Today would have been Ruby’s 14th birthday, and as is often the case with these special days, I miss my precious girl even more today than I usually do. I don’t think I’ll ever come to terms with the fact that she died so young. It makes me sad that I never got to experience her as a senior kitty. She had so much life left to live, so many more years of irritating her big sister, and so many more tuna cakes to enjoy.Continue Reading
Ruby’s Reflections
Remembering Ruby: That Time When Ruby Learned to Share My Lap With Allegra
It’s been a while since I shared a Ruby memory with you! Even though she’s been gone for almost five years, I still miss her every single day. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did. Today’s memory is a conversation between her and Allegra about sharing my lap.Continue Reading
Remembering Ruby on Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day
Today is Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day!
I created this day in memory of Ruby. April 17, 2011 was the day I brought her home. Ruby was the consummate tortie. She had tortitude in spades. She was strong-willed, lively, and very possessive of me. She wore her big tortie heart on the proverbial sleeve: she was the most affectionate cat I ever had.Continue Reading
Remembering Ruby: The Day We Met for the First Time
It seems impossible that it’s been over four years since I had to let Ruby go. As I’m watching Allegra in her senior years (she’ll be 15 in August, how is that even possible!) I feel cheated that I never got to watch my little Ruby girl grow old. I still miss her every single day. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did, and I love sharing those memories with you.Continue Reading
Remembering Ruby: How Ruby Helped with Household Chores
It seems impossible that it’s been more than four years since I had to let Ruby go. I still miss my little girl every single day. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did, and I love sharing those memories with you.Continue Reading
Remembering Ruby: That Time When Ruby’s Leisurely Bath Got Interrupted
It’s been a while since I shared a Ruby memory. I really can’t believe that it’s been more than four years since I had to let my precious little girl go. I still miss her every single day. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did, and I love sharing the memories with you.Continue Reading
Remembering Ruby: Four Years Ago Today
Four years ago today, I had to let my precious girl go. I have shared memories of Ruby with you over the last four years, and I will continue to do so, but today is a day for Allegra and me to remember her privately.Continue Reading
Remembering Ruby: The Quest for the Purrfect Sun Puddle
It’s hard to believe that it’s going on four years now that I had to let Ruby go, and I still miss her every day. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did, and I love sharing the memories with you.Continue Reading
Remembering Ruby: Ruby’s Guide to Lap Sitting
It’s been more than three years now that I had to let Ruby go, and I still miss her every day. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did, and I love sharing the memories with you.Continue Reading
Remembering Ruby: That Time When Ruby Wished She Had Thumbs
It’s been more than three years now that I had to let Ruby go, and I still miss her every day. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did, and I love sharing the memories with you.Continue Reading
Remembering Ruby: Her Special Way of Eating Treats
It’s been more than three years now that I had to let Ruby go, and I still miss her every day. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did, and I love sharing the memories with you.Continue Reading