[stylist] Thank you!

[The Crowd]

That sounds so great! and congrats for your new furry family!

Warmly,
Atty

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From: "Lynda Lambert" <llambert at zoominternet.net>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 6:30 PM
Subject: [stylist] Thank you!


> To my writing friends here on the Writers Division:
> I am not sure if I stopped to write a note before I left for our Girlz Art 
> Camp Adventure or not. I just want to say thank you for the committee (s) 
> who worked on the writing projects for the contest. I was absolutely 
> astounded to find I had won a prize in poetry and in Memoir. Thank you for 
> the opportunity to enter the contest - I have never entered a contest 
> before for writing! Thank you for the hard work the people did when 
> reading and discussing th many works. I do appreciate it so much.
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> And, I thought you would like an update on our art camp adventure. We came 
> home yesterday, tired and very happy. I came home with several ideas for 
> writing stories, too, and I am turning the ideas over in my mind and hope 
> to begin putting them down soon before they fly away.
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> Mission is completed:  the one week trek to southern Ohio to do our GIRLZ 
> ART ADVENTURE in the woods.  I came back a very happy "camper."
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> I completed a project there, and started a new one - that was really 
> fulfilling.
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> The big bonus from our art camp was the visits we had from a stray cat who 
> came to beg from us - she arrived like a ghost at 7 am one morning as I 
> opened our door to begin my beading that day.  I turned away to make some 
> coffee, and when I looked back it was like I saw a delicate dance taking 
> place there in the early morning light in our doorway. It was so magical 
> and beautiful to be greeted by this lovely cat.
> She was afraid of  us and we could not touch her but, We gained her trust 
> through FOOD.  Chopped up chicken breasts, milk, cheese, tuna salad, and 
> hamburgers did the TRICK.
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> We could tell she had babies after we got close to her. Now, that was our 
> worry. This was a remote place - not at all friendly to having a cat and 
> kittens about - the camp was very upscale and we were certain that the 
> camp owners would not at all be wanting wild cats about the place. We were 
> absolutely certain she would not be fed or cared for in this place.
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> She eventually led my daughter to her nest of FOUR little secrets - oh, 
> gosh, what to do?  How could we go home knowing there was a mother and 
> four babies hidden away there with no food source and no water anywhere - 
> and nobody around.  Yes, we eventually got them all and brought them 
> home - they are here in my home now resting up from the dramatic rescue - 
> the mother is wild so it was very traumatic for her.
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> I am happy to say they ALL are using the litter boxes - and the mother is 
> letting me pet her!  I guess our next move will be to get them all to the 
> vets in a few days - after I can finally get to pick up the mother, that 
> is!  I have named her Effie Pearl. Her four little fluffy children are: 
> Opal; big Boss (yes, this one seems to be the hog); Peaches (She is light 
> orange and I think will be long haired) ; and Diamond Back because this 
> black stripped kitten has a very distinct diamond shape on his back.  I 
> will keep Effie Pearl and Opal, and will be finding homes for the other 
> three when the time is right for that. Now, a visit to the vets will be in 
> order. So, I am pretty busy taking care of these little critters.
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> Our GIRLZ ARt Camp Adventure was wonderful. We hiked in the mountains, 
> walked trails, explored caves, (some) did the 10 zip lines (not me- did 
> not seem like a great idea for a blind person to be doing this); did 
> exercises and cardio in the evenings, walked up and down a very steep 
> mountain hill ever day, and more. We all came home very happy.This is my 
> kind of vacation - beading every day for hours, mornings and nights, and 
> laughing till we cried with friends over silly and crazy things. I think I 
> need to write a new blog this week on our art camp experiences.
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> Lynda River Woman
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