I sent her an email describing it in detail in case she might want to try it. She emailed me back and come to find out she'd changed her hair style awhile back. Yup, you guessed it. It's the same as the style I'd dreamed.
What about you? Had any woo woo moments lately?
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Blogs of interest:
Amarinda Jones
Anny Cook
Julia Barrett
Night Writers
Shelley Monroe
links to the bottom right
May 1, 2011
Frankie and Durango
Today, I'd like to share a truly amazing story with you.
Among the many hats my friend--we'll call her Ms. E--wears is that of wild life rehabilitator. One of the many animals, she rescued was a possum named Frankie.
Frankie came to wildlife rehab along with her three brothers in the spring of 2008 when she was a baby. That's where she met an Australian Shepherd - Sheltie mix named Durango. Durango had no interest in the three brothers but it was love at first sight when he saw Frankie. Durango and Frankie became fast friends. They ate together, played together, and even took naps on the couch together.
That summer when it was time to release the possums back into the wilds, Frankie refused to leave. She stayed with her friend Durango. Ms. E. tried to release her again a few months later. This time Frankie went, but every night for six months she came home to get her possum treats (cat food and yogurt) and spend time with her friend Durango where they would stand nose to nose on opposite sides of the fence and exchange doggie-possum kisses. Durango even had a special bark tone that was reserved only for his friend.
In March of 2009 Frankie stopped coming home. No one knew if she was alive or dead.
Two weeks ago, Durango passed unexpectedly. Saddened, Ms. E buried him. That evening, she glanced out her window and saw a shadow moving around Durango's grave so she went out to investigate.
There beside the grave of his ole pal was Frankie.
When Ms. E. called Frankie by name, Frankie 'purred' to her as she always did when Ms. E. talked to her. Frankie lingered that evening at the final resting place of her friend before she finally headed back into the woods.
Ms. E. hasn't seen Frankie since but there's no doubt in her mind or mine that someday, in some world, Frankie and Durango will be reunited and once again they'll eat, sleep and play....together.
Among the many hats my friend--we'll call her Ms. E--wears is that of wild life rehabilitator. One of the many animals, she rescued was a possum named Frankie.
Frankie came to wildlife rehab along with her three brothers in the spring of 2008 when she was a baby. That's where she met an Australian Shepherd - Sheltie mix named Durango. Durango had no interest in the three brothers but it was love at first sight when he saw Frankie. Durango and Frankie became fast friends. They ate together, played together, and even took naps on the couch together.
That summer when it was time to release the possums back into the wilds, Frankie refused to leave. She stayed with her friend Durango. Ms. E. tried to release her again a few months later. This time Frankie went, but every night for six months she came home to get her possum treats (cat food and yogurt) and spend time with her friend Durango where they would stand nose to nose on opposite sides of the fence and exchange doggie-possum kisses. Durango even had a special bark tone that was reserved only for his friend.
In March of 2009 Frankie stopped coming home. No one knew if she was alive or dead.
Two weeks ago, Durango passed unexpectedly. Saddened, Ms. E buried him. That evening, she glanced out her window and saw a shadow moving around Durango's grave so she went out to investigate.
There beside the grave of his ole pal was Frankie.
When Ms. E. called Frankie by name, Frankie 'purred' to her as she always did when Ms. E. talked to her. Frankie lingered that evening at the final resting place of her friend before she finally headed back into the woods.
Ms. E. hasn't seen Frankie since but there's no doubt in her mind or mine that someday, in some world, Frankie and Durango will be reunited and once again they'll eat, sleep and play....together.
April 30, 2011
Frankie and Durango
I'd like to share with you a truly amazing story that my friend--we'll call her Ms. E--told to me.
Among the many hats my friend wears is that of wild life rehabilitator. One of the many animals, she rescued was a possum named Frankie.
Frankie came to wildlife rehab along with her three brothers in the spring of 2008 when she was just a baby. That's where she met an Australian Shepherd - Sheltie mix named Durango. Durango had no interest in the three brothers but it was love at first sight when he saw Frankie. Durango and Frankie became fast friends. They ate together, played together, and even took naps on the couch together.
That summer when it was time to release the possums back into the wilds, Frankie refused to leave. She stayed with her friend Durango. Ms. E. tried to release her again a few months later. This time Frankie went, but every night for six months she came home to get her possum treats (cat food and yogurt) and spend time with her friend Durango where they would stand nose to nose on opposite sides of the fence and exchange doggie-possum kisses. Durango even had a special bark tone that was reserved only for his friend.
In March of 2009 Frankie stopped coming home.
Two weeks ago, Durango passed unexpectedly. Saddened, Ms. E buried him. That evening, she glanced out her window and saw a shadow moving around Durango's grave so she went out to investigate.
There beside the grave of his ole pal was Frankie.
When Ms. E. called Frankie by name, Frankie 'purred' to her as she always did when Ms. E. talked to her. Frankie lingered that evening at the final resting place of her friend before she finally headed back into the woods.
Ms. E. hasn't seen Frankie since but there's no doubt in her mind, or mine, that someday, in some world, Frankie and Durango will be reunited and once again they'll eat, sleep and play....together.
Blogs of interest:
Amarinda Jones
Anny Cook
Julia Barrett
Molly Daniels
Night Writers
April 29, 2011
It's Friday
Friday has arrived. Enjoy the weekend......
Blogs of interest:
Amarinda Jones
Anny Cook
Julia Barrett
Night Writers
