My dearest Pericles, I hope that your Daddy might read this to you over your grave when he is strong enough again to do so. Alas life didn't give us the time to get to know each other well, but what I did know of you I liked very much. May I even be so hesitant as to say that love for you was blooming in my heart - my heart that is now broken and will never again be completely whole. You were brave, strong, caring and protective of your loved ones - all the good things a cat can be. To say you were handsome would be an understatement, but your masculine beauty was surpassed by your adventurous spirit and the beauty of your soul. The last years of your life were spent loving and supporting your Daddy, and I know he will miss you much more than I will, but I hope you know I will miss you very, very much. I am so sad your life was cut short by such a pernicious illness! It seems so unfair that the good, the brave, the ones who *should* be with us to support us and keep us strong are taken from us far, far too soon. But I know that you will always be with us in spirit and your love will shine down on your Daddy, and hopefully a little bit for me. Cats are not able to shed water from their eyes like our humans do (Mommy is shedding lots and lots of water from her eyes for you), but that doesn't mean that we do not care just as deeply and hurt just as much when the ones we love are taken from us. My tears come instead as quiet mewls as I sit and contemplate what might have been, and the purring I'm doing is not from contentment but in the attempt to ease the hurt inside my heart. Mommy says I must purr extra loud and extra strong to help heal your Daddy's broken heart, and I am doing so, as are my sisters. I hope your Daddy knows how many people and kitties around the world are hurting with him right now, and how sad they are that they can't be there with him to give him hugs and help him grieve. They are all thinking about him and sending him cyber hugs, but I know this doesn't really help ease the pain of your loss. Dear Pericles, you will be missed and loved throughout the years of my life, and I will never have another boyfriend - you will be my boyfriend forever. You will never be forgotten for as long as I, or my Mommy, or your Daddy lives, so in a way you will live on through me and through them. One day I will join you at the Rainbow Bridge and I hope you are the first there to welcome me home. Until then, go and explore and find all the best napping spots, the best hunting grounds, the warmest sunbeams, and the coolest grass meadows, but please keep me in your heart as you will be kept in mine. All my love, with all my heart. Your forever girlfriend, Sammy

said catnipped 2005.02.06 at 07:03:08 PST

<p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;<br> <strong>Sam my's Tribute to Pericles </strong>& lt;/font></ p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt; My dearest Pericles,</font& gt;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;I hope that your Daddy might read this to you over your grave when he is strong enough again to do so.</font>& lt;/p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Alas life didn't give us the time to get to know each other well, but what I did know of you I liked very much. May I even be so hesitant as to say that love for you was blooming in my heart - my heart that is now broken and will never again be completely whole.</font&g t;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;You were brave, strong, caring and protective of your loved ones - all the good things a cat can be.</font>& lt;/p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;To say you were handsome would be an understatement, but your masculine beauty was surpassed by your adventurous spirit and the beauty of your soul.</font&gt ;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;The last years of your life were spent loving and supporting your Daddy, and I know he will miss you much more than I will, but I hope you know I will miss you very, very much.</font&gt ;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;I am so sad your life was cut short by such a pernicious illness! It seems so unfair that the good, the brave, the ones who *should* be with us to support us and keep us strong are taken from us far, far too soon. But I know that you will always be with us in spirit and your love will shine down on your Daddy, and hopefully a little bit for me.</font>& lt;/p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Cats are not able to shed water from their eyes like our humans do (Mommy is shedding lots and lots of water from her eyes for you), but that doesn't mean that we do not care just as deeply and hurt just as much when the ones we love are taken from us.</font>& lt;/p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;My tears come instead as quiet mewls as I sit and contemplate what might have been, and the purring I'm doing is not from contentment but in the attempt to ease the hurt inside my heart.</font&g t;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Mommy says I must purr extra loud and extra strong to help heal your Daddy's broken heart, and I am doing so, as are my sisters. I hope your Daddy knows how many people and kitties around the world are hurting with him right now, and how sad they are that they can't be there with him to give him hugs and help him grieve. They are all thinking about him and sending him cyber hugs, but I know this doesn't really help ease the pain of your loss.</font&gt ;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Dear Pericles, you will be missed and loved throughout the years of my life, and I will never have another boyfriend - you will be my boyfriend forever. You will never be forgotten for as long as I, or my Mommy, or your Daddy lives, so in a way you will live on through me and through them.</font&gt ;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;One day I will join you at the Rainbow Bridge and I hope you are the first there to welcome me home. Until then, go and explore and find all the best napping spots, the best hunting grounds, the warmest sunbeams, and the coolest grass meadows, but please keep me in your heart as you will be kept in mine.</font&gt ;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;All my love, with all my heart.</font&g t;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Your forever girlfriend,</font& gt;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Sammy </font>& lt;/p>

said catnipped 2005.02.05 at 18:27:21 PST

<p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;<br> <strong>Sam my's Tribute to Pericles </strong>& lt;/font></ p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt; My dearest Pericles,</font& gt;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;I hope that your Daddy might read this to you over your grave when he is strong enough again to do so.</font>& lt;/p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Alas life didn't give us the time to get to know each other well, but what I did know of you I liked very much. May I even be so hesitant as to say that love for you was blooming in my heart - my heart that is now broken and will never again be completely whole.</font&g t;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;You were brave, strong, caring and protective of your loved ones - all the good things a cat can be.</font>& lt;/p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;To say you were handsome would be an understatement, but your masculine beauty was surpassed by your adventurous spirit and the beauty of your soul.</font&gt ;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;The last years of your life were spent loving and supporting your Daddy, and I know he will miss you much more than I will, but I hope you know I will miss you very, very much.</font&gt ;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;I am so sad your life was cut short by such a pernicious illness! It seems so unfair that the good, the brave, the ones who *should* be with us to support us and keep us strong are taken from us far, far too soon. But I know that you will always be with us in spirit and your love will shine down on your Daddy, and hopefully a little bit for me.</font>& lt;/p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Cats are not able to shed water from their eyes like our humans do (Mommy is shedding lots and lots of water from her eyes for you), but that doesn't mean that we do not care just as deeply and hurt just as much when the ones we love are taken from us.</font>& lt;/p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;My tears come instead as quiet mewls as I sit and contemplate what might have been, and the purring I'm doing is not from contentment but in the attempt to ease the hurt inside my heart.</font&g t;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Mommy says I must purr extra loud and extra strong to help heal your Daddy's broken heart, and I am doing so, as are my sisters. I hope your Daddy knows how many people and kitties around the world are hurting with him right now, and how sad they are that they can't be there with him to give him hugs and help him grieve. They are all thinking about him and sending him cyber hugs, but I know this doesn't really help ease the pain of your loss.</font&gt ;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Dear Pericles, you will be missed and loved throughout the years of my life, and I will never have another boyfriend - you will be my boyfriend forever. You will never be forgotten for as long as I, or my Mommy, or your Daddy lives, so in a way you will live on through me and through them.</font&gt ;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;One day I will join you at the Rainbow Bridge and I hope you are the first there to welcome me home. Until then, go and explore and find all the best napping spots, the best hunting grounds, the warmest sunbeams, and the coolest grass meadows, but please keep me in your heart as you will be kept in mine.</font&gt ;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;All my love, with all my heart.</font&g t;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Your forever girlfriend,</font& gt;</p> <p>< font size="2&quot ; face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"& gt;Sammy </font>& lt;/p>

said catnipped 2005.02.05 at 18:27:21 PST

My deepest sympathies to you for Pericles passing. There is no rhyme or reason and it seems mighty unfair but I suppose that it is just because we only get to see one piece of the pie. Goodbye my lovely Pericles and please keep watch over your Exocat and help him in his time of need. Karen

said chupie105 2005.02.05 at 12:24:42 PST

Really nice pics, and such beautiful kitties! They are lucky to have you as their favorite human! Thanks for signing my guestbook! i just made a new album called Dam's,creek's and colorshow. I took the pics yesterday, and i'm sure, with all the rain and wind we had last night, that those beautiful colored trees are pretty bare today. Greetings from Vicky from Pennsylvania!

said squeakerpa 2003.10.15 at 08:41:53 PDT