Storytime Tapestry Newsletter

The newsletter devoted to spreading love and cultural awareness around the world.

September 5, 2007

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Today’s Stories

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Happy, Happy 4th Anniversary to Storytime Tapestry

by Rosanne Catalano

I remember the day Carol and I met. It was not the day I joined her wonderful family of writers in Storytime Tapestry. But I joined shortly afterward, and I'm so happy I did so! Carol and I met in December of 2005, two months after my beloved daddy had passed away. I was still grieving pretty hard for my dad. Although Carol and I met quite by accident -- she was submitting her own excellent work to my internet-based magazine when I was with Yahoo groups -- I now feel that day was God bringing Carol, me and Storytime together and not an accident at all. Since then I have come to treasure Carol as a dear friend of mine, and to cherish all of her writers and their words as much as Carol herself does. 

All of the writer's excellent stories and poems inspire, make me laugh or cry, and even think hard about things I would ordinarily not think about. Some of her writers have even decided to write for my magazine too, for which I am forever grateful to Carol for promoting me, my internet-based magazine and my work itself. It means more to me than Carol will ever know. Reading the wonderfully inspiring and heartfelt stories and poems written by her many wonderful writers also means more to me than her writers will ever know.

Even though I do not write as often for Storytime Tapestry as I would like to, as a writer I like knowing that Carol's publication is a safe, warm and comfortable place to write in. Where no one will laugh at my words and I can write from the heart. As a reader, I am quite sure I would be lost without my daily dose of stories, poems, Carol's Corner and her writer's columns in Storytime Tapestry. Meeting Carol two and a half years ago was a blessed day for me. Now she and Storytime Tapestry are my second family, for which I am thankful to God that He brought Carol, her writers and I together.

Nothing in our lives happens by accident, although we may think so at the time. It was no accident that Carol was submitting her work to my magazine. Thank you Father for bringing Carol, me and Storytime Tapestry's writers together; giving me a reason to carry on after my dad's death. For I had felt like a part of me died when he did. I no longer feel that way. Thank you Carol for publishing an excellent daily publication such as Storytime Tapestry! Also thank you for making me feel welcome as you do all of your writers. And for publishing your many wonderful writers who have great stories and poems to tell. HAPPY 4th ANNIVERSARY TO STORYTIME TAPESTRY AND PUBLISHER CAROL ROACH WHO HAS BECOME A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE! May you have many more anniversaries!!

(c.) copyright September 1, 2007 Rosanne Catalano.

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www.rosannecatalano.net

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 'Fraidy Cat
by Clara Wersterfer

 
My grand daughter, April, coming home from school, spotted a little black and white kitten on the roadside. It was so tiny! April screeched to a halt, pulled to the shoulder and
picked her up. No mama or other kittens were in sight. Cars were zooming
past. April brought her to me. My mother cat was nursing kittens nearly the same age
as the rescued kitty, which we guessed to be 4 weeks old. We placed the new
baby with the others, but the mother cat rejected it, slapping it away whenever it came near. It remained with her for 3 days without success. She would not accept it.

We removed her. My husband David and I had tamed several feral cats. We knew the secret was to be soft and gentle. My husband held and petted the kitten for a period of time. When he released her, the kitten ran for our bedroom and hid in the closet. I made a
search at bedtime but did not find her. She was so tiny and the closet so full of hiding places, I decided to leave her alone and she would come out during the night. We placed a litter pan and food in the closet.

In the morning the litter pan had been used and the food eaten, but still no sign of the kitten. Again we chose to leave her alone until she came out on her own. I would often speak softly to the seemingly empty closet, without results.

Several times we spotted her on the bed or sitting on the window sill, but she was in the closet in a blink of the eye when we neared her. Once I crept up and caught her. Was I
ever sorry? Not only did she scratch, she also bit. Nursing my poor hurt hands, I decided she could live in the closet, I would change the litter twice a day and feed her well, but I would not catch her again.

A year passed. We knew there was a cat in the house, but we didn't see her much. It was like having a little ghost living there. We both worked and assumed she came out during the day. Then the miracle happened. One night she came out of the closet and walked up to David, sitting in his chair. She meowed at him. After a lot of coaxing, the now grown cat jumped onto his lap. She allowed my husband to pet her and at bedtime, she jumped on the bed and laid beside him. When I made my appearance she was back in the closet like a flash. It was me she hated!

My husband was able to get her in the carrying cage and to the vet for shots and spaying. We brought her home and she was filled with anger, retreating to the closet full time. Gradually she came back to my husband for petting. She kept up this routine for another year. 'Fraidy Cat loved my husband but not me.

Then my husband passed from a brain hemorrhage and 'Fraidy Cat was alone. She immediately came to me for affection, jumping on my lap and purring. I almost fell off the chair. At bedtime, she climbed on the bed, walked over the two dogs to get to my pillow where she lay down and stroked my face with a soft little paw. Fraidy Cat then wrapped her legs around my arm and purred herself to sleep. She seemed to pour out the two years of pent up affection on to me. Come morning she was still on half my
pillow, where she has spent every night since.

Did she know how much I needed her to love me and not be trouble to me at this bad time? Was she needing love also because of the loss of her only friend? Could she have known David would not be back? One can only guess.
Clara Wersterfer

cbwest@webtv.net

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Poetry Corner

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 Faith

Conrad S. Cardinal

Faith, is to be sure of that which we

cannot see.

To be certain of things we hope for,

do you agree?

Some say it is belief, always being

sure.

For some this may be true, helping

them to endure.

Could it be possible to show faith,

without belief?

Might one pray, do the best they can,

and also find relief?

If someone prayed, then tried as hard

as hard as they could,

would God honor it, though they don't

believe as they should?

I believe that action gives one a louder

voice,

than all the prayer they can muster,

if doing nothing is their choice.

Scripture teaches, God works through

the positive steps we take.

To believe you can pray and do nothing

is a sad mistake.

Conrad S. Cardinal

cconseth@aol.com

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Readers Feedback

Hi Carol-  Congratulations on the fourth anniversary of Storytime. I  appreciate all the times you've published my pieces of writing for others to read. I've met many delightful writers through your e-zine.
Though I haven't written many things lately... retirement takes up a lot of time...I do have ideas for some. I've enjoyed reading stories from others. Thanks for being a friend. Blessings and may Storytime continue to grow exponentially. –Kay Seefeldt

Happy Birthday Storytime_Tapestry,

You have allowed me to express myself in many ways by being just

who I am and at my age that is a huge plus or does it even have anything

to do with age. 

It took some cajoling from Carol to convince me to join as I had been

a part of a group at one time that had gone sour and I was fearful of

that happening again.  How far removed from the truth is that where

Storytime_Tapestry is concerned where no one seems to criticize others

to the point of dismay.  In fact, as I have heard others say, I

have made many friends through my writings who have seen it from

time to time on this wonderful newsletter.

I owe Carol a debt of gratitude as she has guided me from day one when

she saw a struggling writer  (still struggling) and always guided me to be the

best that I could be.

On top of everything else, Carol has called me her surrogate Mom which

is a boon to my Mothering nature.  

Long Live Storytime_Tapestry; the answer to a writer's dream!!

Norma Liles   aka  Mom

leedy76@columbus.rr.com

HAPPY 4TH ANNIVERSARY TO STORYTIME TAPESTRY!!! Beautiful Anniversary Issue Carol!

I love all of the fond memories your wonderful writers have of Storytime Tapestry! Their inspiring and beautiful stories and poems written today for Storytime's fourth anniversary have spurred me to write of when you and I first met 2 1/2 years ago. Unfortunately I was not with Storytime from the beginning of its creation in 2003 but I feel as if I have been. Besides you and I becoming dear friends, I also feel a part of a larger FAMILY that inspires me with their words and storytelling. Thank you for publishing a beautiful ezine such as STORYTIME TAPESTRY! HAPPY 4TH ANNIVERSARY CAROL AND STORYTIME TAPESTRY!!

ROSANNE CATALANO

Storytime Tapestry Angels

Angels on earth, they exist they are out there.  Angels come in all ages, shapes and sizes, civil status, and religion.  Their nature is love and their purpose is giving to the less fortunate of this world.  Storytime Tapestry angels are no exception.  These angels are loyal members who have contributed to the upkeep of Storytime Tapestry newsletter so that Storytime Tapestry can continue come to your email box 350 days of the year.

Here is our Storytime Tapestry Angels: Also, I would like to thank those of you who chose to be a silent angel and gave an anonymous donation to keep Storytime Tapestry up and running.

Clara Westerfer, Mark Crider, Rosanne Catalano, Paula Booher, Kay Seefeldt, Mariane Holbrook, Mary Ellen Grisham, Louise Nomani, Sharon Bryant, Angela Walker, Hart and Helen Dowd, Keith Ready, Ginger Morgenstern, Ellie Braun-Haley, Surinder Jandu, Bob Shaw, Carol Meeks, Charlotte Hilliard, Maria Keller