A spirited and touching tribute to our precious Tiny from long-time Chelsea Gray afficionado Elisson of Lost in the Cheese Aisle.
"Although I never met Tiny face-to-face, she has been a part of my life for many years, thanks to the medium of blogging and the power of the Internet," Elisson wrote in the comments of our own Thursday tribute to the incandescent light that was Sweet Tiny Pea, "We lost our angel baby this morning":
Our lives will be the poorer for her passing, but we will have so many happy moments to look back on thanks to your talent for finding beauty in unexpected places.
We treasure every word of comfort from our friends. Thank you with all our heart for sharing our joy through the years and now our sorrow.
Update: "The cats of the early days of the catblogosphere are leaving us one by one" writes the Father of All Catbloggers, Laurence Simon, in a poignant tribute to all things bright and beautiful, borrowing Chris Muir's memorable "Cats have 10 lives … the 10th is our memory of them" for a headline:
And I don’t begrudge Nardo when he announces his arrival on the bed, pokes my hand with his nose, barks a little more, parks himself on my chest, stares me down, and tells me I haven’t met my petting-quota quite just yet.
Because one day, there won’t be any more quotas to fill or time left to fill them in.
Time spent with dear friends is a treasure.
Posted by: goomp | April 11, 2011 at 03:55 PM
Oh sweetie, I just found out. I am so sorry. She's taken the Rainbow Bridge and is with Baby and my Dodger and Mally and Raven puppy.
Posted by: kimsch | April 12, 2011 at 12:51 AM
the emptiness and pain is a tribute to her.
you are merely behaving as she would, had she lost you.
given the two choices of not being able to serve a cat for it's entire life, versus abandoning it to a life without you, is what matters in the final equation.
crass as it may sound, better for you to suffer at her loss, than vice versa.
i'll send some pics of my maine coon...
mine would do well to look half as noble as yours.
Posted by: mark l. | April 12, 2011 at 01:29 AM
Buddy and Rusty send their abiding love to Sissy and Tuck. They spent yesterday afternoon sitting on the deck, nose to nose, staring at each other, for reasons only cats understand! The laughter generated was one small reminder of why we cherish these mystical creatures so thoroughly!
The shameless campaign for treats is another reason. Cats are so elementally greedy for the things they truly want! It's actually quite reassuring.
Posted by: Gayle Miller | April 12, 2011 at 09:25 AM
Well said. :)
Posted by: Sissy Willis | April 12, 2011 at 09:44 AM
In fact, it is their very earnestness that I most admire.
Posted by: Sissy Willis | April 12, 2011 at 09:44 AM
Oh dearest Sissy and Tuck
I checked the site for the latest update after being gone for a bit, only to find such sad news. Alan and I send our condolences and love.
How fortunate for you and Tiny to have been able to share the last fifteen years together. I am sure Tiny knew in that primal cat way that she was loved unconditionally. What a gift to give, and get. And pain is the price of love.
"I can conjure her up via the magic of memory whenever I wish" - What a beautiful comfort
Carol
Posted by: C Ward | April 14, 2011 at 10:33 PM
Dear Carol,
Thank you for your wonderful words of comfort. Hadn't allowed the tears to fall enough. Now they are flowing.
And pain is the price of love. So true.
I think often and fondly of you and Alan and Snowball.
Sissy
Posted by: Sissy Willis | April 15, 2011 at 06:53 AM