My Chili

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more Chili HERE

Silver Labs! Just...Wow.

Yes, silver Labrador Retrievers! Today I was walking through a store and there in someone's cart was the cutest little dog ever! The kindly couple-- young and cute --saw my face and sweetly invited me to pet the littlest silver puppy evah!

Some pics from the web:

Lookit this Sharpei!

Heh.....

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Christmas Cat Wrapping Paper

I love a Cat's nose.... on a whim a coupla years ago, i made some wrapping paper for Christmas out of a cropped pic of my cat's nose.

I am not .... deranged....

it just seemed like the thing to do with such a cute lil mug...

Healing from Rape in the Congo. Award and Recognition Due.

Award Deserved.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nobel-prize-peace-mukwege-award/congolese-doctor-dedicates-nobel-peace-prize-to-victims-of-sexual-violence-idUSKCN1MF1U1

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/nobel-peace-laureates-demand-end-to-sexual-violence-in-war-1.4122450

"Eastern Congo has seen more than two decades of conflict among armed groups that either sought to unseat presidents or simply grab control of some the central African nation's vast mineral wealth.

"The importance of Dr. Mukwege's enduring, dedicated and selfless efforts in this field cannot be overstated. He has repeatedly condemned impunity for mass rape and criticized the Congolese government and other countries for not doing enough to stop the use of sexual violence against women as a strategy and weapon of war," the Nobel committee said ..."

Oh, Congo.

The sexual assault in the Congo is far worse than you can ever imagine...


http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/congo-rape-and-uninvolved-un.html?m=1

http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/congo-man-redux.html?m=1

http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-horror-of-congo-future-proves-past.html?m=1

The Horror of the Congo ... The future proves the past...

Originally published almost a decade ago...  the Newshour, it was reported that people in the Congo walked for miles in the rain to vote, and when their names did not show up at the polling place, they walked for more miles from place to place to vote.
How can one not admire the Women of The Congo?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/world/africa/congo-election-board-may-annul-tens-of-thousands-of-votes.html?_r=1

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2011/1129/A-brief-history-of-Congo-s-wars

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5226772.stm

The atrocious violence in the congo is just about the worst:
more HERE:
 http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/congo-rape-and-theuninvolved-un.html
http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/npr-interview-congo-mass-rape-and.html
http://marysbeagooddogblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/rape-in-congo-womans-body-is-worth-less.html

photo from http://congowomen.org/tour/

"The Women of the Democratic Republic of Congo

have shown incredible bravery in the face of unbelievable atrocities, as evidenced by the photographs assembled in this exhibition. These women, along with their families, have survived a litany of atrocities: oppressive dictators; the violent passage to democracy; economic crises; and an ongoing struggle of regional and tribal warfare which has found its end far too slowly and with far too much bloodshed. These challenges have been accompanied by a devastating lack of both general and reproductive healthcare, HIV/AIDS, and the common occurrence of rape and extreme sexual violence against women and girls of all ages. For those who survive, support is often unavailable..." the tour HERE

Marcus Bleasdale: (and Orchestra in Congo HERE)

Sunday Farmcats

Farm cats stretch out and live well.

  

The Holly and the Ivy Printable Lyrics page

Lyrics to this song will give your heart that thrill you like
 as Christmas nears.

wiki say "The Holly and the Ivy" is an English traditional Christmas carol. Holly and ivy have been a mainstay of English Christmas decoration for church use since at least the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when they were mentioned regularly in churchwardens’ accounts (Roud 2004). Holly and ivy also figure in the lyrics of the "Sans Day Carol". The music and most of the text was first published by Cecil Sharp.[1] Sir Henry Walford Davies wrote a popular choral arrangement that is often performed at the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols and by choirs around the world..."

The holly and the ivy,

When they are both full grown

Of all the trees that are in the wood

The holly bears the crown

O the rising of the sun

And the running of the deer

The playing of the merry organ

Sweet singing of the choir

FOR PRINTING

the Holly and the ivy click to view large

The holly bears a blossom

As white as lily flower

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

To be our sweet Saviour

O the rising of the sun

And the running of the deer

The playing of the merry organ

Sweet singing of the choir

The holly bears a berry

As red as any blood

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

To do poor sinners good

O the rising of the sun

And the running of the deer

The playing of the merry organ

Sweet singing of the choir

The holly bears a prickle

As sharp as any thorn;

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

On Christmas Day in the morn.

O the rising of the sun

And the running of the deer

The playing of the merry organ

Sweet singing of the choir

The holly bears a bark

As bitter as any gall;

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

For to redeem us all.

O the rising of the sun

And the running of the deer

The playing of the merry organ

Sweet singing of the choir

The holly and the ivy

Now both are full well grown,

Of all the trees that are in the wood,

The holly bears the crown.

O the rising of the sun

And the running of the deer

The playing of the merry organ

Sweet singing of the choir

more Christmas joviality

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