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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2005Two packages
I fetched two packages from the post office today. The first package was from Dan. Besides two pouches of soft treats to hide pills in, it contained a packet of 3 mousies (white-grey-black) and a packet of catnip. All the stuff was inside a Petco bag, and the bag must have smelled strongly of catnip, because Frank buried his head inside it and it was hard to get it away from him. So I gave him a hit of 'nip. This apparently gave him some much needed Dutch courage, because he attacked Miranda and they even wrestled for a while. Frank has always been a 'mean drunk,' and I'm thinking if I give him a little 'nip every day, Miranda may learn to respect him. Neither cat was hurt in the confrontation. The second package came from the crematorium and contained Nikki's ashes. It was a nice cardboard urn containing a little plastic bag with the ashes. It was a shock to see my sweet girl reduced to that small pile of ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I repacked the urn and put it away so Miranda doesn't get into it.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >I fetched two packages from the post office today. --------------------<snip>--------------------- I can't think of anything to say but, "Hugs!" {{{{{{{{{{{{{Marina }}}}}}}}}}}} -- Regards and Purrs, O J > I fetched two packages from the post office today. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > small pile of ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I > repacked the urn and put it away so Miranda doesn't get into it. {{{{{{{{{{{{Marina}}}}}}}}}}}}} SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > I fetched two packages from the post office today. > The second package came from the crematorium and contained Nikki's > ashes. It was a nice cardboard urn containing a little plastic bag with > the ashes. It was a shock to see my sweet girl reduced to that small > pile of ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I repacked the urn > and put it away so Miranda doesn't get into it. Thalia's ashes may come back this week. I have plans to put her's. Castor's and Gemma's in a raised flower bed that is right outside my dining room. On sunny days this spot can be bathed in sunlight from early morning until early evening. Thalia liked warm places :^) Also, it is closest to the part of the house where I spend much of my time; it is where I pass by when I leave and come back home and where Sylvia and Ebony can often be found sitting. Maybe you have plans to lay Nikki to rest on her island ? Sheenah > Maybe you have plans to lay Nikki to rest on her island ? Yes, I'm planning to scatter the ashes out on the island. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > Maybe you have plans to lay Nikki to rest on her island ? > > Yes, I'm planning to scatter the ashes out on the island. There could be no more perfect place. Love and best wishes Sheenah > It was a shock to see my sweet girl reduced to that small > pile of ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I repacked the urn > and put it away so Miranda doesn't get into it. {{{{MARINA}}}} There is nothing I can say that will take the pain away, just to let you know that we're thinking of you. Helen M > > It was a shock to see my sweet girl reduced to that small > > pile of ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I repacked the urn [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Helen M To which I add more {{{{{Marina}}}}}. I did not get Isadora's ashes back, as I didn't think I could bear it. The notice from the pet cemetary telling me she had been comunally cremated made me cry hard enough. My friend's cat, Bapu, sometimes got seizures in his old age. I happened to see one of these once, and it was frightening to witness. I'm not surprised that Nikki's seizure upset you as badly as it did. Just know you will not feel this intense grief forever, Marina. Your loss is still new and this is the hardest time. It will gradually become easier to bear. Nikki was loved and a lucky girl to have had you for her hoomin. Melissa I did not get Isadora's ashes back, as I didn't think I could bear it. I couldn't have borne it either. When we lost Isis we thought ofhaving her ashes back but decided instead to give money to the cats protection league instead. We do have a little shrine to her and her sister and Speedy Joe with photo's and things. (Not toys Redunzel and Sarrasine found those and put them to good use) but we don't have a garden and I wouldn't know what to do with them. I have just been forced (well no-one told me until we were halfway there and the car doors wouldn't unlock) a year to the day to collect my mothers ashes and I am still shocked at the size of the box....it's like "is that all that's left of my mum"- it really cracked me up. And I haven't looked inside the box or seen the ashes and I am not actually sure I would want to which is strange as I can look at quite gory pictures..... And we still don't know what to do with her ashes (They're currently in her old flat where my neice lives now), someone suggested scattering them at a place "where she was really happy" but the local bingo hall wouldn't be too amused I think) Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >I did not get Isadora's ashes back, as I didn't think I could bear it. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >suggested scattering them at a place "where she was really happy" but >the local bingo hall wouldn't be too amused I think) I know what you mean. Four years after my parents' deaths (my mother died in May 2001, my father in October 2001), I still have their ashes in my hall closet. My sister and I had talked about scattering their ashes at the rented house where they had lived for their last 25 years, but the house has now been replaced by condominiums, and it just wouldn't be the same. So, the ashes are still in storage until my sister and I decide what to do with them. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria Donate a tree to a local park and scatter their ashes in the roots. You'll remember them every time you see that tree. Jane >I know what you mean. Four years after my parents' deaths (my mother >died in May 2001, my father in October 2001), I still have their ashes [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >just wouldn't be the same. So, the ashes are still in storage until >my sister and I decide what to do with them. > I know what you mean. Four years after my parents' deaths (my mother > died in May 2001, my father in October 2001), I still have their ashes [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > just wouldn't be the same. So, the ashes are still in storage until > my sister and I decide what to do with them. I couldn't do that - I mean, I couldn't live with the ashes in storage like that. My mother still has my father's ashes stored away in the apartment somewhere, but I've made it clear that when I die, I want to be buried. No leaving the leftovers sitting on a shelf somewhere indefinitely for me. But clearly many people find some comfort in keeping the ashes around. SignatureCheryl Lots of hugs for you, Marina, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > I fetched two packages from the post office today. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > pile of ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I repacked the urn > and put it away so Miranda doesn't get into it. > The second package came from the crematorium and contained Nikki's > ashes. It was a nice cardboard urn containing a little plastic bag with > the ashes. It was a shock to see my sweet girl reduced to that small > pile of ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I repacked the urn I remember when we picked up out Quetzie in a box after he died during surgery. It was a little before 6am and I cried the whole ride back to the apartment. When we got there, it was still dark, but we started digging a hole in a beautiful section of the garden. We buried our baby boy just as the sun started coming out. It was very hard for me putting the box down in the hole, even though I knew my Quetzie was not really there, it was just his body. Lots of purrs for you. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com Awww Marina. I know. I never even looked at Grant until my friend came and she wanted to see. It's been 3 months, and I was able to be more objective but when I got it it was a shock to see my 14lb hunk reduced to a tiny box, and yet, it felt like I had stopped "waiting". ((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))) > I fetched two packages from the post office today. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > pile of ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I repacked the urn > and put it away so Miranda doesn't get into it. > Awww Marina. I know. I never even looked at Grant until my friend came and > she wanted to see. It's been 3 months, and I was able to be more objective > but when I got it it was a shock to see my 14lb hunk reduced to a tiny box, > and yet, it felt like I had stopped "waiting". > ((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))) {{{{Karen}}}} I don't know why I felt I had to look immediately. As if to get confirmation that she is really gone. Frank is still not convinced. Every time I come home, he comes to the door and sort of looks around to see if I brought Nikki back already. He always used to come and meet us when we got home from walkies, and give Nikki a few welcoming licks. Nikki would purr and almost stand on her head for him. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Much hugs. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time >I fetched two packages from the post office today. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I repacked the urn and put > it away so Miranda doesn't get into it. {[[[[[[[[[[[[hugs}]]]]]]]]]]]] purrs Suz&Spicey {{{{Marina}}} I'm so sorry. Julie Awww, Marina. Hugs. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > I fetched two packages from the post office today. > > The first package was from Dan. Besides two pouches of soft treats to > hide pills in, it contained a packet of 3 mousies (white-grey-black) > and a packet of catnip. All the stuff was inside a Petco bag, and the > bag must have smelled strongly of catnip, because Frank buried his > head inside it and it was hard to get it away from him. So I gave him > a hit of 'nip. This apparently gave him some much needed Dutch > courage, because he attacked Miranda and they even wrestled for a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > small pile of ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I > repacked the urn and put it away so Miranda doesn't get into it. Marina, I understand your recent shock and mourning, and Dan's gifts sound wonderful, so please forgive me this... When I read the subject line of your message, I was certain you were going to post about someone(s) sending you two packages of toilet paper through the mail! ^_^ Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com > Marina, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > going to post about someone(s) sending you two packages of toilet > paper through the mail! ^_^ LOL! They wouldn't come amiss, since the TP shelves in the markets are still empty, and the paper workers are still on strike with no solution in sight. ;o) And it's OK, I can do with every laugh I can get. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >I fetched two packages from the post office today. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >pile of ashes, and obviously a very emotional moment. I repacked the urn >and put it away so Miranda doesn't get into it. {{{{Marina}}}} I know how you feel. Continued purrs for your eventual healing. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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