Hobbes
By Rhiannonw
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Oranges are orange
and so is marmalade
and sometimes cats have fur that is
a marmaladey shade!
Our cat is orange but
has very smartish stripes
so he’s called Hobbes, like the boy’s tiger-toy
in the popular American comic-strips*.
* Calvin and Hobbes’
[IP: include a colour, and animal and a fruit]
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Another lovely vignette,
Another lovely vignette, Rhiannon. Marmaladey shade, yes. I have two ginger tom cats and adore them. I enjoyed reading about Hobbes and that's a super pic. Paul
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He is like Rango, the feral
He is like Rango, the feral cat I am feeding :0) That is a wonderful photo! I had not heard of those comic strips. I really like the rhyming in your first part, how it ends with "marmaladey shade" is great :0)
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Am glad it is not only me who
Am glad it is not only me who has trouble photographing cats :0) Feel a cat should not be that hard as they do not run off like deer or fly away like birds and bees etc, or roll into a ball like hedgehogs, but they ARE :0) Anyway, that is a lovely photo!
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In Bulgaria, marmalade cats
In Bulgaria, marmalade cats are often called Sharky (Шарки) which means patterns.
We had one with this name but a a result of a terrible incident that I won't describe, he is no longer with us.
Our other marmalade cat is called Boris. He's named after the former Bulgarian football captain and goalkeeper, Borislav Mihaylov, who lives in our town and whose nickname was 'The Cat' during his playing days. He played for Reading for a couple of years in the 1980s (the goalkeeper that is, not our cat).
Every cat tells a story (or poem). I enjoyed this one of yours, though I must admit I had never heard of Hobbes the comic strip character.
Turlough
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What beautiful markings he
What beautiful markings he has Rhiannon. I'd heard of Calvin and Hobbes but only vaguely. Have you heard of Orlando the Marmalade Cat? It was a series of stories for children written in the first half of the 20th century and it had/has stunning illustrations. If your son has children, do point him in its direction if he hasn't heard of it.
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Hi Rhiannon,
Hi Rhiannon,
this was such a clever little poem dedicated to Hobbes, and perfect for the I P. I love the photo too.
Jenny.
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tea with the queen
Whenever I hear the word "marmalade" I think of Paddington Brown.
Keep well Rhiannon! & Nolan &
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dressing up as paddington!
Your little daughter dressing up as Paddington! As a rule don't uise the word but, so Cute! &
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