tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post6435975409555086687..comments2023-04-13T09:38:17.871+01:00Comments on Writing from the Edge: Light a Penny CandleLorely Forresterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-36575086250403458302012-03-26T21:48:21.410+01:002012-03-26T21:48:21.410+01:00Oh - I'm so sorry. How terribly sad. I know ju...Oh - I'm so sorry. How terribly sad. I know just how you are feeling. I wish I could give you a hug. And Luigi too - poor lamb.Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-52737418449860104972012-03-26T20:47:00.460+01:002012-03-26T20:47:00.460+01:00I understand you so well. My little princess, my ...I understand you so well. My little princess, my sweet Bruyère, the she-rabbit, died on march 11. I simply just realize ...We are so sad, our animals are part of the family. And her lover Luigi is missing her so much, as I do. We buried her in the garden, and planted a lovely photinia little red robin to shelter her rest, all aflame, like a heart . Candles are very beautiful too, I'll griottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-37737521214734886752012-03-26T15:38:54.141+01:002012-03-26T15:38:54.141+01:00I very much agree. And as 'they' say, talk...I very much agree. And as 'they' say, talking always helps, so being able to write about how I felt about losing Marie Louise made a big difference. I'm missing her today. You wouldn't believe someone so small could have such presence. <br />I don't think Napoleon is impressed. I have shut him in with Marie Walewska. He is very silent. I hoped it would stop him grieving. Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-79010826156292244632012-03-26T13:40:12.369+01:002012-03-26T13:40:12.369+01:00The candle pictures are very moving. I photographe...The candle pictures are very moving. I photographed mine last year, but not this. I realised again last night what a help this remembrance thing is in the healing process. I felt so much a part of worldwide group of people remembering their pets. It is a supportive thing to do, do you agree?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-57094570583924858732012-03-26T08:36:34.007+01:002012-03-26T08:36:34.007+01:00Thank you all for these comments. I'm so glad ...Thank you all for these comments. I'm so glad you have all kept 'remembrance day' too. My own list of past pets is so long - but last night I thought of them all, one by one. How different they all were, some so gentle, some so abused before they came to us, some larger than life, and one or two just plain wicked! But all loved.Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-74540555314648074802012-03-26T04:23:11.181+01:002012-03-26T04:23:11.181+01:00Sometimes I think one of the hardest and yet best ...Sometimes I think one of the hardest and yet best parts of losing a pet is that it makes you remember all the ones that have gone before. We lost one of our dogs, three months ago, but you still brought be to tears like it was yesterday. I'm going to light my candle right now for my Piper Dog (http://behindthewillows.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/saying-goodbye/)- and all the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-79995704658577796272012-03-25T23:23:01.474+01:002012-03-25T23:23:01.474+01:00Lovely post and tribute. Very sorry to her about T...Lovely post and tribute. Very sorry to her about The Empress. She appeared very much a fine looking girl!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162908970037557053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-17583497325051102612012-03-25T12:20:32.053+01:002012-03-25T12:20:32.053+01:00I am so sorry about the Empress. I saw your commen...I am so sorry about the Empress. I saw your comment at Isobel's and clicked right over. We will be lighting our candles tonight. Your Remembrance post is very sweet and touching.Pix at Under the Oakshttp://sweetdaysundertheoaks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-4928681771120121242012-03-24T21:27:08.294+00:002012-03-24T21:27:08.294+00:00What a wonderful tribute towards animals....I am s...What a wonderful tribute towards animals....I am sorry...realy I am as I know that feeling very well... being surrounded by animals all my 'irish live'. On the other hand I had to learn to accept the coming and going of live on our farm...or should I say zoo?! :) Looking back on there lifes I ask myself, did they have a happy, good and proud life within their natural habitat and if I can life on the boghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352656905338111830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-58017201581786792602012-03-24T20:57:32.122+00:002012-03-24T20:57:32.122+00:00Thanks you for your comment. I have enjoyed poppin...Thanks you for your comment. I have enjoyed popping over here and seeing a fellow animal lover. I am sorry for your sad loss..they always leave a hole in our lives, sometimes its a wonder to ponder when they've gone. <br />You seem to have a lot of them still with you. We have just two and I love them to bits.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-20573001657771088872012-03-24T19:55:39.644+00:002012-03-24T19:55:39.644+00:00I didn't answer your question. I don't kno...I didn't answer your question. I don't know about 'can' in Ireland - as far as I'm aware you have to bring your pet's body away with you. It's probably different in Dublin etc.Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-74200427525505384672012-03-24T19:53:22.199+00:002012-03-24T19:53:22.199+00:00Thanks, Isobel, and thank you for sharing your ide...Thanks, Isobel, and thank you for sharing your idea in the first place. I also think it's a wonderful way to remember them all. And although I know it springs out of Freddy's anniversary, what a great time of year, the spring equinox! It will certainly become a fixture in our house!Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-51523162116354068572012-03-24T19:43:23.919+00:002012-03-24T19:43:23.919+00:00Such a sweet sad post about the Empress and you ex...Such a sweet sad post about the Empress and you express so well the impact a pet has, and the loss when it dies. <br />Can you bring a pet's body home from the vet's here? I didn't ow that. Cat was cremated, although he died at home, because I feared if I buried him hat the foxes would dig hike up. His ashes reside in the airing cupboard, a place he longed to investigate in life, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-5670192089290136562012-03-24T17:39:22.731+00:002012-03-24T17:39:22.731+00:00Sigh.Sigh.Brenna Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551273059461798518noreply@blogger.com