Category: Life Event

Images Last night, shortly before midnight, I had to say goodbye to my companion of more than twenty years.

Spot lived for 7,471 days, almost 100 years in human terms, and I’ll miss her for the rest of mine.

Life Event This is the second time our family has lost a longtime pet in as many months…

…and it’s taken me two days to make this post because I kept getting too emotional. Jennifer’s sweet Anouk came down with a sudden and severe breathing problem last week,…

Life Event I just learned that our Moluccan cockatoo, Rosie, died suddenly…

…during a routine beak and talon trimming. We adopted her in 2006, and this month she turned 20. These birds are supposed to live up to 70 years, so this…