BIJOU CAME TO ME ALMOST 17 YEARS AGO
WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT TOGETHER
AT ABOUT 3 WEEKS OF AGE SHE HAD BEEN ABANDONDED IN THE LOBBY OF
THE BUILDING I LIVED IN
HAVING JUST SUFFERED THE LOSS OF
MY 22 YEAR OLD CAT FLUFFY
I WAS NOT PREPARED TO TAKE ON ANOTHER PET
BIJOU HAD DIFFERENT PLANS
AND AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS
I KNEW THERE WAS NO WAY
I COULD LET HER GO
IN HER WHOLE LIFE I NEVER ONCE HEARD BIJOU GROWL OR SHOW ANY SIGN OF ANGER OR AGGRESSION TOWARD ANYONE OR ANYTHING
SHE WAS THE MOST AFFECTIONATE,
GENTLE ANIMAL I HAVE EVER KNOWN
THE ONLY SOUND THAT CAME FROM HER WAS HER BEAUTIFUL PURRING
SHE USED TO PURR SO LOUD THAT
SOMETIMES WHEN I WAS ON THE TELEPHONE
IF SHE WAS ON MY LAP THE PERSON
ON THE OTHER END COULD HEAR HER
SHE WAS THE SWEETEST PET ANYONE
COULD WISH FOR WITH AN EQUALLY
DELIGHTFUL PERSONALITY
EVERYONE WHO MET HER FELL IN LOVE IMMEDIATELY
SHE WAS IRRESISTIBLE
I HAVE NEVER LOVED A PET AS MUCH AS I LOVE HER
THEIR WILL ALWAYS BE A CAT IN MY LIFE
BUT NEVER ONE AS SPECIAL AS BIJOU WAS
1992 - 2008
REST IN PEACE MY PRECIOUS FRIEND
BIJOU
I hope that in the place you've gone
While you wait to be reborn
There is a nice, warm patch of sun
That you can warm your fur upon.
Years ago when I lost Fluffy my 22 year old cat
I wrote an article about the options a person
has when they come to this point with their pet
It also details the wonderful, quirky story of
how Bijou came into my life. That story has
circulated around the world
I've heard from people as far away as
Japan and England who thanked me for
helping them through this heartbreaking period
every pet lover goes through eventually
It's a warm feel good story which you will find
particularly touching if you have lost a pet
If you would like to read it please click on this button
I ASKED GOD FOR A FLOWER
AND HE GAVE ME A GARDEN
I ASKED GOD FOR A TREE
AND HE GAVE ME A FOREST
I ASKED GOD FOR A RIVER
AND HE GAVE ME AN OCEAN
I ASKED GOD FOR A FRIEND
AND HE GAVE ME YOU
Irving Townsend
We cherish memory as the only certain immortality
never fully understanding the necessary plan
Unable to accept it's awful gaps
we still would live no other way
We live within a fragile circle easily and often breached
We who choose to surround ourselves
with lives even more temporary than our own
Your Light Will Always Shine
Brightly In My Heart
IF YOUR CATS LIKE PLASTIC BAGS
IF THEY LOVE TO
LAY ON TOP OF THEM
OR PLAY INSIDE OF THEM WHEN YOU FINISH PUTTING GROCERIES AWAY
THEN YOU MUST
READ THIS ACCOUNT OF
WHAT HAPPENED TO ONE KITTY WHO LOVED HIDING INSIDE A PLASTIC BAG
THERE ARE MORE HAZARDS INVOLVED WITH PLASTIC BAGS THAN YOU MAY REALIZE
Click Here
Ready for my bedtime
story now
BIJOU
1992 - 2008
