tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post7095500463832742956..comments2024-01-13T03:17:02.912-06:00Comments on S.K. Mayhew, Kid Lit Writer : R.I.P. MY DEAR STRIPESSharon K. Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-46912712348589876982010-05-19T11:59:03.861-05:002010-05-19T11:59:03.861-05:00Hey, it's me again. Your sweet baby looks lik...Hey, it's me again. Your sweet baby looks like my late brother Ivan. Very sad.<br /><br />http://brianshome-me.blogspot.com/2009/11/remembering-brother-ivan.htmlBrian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-65987601694151185592010-05-17T09:31:15.168-05:002010-05-17T09:31:15.168-05:00My heart breaks for you. I still miss all those w...My heart breaks for you. I still miss all those who've gone on (Olivia, Felicia, and Maude), and I"m dealing with Elsa's serious illness now. She was originally misdiagnosed, but I've found a new vet whose treatments are working better (she is an older cat), so at least she'll have a good quality of life for however long we still have together. She picked me when she was 7 weeks old, and I can't imagine life without her.Devon Ellingtonhttp://devonellington.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-77520613300881297082010-05-13T18:06:06.755-05:002010-05-13T18:06:06.755-05:00I'd like to thank everyone who has stopped by ...I'd like to thank everyone who has stopped by and offered kind words of encouragement. I've tried to respond to each of you personally via my gmail account, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. Again, thanks so much for your thoughts, prayers and sharing your stories with me. It helps...Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-67737059162840853882010-05-13T17:39:20.255-05:002010-05-13T17:39:20.255-05:00so sorry - my dog is 15 and getting old. my boxer ...so sorry - my dog is 15 and getting old. my boxer died last year. its hard losing pets :(Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-13670129694599141142010-05-13T17:34:35.515-05:002010-05-13T17:34:35.515-05:00What a tribute. Hang in there.What a tribute. Hang in there.Donna McDinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959673932828354020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-49623855881432999012010-05-13T11:29:21.045-05:002010-05-13T11:29:21.045-05:00What a lovely story of how you met. I'm so sor...What a lovely story of how you met. I'm so sorry, Sharon. Thinking of you.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-44412242801460840802010-05-13T10:56:25.883-05:002010-05-13T10:56:25.883-05:00Just in case you do not have the time, here it is:...Just in case you do not have the time, here it is:<br /><br />My dog has died.<br />I buried him in the garden<br />next to a rusted old machine.<br /><br />Some day I'll join him right there,<br />but now he's gone with his shaggy coat,<br />his bad manners and his cold nose,<br />and I, the materialist, who never believed<br />in any promised heaven in the sky<br />for any human being,<br />I believe in a heaven I'll never enter.<br />Yes, I believe in a heaven for all dogdom<br />where my dog waits for my arrival<br />waving his fan-like tail in friendship.<br /><br />Ai, I'll not speak of sadness here on earth,<br />of having lost a companion<br />who was never servile.<br />His friendship for me, like that of a porcupine<br />withholding its authority,<br />was the friendship of a star, aloof,<br />with no more intimacy than was called for,<br />with no exaggerations:<br />he never climbed all over my clothes<br />filling me full of his hair or his mange,<br />he never rubbed up against my knee<br />like other dogs obsessed with sex.<br /><br />No, my dog used to gaze at me,<br />paying me the attention I need,<br />the attention required<br />to make a vain person like me understand<br />that, being a dog, he was wasting time,<br />but, with those eyes so much purer than mine,<br />he'd keep on gazing at me<br />with a look that reserved for me alone<br />all his sweet and shaggy life,<br />always near me, never troubling me,<br />and asking nothing.<br /><br />Ai, how many times have I envied his tail<br />as we walked together on the shores of the sea<br />in the lonely winter of Isla Negra<br />where the wintering birds filled the sky<br />and my hairy dog was jumping about<br />full of the voltage of the sea's movement:<br />my wandering dog, sniffing away<br />with his golden tail held high,<br />face to face with the ocean's spray.<br /><br />Joyful, joyful, joyful,<br />as only dogs know how to be happy<br />with only the autonomy<br />of their shameless spirit.<br /><br />There are no good-byes for my dog who has died,<br />and we don't now and never did lie to each other.<br /><br />So now he's gone and I buried him,<br />and that's all there is to it.Culture Served Rawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340963911619670196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-89976576889240386152010-05-13T10:52:31.031-05:002010-05-13T10:52:31.031-05:00A touching tribite. I have had the same two cats f...A touching tribite. I have had the same two cats for over 10 years and have never lost a pet before. I don't know how I'd deal with it. Have you heard Pablo Neruda's poem to his dog after it passed away? I did a post a while back on human relationships with pets and the poem is there - it is very moving <br /> http://cultureservedraw.blogspot.com/2010/04/bizarre-trends-in-pet-keeping.htmlCulture Served Rawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340963911619670196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-60289112890971864572010-05-12T21:42:49.215-05:002010-05-12T21:42:49.215-05:00Sending my sympathies, Sharon.Sending my sympathies, Sharon.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-60501053839386180492010-05-12T20:24:15.828-05:002010-05-12T20:24:15.828-05:00Sharon, I'm so sorry for your loss. As the mum...Sharon, I'm so sorry for your loss. As the mummy of three cats and a dog, I do know and appreciate the wonderful bond between animals and humans. Lucky Stripes that he had such a great family, and lucky you for being blessed with him for so many great years.<br /><br />The saddest part of having pets is that they are like our children in so many ways and yet inevitably age faster. The losses are always so hard.<br /><br />Lots of hugs,<br />xx<br />AMAnne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960236584908811801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-90026696357208821652010-05-12T18:26:39.598-05:002010-05-12T18:26:39.598-05:00I'm so sorry for your loss, Sharon. It's s...I'm so sorry for your loss, Sharon. It's so difficult to lose a pet--they become family members.<br /><br />Stripes was beautiful, and it sounds like his personality matched his good looks. :) Cherish the memories and know you gave a great cat a wonderful life.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />DawnDawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-63333077108658133742010-05-12T17:31:24.485-05:002010-05-12T17:31:24.485-05:00I want to thank everyone for their support and enc...I want to thank everyone for their support and encouragement. It's been a rough week...I've tried to reply to everyone either via their blogs or email. Thank you...Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-49674999788917542472010-05-12T16:42:25.640-05:002010-05-12T16:42:25.640-05:00So sorry to hear about this, Sharon. . . . that wa...So sorry to hear about this, Sharon. . . . that was a beautiful tribute to Stripes. I can just imagine how great a companion he was to you--he looked SO PRECIOUS! You have every right to be sad . . . just take it one day at a time. Here's a *HUG*!Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968456960528987538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-38070603884756390692010-05-12T11:04:03.610-05:002010-05-12T11:04:03.610-05:00i'm so sorry to hear about your kitty.
((hugs)...i'm so sorry to hear about your kitty.<br />((hugs))Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-10774089629608050792010-05-12T09:19:18.361-05:002010-05-12T09:19:18.361-05:00I'm sad for you! I remember writing a post li...I'm sad for you! I remember writing a post like this for my dog two years ago and crying the whole way through it. <br /><br />Pets are like no other love. <br /><br />Praying the memories will make the sadness less bitter.Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-34034663765193278352010-05-11T21:18:58.644-05:002010-05-11T21:18:58.644-05:00It's okay to be sad. that is an important par...It's okay to be sad. that is an important part of the process and shouldn't be denied. hugs being sent from here, friend.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-78544362546600166942010-05-11T18:53:45.269-05:002010-05-11T18:53:45.269-05:00You told a beautiful story, about how Stripes foun...You told a beautiful story, about how Stripes found you, Sharon! The best way to heal, I guess, is to think that he is in a good place, free of failing health!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-87925504276836456072010-05-11T17:30:56.032-05:002010-05-11T17:30:56.032-05:00What a very loved and special cat Stripes was! You...What a very loved and special cat Stripes was! You were both truly blessed to have each other. I'm so sorry you're hurting. :(Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-54721188691390261782010-05-11T17:11:40.164-05:002010-05-11T17:11:40.164-05:00{{{Sharon}}}{{{Sharon}}}Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-89481967077975101522010-05-11T17:02:52.827-05:002010-05-11T17:02:52.827-05:00Sharon,
You poor thing. I'm so sorry for you...Sharon, <br /><br />You poor thing. I'm so sorry for your loss. At least you know Stripes is in a wonderful place.<br /><br />xoxo -- HilaryHilary Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199287020561210673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-82498862404342217482010-05-11T16:59:41.697-05:002010-05-11T16:59:41.697-05:00What a beautiful puss, Sharon. I'm so sorry. I...What a beautiful puss, Sharon. I'm so sorry. I often think the homeless cats make the best pets. They've been through that hardship and crave love. He was lucky he found you XXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-10115018434930661492010-05-11T16:51:16.263-05:002010-05-11T16:51:16.263-05:00Oh Sharon K Mayhew.
I am so so so so sorry. I am ...Oh Sharon K Mayhew.<br /><br />I am so so so so sorry. I am truly sorry. What a beauty, what a lovely lovely precious cat and what a personality - just look at his intelligent sweet face. I am truly sorry. <br /><br />Big hugs to you and your family and dear Macy.<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-78542715105922779222010-05-11T16:25:52.522-05:002010-05-11T16:25:52.522-05:00What a special cat. What an enormous loss.
Very s...What a special cat. What an enormous loss.<br /><br />Very sad to hear.Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-79632825087780685612010-05-11T16:11:40.039-05:002010-05-11T16:11:40.039-05:00What a heartwarming story how he picked you for hi...What a heartwarming story how he picked you for his family, Sharon. What a beautiful cat.<br />Hugs to you and your family. The first few weeks are so hard to get through. Take care!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449147139519589668.post-62244101702627876712010-05-11T15:17:03.241-05:002010-05-11T15:17:03.241-05:00I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your cat. ...I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your cat. I think it is so wonderful you adopted him instead of a kitten and have had such a wonderful time together. Think on those good moments and the quality of life you gave him.Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.com