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nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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WoW! Peter, that is SO cool. That Flash Forward sounds right up my alley. Looking forward to it!

Has anyone else planted vegetable gardens this year? My dad and I collaborated and did a big one. We've got two kinds of bell peppers, zucchini, cantaloupe, green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, and even CORN. :blink: Yeah, we kinda went nuts. The boys have been helping, too. It's been fun, but something has been nibbling on the green bean plants. :angry:

How is everyone???

SARAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D<did you know your email inbox is full??>

HOW ARE YOU???? (I'm shouting! :lol: )

OMG, got LOADS of veg growing (have gone mad this year with my 'mini greenhouse')

Courgettes Zucchini, Radishes, Rocket, Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, beetroot, peppers :blink:

Hope the boys are well, so GOOD to see you!!! :wub:

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jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Sarah--it did my heart good to see you!! :D

Haven't had a veggie garden in years, so I'm no help there.....hope you're coming up for air and that the boys are doing well. I think about you guys so often.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Sils,

I have some sad news. Allo passed away yesterday :( It's so strange to not have him here with me.

JNBunnie1 Community Regular
JNBunnie1
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Sils,

I have some sad news. Allo passed away yesterday :( It's so strange to not have him here with me.

Patee, I'm so sorry! :( Was he just old?

I've been meaning to ask you, how did you come to name him Allo?

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Sils,

I have some sad news. Allo passed away yesterday :( It's so strange to not have him here with me.

awwwwwww

you'll miss your sweet, sweet boy. I'm sure he was very thankful for the wonderful life you shared with him and finally felt you could take care of things without him.

he will, no doubt, be keeping tabs on you for a while anyway.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Thank you Bunnie. He was 18--and has been slowing down now for a while. The only thing his bloodwork showed was a slight kidney issue, but he was being re-hydrated for that. He had lost half of his healthy weight and was showing neurological problems as well as ongoing GI problems.

We have had him to both a regular vet and a cat specialist--yesterday we just couldn't stand to see him staggering around anymore with no appetite. I told a friend that the light had gone out of his eyes. Mark and I made the painful, difficult decision to end his suffering at 10AM yesterday.

I'm so very sad--I can't believe he's gone, but in my heart I know that we did what was best for him. He had a good life, was pampered beyond belief--but at the same time he brought so much joy to our family. We loved him.

His "given" name was Garth. Shortly after we got him at 8 weeks old (from a farm in Georgia), I started calling him Allo. I don't know why, but it stuck and pretty soon everyone called him that and it's been his name ever since. Somehow it suited him better.....

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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he will, no doubt, be keeping tabs on you for a while anyway.

I like to think so. :)

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elye Community Regular
elye
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WOW, such happy things and such sad things! SARAH! Do we ever miss you, here. . . ....!! :wub: 'Tis amazing how just a single post from one of our lost psillies just lifts me up. . . . ..so good to hear your {written} voice!

Um, I am NO veggie gardener. . ........can nae help ya there..... ...tulips, impatiens, pansies. . .. this is about my repertoire. . . .....

:rolleyes:

Patteigh, I am so sorry to hear about Allo. What a treasure he sounded like. ..... . . I'm sure you had him for most of your marriage, and your sons probably don't remembrer life without him! . ... ......

You absolutely did the right thing. :)

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Yeah Em--Matt said he doesn't remember a time when we didn't have him.

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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So sorry, Patti, to hear about your poor Allo. They become such a member of the family that we do miss them so. But t'was the right thing to do.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Thank you, Shroomie.

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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Sils,

I have some sad news. Allo passed away yesterday :( It's so strange to not have him here with me.

Oh Paddeigh :(:(:(

Bless him!...he had alot of good years with very caring owners ;)

So sorry Pads, they get under yer skin don't they :(

JNBunnie1 Community Regular
JNBunnie1
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Patttti, I find myself finally unable to refrain from asking: Who is the reclining statue in your avatar?

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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Patttti, I find myself finally unable to refrain from asking: Who is the reclining statue in your avatar?

I think Patti named him 'Mr Big' :lol: ...... I forget who he is :unsure: ...soomewhere in Texas :rolleyes:

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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So sorry Pads, they get under yer skin don't they :(

Thanks Nik :(

Patttti, I find myself finally unable to refrain from asking: Who is the reclining statue in your avatar?

We just found him one Sunday while taking a ride. He doesn't have a sign or a plaque or anything--he's just laying under a tree by the side of the road here in our new town. When I saw him, I knew I had a new av! :P

There's actually a lot of sculpture mixed with nature around here--a lil' family of deer, some more abstract stuff, etc.

Oh--we recently saw a dead armadillo about a mile from here. Poor thing was obviously hit by a car. An armadillo!

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted
I think Patti named him 'Mr Big' :lol:

Yep! Seemed the obvious choice.

JNBunnie1 Community Regular
JNBunnie1
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Thanks Nik :(

We just found him one Sunday while taking a ride. He doesn't have a sign or a plaque or anything--he's just laying under a tree by the side of the road here in our new town. When I saw him, I knew I had a new av! :P

There's actually a lot of sculpture mixed with nature around here--a lil' family of deer, some more abstract stuff, etc.

Oh--we recently saw a dead armadillo about a mile from here. Poor thing was obviously hit by a car. An armadillo!

A sculpture of a dead armadillo?!?!?

:huh:

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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A sculpture of a dead armadillo?!?!?

:huh:

Nope, he was real.

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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Patti, I'm so sorry to hear about Allo.

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
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NO NO!!!

I was (jokingly) inferring a 'shotgun' wedding as Briana is pregnant (which I know it isn't 'cos the wedding has been un- aviodably delayed)

<shutting up NOW as digging meself deeper :lol: >

Nik-er-lah!!!!!......chill girl!!!!!!!.......He got the joke and has a very laid back sense of humoUr..........it's all cool! :P

WoW! Peter, that is SO cool. That Flash Forward sounds right up my alley. Looking forward to it!

Has anyone else planted vegetable gardens this year? My dad and I collaborated and did a big one. We've got two kinds of bell peppers, zucchini, cantaloupe, green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, and even CORN. :blink: Yeah, we kinda went nuts. The boys have been helping, too. It's been fun, but something has been nibbling on the green bean plants. :angry:

How is everyone???

Hi Sawahhhhh!!!!!!!!!Yer a sight fer sore eyes! So good to see you poopin in......do it more often puleeze!!!!

When we had a garden, we had to replant some of 'em .....especially the green beans. Sometimes it would help to have a couple of those life-size plastic owls to put in the garden.

Thing is........ya gotta move them to different spots frequently, or the critters start getting wise to ya. ;)

Allo passed away yesterday :( It's so strange to not have him here with me.

So sorry, Patteigh......always loved hearing your Allo stories.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Thank you Lisa and Peter.

mimommy Contributor
mimommy
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Sils,

I have some sad news. Allo passed away yesterday :( It's so strange to not have him here with me.

Oh, Patty, I am so, so sorry for your loss.

<<<<<<HUG>>>>>>

Our four-legged friends are such a blessing. They bring comfort and joy, they are playmates to our children, they listen raptly to anything we have to say. They demand our attention, command our respect, and give unconditional love in return. Who else is happy just because you wake up or walk in the door?

So sorry.

Thinking of you.

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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OH my gosh :(:(:(

I had millions of quotes, all kinds of things to larph about and address.....and then was stopped DEAD in me tracks about Pad-tea's Allo.......actually gasped when I read it, was on the phone with Miss G, and said "Oh, nooooooooo" :( and told her what had happened.

Oh Padt! How stoic you are in your loss of your beautiful boy. We didn't even know.....you just got......quiet. I was just thinking the other day, oddly, wonder how long Allo will be with us? Eighteen years, good long life for a kitteh. :wub:

many HUGS for you, my friend.........and Jess is right, he WILL be keeping tabs on you for a while. :)

and

HI SARAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:wub:

gawd, we miss you. :)

More later, my lovely sills.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Minimom and Sooz--you are both so sweet. Made me cry all over again. :(:)

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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Minimom and Sooz--you are both so sweet. Made me cry all over again. :(:)

:( tears for these babies are so deserved, and so cleansing. Cry, cry away Padt!!! :wub:

<when is it appropriate to mention getting a NEW WEE BABY KITTEH????????? >:wub:

no better parents could there be. :)

OMG sills - did you see this??????? makes me sob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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