Colin and I will be spending Thanksgiving with Jake & Missy and her wonderful tribe who have folded us in with warmth and kindness.
My heartfelt thanks to all of the friends and family afar who have reached out to us with messages and prayers of condolence. Every word, every gesture has meant a great deal to us.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Voodoo
After Jimmy came home from the hospital
last week Voodoo was on constant vigil with him, mostly sleeping
between his feet but once or twice a day stalking around the
perimeter of the bed.
Not normally a lap cat, he has become one in
The past months, needy and vocal in his demands for attention. I was thinking that it was just part of his
dotage but he has taken on this guard duty with a fierce gravity that
forces one to admit that animals have a knowing beyond human
capabilities.
When the priest came to give Jim last rites Voodoo
sat at attention at the foot of the bed and his golden gaze moved
from Jim to the priest and back again, over and over during the
recitation. No wonder, no amazement just a steady watchfulness over
his charge and the proceedings.
Bereft, he has transferred his need for
contact to either myself or Colin, whomever has a warm lap in his moment of need.
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