Eat Too Much

Sometimes, you gotta eat too much

and not give a sh*t!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas break.

(pic taken 2012)

Christmas Grieve

This is another one of those hurdles that we all go through in the first year of a kitty's passing. 

Every year for the past 14 years I have either babysat Mousie and had Xmas lunch with her, or got to see her between the Christmas and New Year break.

  It is a corner that needs to be turned, but no less painful.

(pics taken Xmas 2015)

Almost There

We are almost at the end of one of the most awful years ever

Thank G'd!

(pic taken January 2012)

The 6 - Month Mark

It's 6 months to the day that I lost Mousie. It has not been easy for me. As you all know there are good days and bad. When you think you're ok, it sneaks up from behind and pulls the rug out from under you. The summer was the worst, and as soon as the weather started to change, I started to come to terms with it.

 Or so I thought. I have not done any pet-sitting as I don't feel ready to do so. Of course I see animals when I am out and about, but as I live in a predominantly urban area, The pets I see are mostly dogs - the enemy! I do see cats on occasion. When I do, I believe it is her - through them - checking up on me. (Don't worry, I haven't lost my marbles, hear me out on this one.) When I am at my local gym in the evening, there is a black and white tom that walks by the window sometimes and just stands and stares at me. It's like she is saying thru him: ''Yo, dude, you okay down there?" and I'm like, 'No! not at all. But hanging in there. Just.'

 And she's like, ' C'mon, don't be ridiculous. I'm okay now. I'm not in pain any more, so get a grip.' 

Okay Mouse. I'll try.

(pics from 2011 and 2014)

Practical Joke

This year was a joke,

right?

(pic taken Summer 2014)

Almost

Sometimes, when I think real hard

it's almost like she's here and I can touch her.

(pic taken 2015)

Motivation

Today my motivation

 be like  ¬

(pics taken 2013)

Contemplative

Contemplating what has happened in the past week, and trying to make sense of it all.

The best we can do is try and find peace within ourselves in a world that seems to have lost all sense.

(pic taken Autumn, 2014)

Spooky Face

Happy Halloween everyone!

Here's a pic of Mousie making 'spooky face'. She usually did this pre-rampage at midnight.

(pic taken 2009)

Mousie vs A Shrimp

It would never cease to amaze me how Mousie could bend and twist.

 She was meticulous, forever maintaining a hygiene standard.

 (pics taken Summer, 2014)
 Long gone are the days that I could move my body like this!

(a shrimp, yesterday)

Mousie vs. A Slinky

 (pic taken in 2011)

(It never seized to amaze me how long and stretchy Mousie was. I, and others always considered her to be a small cat, or as I would prefer 'petite'. But when you pet her or she was having a roll around, she would lengthen, and it was like. 'whoa, what's goin' on? Is this the same kitty?'.

(A slinky, yesterday)

Hanging In There

Hi Guys,

I've had a little break, but now I'm back. Sometimes we need to step away from things.

To find clarity.

(pics taken 2013)

Glum

It's 3 months today

 I lost this beauty.

(pic taken 2015)

Labor Day Wishes From London

Here's wishing all the US kitties

a relaxing

 Labor Day!

(pics taken in 2011)

A Tough Weekend

This weekend will be a tough one. The reason being that every year, for the past 14 years, I have babysat Mousie. It is what's called the Bank Holiday here in the UK and that means a long weekend. 

 Her parents would always go away for an extended break and leave us to have our end of summer break. 

(*I would get down on the grass with her to get pics like this one)

I suppose this year will be the toughest.

(pics taken in 2012)

I Forgot!

At one point

 Mousie was

...how shall we say, voluptuous!

(pics taken Summer 2011)

A Watchful Eye

I would watch over her...

now, she is watching over me.

(pic taken 2013)

Whisker Wednesday

(pic taken in 2012)

Sunday Serenity

If you get the opportunity to find serenity, even if just for a short moment,

grab it with both paws!

(pic taken Summer 2015)

Looking For Peace

It is a most turbulent time in the world,

so it is so important to try an find inner peace.

(pic taken in 2011)

Enjoyment

In all of my misery, I tend to forget the reason I loved her so.

 Some of the best times we had were

 sitting in the garden

 doing absolutely

nothing!

(pic taken in 2011)

That Special Look

She would give me that 'special look' to let me know

she's ok, and I'm ok.

(pic taken 2012)

Muggy Day

It's a muggy day here in London,

so I think I'll sit here in a box in the garden with my booty on a frisby.

(pic taken in 2014)

Hot, Hot, Hot

(pics taken in 2012)

The Glass Roof

A few years ago, when Mousie went outside to the garden (pre- the evil doggies), she would always jump up on the glass roof of the kitchen. She would look down on me to see what was goin' on! The pics are hard to make out at first, but if you focus, you can see her - and me taking the pictures.

I believe she was the happiest when she was jumping and climbing.

(pics from 2013)

4 Weeks

It's 4 weeks since we lost her

and some days are better than others.*

(pic taken summer 2015)

*what I mean by this is some days I'm fine, some days not so much.

Trouble On Sunday

We both had trouble getting out of bed

 on Sunday.

 (pics taken 2015)

Pat/Snap

It was not easy,

 to pat her and take a picture at the same time!

But somehow I managed.

(pics taken 2012)