Libby
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An Amazing LadyAs I mentioned in the morning post I met this amazing lady yesterday, she runs a charity called 'Cats in Care'. (according to there newsletter they are in there 30th year and having looked at the registered Charity site to see how the finances are, I found out very little!)
She lives in this bungalow down a long track and I knew I was in the right place as there where cats in all the windows. She invited me in for a coffee in a way, you knew she wanted company. I had dressed accordingly and was led through a door to an enormous pen attached to the back of the house.
There where beds and cats everywhere, this enclosure is so the cats don't bother the neighbours.
In the kitchen, there where beds ontop of fridges, worktops and a plank of wood over the cooker with a cat asleep on it, what had I let myself in for. The smell was unpleasant, but bearing in mind how many cats she had (34) not overpowering!
We went through to the 'lounge' and it was then I realsied she had no heating only a 'parkray' ? Is that the one you light which heats your water? No TV, only a small radio. More beds with cats, along the top of bookshelves, on chairs on bean bags, again the smell was there but not unpleasant.
So we sat and chatted and before I knew it 3 hours had passed  she is a well educated lady who wanted to know about my family, my girls, was exceptionally interested in T and thrilled that K was at Uni. and so it went on.
Anyway to cut a long story short at some point in the conversation I mentioned my father was a Master Mariner, so was hers. She asked which company he worked for 'Ellerman City Liners' I said, her chin dropped, so did hers! Her's was actually the commodore!
She mentioned that all her family where buried at Blackhorse Hill Cemetary, which was 5 mins walk from my home and my junior and senior school, in fact the one school I went to was .................... wait for it.........................
Blackhorse Hill School!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She lived in Wallasey which is about a 20 min drive from where we lived and where I learnt to drive!!
Now I believe these sort of meetings, with so many connections don't just happen, there is a reason.
If I lived closer I would definately volunteer I am a cat person and love cats. But I want to find out more, and there AGM is in October so I may go along.
In all the research I did, I found one thing they lack, a website! There is no information about them on the web at all, apart from the charities website and then again thats not uptodate!
In my days as playgroup chairperson, I did that for 5 years, I was a mean fundraiser! But before I consider this I want lots more info!!
What do you think friends, coincidence or what?? Oh and I forgot to mention she is over 90!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kathy
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What a wonderful story Libby and I don't believe in "coincidences," you were meant to go there. 
She sounds like a wonderful woman and must have loved hearing about your life and family. We have a place like that near us which I've had to visit a couple of times, 1 lady in a cottage with cats everywhere. The smell is there as there are quite a few oldies but not overpowering.
Houses for cats with the human beings an incidental add on!
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agapanthus
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What a lovely storey Libby!! I agree with Kathy....you were definitely meant to go there!....perhaps to even take over one day!! 
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Libby
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| agapanthus wrote: | | What a lovely storey Libby!! I agree with Kathy....you were definitely meant to go there!....perhaps to even take over one day!! |
 I could see me doing this but not so sure hubby would agree 
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Lizzie
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Good for you Libby - and I agree with the others, you were definitely meant to meet
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Aqui
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I believe that Things are meant to happen. There's always a reason... go for it!
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nanny-now and forever
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libby
go for it
some things are meant to be
they may not have enough money for a website and that may be your first task
good luck and keep us updated
i love stories like that
she clearly needs help and you are the one
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Cabbagepatch
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| Kathy wrote: | | What a wonderful story Libby and I don't believe in "coincidences," you were meant to go there. |
Read the Celestine Prophecy
Go Libby go
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Libby
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[quote="Cabbagepatch"
Read the Celestine Prophecy
Go Libby go [/quote]
I forgot I bought that after you and nanyy spoke about it before, I must go and read it!!!
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Cabbagepatch
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There you go then, tis all meant to be!!!
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Libby
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I had some good news last night, I managed to get in touch with the lady from 'Cats Protection' I have dealt with before and she has arranged a neutering voucher from the RSPCA so I'm thrilled with that as I thought she would get iffy as I was using someone elses trap. Fortunately she understood I would need the trap longer than 2 days.
So the trap was set with tempting pilchards and we had a no show. I suspect this could take some time as he has a large area to maintain. I only set it at night and try not to touch it too often.
I will keep you posted!
Oh yes and we have decided once he;s neutered to release him somewhere else, quite a way away! If I have to repeat the process again next year I will!!!
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nanny-now and forever
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oh dear libby
you are well on the way to becoming your own rescue centre
you want me to put you off?
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Cabbagepatch
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| nanny wrote: | oh dear libby
you are well on the way to becoming your own rescue centre
you want me to put you off? |
Chortle.
Libby is doomed.....
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nanny-now and forever
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| Cabbagepatch wrote: | | nanny wrote: | oh dear libby
you are well on the way to becoming your own rescue centre
you want me to put you off? |
Chortle.
Libby is doomed..... |
don't tell her that CP
let libby find all this out for herself.........
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Libby
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I'm not doomed, I trapping, neutering and releasing! Nothing more nothing less
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nanny-now and forever
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| Libby wrote: |
I'm not doomed, I trapping, neutering and releasing! Nothing more nothing less
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that is probably what anne codrington said
and pat hayes......
cats everywhere
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coco331
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She sounds like a lovely lady, twas definitely meant to be.... you just sneak them in, one by one, very slowly mind otherwise people will notice if you go too fast, then before you know it they have taken over and nobody can do a thing about it
I am aspiring to be a mad cat lady with the added bonus of dogs, hens, goats, pigs, sheep, cows and horses everywhere... and donkeys, and many other creatures too.... just no two leggeds, they wont fit in
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nanny-now and forever
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i've tried the sneaking in bit but it doesn't work here with mr nanny, he can count
anyway i have run out of space for dog beds ........and to date i think ther are approximately 6 cat beds in various rooms and they still sleep on all the chairs.......in fact hobo was asleep on top of the cooker earlier as i had the oven on and the top was warm.......i hadn't the heart to move him as he looked so comfortable so he stayed there till i had to do the spuds
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Libby
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I knew you had feral cats, well I thought you did but with 6 cat beds inside maybe I was wrong, do post some pics of your cats sometime nanny!
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nanny-now and forever
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i have a photo of hobo on the cooker and when i get the time to download all my recent pictures i will show you
i keep that sort of job for when it is raining and i can do nothing outside
trouble is that lately we have been running hard in and out of the rain so no time
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