Grace Elliot's Blog: 'Familiar Felines.' - Posts Tagged "cats"

Following on from last weeks Halloween post - todays entry looks at the role of cats as the witches familiar.
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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 poorly educated people.
But what did these stories really mean?
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A Dead Man's Debt

We all know that 'by hook or by crook' means to obtain something by fair or unfair means ...but where did the expression come from?
Was it
a) from 2 of King Charles I's judges
b) A battle threatened by Oliver Cromwell
c) Medieval feudal rites.

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Did you know that a cat's purr is exactly the right frequency to stimulate the healing of bone?
Grace's blog this week looks at the healing power of cats. To read the post please follow the link to:

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Grace xA Dead Man's Debt

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.

Being a veterinarian myself, I read this sage advice with a wry smile:

‘In giving a cat the scrapings of dirty plates, it is as well, if you value the animal’s life, to the fish bones, should there be any among the leavings.’

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A Dead Man's Debt

Seeing how my cats reacted to the cold weather, but me in mind of a wager between the Georgian politician, Charles James Fox and Prinny, the Prince of Wales. To find out what the wager was, what it has to do with cats and the weather...and who won… visit the link below.
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The blurb for ‘A Dead Man’s Debt’ mentions the heroine Celeste Armitage being ‘…sent from the ton in disgrace.’
As a lover of the regency the ton is a familiar expression to me, but I was a little surprised when proof reading friends gently told broke it to me that I had spelt ‘town’ incorrectly.

So what exactly was ‘the ton.’?
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A Dead Man's Debt