Ani’s Advent 2019! Cats, Honey Bear and D. Wallace Peach

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa,

I’m having an interesting time with the resident cat here… I have to say, it isn’t as difficult to get on with as I thought it would be.

They are weird… but then, so are two-legses and I like them.

I mean, I’ve had a few problems with them before, invading my garden and such…

But maybe it is like she says about two-legses… you just have to get to know them, one at once, and then they seem different.

Mind you, Honey Bear seems to have got to know a bunch of them and the poem she sent me tells me that maybe I should still be a bit wary…

Much love,

Ani xxx

A translation by Diana Wallace peach of Honey Bear’s Poem:

Christmas with Cats

by Honey Bear

*

I don’t like cats

In the Christmas tree

They make a big mess

And blame it on me!

*

They bat at the shiny

Christmas tree balls

That smash on the floor

Whenever they fall.

*

They chew on the tinsel

Then gag and barf

They gak it all up

On mom’s new socks and scarf.

*

Once they pulled over

The whole Christmas tree

And pointed their pointy

Claws at me!

*

My mom tried to catch it

And gave a loud shout

Then she grabbed those cats

Tossed them right out.

*

Then she righted the tree

And said, “Dogs are sweet.”

Rubbed my ears

And gave me a treat.

*

Merry Christmas

with NO CATS

*

Love,

Honey Bear

About Honey Bear’s Two-Legs, Diana Wallace Peach

D. Wallace Peach started writing later in life after the kids were grown and a move left her with hours to fill. Years of working in business surrendered to a full-time indulgence in the imaginative world of books, and when she started writing, she was instantly hooked. Diana lives in a log cabin amongst the tall evergreens and emerald moss of Oregon’s rainforest with her husband, two dogs, bats, owls, and the occasional family of coyotes.

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The Shattered Sea

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While heirs compete for the Ezari throne, slavers plot each other’s demise. The future of the Vales depends on the outcome. And if Raze wishes to save his family, his freehold, his chance at love, and his life, he must swallow one more soul.

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The Rose Shield Tetralogy

Catling’s Bane (Book I)

In the tiers of Ellegeance, the elite Influencers’ Guild holds the power to manipulate emotions. Love and fear, pain and pleasure, healing and death mark the extremes of their sway, but it’s the subtle blends that hook their victims’ hearts. They hide behind oaths of loyalty and rule the world.

A child born in the grim warrens beneath the city, Catling rues the rose birthmark encircling her eye. Yet, it grants her the ability to disrupt the influencers’ sway. Established methods of civil control disintegrate before her. She’s a weapon desired by those who reign and those who rebel.

To the Influencer’s Guild, she’s an aberration, a threat. They order her death and thus the betrayals begin. One woman protects and trains her, plotting to use her shield to further imperial goals. No longer a helpless child, Catling has other plans. As chaos shakes the foundations of order and rule, will she become the realm’s savior? Or its executioner?

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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83 Responses to Ani’s Advent 2019! Cats, Honey Bear and D. Wallace Peach

  1. Ritu says:
    December 8, 2019 at 14:17

    Oh, I love Honey Bear’s poem!

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  2. Sadje says:
    December 8, 2019 at 14:18

    What a sweet poem.

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  3. H.R.R. Gorman says:
    December 8, 2019 at 14:29

    I love the handwritten part, but boy am I glad for the translation! Adorable.

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  6. willowdot21 says:
    December 8, 2019 at 15:25

    Absolutely love this, I was going to use the press this button but could not find it so I did one manually, then came to comment and it back…. The prices or the cats are testing me! 💜

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  7. Darlene says:
    December 8, 2019 at 15:46

    Honey Bear’s poem is perfect and I could read it without the translation! So cute. I agree with HB, no cats for Christmas!! Wuf Wuf, Dot.

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  8. D. Wallace Peach says:
    December 8, 2019 at 16:11

    Thank yoo so mush for sharring my pome, Ani and Soo. I’m so hapy to bee on yor blog today. I hav a buzy day with my mom but will be bak soon. Luv, Huny Bear.

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  9. robertawrites235681907 says:
    December 8, 2019 at 17:02

    This is such a cute poem, Ani. You are fortunate to have such a clever friend as Honey Bear. My cats, of course, would never do such naughty things and are quite the apples of my family’s collective eyes.

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  10. pensitivity101 says:
    December 8, 2019 at 17:31

    Love the poem! Another anti-antler post for An!

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  11. Jacquie Biggar says:
    December 8, 2019 at 18:43

    Lol, those sneaky cats! Loved this, Diana 🙂

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  12. D. Wallace Peach says:
    December 8, 2019 at 18:51

    My mom mad me rite a pome for Ani, Jacquie. I desided to rite about my kats. It was fun. I hope yoo hav a Mery Krismas. Diana says thanks for viziting! ❤

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  13. Bette A. Stevens says:
    December 8, 2019 at 19:10

    Oh, I just LOVE IT! ❤ xoxoxo Merry Christmas dear Ani and Honey Bear… You're awesome! xoxo

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  14. jenanita01 says:
    December 8, 2019 at 20:25

    A wonderful addition for Ani’s advent calendar!

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  16. OIKOS™-Publishing says:
    December 9, 2019 at 00:17

    What a wonderful, lovely and funny poem. Thank you Honey Bear. Michael

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  17. D. Wallace Peach says:
    December 9, 2019 at 14:04

    Reblogged this on Myths of the Mirror and commented:
    My dog, Honey Bear, wrote a poem for Ani’s Advent 2019. Ani is Sue Vincent’s adorable and talented pup. The spelling is atrocious, but there is a translation for those who don’t read “dog.” I hope you get a smile. Happy Holidays from Honey Bear.

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  18. Jill Weatherholt says:
    December 9, 2019 at 14:28

    I love this, Diana! Merry Christmas!

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  19. Sarah Brentyn says:
    December 9, 2019 at 15:58

    That’s adorable. 🐶 (Love the name Honey Bear.) As I mentioned, I’m a cat person (sorry Honey Bear & Ani) so I’m there’s a translation. 😉

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  20. Jina Bazzar says:
    December 9, 2019 at 16:02

    Ha! Lovely and lighthearted – though I love cats too.

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  21. Vashti Q says:
    December 9, 2019 at 19:14

    Hi! Honey Bear’s poem is adorable! I loved this post. Happy Holidays! ❤

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  22. anotetohuguette says:
    December 9, 2019 at 19:45

    You are so right, Diana! Honey Bear’s poem made me smile and remember the sweet cats from my childhood who always jumped upon the shiny tree…

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  23. dgkaye says:
    December 9, 2019 at 22:45

    Lol, just read this at Diana’s blog. So had to read again! Clever and fun. ❤

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  24. Annika Perry says:
    December 9, 2019 at 22:49

    Diana, this is adorable! 😀 I love the poem and the hand/paw written part, including the actual paw print! I’m having fun reading all the comments too … inspired and has me chuckling away! 😀😀

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  25. D. Wallace Peach says:
    December 9, 2019 at 23:53

    Thank yoo, Annika. That paprint is my signachur. Its hard to rite with a pensil, and speling makes no cence at all. I dont no how yoo keep trak of all the difrent sounds and leters. Anyway, Mery Krismas and Im glad yoo liked my pome! – Luv Huny Brer.

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  26. Liz Gauffreau says:
    December 10, 2019 at 02:35

    I have to say, I agree with Honey Bear’s poetic take on cats.

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  27. Widdershins says:
    December 10, 2019 at 04:55

    Yep, that’s cats and Christmas trees alright. 😀

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  28. roughwighting says:
    December 12, 2019 at 18:16

    Honey Bear, not to worry. Your two-legs will always love you best (and maybe even make sure you have a treat under that worrisome Christmas tree on December 25!). 🙂 xo

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  29. Teagan R. Geneviene says:
    December 12, 2019 at 18:44

    Well, I can’t agree with Honey Bear… but this is still absolutely adorable. Huge hugs, Sue and Diana. Meowy Catmouse and happy New Year.

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