Forever Loved: Jack
His purr was a kazoo orchestra from another planet. His eyes were green apples, sweet and scampish. His love was the lantern that made everyone grin. Jack was too many miracles to fit in one box.
His purr was a kazoo orchestra from another planet. His eyes were green apples, sweet and scampish. His love was the lantern that made everyone grin. Jack was too many miracles to fit in one box.
It’s better that we don’t know in advance, don’t you think? If you told us, in May 2024, which cat beds would be empty in May 2025, we wouldn’t have had the strength to bear it.
We should have known better. Feline leukemia virus is not “nothing.” We, of all people, should have known better. But when the choice is to know better or to know deeper, we choose to dive.
Last summer, Tabby’s Place had the honor of rescuing graceful grey cats. Many graceful grey cats. Yet despite the family resemblance, each was one of a kind. Today, we are grieving the one and only Popples.
When you love like Lola loved, you are larger than life. When you live like Lola lived, you don’t leave anyone feeling small. But when you leave us, we can’t imagine life without you.
He was 7-Up, not Chardonnay. He was a tie-dyed RV, not an Aston Martin. He was Foosball, not figure skating; Cartoon Network, not CNBC; flannel, not cashmere. So, how our most casual, comfortable cat get a title and a tuxedo? Simple: Mr. Man always had a sense of occasion.
Her name was spelled “wrong.” Her little brown-bear body had a few extra needs. And everything, absolutely everything, about Boobalah was perfect.
The world is full of beautiful voices: altos and bluebirds, baritones and nightingales. Yet the most beautiful voice on Earth is always the voice of your best friend. Today, we are yearning for the voice of our Grecca.
We never did get to hear him say “hellow.” But Sweetie‘s voice will echo far beyond goodbye.
They say “only the strong survive.” If that’s true, Arnold would have lived forever.