Our Cat has died. She was run over this morning. We didn't know until my next-door neighbour came to our door with the news.
She was very small, but she has brought us tremendous joy. I have thanked her while my eldest son was preparing her grave in our garden, close to our house.
The pain is bittersweet indeed. Bitter because of our loss, sweet because she was much loved and she loved us. She especially loved my eldest son. It was moving to watch him pick her up and take care of her so lovingly. We put her on the couch, so that we could say our good-byes and look at her for a while. My youngest son felt the need to be on his own.
My eldest chose a red rose for her grave and I chose some marigolds.
Her name was Cat, because that is what she listened to, when she first came to our house after befriending my kids. We adopted her a few years later. We didn't pick her, she picked us.
Fare-well Cat, love you girl.
Some music for along the way: Clair de Lune from Debussy.
She was very small, but she has brought us tremendous joy. I have thanked her while my eldest son was preparing her grave in our garden, close to our house.
The pain is bittersweet indeed. Bitter because of our loss, sweet because she was much loved and she loved us. She especially loved my eldest son. It was moving to watch him pick her up and take care of her so lovingly. We put her on the couch, so that we could say our good-byes and look at her for a while. My youngest son felt the need to be on his own.
My eldest chose a red rose for her grave and I chose some marigolds.
Her name was Cat, because that is what she listened to, when she first came to our house after befriending my kids. We adopted her a few years later. We didn't pick her, she picked us.
Fare-well Cat, love you girl.
Some music for along the way: Clair de Lune from Debussy.
