Sei-Chan's Souvenir Saturday - Remembering TOMMY

 

Rainbow Sei: I was already here at The Bridge when this happened, but six years ago today was one of the worst days in our #1's life. There was clearly something terribly wrong with Tommy, very suddenly, and Dr. C broke the terrible news that he had hemangiosarcoma of the spleen, a deadly and silent killer for which almost nothing can be done. When #1 asked how long, the reply was "days" but Dr. C did give us a gift in making Tommy comfortable and seemingly well for what short time remained. #1 and Tommy had six days together, including Christmas, and they poured all the love they have for each other into those days.

Here is a photo of Tommy, taken well before he got sick, showing just how magical he was:

There was always this glow around him.

This is one of the last pics taken of #1 with Tommy, shortly after his diagnosis:

And here are a couple of pics of random pics of Tommy loving life:

It saddens us here at The Bridge to see just how much our humans miss us, but we want all of you to know that we miss you too and we will be together again!

TOMMY (2007-2018)

FOREVER LOVED

💙💚💛💜

Feline Friday - Boys at Play

 

Ryū-Chan: #1 hasn't been taking many photos this week so will once again dip into Mr. G's pics to show you a few more photos of us taken at night in the cat run.

First, here is Momo conversing with Benny

Next is me contemplating tree climbing:

And finally, Momo again, looking very attentive.

Thankful Thursday

 

Benny: I am thankful that #1 is feeling better. We have a bunch of friends coming to dinner on Friday and #1 wanted to make sure it would be OK to welcome them, so she went and got a covid test, which came back negative.

#1 says that I am the first "Chan" with such an abiding love for boxes! I am thankful for all boxes, especially since #1 leaves them out for me most of the time!

We all got our Christmas collars this week. #1 hasn't yet managed to get decent shots of all of us wearing them, but here I am:

And here is little Ryū's:

Queen Tama's is pretty cute too!

We are thankful for the lovely collars and will try to get photos of Ollie and Momo, the latter being a really difficult task. #1 is considering some alternative approaches. Stay tuned!

There is one more thing we are thankful for! A couple of years ago, #1 bought a tropical plant called a Tibouchina and put it in a pot. It didn't do anything last year but now, it has begun to flower! The colour is so beautiful! It is in our porch, away from the cold and other nasty stuff.

One-Word Wednesday

 

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Tama-Chan Tuesday

 

Tama-Chan: Hello, Dear Friends! I am pleased to report that our #1 is feeling better. She says she has graduated from feeling like a slug to feeling like a human being! That is a relief! Not that she slacked when it came to my meals, even when she felt awful.

We are both quite pleased with this photo taken by Mr. G. #1 says I look dreamy:

As she gets back into her work routine, I am there to assist:

After which I enjoy my well-earned rest in my beloved beddie:

She says she will be home with us all through the holidays. That's what I like to hear!

Momo's Manly Monday

 

Momo-Chan: Happy Monday, my friends! We're sorry we didn't post yesterday but #1 felt really yucky and just wasn't up to it. We are hoping she has begun to turn a corner and will soon be back to her usual energetic self. In the interim, we have some great pics taken by Mr. G whilst she was away, so we can do a proper MM post!

I think I'll start with little Dragon Ryū who is in #1's baddest books at the moment as he has been bothering Queen Tama constantly. Naughty boy...

Mr. G took these pics at night in the cat run!

 Benny looks strange with the light from the flash!!!

And last but not least is Ollie:

Our apologies also for the lack of commenting recently. We hope to return to normal very quickly.

Sneezy Saturday

#1 here. I returned from Paris yesterday with a bad head cold, so have been sneezing and coughing ever since. I'll try to do a snuggle post tomorrow but no promises. In the meantime, just one photo of the little gift I brought back for the Gang 

Tama-Chan Tuesday

 

Tama-Chan: As you know, our Christmas tree is now up, although not the other decorations yet. I do love the Christmas tree. I took the time to count, and this is the 17th Christmas I am spending with #1. That is more than a kitty's total number of paws, although I have fewer as I am missing some. So many wonderful Christmas memories... I am so happy to be here with #1 and I hope that my meds continue to work and I continue to do well for a while longer.

As you know, #1 is off to Paree today and she won't be back until Friday. You know how much I hate it when she is gone, but we are so lucky to have Mr. G who takes great care of us, and #1 does deserve a little time off. I shall just nap my way through the next few days. On the subject of napping, guess what happened the other day?

Yep. He sat right next to me and he didn't bother me. You could have knocked me over with a feather!

This is me helping #1 with her work. I love to lean on her hand or arm as she is typing, to provide proper guidance.

I'll miss you, #1, but have a great time and come back as early as you can on Friday!

Momo's Manly Monday

 

Momo-Chan: It's me, your Manly host Momo, aka Fluff Puff! #1 has been complimenting me lately on my increased involvement in the various activities around the house! I'm beginning to realise that I won't be caught and eaten after all! So, now I can begin to relax.

Mr. G caught a couple of shots of me in my sky hammock up in the study.

And he got a couple of nice portraits of Ollie!

We have further proof of Ryū-Chan's love of bathrooms:

As well as his love for the window hammock in the living room:

Here I am again, hanging out with my bro, Benny:

And here is Benny at rest on #1's bed:

Last but not least, we have a nice video of The Big V being led by Mr. B into his comfortable stable for the night:

This is going to be another busy week for #1. It's become a bit of a tradition for her to go up to Paris for a few days in December to see her cousins and enjoy the Christmas lights. She is leaving on Tuesday afternoon and hopes to be back early Friday afternoon, although she is a little worried by looming railway strikes. Queen Tama will post tomorrow and we will then take a little break until she gets back, unless #1 wants to post some Paree pics.

Snuggles on Sunday

 

Tama-Chan: Hello, Dear Friends, and welcome to our SoS post! I think we have a pretty good line-up of pics today, helped by the fact that Mr. G and Ms. N came by yesterday to help #1 decorate our Christmas tree.

Let me start with this nice one of me and #1:

And here is a fun one of Ms. N with Benny:

#1 snagged this one of me and Benny with Mr. G. As you can see, Mr. G is making sure that Benny does not interfere with me eating my meal.

Next, we have a sweet one of Momo and Ryū:

And an even sweeter one of Ollie with Ryū-Chan:

We also have Momo enjoying morning snuggles with #1:

And Benny enjoying evening snuggles with her!

And, to wrap things up, a couple of  nice ones of #1 with Ollie:

Sei-Chan's Souvenir Saturday

 

Sei-Chan: Hello, Everyone! It's been a while! In fact, it's been more than a month since we had a souvenir post, and I am very glad to be back with all of you! I hope you are all well and enjoying the looming festive season. Things are good at the Bridge. We know how to celebrate in style!

I have a full line-up of pics for you this week, so let's start without further ado. Here is a photo from 2003, of the first among us, Ikkyu. It was taken in Prince Edward Island, Canada, where #1 had a summer cottage for many years. When she lived in Chicago, she and Ikkyu would the 3-day drive together and then stay 6-8 weeks. Great memories!

Next up, we have Sen-Chan who came to the Bridge when he was only 18 months old. He is such a sweetie and, just like me, he is a red Aby with pink pawpads!

Here is little Genji displaying a dangle that my sis, Tama, would be proud of!

And we have handsome Yuu-Chan, another red boy who made his journey to the Bridge at only 15 months, in 2010. #1 says she still misses him so much, as she does all of us.

Next up is... ME!!! I really loved that hammock by the radiator!

And on to the one and only Tommy, the best woofie ever! He was quite the sportsdog!

The beautiful Hotesse is such a joy to have among us here. #1 is really pleased because one of her great-grand-daughters is going to her good friends in Scotland!

Da Beebs.... one of a kind. He is still #1's cellphone pic. Here he is on one of his "Houbibi" escapades:

And last but not least, the gorgeous Trav who is enjoying having at the Bridge the family he never truly had before.

And that's all of us. I hope you enjoyed the pics and perhaps we may be back next Saturday. Did you know that once upon a time, they were called "SEIturday" and were my special day?