the Late Great China Bean

Dear Blog,

I have no plans to drop off the face of the internet again anytime soon, but it's been a rough week & I'm not feeling so chatty.

Lately, we are a stressed-out household, busy wrangling various important deadlines & hoping that someday soon one or the other of us will not be sneakily working through "family movie night," & then on Tuesday we got the not-unexpected but still crushing news that the time had come to put our sweet old bean of a cat to sleep.

She was almost seventeen, had a lovely life until she started quickly declining these last few months, & I am grateful to feel sure that we made the best choice for her. (Local folks, I cannot recommend the Cat Clinic of Seattle highly enough for the care they gave her over the years & the support they gave all of us at the end.)  I still miss her, though.  (The children, on the other hand, are already asking for kittens.  This is less cold-hearted than it sounds, since China predated them by quite a few years & was almost completely disinterested in even being in the same room with them, ever.)

Anyway, I do have some things to share: a final picture of the kindergarten auction project + a little tutorial about the kind of printing we did; instructions for a cute girl-sized kerchief; some more PMC work, some more quilting, things like that.

But, next week, I think.

Comments

[Molly K.]

I'm so sorry to hear about your cat. Losing a pet is always harder than you imagine.

[Anne]

Sending hugs. Our old furry friends really do carve out a space in our heart.

[Jaclyn Bailey]

I am so sorry! The loss of a family pet is always hard, no matter the age. Hugs.

[Mama Urchin]

I'm so sorry. Losing a pet is a terrible tragedy and it's hard to know if the kids make it easier or harder.

[Moose]

I always wish they can live as long as parrots...so sorry.
Tail Wags to All.
~Moose

[aprill]

i'm so sorry.
she was a beautiful kitty.
xoxo

[anina]

I'm so sorry to hear this.
Our girl is 16 and suddenly going downhill too, so I have an idea how you feel.

[Meg]

I'm sorry, and sad for you. xo

[erin]

so sorry, daria. it's so hard to lose a pet. big hugs.

[Dee Mallon]

so sorry about your cat -- she SO reminds me of Cindy -- the beautiful white cat that I grew up with -- she lived to be 20 and came to see me in a dream when she died (she died in Massachusetts and I was living in Dublin at the time)... it is the ONLY time that something like that has ever happened to me...

anyway, it's a real loss... sorry.
Dee

[blair]

I'm so sorry D. Both my now deceased cats were under care of Cat Clinic of Seattle for years, they were so good to them. I hope all is calming down and movie night is back in session. I highly recommend Alf on hulu.com too. xo

[Courtney]

So sorry to hear about your cat. Hugs.

[nichi]

I'm so sorry. Pets have an important place in our heart.
Hugs. nichi

[Corina]

Hi, I am new to your blog and have been reading about your busy life and amazing talent. I'm sure you still miss your cat. I have had cats in the past that lived well into their second decade and I still think of them. Your cat struck a chord with me. We currently have a white cat too, Tinky(belle) has a lovely temperment. She is my eldest daughter's cat, and wouldn't you know it, my daughter's name is China!.
I look forward to reading your blog regularly!
Corina

[cheap ed hardy]

Our girl is 16 and suddenly going downhill too, so I have an idea how you feel.

[pandora armband]

Thank you ,it's really useful.

[pandora armband]

Thank you ,it's really useful.

[ed hardy]

ed hardy is my favorite variety and novel style, with t-shirt, bags, glasses, pants, etc., the price is reasonable, it is a good choice for young people

[pandora anhänger]

it's a lovely doorstop in some very cute fabric.

[office2010]

What a great idea!! I think we'll try to make a few this afternoon.
Love her jewels!