Cats
I am thankful that Molly was with me for many, many years. She was present for my life's major moments and saw me through good times and bad. Although I am so heart-heavy at her loss, I can't help but be happy that we were companions for such a long time!
I am also thankful for my friends in the Cat Blogosphere, their outpouring of compassion at my loss and their unbelievably comforting words. I'm not certain I can properly express my gratitude for the comfort they have given me.
I am thankful that I have been able to fly to England three times this year and visit my lovely brother which would not have been possible without my man Robert. When I'm away he keeps the homefires burning and looks after all the kitties so well! Robert would not let me take Molly to the vet last Wednesday evening when I got home. He said how could I be expected to step off a plane all exhausted and jet-lagged, gather up my girl and take her to the vet to go to the bridge...it would just be too much! He was right and as a result of his level-headed thinking I got to spend one final night with Molly sleeping on my pillow, her little face pressed against my cheek as she purred her love to me for the last time. On this day, one week since her death, I am so very thankful for that memory.
- Good-bye 2011!
Well the Christmas holidays are drawing to a close and the new year fast approaches. 2011 has been a year of extremes for me; great sadness and also great joy. As most of you know my brother succumbed to pancreatic cancer in March after a fourteen...
- White Wednesday
When Robert and I first started living together about eight years ago we had a cat crisis straight away. I had calico Molly who at the time was ten years old and at the height of her orneryness before she mellowed into old age and Robert had a white...
- Thanksgiving & Santa Paws
We celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving back in October, but seeing as Jimmy is American by birth, we thought another thanksgiving post was in order. So on this special holiday I would like to say that I am thankful for all my good friends in the Cat...
- Boys In The Bedroom
The boy’s lives changed dramatically after Molly died. Because she was very old and frail and sometimes ornery, she lived in our master bedroom exclusively. She did not like the boys and did not want to fraternize with them one bit. On the other...
- And Then There Were Three...
Molly 1991 - 2010Molly went to the bridge tonight at 6:30pm, she was two months shy of her nineteenth birthday. Robert and I were with her, she laid her lovely face down into my hand and then she was gone. It was without a doubt...
Cats
Thankful Thursday
I am thankful that Molly was with me for many, many years. She was present for my life's major moments and saw me through good times and bad. Although I am so heart-heavy at her loss, I can't help but be happy that we were companions for such a long time!
I am also thankful for my friends in the Cat Blogosphere, their outpouring of compassion at my loss and their unbelievably comforting words. I'm not certain I can properly express my gratitude for the comfort they have given me.
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| Molly in more robust days |
- Good-bye 2011!
Well the Christmas holidays are drawing to a close and the new year fast approaches. 2011 has been a year of extremes for me; great sadness and also great joy. As most of you know my brother succumbed to pancreatic cancer in March after a fourteen...
- White Wednesday
When Robert and I first started living together about eight years ago we had a cat crisis straight away. I had calico Molly who at the time was ten years old and at the height of her orneryness before she mellowed into old age and Robert had a white...
- Thanksgiving & Santa Paws
We celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving back in October, but seeing as Jimmy is American by birth, we thought another thanksgiving post was in order. So on this special holiday I would like to say that I am thankful for all my good friends in the Cat...
- Boys In The Bedroom
The boy’s lives changed dramatically after Molly died. Because she was very old and frail and sometimes ornery, she lived in our master bedroom exclusively. She did not like the boys and did not want to fraternize with them one bit. On the other...
- And Then There Were Three...
Molly 1991 - 2010Molly went to the bridge tonight at 6:30pm, she was two months shy of her nineteenth birthday. Robert and I were with her, she laid her lovely face down into my hand and then she was gone. It was without a doubt...