tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post7064393209031907299..comments2023-04-13T09:38:17.871+01:00Comments on Writing from the Edge: Sweet BoysLorely Forresterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-1689133704137796262013-06-11T07:14:23.558+01:002013-06-11T07:14:23.558+01:00Some were practical, of course, but others were ps...Some were practical, of course, but others were psychological and emotional.<br />Popular prizes include sports tickets, cash and vouchers for drinks, food - and dollars off of <br />tabs. They feature almost nightly drink specials <br />and some form of entertainment every night of <br />the week--DJ's, live music, trivia, you name it.<br /><br />Check out my web blog - <a href="http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-32367420325956131262013-01-14T21:11:23.907+00:002013-01-14T21:11:23.907+00:00So sorry to hear, Lorely. Am just catching up with...So sorry to hear, Lorely. Am just catching up with your blog a bit after time with Mum in Tenerife, etc. Hugs, and blessings.Laura Dunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-60847415066378055332013-01-08T16:42:04.015+00:002013-01-08T16:42:04.015+00:00It's a dreadful kind of pain, isn't it? W...It's a dreadful kind of pain, isn't it? Where you wake up slowly in the morning and then the pain slams into you again, anew, appallingly.<br /><br />I still talk to my cat who died in 1997, Ticker D. Doodah--we were together for 13 years. We have two cats now, but ghost kitty is still here--I'm pretty sure I see her wandering around a corner occasionally. One time, I did the math,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-43207264039334829982013-01-08T12:48:25.265+00:002013-01-08T12:48:25.265+00:00Thank you, Laurel. We are missing them so much, an...Thank you, Laurel. We are missing them so much, and sometimes I forget that Top Dog is really gone. I find myself glancing round for him, talking to him, expecting to see him come round the corner, that bashful grin on his face because he'd wandered off without telling me. Isn't it tough.Writing from the Edgehttp://lorely-writingfromtheedge.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-83627919959365687562013-01-07T20:26:08.945+00:002013-01-07T20:26:08.945+00:00I'm so terribly sorry for your awful loss of t...I'm so terribly sorry for your awful loss of those 4-legged family. heart-wrenching over and over again, I know.... --LaurelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-67563291458699367232012-12-31T23:44:28.969+00:002012-12-31T23:44:28.969+00:00Jo - thank you, and for your comment on Four Legs ...Jo - thank you, and for your comment on Four Legs and a Tail too. I agree with you completely, not a day goes by without my thinking of Bunny, and Juno, and now my boys (Juno's pups). They never leave us, thank heavens, but how I miss their physical presence. The poem you have sent is just beautiful - thank you so much for it.Writing from the Edgehttp://lorely-writingfromtheedge.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-91053919345477713142012-12-31T22:57:58.511+00:002012-12-31T22:57:58.511+00:00I don't know how to comment on this...it break...I don't know how to comment on this...it breaks my heart.<br />But I would like to share a poem with you. It helps me when I am grieving.<br /><br />INVOCATION by Rod McKuen<br /><br />I do not doubt<br />that in some hidden<br /> middle night<br />you’ll rise up<br />and come to me<br />in solitude or silence.<br /><br />We will meet<br />as we have met<br />on a train or atChronicles of Illusionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168156674895078729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-13012754845046056312012-12-30T20:27:12.575+00:002012-12-30T20:27:12.575+00:00I remember when you lost Rosie, Jenn. So awful. It...I remember when you lost Rosie, Jenn. So awful. It's always so awful. But none of us could ever be without them, even though we're going to have to say goodbye sometime. Hope all is well with you, and all the very best for 2013. Thank you again for the Model Dog she is wonderful!Writing from the Edgehttp://lorely-writingfromtheedge.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-85581993047076613622012-12-30T20:24:20.241+00:002012-12-30T20:24:20.241+00:00SO much love from that boy. I will always remember...SO much love from that boy. I will always remember how he would look at you, making sure you understood, or else making sure HE understood. His expression was so apologetic if he thought he wasn't doing what you wanted, and I can still see him looking at me now, that last day - almost as if he was trying to say: 'I'm sorry, I've got to go now.' That's why I felt it was so Writing from the Edgehttp://lorely-writingfromtheedge.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-88580717947003724742012-12-30T20:19:30.580+00:002012-12-30T20:19:30.580+00:00You sound sad A. Hope all is well with you. Yes, a...You sound sad A. Hope all is well with you. Yes, animals are more important in my kitchen than food, to be honest! Bereft is the right word, but as you say - thank goodness for Model Dog. She has gone back to being my shadow these last few weeks. They always understand. Writing from the Edgehttp://lorely-writingfromtheedge.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-38691146021758590972012-12-30T20:17:00.207+00:002012-12-30T20:17:00.207+00:00Oh my God,I am so so sorry to read this :-( I lost...Oh my God,I am so so sorry to read this :-( I lost 2 of my own this year too and they were so close to each other,Junyor was 12 and Rosie was only 6 but riddled with cancer and miserable since Junyor had left us :( she got to the stage where she couldnt breathe and they discovered a huge tumour in her lungs, inoperable,so she left us to go to her best friend who she grew up with. Really feel for Jennhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Fordogsake-DogRescue/300411876678146?ref=streamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-52801743173106841772012-12-30T19:54:32.934+00:002012-12-30T19:54:32.934+00:00So sorry to hear of your great loss Lorely. Such d...So sorry to hear of your great loss Lorely. Such displays of love, Top Dog holding on for Under Dog and then leaving you in the care of Model Dog whom, I am sure, knows what a great responsibility now rests on her shoulders, and the love you have for all three of them is plain to see. They were a great part of your life and you of theirs. You have memories to help ease your pain when the pain of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-2809242290244988062012-12-30T18:00:46.206+00:002012-12-30T18:00:46.206+00:00Too much loss in my own life which your loss has p...Too much loss in my own life which your loss has pierced through to - through the barrier of activity which has kept at bay until now. My memories of your kitchen are inseparable from your animals and I can't imagine how bereft you must be and thank goodness for Model Dog who will keep you anchored in the present and life as it goes on.<br />xoxFrewin55https://www.blogger.com/profile/06694415179810023641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-35141207015597732232012-12-30T17:37:48.789+00:002012-12-30T17:37:48.789+00:00Thank you Pix - you have written words, and they a...Thank you Pix - you have written words, and they are lovely. I value your thoughts - it has been the thoughts of friends and loved ones that has seen us through this very hard time.Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-54894768191056425832012-12-30T13:17:33.856+00:002012-12-30T13:17:33.856+00:00Lorely I am so sorry. I won't even begin to ty...Lorely I am so sorry. I won't even begin to type any words here because your words are so beautiful and filled with such love and emotion. Just know that you and yours are in my heart today and that you will be on my mind. Your windowsill filled with the light of the memories of them and their "continuance" touches my heart. I find comfort in the continuance.Pix at Under the Oakshttp://sweetdaysundertheoaks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-84413712797303506432012-12-30T13:12:02.604+00:002012-12-30T13:12:02.604+00:00Your comment reminded me of Kahlil Gibran: 'Yo...Your comment reminded me of Kahlil Gibran: 'Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain... When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving youWriting from the Edgehttp://lorely-writingfromtheedge.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-74539037784169327982012-12-30T12:10:06.102+00:002012-12-30T12:10:06.102+00:00What a fine line between joy and sadness, sometime...What a fine line between joy and sadness, sometimes just a moment. It's a mirror line too, where the greater the joy at whatever it is (eg the presence of the loved one), the greater the sadness when it's gone (they're absent). Occasionally, it's only when they're absent that we realise just how much we loved them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-907570453498686842012-12-30T00:45:35.469+00:002012-12-30T00:45:35.469+00:00Thank you for your sympathy Mairead. We certainly ...Thank you for your sympathy Mairead. We certainly did love them - and always will.Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-63426270096726315852012-12-30T00:43:44.636+00:002012-12-30T00:43:44.636+00:00Thank you Tina. Yes, lots of heartache, but also s...Thank you Tina. Yes, lots of heartache, but also so many happy memories. Slowly, slowly it is the happy memories that will rise to the top, but for now it is just sadness that we have lost them.Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-16508529365996381702012-12-30T00:41:51.502+00:002012-12-30T00:41:51.502+00:00Thank you Isobel. I know you will understand exact...Thank you Isobel. I know you will understand exactly how we are feeling, because of Cat and MasterB. Thank you for your kind thoughts, they are much appreciated.Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-48101314918189799132012-12-30T00:40:22.750+00:002012-12-30T00:40:22.750+00:00Cait - I am so pleased you have found me, and thus...Cait - I am so pleased you have found me, and thus I have found you! I loved your blog, and will be back to read more. I have left a comment there on your beautiful poem for Finbar. Thank you for leaving one here.Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-12255758150657715392012-12-29T21:57:29.408+00:002012-12-29T21:57:29.408+00:00I am so sorry to hear you have now lost both your...I am so sorry to hear you have now lost both your boys but you gave them good lives full of love, and in the<br />end made the kindest decision which any pet owner can do.Mairéadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102610500647326693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-8654716423599175512012-12-29T21:46:16.957+00:002012-12-29T21:46:16.957+00:00Lorely, it must have taken many tears and a lot of...Lorely, it must have taken many tears and a lot of heartache to write such wonderfull lines once more. You are in my thoughts and prayers ... xxlife on the boghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352656905338111830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-48223434571474493262012-12-29T20:23:44.430+00:002012-12-29T20:23:44.430+00:00I can hardly bear to comment. Love to you, I have ...I can hardly bear to comment. Love to you, I have got to know your dogs through your page, happy loved dogs, living lives that I would wish for every dog, and cared for unto death. Hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-8066777456588671882012-12-29T20:21:03.724+00:002012-12-29T20:21:03.724+00:00I am so pleased to have found your blog (via As I ...I am so pleased to have found your blog (via As I Roved Out). So much resonates with me. If you go to my blog there is a poem a few posts down about our old dog Finbar which you might like to read. <br />I am off to read more here and will call by again.<br />Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.com