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Only five weeks after losing Fergus, we have been struck by another tragedy – our sweet Cassie passed away on December 1. Cassie was 15 years young and had always been very healthy, however, recently she had diagnosed with Westie Lung Disease, a horrible respiratory disease that scarred her little lungs making it very difficult for her to breath. She held on for three weeks after diagnosis but the end came very early on Monday morning. Wayne held our little sweetheart as she left us to go be with Fergus. The knowledge that they are together again and that he has company is comforting, but we do feel so alone.
The three White Dogs are now just one….
On October 24, 2008, I lost my best buddy and the original WhiteDog, Fergus. Not long after attending the Westie Walk (see the video below), the brain tumour that he’d been courageously fighting started to take over and he began to have difficulty with simple things like standing and walking. I couldn’t bear to watch my beautiful boy struggle – it was completely heartbreaking to watch how brave he was. So, we decided to allow him to go peacefully and with dignity. He passed on in my arms surrounded by much love.
I miss him more than I can even describe. I can still see his beautiful face and imagine how it felt to hold him as he’d sleep on his back in my arms. So, the three WhiteDogs are now two and our house feels so empty.
Sleep well, Chubby Buddy. Know we love you.
Should have added this ages ago – I’ve been busily helping with this joint Season of Codes for quite a while since I’m in the Calgary Renaissance Singers, one of the choirs involved. Our first concert in the series is Christmas in Code, December 7 and 8 – plan to come if you can! It’s sure to be interesting. And the music is glorious.
Next stop for us? A Leap Day concert – since February 29 only comes around every four years. Worth celebrating!
Yes – you knew someone had to come up with something to placate all those wannabe designer clients out there. Here it is:
Surely it works?! (Note the use of the Interrobang…)
If you make something handmade and need or want a place to sell your wares, etsy.com is for you. Sign up is free and there are minimal listing fees. Sort of like eBay but for the handcrafter that I know is in all of us…!
Found this on Artsmart – wish I’d known about it sooner. Must check it out – if you beat me to it, report back?
I’ve added a link to the lovely Kristina’s blog in the links section to the right. Check it out!
Do you love colour? I do. And colourlovers.com is a great site that monitors colour trends and allows users to post their own colour palettes. Great site if you need to find new colour combos or just check out new trends.
Courtesy of Nancy, the following:
“I was listening to a CBC program about language and words on Saturday (it’s called “And Sometimes Y”; it comes on at 11:30 a.m. on CBC 1) and they were talking about a punctuation mark I had never heard of before …. it’s a symbol called the “interrobang” and it combines a question mark (or interrogation mark as they called it) and an exclamation mark (apparently the slang name for it among typesetters is the bang).”
Descriptions:
Wikipedia
search.com
And now I need to know what an asterism is.
Go forth and astound your friends with this one! Though if you can work “interrobang” into a sentence, I applaud you!
Am I the only one that thinks Weight Watchers offering a lifetime membership is just bad advertising? If it works, why would you need to be a lifetime member? Just wondering…
