Memories Of Beloved Pets Are Blessed

After a couple month hiatus, I was all set to write my “Blessings” column. I had picked a subject and my fingers were itching to type when something happened!

It was not a good something but one of those “life happenings”. Our little gray cat of 15 plus years died very suddenly. She went over the Rainbow Bridge with the finesse which we all hope to have. After a day of zoomies, checking out the basement, and napping on our laps, she simply collapsed.

In February 2009, the year of our 50th wedding anniversary, our big orange cat named “Charlie” succumbed to cancer. A few months later we adopted...