Tama-Chan's Thoughtful Thursday

Tama-Chan: My name is Tama and I am the Keeper of Memories. When #1 came back on Tuesday evening from her trip to Bordeaux, we were so pleased to see her! We love Mr. G but #1 is different. She is our #1. So, yesterday, #1and I sat together. We were so happy to be together again. She petted me and I purred. We are still under the shock of losing our Beebs. As we were reminiscing, she looked at me and she said" My Tama, you are the Keeper of Memories. You are the only one to have known all the ones we have lost. Sen-Chan loved you when you were a tiny kitten. In turn, you loved Sei-Chan, and then Yuu-Chan. And you had your fabulous kittens and Beebs stayed with us. And through all that, there was Tommy. You and I are the only ones left who knew and loved each and every one of them." And thus she named me Keeper of Memories.

 

We have been blogging for almost 11 years. In fact, the blog started a few months before I was born. Over the years, we have made so many friends all over the world. Not many friends from way back then are still blogging, but we manage to keep in touch with some of them via Facebook instead. How many of you remember an Australian blog called Forever Foster? There were three resident cats, Fui, Suey and Lishy, plus fosters who came and went. They stopped blogging almost six years ago. Today, we found out that Suey went to the Rainbow Bridge a few days ago. Suey was a Tortie with a Tortie personality. The last blog post she was in is here.

Run free, beautiful Suey. I shall keep your memory:

 

And we have one more farewell today. Not long after we started to blog, we discovered an amazing Irish blog about a dog called Clive and a cat called Tinkerbell. The blog, which no longer exists, was called Assistance Dog For Autism. You see, Clive's young master, Murray (known in the early days as "The Little Man"), is autistic and the arrival of Clive totally changed his life. For many years, Clive was Murray's faithful companion, making it possible for him to experience so many things he would not have been able to otherwise. Tinkerbell also did her part, and she went to the Bridge some years ago. Clive retired from being an official assistance dog several years ago and stayed with the family as a pet, and we learned yesterday that he too has just gone to the Bridge at the age of 14. Our deepest condolences to the family, most especially to Murray who is now a fine young man. This photo was taken last year, at Clive's 13th birthday:

And so we make and keep memories. We will remember...