Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have the same kind of folder, but mine is called LUG. And, yes, Ted has by far the most entries ;-) Tina On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 7:07 PM, George Lottermoser < george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > On Jun 23, 2014, at 5:25 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > > > We, Irene, myself and kids were always a cat family during our time in > Ottawa long before we moved to the west coast of Canada. > > > > There was always more than one, actually we had five running about on > and off. Then we had a female not fixed who became pregnant. Oh well "it > happens in the best of families!" :-) > > > > Then all of a sudden over night we had 9 cats/kittens. YIKES! It was a > bit of a challenge until the kittens were weaned and we gave them to > friends "who were just dying to have a kitten running about their homes. > Back to 5. > > > > Next major event? We moved to the west coast. Irene drove her car and I > followed behind. Took a couple of weeks as we stopped and visited friends > and family along the way until we arrived in Victoria. Cat's were in > excellent care at their favorite vet with house stay facilities until we > were settled into the new home. Meanwhile 5 cats being treated like King > and Queens. New house is finally ready for cats so we phone vet in Ottawa > .... "Send cats!" > > > > They prepare cats for travel. We drove across the North American > continent plus one ferry ride to get here, RIGHT! :-) CATS? Well what did > you expect? "AIR TRANSPORTATION ALL THE WAY!" :-) I mean if yer goin' to > have cats or any kind of pets they become as family blood as if they were. > > > > So we had a great time as they were also" out side cats." Well they > stayed around the house grounds and always came in evening time. However, > the first week here they never left us alone as they followed us all over > the place, sometimes it would be all 5. Another one or two. > > > > Bedtime? All 5 slept at the bottom of the bed by our feet for at least > the first week, ten days. Eventually they became at ease with the new home > and over the following years lived happily only leaving us when each in > turn "AGE" took it's toll. With the last one being the toughest of all. > > > > I'm in Boston shooting the book "WOMEN in Medicine." Unfortunately the > last "old fella" Miller (22 years) has taken quite ill and has to be put > down. Irene and I are on the phone...... me in Boston in the evening with 3 > hour time zone difference tired as all get out and really looking for > sleep. Yet trying to give Irene comfort while she is in Victoria and the > vet has come to our home to look after things. > > > > The vet did her duty and then sat with Irene until the Old Lad was gone. > Then she left taking him with her. > > > > Then we couldn't hang-up because we were both bawling our eyes out and > would've given anything to have been able to have a hug and hold each other > and the old lad just one more time. :-( Fate doesn't deal a hand like that. > :-( Then we kind of got a hold of our emotions and chatted for a bit until > quite early the next morning. > > > > However our "China Cat's" were all we had after. That is until my Grand > Daughter arrived and smiled at me as she said sweetly........" "G'pa do you > think I can get a kitten or cat from the SPCA?" Me of course wilted before > this beautiful smiling young girl and we now have a big fat cat lounging > about here once again. Yeah and it feels nice! :-) > > I have an email file folder labeled "Being There" > > I only put things in that folder which ring incredibly true, rich with > real life experience and full of humanity. > > You have the most emails in that folder Ted. > > Thank you - AGAIN > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com