Archive for November, 2009

Catch and release

by Beth Shepherd - Pampers and Pakhlava
( November 16th, 2009 )

I love cats, large and small, domesticated and wild. So, it’s no surprise how much I was touched by the story of Christian, the lion. Christian was a lion originally purchased in 1969 from Harrods department store in London by two Australians, John Rendall and Anthony “Ace” Bourke.

When …

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Peace. Love. Chicken. Grease.

by Beth Shepherd - Pampers and Pakhlava
( November 5th, 2009 )

“Peace,” says my niece April, looking right at us, making a peace sign with her right hand. “Love,” she adds while forming the fingers from both hands into the shape of a heart on her chest. “Chicken,” she laughs, putting her fists under her armpits, pulling her elbows up to …

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The king and the castle

by Beth Shepherd - Pampers and Pakhlava
( November 2nd, 2009 )

“If you want to beat the pants off your friends, here’s what you do,” Big Papa told my 11-year old niece, April, on our recent trip back east to visit family. “When you control the center of the board and keep your king safe, that’s how you’ll win the game,” ...

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