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 Dec 20 2006, 01:23 PM
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 Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 334 Joined: 24-August 06 Member No.: 1,995  |
A friend of mine who knew how much I loved Precious and has been my friend for many years gave me such a wonderful present this year! I blubbed when I opened the box. It was a double picture frame; one side was a blowup of the picture you see on the left (all cat and no background) and a purple pawprint on a red heart with the words Precious Memories above and below the heart. (I will do a picture tonight and upload it to this thread so you can see how lovely it is!) This friend does stained glass and that's what it is. I thanked her endlessly for it. She told me that she was so sorry about Precious' death and she wanted me to have something I could cherish -- and she was so right!
Lisa 
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Dec 20 2006, 02:07 PM
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 Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 313 Joined: 11-November 06 From: London, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,266 |
Ahh finally a human with a gold heart....it was refreshing to hear that someone in the world outside of this haven has empathy for people who lose their pets. It seems that I myself and others here have been exposed to an array of humans that have no concept how to love. I am looking forward to your upload so I may see the picture
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Dec 20 2006, 03:40 PM
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 Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 105 Joined: 14-November 06 Member No.: 2,278 |
What a sweet, thoughtful thing to do. That is a 'real' friend!
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Dec 20 2006, 03:49 PM
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 Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 625 Joined: 13-December 06 From: Virginia Member No.: 2,356 |
What a wonderful friend and wonderful touching gift. I too, look forward to seeing a picture of it when you're able. Its comforting to know that not everyone out there is among the "just a cat" variety and that some friends truly to empathize.
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Dec 20 2006, 08:26 PM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 334 Joined: 24-August 06 Member No.: 1,995 |
I have been trying to upload the picture for a half hour and the site won't let me so it did go to my Avatar if anyone wants to take a look!!
Lisa
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Dec 20 2006, 10:40 PM
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 Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 305 Joined: 14-October 06 Member No.: 2,187 |
Oh,Lisa........It's just beautiful! What a thoughtful and loving friend you have.You are so lucky.It's nice to know there are still people in the world who have a caring heart and want to do something nice for a friend who's had a tough year.Cherish that friend and keep her close to your heart.She's a keeper! Thank you for sharing it with all of us.I will be thinking of you and all the others on christmas eve when we all do the candle lighting ceremony. Take care,Renee
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Dec 21 2006, 01:17 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 313 Joined: 11-November 06 From: London, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 2,266 |
THAT IS AWESOME! Keep her close. It seems some here have been shunned by all they know and can only come here for support. It is wonderful to have a real shoulder to cry on, real eyes to look into, and a heart that beats to the same tune as yours when it comes to understanding that our pets are not just that...they are a part of the essence of who we are and when they die..they take a piece of us with them we can NEVER get back
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Dec 21 2006, 02:36 PM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 334 Joined: 24-August 06 Member No.: 1,995 |
Thank you!! I tried putting the picture as "my picture" and I think it worked, there it is! :-)
Karen is truly a great friend. She's not a cat person though, she's a dachsund mama! (Milo is his name and he is quite the dog!) She and I lost our mothers a little over a year apart so we share a lot in common. She knew how much I loved Precious and wanted to do her own tribute to him, and she did. I can't thank her enough! I would try and do the same if something happened to Milo, though I don't have her gift at creating stained glass art. Lisa
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 Dec 21 2006, 10:04 PM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 776 Joined: 26-February 04 From: Massachusetts, USA Member No.: 245 |
Dear Lisa:
What a thoughtful friend you have in Karen  You are very sweet, too, so I'm sure she is extremely grateful to have you as a friend as well.She made you a very BEAUTIFUL gift, in tribute of your beloved boy, Precious I love that it is something she made with her own hands -- it was made out of love, and you will have it forever.Peace & Love, Denise -------------------- Our Beloved Girl, Ernestine (AKA) "Ernie-Bird"
April, 1984 - February 7, 2004 ***AFFA*** Forever, you will ALWAYS live on in our hearts! DEPARTED FROM EARTH, NEVER FORGOTTEN.... Love, Mom & Dad xoxoxoxoxo ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." Immanuel Kant "Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight" Albert Schweitzer |
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Dec 22 2006, 10:22 AM
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 Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 1,208 Joined: 21-June 05 From: Canada Member No.: 961 |
Lisa,
I couldn't seem to find or view your pic, but what a gem of a friend you have to do such a sweet and caring thing for you. -------------------- "I dropped a tear in the ocean. The day you find it is the day I will stop missing you." [center]~Anonymous~ <div align="center">"Not flesh of my flesh, Nor bone of my bone, But still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, You didn't grow under my heart - but in it"[/center] ~Fleur Conkling Heylinger~ >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< "For one species to mourn the death of another is a noble thing" ~Aldo Leopold~ <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage. ~Sri Aurobindo Spay now or pay later, the interest is killing us. </span></div> |
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Dec 26 2006, 08:37 PM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 334 Joined: 24-August 06 Member No.: 1,995 |
Friends like that are so few and far between. Karen may live two states away but we keep in touch several times a week. I've always told her she should take that talent for stained glass and turn it into something profitable...and I meant making money off it! I never dreamed she's take that the other way. I'm still thanking her for it.
Also, a close friend who lives near me gave me a gorgeous pin (for Christmas) that resembles Precious and had his birth and death dates engraved on the back. I wear it on everything!! Lisa
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