Re: hum...now sad...

Kitty, that is a sweet idea. I've thrown away gallons of shed fur  over the 
years, and never thought of keeping a bit of it that way. 
 
Sometimes it helps to know that other people grieve as we do,  especially 
when it's not obvious on the surface. In a lifetime of dog ownership,  I don't 
doubt that our homebred Penny was our family's all time favorite dog.  She died 
in January, 2002, so I was surprised one day a few months ago, to find,  out 
of the blue, this tribute to her written by my 26 yo son, as his "Away  
Message" on my AOL Buddy List:
 
 
"I remember the day I met our first  golden retriever, Rumpel. I was 5 years 
old, but I remember it clearly. He  used to sit in his puppy crate under the 
desk, and I sat next to him,  talked to him, let him lick my fingers through 
the bars. Rumpel had a wonderful  personality. I was very fond of him, but when 
he died I did not cry. 

Our 
Akita, Tilly,  had a huge heart and a loving soul, but when she died I did 
not  cry.

To this day I still can't look at a picture of Penny without a tear  forming. 
She knew me. She understood me. She loved me so much. She made my life  
better every single day she was alive. She was more than just a dog. When I  talked 
to her, she talked back. She purred like a cat and loved like a person. I  
cried for Penny. RIP"
 
I have a tiny, cute daylily in my  planted in my garden, called 
"Pennysworth". And I just got a brand new  Hydrangea, named "Penny Mac". Rumpel, who was 
Penny's father, somehow got  nicknamed "Doodlebug", and I actually have a 
daylily by that name as well! Maybe  it's a silly reason to buy a plant, but, well, 
I'm just silly! My best friend, a  veterinarian and gardener, does the same 
thing, so that makes 2 silly people!  Usually it's not too hard to find some 
plant with a particular name, especially  with the thousands of named varieties 
of such plants as Irises and Daylilies,  but I'm not sure about finding 
something named "Nuts"! That's our 16 yo cat, and  as for the name, he came with my 
DH, so he's responsible for that!
 
I think now is a good time to go  outside and plant "Penny Mac".
 
 
Maddy Mason
Hudson Valley, NY  zone  5/6

 
In a message dated 6/27/2005 12:02:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:

Maddy, I  felt the tears too while typing.  I still have Spot's fur filed
under  Nepeta in Hortus Third.

Kitty
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From: <MyTGoldens@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>;  <gardenchat-digest@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 8:06  AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] hum...now sad...


> Cathy, I am so  sorry for the loss of your dear Jason. How awful it  must
have
>  been for him with all that suffering, and for you, watching him  go
through
> it.
>
> Most of us have been through the  loss of beloved pets, and there  seems to
be
> so little, if  anything, to ease our pain. Society in general doesn't
really
> take  our emotional attachments to pets that seriously, and while  we
endure
> such awful grief, we have a buried, nagging feeling that  we shouldn't
feel that
> way. Afterall, it's just a cat! (dog, bird,  fish, etc.)
>
> Some people find a bit of solace in burying their  pets, either in  their
own
> yards, or at a pet cemetery. I have  always had mine cremated, then I
plant
> whatever plants I can find  that have names the same or similar to theirs.
When
> I lost my  dearly beloved Akita, Tilly, I planted a dwarf Japanese Maple in
> her  honor, and when I moved, I was able to dig it up and take it with  me.
>
> I better stop now- I can't type through tears. Take time  to grieve,
Cathy,
> and do whatever eases your pain.
>
>  Hugggs,
> Maddy Mason
> Hudson Valley, NY  zone   5/6

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