"Heavy" Thursday
I'm heavy-hearted today, because of Sparkle's imminent death, whether that be today or not. I don't have (or want) a FaceBook account, but thanks to another blogger, I knew she was quite ill, so "her" post today wasn't a shock. Still difficult and bittersweet to read, though. She's been such an intrinsic part of the cat blogging world for so long, and I've been around the CB for not quite 5 years, I think. It's so hard to let go, to say goodbye. No number of years is enough with our beloved companions, and in Sparkle's case, her human had given her a voice that has reached so many, done such good work. I don't feel like posting on the boys' blog about this, not until she's passed, whenever that might be. My thoughts and "prayers" are with her and with her human right now. *** In other cat-related matters, Nicki scared the beejeezus out of me this morning, I thought I would lose him. When I get up in...