tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6350024984687207369..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Feeling a little adrift at the moment.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44130225425267681142010-09-13T22:52:26.975-04:002010-09-13T22:52:26.975-04:00Wife and I have had and lost several cats over the...Wife and I have had and lost several cats over the years(I'm talkin' forty years here. The interesting thing that has occured over the same time is that when it was time for us to have another cat, one would wonder into the yard again and settle down with its new staff... May you be as lucky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25869411137618314602010-09-13T16:19:14.571-04:002010-09-13T16:19:14.571-04:00My condolences Tam.My condolences Tam.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10545538784782195322010-09-13T14:38:23.420-04:002010-09-13T14:38:23.420-04:00Time will help the wound to scab over, but it neve...Time will help the wound to scab over, but it never really heals...until we meet again on the other side.<br /><br />Ulises from CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90383566057781804752010-09-13T12:29:51.556-04:002010-09-13T12:29:51.556-04:00The kitty was lucky to have you.The kitty was lucky to have you.mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571641888235183785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-47337775731073678282010-09-13T05:10:51.155-04:002010-09-13T05:10:51.155-04:00Tam:
Know how it feels. On August 26th, 2008, I c...Tam:<br /><br />Know how it feels. On August 26th, 2008, I came downstairs to pull up the blinds in the dining room to make a sunspot on the carpet for kitty.<br /><br />There was no kitty.<br /><br />It was hard to type through the tears.<br /><br />Condolences for your loss.<br /><br />BoxStockRacerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85814658121070104722010-09-13T02:01:23.115-04:002010-09-13T02:01:23.115-04:00Been going through that with trooper. You get so a...Been going through that with trooper. You get so attuned to watching and listening. It's near impossible to just turn off.<br />I wish I could say it passes quickly. Lu and I had to get away from the house and head to Utah for a while. Be patient and let the tears come. <br />We'll be keeping you and Roberta in our thoughts.Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78529448764585299382010-09-13T00:54:22.993-04:002010-09-13T00:54:22.993-04:00My wife and I lost one of our dogs last year and s...My wife and I lost one of our dogs last year and some days I still see her sunning herself out of the corner of my eye. I'm dreading the next couple years because the others are up there in years too and I hate crying.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03625557682819115254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84684053799163938222010-09-12T22:15:57.219-04:002010-09-12T22:15:57.219-04:00They leave such a hole when they go on because the...They leave such a hole when they go on because they give so much love while they visit. The best argument for pets going to heaven that I have heard is that it wouldn't be heaven without pets.Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057058763094040058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31583019976804713192010-09-12T17:02:48.275-04:002010-09-12T17:02:48.275-04:00I'm right there with you, lost the Chloelab tw...I'm right there with you, lost the Chloelab two weeks ago. After 14 years. It's about 50-50 as to whether or not I'll lose my shit when I walk in the door after work, somehow expecting her to be there. Choking up now.<br />I'm very, very sorry for your loss.rolandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71536124208464120772010-09-12T15:19:12.559-04:002010-09-12T15:19:12.559-04:00Tam,
I've been reading your blog for a few m...Tam, <br /><br />I've been reading your blog for a few months now. While I may not always agree with your stance on the issues you comment about, I can completely identify with your current feelings of grief. <br /><br />I'm sorry for your loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81746862777879414092010-09-12T12:20:37.038-04:002010-09-12T12:20:37.038-04:00A pet is true love in its simplest form. I am very...A pet is true love in its simplest form. I am very sorry for your loss. But time will heal all and all the fond memories will come more than the sad ones.<br /><br />WaltAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-82081664619834587402010-09-12T12:12:48.169-04:002010-09-12T12:12:48.169-04:00Deepest sympathies to you all - - Bobbi, you, and...Deepest sympathies to you all - - Bobbi, you, and surviving feline. <br /><br />I dread the day my Yeller Lab, Ben, must depart. I've come to love him 'way too much.JPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62653238317873961322010-09-12T10:53:43.467-04:002010-09-12T10:53:43.467-04:00Sorry Tam :(Sorry Tam :(Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60932757738498226152010-09-12T10:07:21.500-04:002010-09-12T10:07:21.500-04:00Get a kitten. There's bunches available for n...Get a kitten. There's bunches available for not much money.<br /><br />Al T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23552598756970860342010-09-12T09:35:19.077-04:002010-09-12T09:35:19.077-04:00I'm crying for you, with you.
Loss not only hu...I'm crying for you, with you.<br />Loss not only hurts in and of itself.<br />It freshens all the previous losses.<br />I'd try and ease your pain with all the empty platitudes. I respect both of you too much for that.<br /><br />You do know half the internet is weeping with you!John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875185117306503147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76359929589803704912010-09-12T09:07:10.743-04:002010-09-12T09:07:10.743-04:00I'm so sorry. I lost one of my dogs last Nove...I'm so sorry. I lost one of my dogs last November. It really tears you up.EgregiousCharlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86202788598697598932010-09-12T08:49:20.624-04:002010-09-12T08:49:20.624-04:00Grieve not,
nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh ...Grieve not,<br />nor speak of me with tears,<br />but laugh and talk of me<br />as if I were beside you...<br />I loved you so ------<br />'twas Heaven here with you.<br /><br />Isla Paschal RichardsonMcVeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33594837457078324902010-09-12T08:39:36.973-04:002010-09-12T08:39:36.973-04:00Tam , I left condolences on the roomies blog .Ill ...Tam , I left condolences on the roomies blog .Ill say here that many of us know firsthand what a huge hole the loss of the annoying little critters leaves in life and i dont have any answer for the ache other than time .Farm.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383613366815582389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68808033101065738942010-09-12T08:09:38.987-04:002010-09-12T08:09:38.987-04:00Tam,
The care provided achieved it's goal. G...Tam,<br /><br />The care provided achieved it's goal. Geriatricat was more comfortable for your care, you didn't fail yourself or the feline either.<br /><br />Take care of yourself.<br /><br />Blessed be.Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66814958756374670972010-09-12T07:51:33.244-04:002010-09-12T07:51:33.244-04:00Grief.
The aching void left by the permanent abse...Grief.<br /><br />The aching void left by the permanent absence of a beloved pet, the throat-cut pain, the tears, the adriftness of mind, are shared, Tam. <br /><br />Such events are in some ways, more difficult than the passing of human relatives, especially in their time.<br /><br />We cherish those four-foots for whom we have been caretakers, and mourning them is a measure of our own humanity, that we extend to them the fellowship of loss and rememberance.<br /><br />Kitty and canine spirits are funny things. I'm no great believer in formal religious doin's, for myself. But there are some moments of seeming communication, from such recently passed companions, that don't fit in any rational box. And every one them I've rec'd was a message of comfort for the humans: "It's all right. I'm OK. I'm checking in on you."<br /><br />That remembrance, now, brings those tears back, and that knot in my throat, but it also brings with it all those days of sunshine and companionship that we were lucky to share.<br /><br />I'm no Pollyanna, and this effort reduced to to tears, again. But, Tam, those memories will become good ones, and you will laugh about the escapades and life shared with a memorable personality. Until those moments and days fully return, know that other folks do share y'r grief. Give it the honor and time that it deserves.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025768362210499102noreply@blogger.com