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Memories of Oscar

Posted on October 11, 2017December 31, 2021 by Simon J. Wood

On Sunday 1st October 2017 I lost Oscar, ‘my little friend’ and companion of the last fifteen and a half years, after a short illness. I took in a stray cat, Cleo, in 2001 and she had four kittens on the 27th March 2002, coincidentally the same day as my own birthday! Here they are … Continue reading Memories of Oscar →

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