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On this day in 1988 I had my first bassoon lesson. It was one of those random, flukey things that can happen in one's life with a lasting impact. Initially I had decided to play the clarinet, not so much because I liked it, but because it's a versatile instrument. My band director approached me and said how about I try the bassoon instead. With only a vague idea of what a basssoon was, I agreed and took home the Box.
I arrived home that day, opened up the box, stared at the pieces for a few minutes before closing it again. I decided to wait for my lesson later that week.
By the end of the lesson, I decided that this was the instrument I wanted to play. I still remember how amazing it was to breathe through the instrument and flap my fingers around to make all these cool sounds. I still feel that way, thirty years later. In that first hour I learned how to assemble the instrument, play an F-major scale and E-flat. More than enough notes to do some damage.
I left the lesson completely enchanted and motivated to practice. In the beginning my practice sessions were short, but frequent. My lips were not used to the hardness of the reeds. But I was diligent and used to practice in short spurts multiple times in a day. I guess it got a little out of control. One of my earliest bassoon memories is of my older brother complaining to my parents that I couldn't just play whenever I felt like it. I needed restricted practicing hours. At the time I figured it was sibling rivalry and my brother's failed attempt to thwart my creative genius. For years I was only allowed to play from 3-4 and 7-8.
I have since had a change of heart about that. Some years ago I was subjected to the playing of a new bassoonist, something like a cross between an animal being sawed in half and rusty hinges. I had a new appreciation for my brother's complaints and a new respect for my parents. Maybe I wasn't as good as I thought I was when I started…
Playing the bassoon is still one of the greatest joys of my life. I feel lucky that the "right" instrument picked me so many years ago.


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Good morning, evening and afternoon everyone!
I want to address something that made me very disappointed in news media, to be more specific, with Fox News.
Yesterday, they published a story about the University of Missouri adding Wiccan/Pagan holidays to their "Guide to Religions: Major Holidays and Suggested Accommodations" packet they give to faculty and students. When I first heard about that, I thought "Why do we need accommodation" because as a college student, I can't afford to miss any classes in case I miss something and I'm sure it's the same in Missouri. Then I thought "Someone is going to say something dumb about it." Little did I know that it wouldn't be some right winged bible thumping closed minded interviewee, but the Fox News Anchors themselves?
As a student who has been studying journalism for four years now, I can't believe what those anchors said actually made it to air, and national news no doubt. I am disgusted and appalled with the blatant bigotry and unprofessionalism of this that I am almost at a loss for words.
All most…
To sum it up here is something that I've written:
To whom it may concern,
My name is Samantha Stanford and I wish to complain about the way Fox News portrayed Wiccan/Pagans in your last broadcast on February 17th.
I am a journalism student in Wisconsin as well as a Pagan. I found the news anchors very misinformed and how they addressed Wiccans and Pagans very biased to the point of bigotry.
As a journalism student, I've been taught that the news reporter must take themselves out of the equation and just report the facts as they currently stand. The way Fox News anchors spoke of Wiccans being "Dungeons and Dragons players" and "Twice Divorced Midwives" who have an affinity for incense is very offensive. Fox News cannot joke about Catholic priests being "child molesters" or people of the Muslim faith being "terrorists" because it is offensive, what makes what those anchors said not offensive to us?
The comment on Wiccans/Pagans having 20 holidays is greatly exaggerated.
Many Wiccans and Pagans celebrate the 8 main holidays of the Wheel of the Year: Yule/Winter solstice, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Midsummer, Lammas, Mabon and Samhain. The 13 esbats are not holidays but the full moons in one year that are considered sacred. The Fox News team would have known this if they had looked over the Missouri University's "Guide to Religions" that Fox News just so happens to have a link to on your own website included with this article:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/02/17/university-missouri-guide-asks-professors-to-accommodate-wiccan-pagan-holidays/ and counted them.
Also many of these holidays coincide closely with modern western holidays, causing little upset with academic calendars. This I know from experience. So we are not looking for "excuses" to "not have to take commitments seriously" as the Fox News contributor Tammy Brown stated.
I must say as a journalism student, I am shocked at the blatant lack of objectivity of this broadcast. Good reporting is neutral and only states the facts.
I hope in future broadcasts, no matter what or who they address, Fox News will improve their fact checking abilities and their anchors will be more thoughtful and considerate in their word choices.
Samantha Stanford
This is an actual email I plan to send to firstname.lastname@example.com after I'm done with this post that simply states, " Check your f***ing facts like you're suppose to before talking about something you know nothing about".
The funny thing is I'm not angry at what they said…well I am but it's not that they said it because I've heard worse. It's the fact that as journalists it is their job to remain as objective as possible but no, they have to put in their own two cents and broadcast it on national television, playing into the stereotypes and spreading stupidity and wrong information on a national scale.
If they got their own issues about my faith, that's fine but keep it to yourself or be a reporter for the zealots at the 700 Club.
What do I think about the "Religious Guide"? I don't see it as a problem but as a teaching tool. My mom and I work and go to school on many actual Sabbaths so we celebrates the weekend before and do something small when we get home on the actual day. I also know many other people of other faiths that work and go to school during Ramadan and Hanukah because they need to. The guide just states what each is and what it's about. This guide is more truthful than the news story about it.
I guess I'm not the only hostile one because after only a day, the video of the broadcast has been removed from Fox News's website. Luckily, YouTube is eternal so see for yourself :
Good Morning, evening and afternoon everyone!
Yeah, yeah I should be writing right now but instead I wanted to talk to everyone today about Saint Expedite.
"Wait," you might be saying. "Saint? I thought saints were for Catholics and you're pagan?"
True, the use of saints has been popularized by monotheistic religions, BUT some pagans/spiritualistic people DO use saints in their rituals and in their daily practices such as in Voodoo, Hoodoo (there is a difference), Santeria and Christian Wiccans ( it sounds like an oxymoron but it true) as well as many others that I can't remember right now.
The reason for this is because many pagan deities were assimilated into Catholicism when the Roman Catholic Church came into power and started persecuting and converting pagans. So the clever Catholics took deities like the Goddess, The Horned God, and other deities and spirits changed them into The Virgin Mary, The Devil and saints. A great example of this is in Hoodoo and Voodoo where they use saints such as Saint Jude, Saint Anthony to represent different loas/spirits as well as still representing the saint as well.
But I digress…
I wanted to talk about Saint Expedite spell that is very useful and that has helped me and my family. For the past few years me and my family have been struggling a lot what with my grandmother's death, me losing my mental marbles for a few months and my mom and dad going through difficult times with finances and employment. A few weeks ago I remembered a spell that I heard about from M. Flora Peterson, I've talked about her before, called the Saint Expedite spell that's really great for getting things done fast.
According to Flora, one version of the story is, " The legend goes that back in 1798, a group of nuns from Paris received a crate with the words "spedito" stamped on the side, meaning rush with haste. At that time, when statues and relics of saints were shipped, the name of the saint would be written on the side of the crate, thus St. Joseph would have "Joseph" & St. Francis would naturally have "Francis" on the side and so on. When the nuns opened the crate they found the beautiful statue of a saint. There was no other paperwork or anything else about him included, not even where the package originated from. Only the word "spedito" on the side. Taking this as a Divine Sign, the nuns quickly installed the statue and named him, "St. Expedito", or St. Expedite." St. Expedite is prayed to when your prayers need to be "rushed" or sent "with haste" to God. He's also called upon for:
• Finding a Job
• Money
• In all cases when things need to change quickly
He's a very popular saint in France, Spain and Italy and very popular in Voodoo and Hoodoo root work in the states. To set up an altar to him you need:
- A red or yellow cloth (I used a red pillowcase because that was the only red cloth I had)
- A glass of water
- A red candle with Saint Expedites' name carved in it
- An image or statue of Saint Expedite (I printed a picture I liked off the web on some hardy stock paper and stood it on a bookend)
Step 1: Now, place your red or yellow cloth on a table or wherever you plan to set up your altar.
Step 2: The Voodoo Hoodoo Spell book by Denise Alvarado suggests setting your altar supplies in a triangle shape with your red candle as the top point.
Step 3: On the bottom left-hand corner you place your glass of water and in the bottom right-and corner you play your image.
NOTE: I also placed some citrine stones in a triangle shape on my altar to make the triangle whole like the image below. Please forgive me for the crappy skill of it; I'm a writer not a graphic artist.
You don't have to put citrine on your altar like I did. I did it because citrine has great space cleansing properties and I liked the visual look of it.
Step 4: Petition St. Expedite on a Wednesday is best but you can do it any day of the week. Wed. is best because Wednesday is the sacred day dedicated to Mercury/Hermes, St. Expedites' swift messenger pagan god counterpart (See, I told you).
Step 5: Before you petition St. Expedite, turn the image you have to him upside down because that's his working position and them light your candle saying this:
"St. Expedite, you lay in rest. I come to you and ask that my prayer be granted. [Insert Your Request] Expedite this, what I ask of you. Expedite now, this is what I want of you, this very second. Please don't waste another day. Please give me what I ask for. I know your power, I know you because of your work. I know you can do it. If you do this for me, I'll spread your name with love and honor. Expedite my prayer with speed, love, honor and goodness, Glory to you St. Expedite! Blessed be, So Mote it Be, Amen."
Write your petition/what you need on a piece of paper and place it under his image or under your candle and do this every day until your petition is answered. Note: You have to be VERY specific with St. Expedite because I know for a fact that if you're not it will take ten times as long and something will get screwed up in the process…That's why I had to do this twice.
The first time failed because of many things: I set up my altar on the kitchen table and stuff kept getting piled on top of it which is disrespectful to the spirit your working with, I had my Working Candle (an all-purpose candle some pagans use to boost works) that is dedicated to Aphrodite who I found out after a little research that Aphrodite and St. Expedite(whose Greek counterpart is Hermes) don't get along very well when being invoked together because both are always vying to be dominate. Lastly, I wasn't specific enough with my request. I asked St. Expedite to help my dad find a job and he was hired for one…in another city.
So, I set off my computer desk and turned that into a temporary altar, placed my Working Candle back on my main altar and rewrote my petition with some major changes. Great news is that my dad starts his new job, which is 20 minutes away, Monday (yay!) and he's getting paid almost as much as his last job so hopefully that will help us out greatly.
Make sure that you give thanks to Saint Expedite AFTER he answers your petition and not before. Saint Expedite has been described as being helpful and caring but also simple-minded and childish. If you give him offering before he helps you out, he more often than not, not going to help you.
It's like paying the dentist before you get your tooth pulled.
After your prayer has been answered, give him an offering of Pound Cake (five slices), pennies (one on each slice), and red or yellow flowers as a
thank you. You must also publish a public thank you to him in a newspaper (expensive) or Facebook (free!). Alverado says that if one doesn't thank St. Expedite for his help that he can take it away and make things worse than before.
I've included some pics of my own altar that I hope inspire some of you.
Thank you, Saint Expedite for helping me and my family.
I hope this post helps many others.
Blessed Be!
Blessed Be everyone!
Wow, have things been going on! Some really cool things and some very serious things…
I celebrated my 21st birthday with my beloved parents and Little Bro by going to the movies and seeing something I've wanted to see for months, "Rock of Ages" (yay)! I'm a huge fan of the Broadway performance and the movie didn't disappoint, although, the movie and the musical are two completely different things that I love for completely different reasons. The movie has a HEA ending while the musical ending is more realistic but still happy. Both are awesome in their own way.
Some might know that a couple of weeks ago was the Summer Solstice also known as Midsummer or Litha. And it's not just a Wiccan or Pagan holiday, its celebrated all over the world as the longest day of the year and as the half way point to the end of summer. It's the end of the Oak King's reign and the Holly King has taken his place, and the time has come to prepare for the upcoming harvest.
When Litha came, I wasn't in a very good spot. It was a mixture of things that I could write ten pages on, but let's just say it was multiple stresses from multiple areas of my life. I had a plan that I wanted to make Litha a big thing with my family and we'd go outside and have a bonfire with marshmallows and a small ritual and…everything fell though as sometimes it does. I was disappointed because I have been putting off all the sabbats and esbats because things would come up with my internship or me trying to muster up the creative energy to work on my creative writing that I hadn't touched since May which isn't going very well…
The sun was setting, and I was alone with my family doing their own thing.
I couldn't take it anymore. I walked outside, barefoot in my cupcake pjs, and knelt at the foot of the several years old willow-esque tree in the back yard where I like going for making offerings and doing rituals. I felt awkward and uncomfortable, not just because I was kneeling on some very hard dirt in my unpadded pajamas. I had only felt that way once before in the seventh grade when I had to talk with the school counselor after a poem I wrote about a grey cloud made my English teacher think I was depressed…don't ask.
I knelt in the quietness of Nature and I cried everything out of me, every frustration in my life, every angry thought that I had of me and how disappointed I felt with myself. After the crying, I still sat. And…I talked. I talked to the God and Goddess for what seemed like hours, but it was only a couple. I know my neighbors must have thought, "Oh, that neighbor's kid is just not right" but… I had never felt so connected to Spirit than in those moments. I felt a pressure release inside of me and a velvet comfort in my mind that seemed to say "I hear you. I understand. It'll get better".
My point of this is that life has its sucky moments where you feel mentally and emotionally shattered. It could be from the death of a beloved person in your life or from financial hardships or just from plain loneliness. But I think something that M. Flora Peterson said rings true, "Today in our fast paced lives, its challenging to find those 10-15 minutes a day where we can find our center, find our balance, and really feel that divine connection in our lives". For months I've been feeling that something was missing. That something wasn't right. I don't know if what I described could be called a 'spiritual awakening' or 'wakeup call' or something. But whatever I was…It was something that I really needed and maybe it's something that many people need.
So I want to assign some homework for anyone who wants to do it and it will only take 10 minutes…
Go someplace where you feel comfortable, preferably somewhere quiet. Close your eyes and empty your head of all the junk we accumulate in the average work week, boss is ticking you off, parents are breathing down your neck about something, the kids aren't listening to you. Just chuck that out the window for 10 minutes and let the silence speak to you. Because I have come to believe that silence can tell you a lot more than the noises we have to listen to on a daily basis.
Blessed be everyone and have a great July 4th!
When I first started on my path, I read a lot of books on Wicca and Paganism. One custom that many write about is the giving of an offering to the G&G as a way of saying 'thank you for everything' or as a way of asking for help with something.
But one thing that I noticed is that in one book, the writer would say 'offering' while another author would use the word 'sacrifice'. Now I don't know about anyone else, but when someone uses the terms 'pagan' and 'sacrifice' in the same sentence, some might get the wrong idea…like boiling bunnies or chaining a virgin to a stone slab.
There is a difference between an offering and a sacrifice. The lines between them can be confusing at times but there is a difference.
A sacrifice is what the word means: the person is giving something up that is vital to THAT person. I mean the person that is making the sacrifice. You sacrificing your big sister's mp3 player to the G&G by throwing it into the river and asking for a good grade in math is not a sacrifice because you didn't give up anything. The most popular example of sacrifice is a sacrifice of blood. YOUR BLOOD! Not the blood of some poor helpless living creature. Blood is considered a sacrifice because you are giving a part of yourself up, a part of your essence. It is the reason why many ancient civilizations used human and animal sacrifices, because a living beings life essence it a very powerful form of magical energy.
An offering is the giving of something that you have in abundance. Many pagans have alters that they store their offerings on like freshly cut flowers, flower petals, salt, bits of bread or fruit, etc.
Food is one of those confusing things that many question is it an offering or a sacrifice? Food is more accessible today than it was a thousand years ago, where the giving of food was a much bigger deal. When I do offerings, I like to use things from around the house that I know no one else will use. Such as the ends of a loaf of bread, cornmeal, fallen rose petals from our garden outside, leftover candy from holidays, etc.
So that is the difference between an offering and a sacrifice. I hope I was clear enough, Blessed Be 🙂


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I've never read The Hobbit, but I'm going to start today because my son pointed out that I AM a Hobbit. He said, "Mom, Hobbits like to sit in their armchairs, and read and eat. They don't like to go out on adventures because it takes them away from their books. Plus, they eat second breakfast." I think he's on to something. After all, Hobbit almost sounds like Hermit, and I love to just sit, read, and eat. This is why it defies all logic that I joined a Diet Bet game during the holidays, or anytime really. What the heck was I thinking?
Well, honestly, I thought it would be easy because my husband had UPPP surgery on December 17. For more about that, read this. So, I figured that I would just eat a lot of soup right along with Chris. This didn't happen, of course. Whenever I think about dieting, I eat more. Plus, there's that whole hating exercise thing, and not liking people. We introverts don't like the gym because it involves people and chitchat. Also, my fellow germaphobes and I look at the machines as though we have blacklights for eyes. We can see the viruses dancing on the handlebars of bikes, weights, and elliptical machines. Nope. We Hobbit/Hermits must exercise at home.
I have always liked to dance. In fact, I wanted to be a Browardette at South Broward High School, but I couldn't bring myself to ask my parents for the large sum of money needed. From what I heard, Browardettes had to pay for a ton of things like, special bras, at least four outfits, camp travel costs, makeup, etc. So, I did the next best thing; I took two years of dance classes as PE electives. I miss dance, and not only because I met one of my best friends in class. I would love to take dance classes now, but I can't find a jazz dance class for people older than 6. It seems that older folks are supposed to take ballroom dancing, which doesn't really interest me. I want to dance alone, to good music. Since I don't want to make the little kids or their parents uncomfortable by joining a kid class, I came up with my own solution.
I have heard of people having kitchen dance parties, but my kitchen is too small. Also, since we have adopted three cats and two dogs, there's usually anywhere from one to five animals begging for food at any time. Seriously, they act like they are starving to death. I'm surprised they haven't figured out how to use the phone and call the Humane Society for help. So, unless I want to trip over a Great Dane and die from a granite countertop induced head injury, I can't dance in the kitchen. The bathroom, though, has potential.
I live in a five level split home. Basically, the five levels are divided by half flights of stairs. So, from the outside, the house looks like your average two-story home. So, long story short, I have stairs in my bathroom. There are five steps that go from the large master bathroom to a "bonus room" that I use for my office. It's big enough for dancing, and it has stairs for my own version of step aerobics. A couple of weeks ago, at the beginning of this whole Diet Bet thing, I put my headphones on, turned the volume up to eleven, and jammed out to some eighties tunes while doing the grapevines and spins that I learned way back in dance class at South Broward. I have been doing this about three times a week ever since. I may not win on So You Think You Can Dance, but I can burn calories without talking to strangers or touching shared exercise equipment. I call that a win-win.
If you like to dance, I hope you all get to have at least one dance party today, in whatever room works for you. Happy New Year!


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The man who conspired to kill Julius Caesar was not quite the friend to Romans and countrymen that his legendary status suggests.
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A historical landscape is impossible to recover, but we can still feel its power.
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5 Reasons Why Cats Lick Their Owners
Why Does My Cat Lick Me?
We all love our cats—from their cute little claws to their rough, bristled, tongues that they lick us with every single day. However, we often find ourselves wondering why our cats do half of the things they do. I mean, is it really necessary to try to scale a wall only to fall on their butts, or to yank your favorite teddy off of the shelf a thousand times a day? Better yet, there's another question that we all would love an answer to: "Just why does my cat lick me?"
There are so many different answers available, and it is up to you to determine which one fits your cat. So here I am to give you the different reasons that may cause your kitty to lick you at any hour of the day!
1. She's Grooming You
One of the many reasons that our cats lick us is because they are grooming us. Cats are notorious bathers! They love to lounge for hours at a time while only bathing and napping the day away. Cats are very clean animals, as you can probably tell by their neat appearance and well-maintained coats. For the most part, there is never a single hair out of place!
Cats will also turn this attention to us. Kittens and cats tend to be social groomers; that is, they love to groom their family members. They lick us because they want us to be clean and healthy too. They will commonly try to bite and pull off any foreign object on your body. This could be a ring, a sock, or even a mole. Should your cat groom you, you should take it as a sign that they care for your well being. Then again, many of us may take it as a sign that our cats are telling us, "PHEW! You're stinky and need a bath!"
How often does your cat lick you?
How many cats do you own?
2. You Taste Good
Of course, this one might be a given. If you taste like a delicious steak, your cat is going to want to lick you- especially if you were not courteous enough to share a few bites with him or her! Kittens and cats love our food just as much as your dog does. If they don't get the chance to have any, they will resort to the next best option: getting a taste from you! Kitties may lick your fingers or face to see what they were missing out on, and will also lick your clothing if you dropped food on yourself. Don't worry though: these quick tastes won't be enough to harm your cat if you're worried about them ingesting human food.
3. It's a Survival Strategy
Also, cats are accustomed to bathing after eating in order to eliminate any evidence of food. It's a survival strategy to fend off predators! Therefore, it is quite possible that your kitty is trying to save the day by ridding you of any meal evidence!
4. Your Kitten Is Lonely
"Why does my kitten lick me, is it because she's lonely?" This is quite possible! Grooming (licking each other) is a very common social activity among cats. It is their favorite way to bond with each other, other than stampeding through the house together while terrorizing your breakables. When a kitten or a cat begins to feel lonely, they are going to try to groom and play. If you are away from home often (perhaps work or school), it is quite possible that your kitty just needs more bonding time. In this case, the best way to react is to "groom" her. You can do this by brushing the cat, petting her, or by scratching the kitty's favorite scratch spots (usually located behind the ears and at the tail base). Ensure that your cat or kitten gets enough attention; and if nothing else, get a playmate for the kitty!
Ways to Keep Your Kitty from Becoming Lonely
Leaving the TV on
Hiring a pet sitter
Treat Dispensers
Get another kitten
Leaving Your Favorite Music Playing While Gone
Asking family to visit
4. Anxiety
Cats will overgroom due to anxiety, which might carry on over to you, the owner. If you notice that your cat has been off its rocker lately, then anxiety might just be the cause. Moving to a new home, gaining a new roommate, moving the furniture, and even a change in diet can bring on an anxiety issue. Try to determine any problem causing factors that may be in the kitty's environment if you think this might be the cause. No one likes to be stressed out or anxious; especially animals!
Why Are Cat Tongues So Rough and Spiky?
Cats and kittens have rough-looking tongues. They seem to have lots of spikes on them, much like the bristles of a boar bristle brush. This bristly structure of the cat tongue (the bristles are actually papillae) is made up of backward-facing taste buds that are actually a tool for survival. They are used to deep clean the coat, while also helping them to eat. They help the cat to remove flesh from bones (not a common occurrence for the modern house cat) and help them to remove food and debris from their coats. These papillae on the cats' tongues also help cats to drink. Believe it or not, they don't just dunk their tongues into the water and swallow whatever water is absorbed. Instead, their tongues are capable of yanking water upwards into a miniature column of water, and then they close their mouths quickly around the water. How cool is that!?
How Much Licking Is Too Much Licking?
Sometimes, our wonderful kitties begin to lick way too much. At first, we might not even notice it. All we see is an adorable kitten bathing in the sunlight or a kitty who might be licking some messy spills from the night's meal off of our clothes. Unfortunately, there is a point where licking becomes excessive and unhealthy. How and why does this happen?
When your cat begins to spend an absurd amount of time licking itself OR you (let's say 30 minutes to an hour or more per session), it should set off a red flag. After a while of licking, your skin will become irritated. If the cat is only licking itself excessively, you may notice a thinning coat on your cat or even bald spots. As the problem worsens you will probably see irritated patches of skin that may even bleed or become infected.
There are three main causes for this issue: anxiety, skin irritation or allergies, and parasites. Anxiety triggers cats to compulsively clean; anxiety may be a part of a cat's personality, or it can be due to environmental stress. Skin irritations, allergies, and parasites can all cause itching or odd sensations on the cat's skin, enticing the cat to eliminate the problem the best way it knows how: licking and scratching! For most of these issues, a veterinarian can prescribe medications. Yes, there are anxiety and allergy medications available to pets!
Did this help to solve the question "Why does my cat lick me?"
This article is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge. It is not meant to substitute for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, prescription, or formal and individualized advice from a veterinary medical professional. Animals exhibiting signs and symptoms of distress should be seen by a veterinarian immediately.
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There are 2 reason #4's and no reason #5
you lied to me it said 5 reasons
"i lick my cat because she purrs when i do it"
Lmao! Does anybody else see that comment?! How am I the first to say something?! 16 months ago lmaooo.
Great article by the way! Thank you.
My cat demands lots of attention, but she loves grooming me also. Although she doesn't lick me a lot anymore.
I lick to do
My cat licks me so much and purrs I had him for two months he Is 7 weeks he's adorable but he's a bad cat
He also has "wobbly cat syndrome"
His back legs don't work
So he falls when he walks or runs
He runs like a bunny
i lick my cat because she purrs when i do it
To donald duckling:
My cat which I have for 9 years sometimes does the same, she does love to have very sharp claws, perhaps that's the reason she sometimes comes to me for grooming
I have owned/been owned by cats all my life and I have a unique (for me) situation in the licking department. One of my cats, LB, does this licking of my hands and then rubbing himself on it......trying to get me to 'groom' him. Not sure if this is due to the fact that he was found in the woods with his siblings as a kitten or not. I have had him for almost 5 years (his previous owner gave him up to fight a losing battle with cancer) and he has been anxious cat for 3.5 of the years he has been with me......... he's 12 now. In the last year or two since he's calmed down a bit, he insists that it is my job to 'groom' him by letting him lick my hand and then having me rub the sides of his face and body...... over and over again. He gets brushed, but that always ends with him trying to lick my hand and rub it. I don't have 30 minutes before bed each night to do this and it is seriously getting on my nerves. I have started to tell him no every time he tries to lick me, but i kind of feel bad for the guy. He has another cat that I adopted 1 month before him that will groom him, but he is really intent on having me do it.
I have never had this experience before with a cat, even the 2 that I raised from 1 week old. Has anyone else??
@marie, keep an eye on your cat and the inappropriate urination because the stress could have inflamed his bladder. I have a boy that used to sometimes pee on my clothes and then in my bed if I didn't notice the clothes. He had a chronic inflamed bladder which turned into chronic UTIs, for a while it happened every six months or so. Once I tuned into the signs and gave him UTI+ when it started, it got much better. Now he hasn't had an episode in 1 1/2-2 years. Don't get upset at him because of the peeing, that will only make it worse; it is just his way of letting you know that something hurts.
The reason he is licking/kneading you every night is because it is probably his routine to groom before going to bed.... and he includes you in that.
My cat licks my hands aswell as neading me every night for at least 20 minutes before he goes to sleep! He's done this from 2 months old.....
Can anyone tell me why??
Also he wakes me every night throughout the night doing whatever he can to piss me off,
About 3 months ago he started urinating in the house I found out this started after he was attacked by another cat and was told it was stress related!
I've brought spray to stop him and plug in stress relief which worked for a while then he started agian
Advice greatly appreciated please
My cat is blind, and she accidentally licks me all the time trying to groom herself
Thanks for the info, I had a feeling I was right about my cat grooming and bonding with me. I love my cat named Fatboy ☺
Joker likes to groom and groom if he did something wrong. Including trying to bite if you pet him.
I have two cats right rascals they are I just wake up in the middle of the night to find my cat trying to lick me lol
My oreo licks me and my hubby all the time and always licks herself too alot she also scratches at her ears and shakes her head i wonder if she has ear mites and or skin condition doesnt want you to pet her too much yet she is affectionate i will have to take her to the vet see whats what thanks for the post
My experience tells me that licking behavior in cats is often a domination behavior. I've always allowed my cats to lick me as much as I could stand because it gave them the sense that while they were doing it, despite their almost total dependence on me, they were "the boss." To my mind, a happy, satisfied cat is the best kind! Thanks for the chance to tell about my little Skippy.
In the 1980's I had a cat who I found near death in the Minnesota winter with a severed, severely infected paw (caught in a trap?). After he recovered, and was neutered, he was a serious behavior problem. He would attack me, biting and scratching. Famous animal behaviorist Dr. Robert K. Anderson (U. of MN Vet School , inventor of the Gentle Leader harness) taught me how to train him ("boot camp" style). He became my little buddy. He was a compulsive licker, and would lick my arm bald if I let him. I called him Skippy because of the way he walked with his right front paw missing. He's been dead over 25 years, I've had many cats since, but I still miss him.
I appreciate all the neat information ! My kitty Honey Bear always licks me :) She was a rescue and a medium hair orange and white tabby and just saves me from the world daily !
My cat has bald spots due to excessive grooming, she has mites btw and I already took her to the vet for medication. Will my cat's fur grow back?
I love your cat
Yes my male cat George licks me I think out of effection
My daughter has the cats now, totally spoiled and much loved. And oh so bossy, they groom us all. Now we know why. Lovely hub and most informative. Thank you.
I quite enjoy the care that they give me; they can lick all they want to. Good hub!
The cat I have now doesn't lick me that much, but last one loved to lick. He'd even lick my toes. YUCK! Usually it was my fingers or hair. He really loved sitting on the back of my chair and washing my hair for me. I ask the vet about it and he told me the same things you covered in this article. I'd say Pippen did it for the first three reasons you gave. This hub will really help people learn why cats lick people, especially those who are first time cat owners.
Prince Fredward is the groomer! He's super social, and I wish I had a companion for him. (It might save me from some of his baths!)
Our previous cats used to do this quite often, but our current cat just wants to chase butterflies outside. :)
We have 2 inside cats both of whom were strays. They are a joy and delight. Our female cat Peaches not only grooms Dusty, our male cat, but me as well on occasion. Ha! Up, useful and interesting votes.


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Jacob Faithful by Frederick Marryat - book 3
Jacob Faithful by Frederick Marryat - Abridged and adapted from the novel. Book III.
I Help the Domine to Get over His Love. – Mr. Turnbull and I Go on a Party of Pleasure. – It Turns out to Be an Adventure
«Well, Jacob, I have paid all my bills at last, and I find that in these last five months my wife has spent quite a lot of money, so it was time to stop that.»
«I agree with you, Sir. But what does Mrs. Turnbull say now? Has she quite got over it all?»
«Pretty well. Now she sees that our so-called «friends» have quite forgotten her. They don't answer her notes and never come to see her in her trouble. But what has impressed her most of all is the incident with Monsieur Tagliabue. I asked the judge to give me Lord Scrope's note, and she read the police report as well. I expect she will ask me to sell this house, and go elsewhere. But at present we hardly exchange a word during the whole day.»
«I feel sorry for her, Sir. I believe she is really a very good and kind woman.»
«That's like you, Jacob – and so she is. At present she is in a miserable state. All her fashionable friends have left her, and she is quite alone. It's that cursed money which has made her – and me – unhappy.»
«Well, Sir, money will never make me unhappy.»
«Perhaps not, Jacob, even if you ever get any – at all events1 you may take a little tomorrow, if you need it. I cannot ask you to dine here – it would not be pleasant to you – but I should like you to come up with the boat tomorrow, and we'll go down the river.»
«Very well, I shall be at your orders – at what time?»
«Say ten o'clock, if the weather is fine; if not, the next day.»
«Then, Sir, I'll now wish you good-bye, as I must go and see the Domine.»
Mr. Turnbull shook my hand, and we parted. Soon I came to the Grammar School. The sight of the building called to mind6 my feelings when, years back, I had first entered it.
What a difference between the little ignorant boy, and now the tall, well-dressed young man, happy in his independence.
The door stood open, and I entered the Domine's room so that nobody noticed me. The room was not large, but with a high ceiling. It had only one window, through which poured bright sunshine. On one side of the window was an old bookcase containing the Domine's library. On the other stood a huge cupboard. The table was in the centre of the room, and the Domine sat at it, with his back to the window. He was reading a book. Both his elbows were on the table, his spectacles on his large nose and his hands nearly meeting on the top of his bald head. He had dropped his pipe, and it lay broken on the floor. On one side of him was a sheet of paper on which he had made some notes.
I coughed, but still he did not notice me, so interested he was in his reading. Then I stepped back to the door and shut it with a loud noise. This roused the Domine, who stood up and came to meet me.
«Welcome, my son – welcome to your old school. Sit, Jacob. I was thinking of you and yours.»
«What, Sir! Of old Stapleton and his daughter?»
«That's right. You were all in my thoughts at the moment that you made your appearance. Are they well?»
«Yes, Sir,» replied I. «I see little of them now. The old man is always smoking, and the girl – why, the less one sees of her the better, I should say.»
«This is new to me, Jacob. She is so pleasant.»
«She is awfully light-minded, and she'll make men unhappy, I'm sure.»
«Indeed, Jacob, I am much surprised at what you tell me.»
«I know her better, Sir.»
«Please, tell me more about her.»
«No, Sir, I had rather not. You may imagine all you please.»
«Still, she is young, Jacob. When she becomes a wife she will change.»
«Sir, if you married her tomorrow, she would run away in a week.»
«Is that your sincere opinion, Jacob?»
«It is.»
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«Jacob, thank you – you have opened my eyes. You have saved me, Jacob – both from myself and from her, because know, Jacob, that I could not forget that maiden. Jacob, I thank you. Now, leave me. You have awakened me as from a dream, and I want to be alone to think it over–»
On my way back I met old Tom.
«Jacob, my boy,» he said, «I want you to come down to my old shop one of these days.6 What day will you be able to come? The lighter will be here for a fortnight, at least. I want to talk a bit with you, and ask your opinion about a good many little things.»
«Indeed,» I replied, smiling. «What, are you going to build a new house?»
«No, no – not that, but you see, Jacob, it is time for me to give up night work up and down the river. I'm not so young as I was about fifty years ago, and there's a time for all things. I mean to give up the barge in the autumn, and go on shore for good. But I want to discuss all the details with you, so tell me what day you will come.»
«Well, then, shall we say Wednesday?»
«Wednesday is as good a day as any other day. Come to breakfast, and you shall spend the whole day with us. You shall go away after supper, if you like. If not, the old woman shall prepare a bed for you.»
«Agreed, then; but where is Tom?»
«I don't know. I think he's gone to see that daughter of Stapleton's. He begins to think of the girls now, Jacob; but, as the old man, her father, says, «it's all human nature.» They seem to make a good couple.
«How do you mean?»
«Why, they are both good-looking. Then he's quite as clever as she is. It will be a long running fight between them. Perhaps they will drift apart after all – perhaps they may stay together for life, God knows. I only know one thing – that Tom's sweetheart may be tricky, but Tom's wife won't be – he'll keep her in order. Well, good-night. I have a long walk.»
When I returned home, I found Mary alone.
«Has Tom been here?» I asked.
«What makes you ask that question?» replied Mary.
«Please answer it.»
«Well, Mr. Jacob, Tom has been here, and we had a very good time.»
«I am glad», I replied.
«And where have you been?»
I told her about my visit to the Domine.
«So, you saw the old man,» she said smiling. «What did he say about me?»
«That I shall not tell, but I will tell you this – he will never think about you any more, and you must not expect ever to see him again.»
«Did he tell you all that passed?»
«No, he did not, but I happen to know all.»
«I cannot understand that.»
«Still, it is true. On the whole, I think that you behaved pretty well, although I cannot understand why you gave him a kiss at parting.»
«Good heavens! were you in the room? did you hear every word?
«Every word,» I replied.
«Well,» said Mary, «I never thought you could be so mean.»
«Mary, you have only yourself to blame. Anybody in the street could have heard the conversation. Ii you have love scenes in a room with the window wide open, you must not be surprised if every passer-by hears what you say.»
«Well, that's true. I never thought of the window. I don't care if all the world has heard me, but why did you listen?»
I made no answer. Mary sat down, turned away from me, and was also silent. I therefore took my candle, and went to my own room. It was clear that Mary's pride was greatly wounded because I had heard her confession of love for me. To tell the truth this confession made very little impression on me, as I was sure that a month afterwards she might as easily fall in love with Tom or somebody else. But I was wrong. After that conversation she changed her attitude towards me, and began to avoid me. As for myself, I continued, as before, to be friendly and kind towards her, but nothing more.
The next morning I rose early, and was at Mr. Turnbull's by ten o'clock, as we had agreed. He was waiting for me outside the house. The basket with our dinner was lying at his feet on the ground.
«This is a lovely morning, Jacob,» he said, «let us be off at once.»
«How is Mrs. Turnbull, Sir?»
«Pretty well, Jacob. She is now behaving more like Polly Bacon that I once married. Perhaps, after all, it is for the best that the whole thing has happened. It may bring happiness to our home. If so, Jacob, the money is well spent.»
We rowed slowly up the river as we talked; until we came to a lonely spot where we decided to stop. Landing, we fastened the boat to a tree that grew on the bank, and sat down to our meal. We had a good dinner, and sat there talking till it was late. We were on our way back, six or seven miles from Mr. Turnbull's house, when a little boat approached us. A handsome young man was at the oars.
«I say, my lads,» he shouted, taking us both for watermen, «would you like to earn a couple of guineas, with very little trouble?»
«O yes,» replied Mr. Turnbull, «if you can show us how. A fine chance for you, Jacob,» continued he, aside.
«Well, then I shall want your services, perhaps, for an hour or a little longer, as there is a lady in question, and we may have to wait. All I ask is to row well and do your best. Agreed?»
We agreed. He told us to follow him, and we rowed to the shore.
«This looks like an adventure, Sir,» I said.
«So it seems,» replied Mr. Turnbull, «all the better. I am old now, but I am fond of adventures.»
The gentleman stopped at a little landing, fastened his boat, and then stepped into ours.
«Now we have a lot of time, just row quietly down the river.»
We did as we were told, and soon came to the brick wall of a garden that reached down to the river. There was a large house standing in the garden about fifty yards from the bank. «That will do, st–, st–, not a word,» the gentleman said, rising in the boat, and looking over. After a minute he climbed on the wall, and softly whistled a tune. All was silent. He waited for a little while, and then whistled again. No answer came from the house. He whistled the same tune several times, and at last a light appeared at an upper window.
«Be ready now,» the gentleman told us. In about two minutes a woman, in a clock, came from the house with a box in her hand.
«Oh! William, I heard your first signal, but I could not get into my uncle's room for the box. At last he went out, and here it is.»
The gentleman seized the box from her, and handed it to us in the boat.
«Take great care of that, my lads,» said he, «and now, Cecilia, we have no time to lose. Get down into the boat, quick!»
«But how, William? she replied.
«O, nothing is more easy. Throw your cloak into the boat, get on the top of the wall, and we shall help you.»
Student of English
It was not, however, quite so easy. The wall was four feet high above the boat, and it was difficult for her to climb over it. Anyhow she had nearly done it when we heard her scream. We looked up and saw another man on the wall. He was a tall, fat old man, as far as we could see in the dark. He immediately seized the lady by the arm and was dragging her away. The young gentleman came to her help, and the old man had to let go. At the same time he called out:
«Help! Help! Thieves! Thieves!»
«Shall I go to his assistance?» I said to Mr. Turnbull, «One must stay in the boat.»
«Jump up, then, Jacob – the wall is too high for me.»
I climbed up in a moment, and was about to jump to the help of the young man, when four servants with lights and with arms in their hands appeared. The lady had fainted on the grass, while the two men, struggling, fell down together, but the old man was on top of his enemy. Noticing that help was coming, he called out:
«Look to the watermen, catch them!»
I understood that not a moment was to be lost. I could be of no service to the young man now. I jumped into the boat, pushed off, and we were thirty yards away before they looked over the wall.
«Stop in that boat!» they cried.
«Fire, if they don't,» cried their master.
We rowed as hard as we could. They fired a gun, but missed. We continued to row, and in a few moments the garden was far behind us.
«Well,» said Mr. Turnbull, «I never expected such an adventure. They even fired at us!»
«Indeed,» I replied laughing, «that's carrying the joke too far.»
«Well, what shall we do now? Here we have a box belonging to God knows whom.»
«I think, Sir, that you must take the box to your own house, and keep it until we find out what this is all about.»
«The advice is good,» replied Mr. Turnbull, «let's go home.»
We did so, Mr. Turnbull landed in his garden, and took with him the box and the lady's cloak. I did not wait, but said good-bye to him, and rowed down to Fulham. As soon as I arrived, a man with a lantern came into my boat.
«Have you anything in your boat, my man?» he asked.
«Nothing, Sir,» I replied. The man examined the boat and saw that it was empty.
«Tell me, did you see a boat with two men in it as you came along?»
«No, Sir,» replied I, «nothing has passed me.»
«Where do you come from now?»
«From a gentleman's place near Brentford.»
«Brentford. Then you were far below them. They are not down yet.»
«Have you a job for me, Sir?» said I.
«No, my man, nothing tonight. We are trying to catch two thieves. We have two boats in the river, and a man at each landing-place.»
I fastened my boat, took my oars, and departed.
«Everything is clear now,» I thought. «As soon as they saw that they could not stop us by their shots, they saddled horses and rode to Fulham, where they arrived some ten minutes before us. It was a good thing that I had landed the box. There must be something important inside it. But it is all a mystery yet.»
I was quite tired when I arrived at Stapleton's that night. Mary was there to give me my supper. I ate it in silence, complained of a headache, and went to bed.
Student of English
I Make the Acquaintance of a Beautiful Lady and Learn News about the Box
That night I dreamed of nothing but the scene at the garden wall, and the tune the gentleman had whistled was ringing in my ears all the time. As soon as I had had breakfast the next morning, I set off to Mr. Turnbull's, and told him what had happened.
«It was indeed lucky that I had taken the box», said he. «I don't want to see you in prison. I am sorry that the box remains with us, but as you say, «What's done can't be helped». I will not give up the box until I know to whom it belongs, and I believe it belongs to the lady. Jacob, you will have to find out what this story is. Tell me, could you remember the tune which he whistled so often?»
«It rang in my ears the whole night. Hear, Sir,» and I whistled the tune.
«Quite correct, Jacob. Well, take care not to forget it. Where are you going today?»
«Nowhere, Sir.»
«Then row up the river and try to find the place where we landed together with the young man. When you have found it, see if the young man is there. In general, try to find out something – but, please, be careful.»
I promised to be careful, and started on my new adventure. I rowed up the river, and in about an hour and a quarter came to the spot. I recognized the house in the garden and the wall at the riverside. Nobody moved inside the house, yet I continued to row up and down, looking at the windows. At last one opened, and a young lady looked out. She was the same that we had seen the night before. There was no wind, and all was quiet around. She sat at the window, looking at the river. I whistled the tune. As she heard it she started up, and then waved her handkerchief and shut the window. In a few seconds she came out and walked down towards the river. I immediately rowed up to the wall.
«Who are you? who sent you?» she said looking down on me, and showing one of the most beautiful faces I had ever seen.
«No one sent me, ma'am,» I replied, «but I was in the boat last night. I am sorry you were so unlucky, but your box and cloak are quite safe.»
«You were one of the men in the boat. I hope no one was hurt when they fired at you?»
«No, ma'am.»
«And where is the box?»
«In the house of the man who was with me.»
«Can I trust him? You see – they will offer large rewards for it.»
Student of English
«Certainly, ma'am,» I replied, smiling, «the gentleman who was with me is rich. He will not give up the box until he knows to whom it really belongs.»
«Good heavens! I am lucky then. Can I believe you?»
«Certainly, ma'am.»
«And what are you then? You are not a waterman?»
«Yes, ma'am, I am.»
She was silent for a little while, and then continued:
«How did you learn the tune you whistled?»
«The young gentleman whistled it six or seven times last night before you came. Can I be of any service to you, ma'am?»
«Service – yes, if I could trust you. I am watched here. They allow me only to go out into the garden, and watch me while I walk there.»
She looked round at the house anxiously, and then added:
«Stop here a minute, while I walk a little.»
She disappeared, and I still remained under the wall. In about two or three minutes she returned and said:
«It would be very cruel of you1 to deceive, me, because I am very unhappy.» The tears started in her eyes. «I will trust you. What is your name?»
«Jacob Faithful, ma'am, and I will be true to my name. I have never deceived anyone.»
«Well, Heaven itself sent you to help me, – but how am I to see you? It is dangerous for us to speak like this. If they see you they may shoot you.»
«Well, ma'am,» I replied, «if you cannot speak, you can write. Put your letter under this brick on the wall – I can take it away even in day-time. Then I shall put the answer in the same place so that you can easily find it when you come out.»
Student of English
«How very clever! Good heavens, what a good idea!»
«Was the young gentleman hurt, ma'am, in the fight last night?» I asked.
«No, I believe not much, but I wish to know where he is, to write to him.»
I told her where we had met him.
«That was Lady Auburn's house,» she replied, «he is often there – she is our cousin. But I don't know where he lives or how to find him. His name is William Wharncliffe. Do you think you could find him?»
«Yes, ma'am, I believe I could do it. They must know where he is at Lady Auburn's.»
«Yes, some of the servants must know; but how will you get to them?»
«That, ma'am, I must find out. I may not be able to do it in one day or two days, but if you will look every morning under this brick you will soon find some news there, I am sure.»
«You, can write and read then?»
«Certainly, ma'am,» I laughed.
«I don't know what to think of yon. Are you really a waterman?»
«Really, and –» She turned her head round at the noise of a window opening.
«You must go – don't forget the brick;» and she disappeared.
I pushed my boat along by the side of the wall, and then, taking my oar, rowed into the middle of the river. I looked back and saw the young lady walking with a tall man by her side. He was speaking to her, and she listened holding down her head. In another minute they were shut out from my sight.
I was so much impressed by the beauty of the lady's face that I decided to do my best to be of service to her. In about an hour and a half I arrived at the spot where we had met the young gentleman. A few hundred yards away from the river there stood a house which, as the young lady had told me, belonged to Lady Auburn. I landed as near it as I could, fastened the boat and walked to the entrance. There was a servant's door at one side. I pulled the bell, and an old woman answered it.
Student of English
«What do you want?» she asked in an angry tone.
«I am waiting below, with my boat, for Mr. Wharncliffe. Has he come?»
«Mr. Wharncliffe! No – he's not come, and he did not promise to come. When did you see him?»
«Yesterday. Is Lady Auburn at home?»
«Lady Auburn – no. She went to town this morning.»
«I am sure that Mf. Wharncliffe will come,» I continued, «so I must wait for him.»
«You can do just as you like,» replied the old woman, about to shut the door in my face.
«May I ask a favour of you, ma'am, before you shut the door; please, bring me a little water to drink – the sun is hot, and I have had a long pull up here,» and 1 took out my handkerchief and wiped my face.
«Yes, I'll bring you some,» she replied, shutting the door and going away.
«This isn't quite what I expected,» I thought to myself. The old woman returned, opened the door, and handed me a mug of water. I drank some, thanked her, and returned the mug.
«I am very tired,» said I. «I should like to sit down and wait for the gentleman.»
"Don't you sit down when you row?» asked the old woman.
«Yes,» I replied.
Student of English
«Then you must be tired of sitting, not of standing. After all, if you want to sit, you can sit in your boat.»
With these words she shut the door and left me outside. I had nothing to do but take her advice and return to my boat. I rowed down to Mr. Turnbull's and told him my story. It was late, and he ordered some dinner in his study where we sat discussing the situation.
«Well,» said he, as we finished, «You must do all you can to find this young man. Tomorrow you go down to old Beazeley's?»
«Yes, Sir,»
«Still I want to see you tomorrow morning before you go, and now good-night.»
I was at Mr. Turnbull's early the next morning, and found him with a newspaper before him.
«I expected this, Jacob,» said he, «here's an advertisement which promises a reward to those who return the box. There must be important papers in that box, Jacob, I'm sure of it. However, here they are, and here they shall remain until I know more about it; that's certain. I want to try what I can do myself with the old woman, for the house is to be let for three months; here's the advertisement. I shall see you tomorrow. Now you may go, Jacob.»
I walked hastily away as I had promised to be down to old Tom's to breakfast. In an hour I safely arrived at the landing-place opposite his house.
Student of English
Old Tom Discusses His Plans with Me. – I Make up an Old Quarrel
The house of old Tom Beazeley stood in a lonely place not far from the river bank. It was one storey high, built of dark red bricks. It was very clean inside, for Mrs. Beazeley was a clean person and good housewife. She was strong and healthy, and was always busy doing something about the house. A happier woman could hardly be found. She had married old Tom long before he had lost his legs, at a time when he was a sailor and the best man on the ship. She was a net-maker's daughter, and was an excellent net-maker herself. She continued making nets when she got married, and spent all her free time on it earning money for her family.
I rowed up to the landing-place, and fastened my boat. There was no one outside the door when I landed. On entering I found the family at breakfast. There was a heap of fishbones on the table.
«Well, Jacob,» said old Tom, «you've come at last. I thought you had forgotten us. We always sit to breakfast at eight in the morning, you know.»
«Have you had your breakfast, Jacob?» said Mrs. Beazeley.
«No,» replied I, «I had to go up to Mr. Turnbull's, and that detained me.»
«No more fish, Jacob,» said Tom, «father and I have eaten all!»
«Have you?» replied Mrs. Beazeley. Taking two more fishes out of the cupboard and putting them on the fire to fry. «No, no, master Tom, there's some for Jacob yet.»
«Well, mother, you know how to use your nets, for you've always a fish when it's wanted.»
I quickly ate my breakfast, and as soon as all had been cleared away by his wife, old Tom prepared to start the discussion.
«Jacob, sit down by me,» he said, «old woman, Tom, come here. You see, Jacob, I am growing old, it's high time for me to leave the lighter and stay at home with the old woman. Now, there's Tom, what to do with him? I think that I'll build him a boat, and he can finish his apprenticeship with my name on the boat.»
Student of English
«That's a good idea,» I said.
«Well,» continued old Tom,» as for myself, «I can do a good bit of work in repairing boats. I know how watermen need somebody who can repair their boats without taking as much money as the boat-builders do. The watermen will all come to me fast enough, but then there's a difficulty: how can I make them know it? I can't put out a board and say, Beazeley, Boat-builder, because I'm not a boat-builder.»
«Could you not say, «Boats repaired here»?» I suggested.
«Yes, but that will not exactly do. They like to go to a builder. Tom, what have you to say?»
«Why, father, it seems that you're not a boat-builder, but you want people to think that you are – isn't that the question?»
«That's right, Tom, – but I shall do no harm to anybody.»
«Certainly not, it's only the boats which will suffer. Now, get a large board, with «Boats built to order, and boats repaired, by Tom Beazeley». If any man is foolish enough to order a boat, that's his business, you don't say you're a boat-builder, although you have no objection to try your hand.»
«What do you say, Jacob?» asked old Tom, turning to me.
«I think that Tom has given you very good advice – follow it.»
«Ah! Tom has a head,» said Mrs. Beazeley, fondly.
«Tom has given good advice, indeed,» said young Tom, and now he will have to leave you. «Jacob, lend me your boat for half an hour.»
I agreed and he was gone at once. After Tom's departure our conversation continued. We began to discuss how to re-build the house for the future shop. Mr. and Mrs. Beazeley took me upstairs to show me the rooms. One of them looked especially neat and clean.
«Do you like this room?» old Tom asked.
«It is very nice indeed,» I said.
«Well, Jacob, there's nothing certain in this world. You're well off at present, but remember: this room is for you when you want it, and everything else we can share with you. Is it not, old lady?»
«Yes, yes, Jacob, may be you'll never need it, but if you ever come to live with us, I'll be your mother – always.»
I was moved with the kindness of the old couple. Old Tom warmly shook my hand, and then continued:
«But about this boat – what do you say, old woman?»
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Director's Note:
I am very excited to be the new executive director of the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors!
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