My lovely Tazz, my Canadian cat died today. He was 16.5 years old and a real character. Since I moved, he has been living with my friend Marleen and her family in Qualicum. They have loved him and taken good care of him. He had a lovely long life. Lots of cat fights, lots of hunting, and most of all lots of snuggling. He could drape himself over anything. He used to go around draped around his first mother Monica's son Kale's neck. When he was a baby, Monica used to carry him in the bib of her overalls.
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| Christmas 2012 |
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| Christmas 2013, his last Christmas. He is being held by one of the twins who loved him and whom he loved back. He ate and slept in their room. |
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| With the other twin. |
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| With Wim. See what I mean about the draping. |
On another not too happy note, Veenitha, my maid, has been telling me about one of her neighbours. An elderly couple raising their 5 grandchildren ranging in age from 11 to 5. Both their parents died from dengue fever. They all go to school, but are having difficulty because then do not have school supplies and the two youngest girls don't have uniforms. The other day, I went and bought them exercise books, pens, pencils, coloured pencils, erasers, and pencil sharpeners. It cost me a grand total of C$14.62. Now I am going to find out how much uniforms will cost for the girls. So much for free public education when you need certain clothes and shoes as well or they won't let you in.
If anyone is inclined to help these kids out, please let me know. Everything will go directly to the Grandmother who will distribute it. Veenitha thought of giving the stuff to the principal of the school, but I nixed that. I want the things to go to these kids who so badly need it.
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