Tag Archives: pet loss

Vigil.

Posted on July 25, 2020 by polloplayer

I’m not good at many things, but – and yes, I’m just going to brag a little bit here – I believe I could win a medal if they held an Olympics for Avoidance and Denial. No one is better … Continue reading →

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One more brief paws…

Posted on January 25, 2020 by polloplayer

I promise we will get back to the books next week. But today I’m on a different page, a last chapter, and somehow can’t move on until I say goodbye. He wasn’t our dog. But he was our very dear … Continue reading →

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There’s a beautiful orange glow on the Rainbow Bridge.

Posted on September 7, 2019 by polloplayer

Look carefully, you’ll see it. Because Dodger was very, very orange and on Thursday he left us and stepped onto the bridge, leaving his earthly suffering behind. He came to us in 2007 as a very sick little kitten. Taylor … Continue reading →

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A truly fine feathered friend.

Posted on September 29, 2018 by polloplayer

The day before we left town, Pippa popped up to visit with me as I was wiping down a roost bar. She knew she could count on extra treats from me when it was just the two of us in … Continue reading →

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Farewell to our party girl.

Posted on August 18, 2018 by polloplayer

I always get a catch in my throat when I see an old person with an old dog. Always walking slowly, giving each other time, honoring long years together. You know what’s sadder than old people with their old dogs? … Continue reading →

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Just one last pat on the head.

Posted on June 16, 2018 by polloplayer

She’s been gone almost two weeks, but still, I inexplicably expect her to amble down the hall and thrust that magnificent golden head and mane in my face, looking to comfort me and oh, maybe get a nice little scratch … Continue reading →

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No Fairytale Ending.

Posted on June 10, 2017 by polloplayer

I’ve been – so far – quite lucky in love and in life; my heart remains mostly intact. But one small part of it has been frayed and mended, over and over, so that by now it must be patched … Continue reading →

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The Sky Really is Falling: Summer

Posted on February 7, 2015 by polloplayer

As my witty sister-in-law, Gail, quipped, we had a holiday of “drama and trauma”. I deeply regret following up the post about Birdie’s passing  with more tribulation, but that’s just how it has been going. As the Oracle said in … Continue reading →

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Feathered Friendship.

Posted on February 1, 2014 by polloplayer

I haven’t written about chickens in awhile. It just didn’t seem right to report chicken sadness during the holiday season. And here it is, already February, well past time to say an official goodbye to sweet Coco. It was a … Continue reading →

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Rosie

Posted on January 5, 2013 by polloplayer

If a long life is a life well-lived, then Rosie, who left us on Wednesday at the age of seventeen and a half, lived a very good life. Rosie was one of a litter of kittens born to a cat … Continue reading →

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