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Black Cats & Four-Leaf Clovers
Black Cats & Four-Leaf Clovers: The Origins of Old Wives' Tales and Superstitions in Our Everyday Lives | Harry Oliver
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Cross your fingers, knock on wood, and clutch your rabbit's foot a little tighter. In this charming and endlessly diverting book, Harry Oliver delves into the stories behind the traditions and superstitions that permeate our everyday lives, unearthing the fascinating histories of these weird and wonderful notions. So before you search for any more four-leaf clovers, worry about the next Friday the 13th, or avoid walking under any ladders, dip into this amazing tome and discover: *Why breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck. *The best day of the week to ask for a favor. *Why you should never jump over a child in Turkey.
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coffeewithbooks
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Day 4 : Black Cats
Source: https://images.app.goo.gl/J33tuw6YWn715Xtv7
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I don‘t have a picture of a black cat or do I own one. So, I had search on the web for a picture and though this cat was adorable.
#chillingphotochallenge #scarathlon @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y
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Eggs
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#🤞superstition #readingresolutions @Jess7

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imabusybee
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Monster tries really hard to be sweet. #blackcatsrule @Texreader

Texreader That is so adorable! 6y
overtheedge I love black cats!! 6y
batsy 😻😻 6y
ReadZenRites 😹😹😹 6y
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Cailey_Mac
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Happy #blackcatappreciationday 🖤 this is my boy Salem and he came to us as a stray. He is kind of a quiet boy, but he definitely loves to lay out and chill with his humans🖤🐱

Bklover I have a black kitty too- his name is Boo and he too was a stray that appeared on my porch on Halloween. He‘s a sweet solemn boy❤️❤️ (edited) 6y
Cailey_Mac @Bklover Awww! They are the sweetest and sometimes the strangest; my boyfriend decided to keep our man when he went hunting with him and his father behind our property; I guess they bonded 😹 6y
RadicalReader @Cailey_Mac name instantly makes me think of Sabrina‘s snarky sidekick 6y
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firesalamander
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Robothugs The way they‘re sitting it looks like a two headed cat 🤣 6y
Emiller ❤️🐱❤️🐱❤️ 6y
ladym30 Beautiful!! 6y
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JenlovesJT47
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Congratulations on your milestone @CoffeeCatsBooks and thank you for the #giveaway ! I have 5 beautiful furbabies but this gorgeous boy holds a special place in my heart. Chipper is the oldest out of the bunch - I rescued him from a trash can 11 years ago! He hates when I get upset - if my voice gets higher (from stress or anger) he will come up to me and put his paw on me and meow at me until I feel better. ❤️

#Chipper
#catsoflitsy
#payitforward

AmyG He‘s a handsome guy. 6y
rubyslippersreads 😻😻😻 6y
JenlovesJT47 @AmyG thank you! 😻he was doing one of his modeling poses for me here 😸 6y
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hgrimes What a gorgeous boy! 6y
Zelma That is absolutely adorable and my heart may have melted a little. 😻 6y
robinb Oh my...if I were a female feline I‘d be swooning! 😻😻😻🤣🤣🤣 6y
RohitSawant 😻😻😻 6y
mabell Gorgeous AND sensitive?! 😻*fans face* 6y
CoffeeCatsBooks What a sweetie ! 💕😻 6y
JenlovesJT47 @mabell lol right?! 😅❤️ @CoffeeCatsBooks 😻😻😻 6y
Mdargusch So sweet! 6y
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Cailey_Mac
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What do you do when a cute black cat shows up on your doorstep, and refuses to leave for days on end, and you can‘t find any trace of an owner? Adopt him, of course! #UptoThree #BlackCatsAreAdorable #Salem 🖤🔮

Bostonmomx2 We had a black cat that was my very favorite. He looked just like this, all jet black with that little white spot in front. Thanks for giving him a great home! 6y
Purrfectpages Aw! That‘s awesome! 6y
Cailey_Mac He is very sweet! We live on the edge of a forest, and apparently it‘s a notorious dumping ground for unwanted pets; so sad! So I‘ve been trying to get as many of them to shelters as I can, but he just wanted to be our cat so bad! (edited) 6y
CouronneDhiver Black kitties are the best! Congrats 🖤😻 6y
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Texreader
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We have such a creative little girl. We found that she had tucked herself in on mom and dad‘s bed this week. Midnight is a Humane Society rescue kitty and the last of her family to be adopted. It was ❤️ at first sight with our whole fam. We‘d love another kitty but we had horrific experiences with the last time we had two kitties—lots of vet visits. That‘s why we need Jackson‘s book (love him)! Very sweet of you to do this! #catmojogiveaway

julesG Cutey! 😻 6y
erinreads Mine hates other cats, so we‘ll always be a one cat household with Cyress. When he dies in a billion years, I think I‘ll try adopting two at once to bring them home together so they can adapt and bond together. 6y
Texreader @erinreads our troublesome two were brothers from the same litter we adopted together 6y
kamoorephoto Jackson has this section in the book about how cats do these things like create cocoons or caves to feel comfortable in... Midnight looks like a ‘cave-dweller‘ perhaps, a cocoon-dweller. I‘m so glad she has you! @erinreads That‘s SO perfect! Bringing two kittens home together is the recommended thing these days. Otherwise Jackson has this bit in the book where he talks about cats who just won‘t get along with others: ‘I Just Hate Your Face‘! 6y
Texreader @kamoorephoto That describes Midnight so well! She‘s also very much a lap kitty, and she treats each family member differently according to our own personalities. And she generally only eats when we do so I feel strongly she thinks she‘s human, too. What can I️ say? Cats are the best! I️ always love to see your kitty photos! Amazing!!! 6y
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Andrea313
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This little rascal gave us the scare of our lives by going missing for four days. We found him this morning, cleaned him up a bit, and now he's resting in one of his favorite places. I am so glad he'll be back on my lap later tonight when I settle in with my book. #readingcompanion #tomkitten #blackcats #thankful

rubyslippersreads 😻😻😻 7y
ReadingSusan Awww that‘s the scariest. Glad he is ok! 7y
Andrea313 @ReadingSusan Yes, we are, too! It was definitely very scary and I'm beyond relieved it's over! 7y
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