And we loose another
Yesterday we lost another CB icon Beau.. This is so sad on many levels. I was getting off I cruise when I found out about his mom Cathy passing and was terrible upset. I was more upset at the thought that Cathy had died alone. Yes I know Beau was there but I do wonder how long she was there before found and it saddens and also scares me. The cats come and go not the people behind them. And I had recently spoken to Cathy on Facebook . Although Beau passing was not terrible unexpected but it was sad. He and Cathy were very bonded. And even with the best of care no one could replace his person.
This got to thinking, The CB over the years has changed a lot. It started With Robyn’s vision and blossomed from there. I have had a cat blog at least 6 years. Starting with a cat that passed and not this one. I am not a big writer like others. But we have met so many cats and there people over the years so it is coming on the time where animals are starting to pass. We have lost quite a few of our legends. And quite a few of the people behind them too. I get so used to seeing the daily lives I feel like we all get invested in them and when something happens it is like a loss in the family. I find it easier when a cat passes than there human because you know the animals have less years in life. Now the humans are starting to go too. And it is so hard to see them leave and also wonder what happened to there cat.. We are loosing another human too soon. Judibug, she has let us in in so many different way. Through her cats and her illness. She has let us in. But also reminded us just how human we are and why we blog.
The CB is a great place with beautiful people. There are so many great things. The Chatzy partys. Be it a party or because of a loss and we want to grieve together . Or I personally love how it is opened up on the major holidays. I am fortunate to have family close to spend holidays with but I know many who are not and there are some on the CB ,so this is the way to help everyone celebrate and be included no matter where you are .
I remember Violet and the sadness of that time and how we rallied to get people to the funeral and the quilt that was made from the love. I rem when Kimo and Sabi got there blurpy and the shower that was thrown. Or when Skeezix asks Daisy to be his. Or how one of our Cats Max is published. There are so many more story’s like these. There has been so much joy and sadness shared through out the blogs . And there will be many more joyous days and sad ones too. More Joyous though. ( I hope) Although with Facebook and such blogging has changed. We all try to read everyday. But facebook has made the replys more real time and the humans not just typists but the face behind the keyboard.
I enjoy the blog world and the people and friendships in it. I am looking forward to where everyone is going in the future and how the cats will bring us there. I can not wait for the many more weddings, births and other celebrations both human and cat. And the day that Not the Momma marries I know will be a day for all on the CB to remember. Because I know at least half will be there the rest will blog and Chatzy and there will be bridal party of flat cats..
SO here is to the future of the CB and we will never forget the ones we have lost…
Karen ( Pixel and Samba’s typist)
What a lovely post.
Made me all leaky-eyed.
We’ve been through a lot, and have made lots of great friendships through the CB.
Thank you, my friend!
Here’s to the future, CHEERS!
The 3 of us think your essay is quite moving, and thought provoking, and thank U 4 sharing.
Karen:
Well stated and heartfelt. I agree with NTM entirely. Life is richer.
Jessica & DMM
We totally agree with your post. We have all become intertwined through the blogs and through Facebook. The downside of blogging is the saying goodbye part.
The Florida Furkids and Lexi and Mom Sharon
I know that Ann and the girls at Zoolatry now have a blog dedicated to our Rainbow Kitties.
http://www.ourrainbowfriends.blogspot.com/
I miss Rusty so often, and these days I am not able to have any kitties. So many little things remind me of him and his brother, Grady. I don’t write on Rusty’s blog anymore, well, because I just don’t know what to write now that he’s been gone for a few years. I am on Facebook, though and a friend of the CWB People page where I saw this post mentioned.
So sweet and so many sentiments about why we all blog and what we get from it and what we give, too…my life would be less rich without it!
What a wonderful post! The CB is a great place with very caring people. I and my cats have been blogging and part of the CB for almost 5 years now, and I am happy to be a part of it. I have made some good friends through the CB and now through Facebook. But there are times like this, when we lose a kitty or a human, when I wonder if I’m too attached to the CB. Losing a special kitty feels like I’ve lost one of my own, and it really hurts. But I know that I don’t want to stop being part of this great community either. The good definitely outweighs bad.
Sue
The Island Cats’ mom
Yeah, we are all so much more interconnected. But we share in each others highs and lows, and that makes them all so much better. Purrs.
Beautifully said! I’ve been bloggin almost 4 years now. My first blog was with Sweet Praline who we lost last year to cancer. I started a new blog with Truffle and Brulee. I’ve been very lucky to have met some of the people behind the blogs in person and hope to meet many more. Even though it looks like I am very social, I do live alone with my cats, and it does get lonely sometimes and I can lose myself in the CB. I enjoy FB to be able to talk to the people behind the cats, but I love the CB. I’ve shed many tears over the past four years and expect to shed a lot more because that is a part of life and shows that we care for each other. When I was going through losing Sweet Praline last year, I went in for some help with a Psychiatrist because the pain was so bad. I remember telling my doctor about the CB and the phone calls, emails, comment, letters, etc. and his comment was, “You have the best support system you can have through the Cat Blogosphere” and he was right.
Paula
Sweet Purrfections’ (and the late Sweet Praline’s) Mom
I think it is funny you said you we no writer, that was beautifully written and quite thoughtful. We love the CB and everyone there, past, present and future. Adopt cats, we deserve it!
You haffed put into words what I haf been trying to do fur a few weeks now.
Love & Purrs,
KC
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You have expressed what a lot of us feel very well. I was just a reader and commenter long before I became a blogger and I feel that I know so many cats and people. It is just natural that we will feel grief when one passes, but that is just a small part of it. I think that the joy of reading and writing about our beloved cats far outweighs the sadness we feel when one leaves.
Great post Karen!! You wrote all the words and thoughts of us all!! We are so glad to have so many Cat & There Humans!! We love the CB and would be lost without it!
Your TX furiends,
Karen this is a very powerful well written post that comes from all of our hearts too! This is my 6th year of blogging and so many of you have become my treasured family. The CB is always my first and last stop of the day and I wander in and out of all the blogs throughout the day…we are family!
We are there for each other in good and sad times….holding each other up as we fold one day into another.
I still adore the beautiful green jewelry I got in an auction from you years ago…
Soft purrrry hugs, Karla at the cozy cottage
Thank you for putting all of that into words. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the wonderful cat lovers and bloggers. Mom and I wouldn’t have been part of Monty’s fambly if it wasn’t for the CB. We still remember, and appreciate, all the love that was sent our way when Violette passed. Mom is forever grateful the CB’ers sent her to the funeral, and that Violette was wrapped in a quilt of love that had the names of over 400 cats and friends from all over the world.
The CB is a great place, and Mom and I are forever grateful and so happy we have so many friends here. Mom says adopting me changed her life. That may be so, but being a part of the CB really made all the difference. Our world is bigger because of the CB, and that’s best part.
Millie & Mom Lynne
Such a lovely post. When I started my blog I had no idea that I would meet such an amazing community of cats and their humans. It’s been wonderful.
Purrs,
Cory
I’m fairly new to the cat blogosphere, and newer to the Facebook side of it, but have “met” a few of you and will be forever grateful for the friendships.
Karen, this was a beautiful, and heartfelt, post which brought tears to my eyes. I can feel the love you have for all of your bloggy and FB buddies!
Chloe, Cecil, Winston and Mom Shawn
Karen — beautiful and well done. You have put into words how I have felt since I started blogging a bit less than 6 years ago. Time passes … and so do humans and the little jewels God has given each of us. Your essay is far more eloquent than anything I could write, I think.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Marilynn, Grace & Company
We a re long time bloggers too (2005) , and have many many dear kitty friends pass away. It is like you said a death in the family because you get so involved in the lives of others through these blogs. You are invited into their world to experience the joys and sadness that come from giving yourself to an animal. My dear Scooby died suddenly April 1 of an aneurism. I shared very deeply held feelings with my CB friends and they comforted me, and held me up when I needed it most.
I am sad about Beau too. I spoke to Cathy about a week before she died. She said her greatest fear is if she goes before Beau becuase she didn’t know what would become of him. The CB came to the rescue there too and got him placed with Rose.
Only we very old bloggers remember Sue Jackson and her beloved Edsel. She was another dear friend who died a year ago in September of a brain tumor. Edsel still lives with his daddy, but I know he misses his mom. Every loss is a blow, human or cat, but I never cease to be amazed at how we all pull together in support.