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The Ten Year Anniversary Issue

The Ten Year Anniversary Issue

14/01/2024
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Writing

Contentment is for Cows, the Blog, is ten years old! When it was created, the comic strip was supposed to be the star of the…

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Pet Love

Pet Love

20/11/2022
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Life

A friend of mine is saying goodbye to their beloved dog this weekend. Anyone who has ever given their heart over to a pet knows…

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Oops

Oops

21/05/2017
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Creativity, Life, Writing

In last week’s post I had intended to give everyone fair warning that there would be no post this holiday weekend.   It has been…

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The Ting Festival

The Ting Festival

30/04/2017
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Creativity

Attention all Londoners!  Right now, from April 25 to May 13, the fourth annual Tingfest is in full swing at the Arts Project, downtown London….

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On Hands

On Hands

16/04/2017
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Creativity

Hands, after faces are probably the most expressive part of our bodies. I like hands. I notice hands.  I often remember what ‘type’ of hands…

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Milestones

Milestones

18/12/2016
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Creativity, Writing

I am not sure whether I am exhilarated or exhausted, but today marks the one hundredth post of Contentment is for Cows.  Looking back, I…

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A Wee Boast

A Wee Boast

13/11/2016
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Creativity

I used to be intimidated by the blank page.  I still am, but that moment of hesitation to begin is all mine.  The paper, thankfully,…

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No Beige Allowed

No Beige Allowed

28/08/2016
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Life, Opinion

Colour.  Big fan.  And, I prefer the Canadian spelling too. I wear colourful clothes, I paint my fingernails, I do not own a ‘little black…

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What You Don’t Know You Don’t Know

What You Don’t Know You Don’t Know

21/08/2016
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Living Well, Opinion

Humour me and draw a big circle in the air.  Now, imagine that this circle represents all the knowledge in the world.  All of it….

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Looking Upside Down

Looking Upside Down

15/05/2016
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Creativity

A favourite trick of proof readers is to read text from the bottom up to the top.  You are more likely to catch an error…

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