Matters of Life and Death
This weeks gallery of memorial tattoos.
A white tattoo is new to me and I like the subtle look.
The ancient infinity symbol is timeless and will never need an update.
Feathers and flight, what’s not to like?
See the complete collection of memorial tattoos on Urn Garden pinterest board.
We have a situation in the garden: What do with our 16 year old Border Collie. We didn’t think he’d make it through the summer, and yet as we cross the threshold into the new year, he’s still hanging on. Barely.
We’d planned to let nature take it’s course. Our vet gave us some good advice a couple of years ago when we were dealing with a little Bijan that was having seizures. “You’ll know it’s time to euthanize your pet when the bad days are more frequent than the good days.”
After reviewing the quality-of-life checklist, we realized that in regard to the Happiness/Mental Status category, every day is a bad day for our friend. It was a reality check.
His tail is tucked most of the time. The only time the tail shows any kind of life is when we walk. A slow painful stroll to the corner. The dog that had unending energy and had to be off the leash so that he could run and stretch his legs now is less stressed when the leash is on to guide him. His vision is dim and his ears are deaf. He falls down and is confused. His toys? The ball? Not interested.
He’s stinking up the place. There’s an odor of decay. He eats but doesn’t seem to get any nutritional value and is a frail bony skeleton. Our pact was we’d let him go when he couldn’t get up. Now, I’m not so sure we should wait.
Addendum: We thought we might take him for a little jaunt, but when we grabbed the leash, he looked at us like “are you kidding me?”. I called the vet and scheduled the appointment.
Grieving a Lost Pet | 5 Tips to Coping with the Death of a Pet | Life in the Garden (urngarden.com)
In late December, CBS aired a story about a beautiful boy and the legacy he left. Jayden Lamb was only on this earth for a short while but his spirit lives on as the people inspired by his story pay it forward.
Invitations were emailed for the reopening of the Century Aurora 16 theater January 17 that will be a “special evening of remembrance”. The families of the 12 murder victims and 58 others injured were less than enthusiastic about the personal invite. Aurora mayor Steve Hogan says it’s part of the community’s healing process..
Sandy Phillips lost her 24 year old daughter in the shooting, and was insulted by the gesture. “None of us received a letter of condolence or any other communication from Cinemark, but now they want us to step foot in that theater,” Phillips said in an interview. “It’s like people going back to a slaughterhouse, as far as I am concerned.”
Read more: Victims’ families of Aurora theater shooting protest remembrance event – The Denver Post
