tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.comments2024-03-28T15:20:19.629-07:00View from the CottageJudy Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comBlogger2298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-24877032832883088002024-03-28T15:20:19.629-07:002024-03-28T15:20:19.629-07:00Thanks, Susan. Hope all is well with you.Thanks, Susan. Hope all is well with you.Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-937386269872869812024-03-28T13:51:45.577-07:002024-03-28T13:51:45.577-07:00Amen, Judy. Well said.Amen, Judy. Well said.Susan Pettynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-6446700545581663772024-03-27T14:58:25.730-07:002024-03-27T14:58:25.730-07:00Thank you.Thank you.Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-79624859325747679022024-03-27T12:48:37.767-07:002024-03-27T12:48:37.767-07:00So sorry.So sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-89699635065924600042024-03-27T10:49:49.411-07:002024-03-27T10:49:49.411-07:00Thanks, Kristine. I'm okay, still teary from t...Thanks, Kristine. I'm okay, still teary from time to time. I've begun to think about a new dog. The cottage is too empty and quiet.Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-63181416415233620342024-03-27T09:23:51.333-07:002024-03-27T09:23:51.333-07:00Aww, sweet Sophie. My heart hurts for you, Judy. Aww, sweet Sophie. My heart hurts for you, Judy. Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789434133357280773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-14496374805566914132024-03-26T21:16:08.661-07:002024-03-26T21:16:08.661-07:00Thanks, whoever you are. I try hard to get beyond ...Thanks, whoever you are. I try hard to get beyond the boundaries of my cottage, to see the whole world. It's hard at times.Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-74705212917732773892024-03-26T20:30:38.054-07:002024-03-26T20:30:38.054-07:00Execellent ! Well said! We need more voices like y...Execellent ! Well said! We need more voices like yours! What a great transition from your cottage to our world view. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-42387038850516305062024-03-26T08:32:59.535-07:002024-03-26T08:32:59.535-07:00Many thanks, Dru Ann. Many thanks, Dru Ann. Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-35427634916302657342024-03-26T02:15:45.220-07:002024-03-26T02:15:45.220-07:00Sorry for your loss. HugsSorry for your loss. HugsDru Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719942166754224376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-13341058945582679242024-03-25T11:09:54.542-07:002024-03-25T11:09:54.542-07:00Thank you so very much.Thank you so very much.Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-62028352244549916272024-03-25T11:07:51.847-07:002024-03-25T11:07:51.847-07:00Sending wishes for comfort and peace as you mourn ...Sending wishes for comfort and peace as you mourn your Sophie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-6206249044222603062024-03-25T09:21:57.233-07:002024-03-25T09:21:57.233-07:00Thanks so much. Sophie has indeed been a good comp...Thanks so much. Sophie has indeed been a good companion. My sympathy to your daughter on the loss of her cat. I am not a cat person but I had one that I absolutely adored. In a long life of animals, this loss never gets any easier.Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-27292491917928811692024-03-25T09:17:16.709-07:002024-03-25T09:17:16.709-07:00I am so sorry for your loss. Sophie was a good com...I am so sorry for your loss. Sophie was a good companion and I know you will miss her. My daughter lost her beloved cat last week so I can identify with you and your sweet Sophie. My daughter’s cat was old and had peculiar eating habits, but he was her constant companion and comforted her when she was ill. There were lots of tears shed, but she has wonderful memories as I’m sure you will too.T Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292965106447558430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-37363684227450351752024-03-25T06:28:55.410-07:002024-03-25T06:28:55.410-07:00Thank you so much. I am grateful for the support o...Thank you so much. I am grateful for the support of all my online friends.Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-91030880320767926812024-03-25T04:32:58.293-07:002024-03-25T04:32:58.293-07:00Judy—praying for all of youJudy—praying for all of youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-13206680949271666422024-03-24T21:24:20.489-07:002024-03-24T21:24:20.489-07:00I am so sorry for your loss, dear Judy. Sophie was...I am so sorry for your loss, dear Judy. Sophie was fortunate to have you and your good family for her own. May her memory always be a blessing. Sending love and sympathy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-32689960257691288352024-03-23T08:33:04.463-07:002024-03-23T08:33:04.463-07:00Thank you, Ellis. Sophie is doing really well this...Thank you, Ellis. Sophie is doing really well this morning--managed to eat around her pill twice! Have a happy Saturday.Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-88728474671147402122024-03-23T05:47:13.985-07:002024-03-23T05:47:13.985-07:00Fitting words by May Sarton. I hope you have a lov...Fitting words by May Sarton. I hope you have a lovely, idle day with Sophie, and all goes well. Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312345658108248300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-37208833779676521742024-03-19T16:53:53.399-07:002024-03-19T16:53:53.399-07:00Ann, thanks for understanding the dilemma and pain...Ann, thanks for understanding the dilemma and pain. Yes, I've been seeing the phrase Third Age. I like it too.Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-4488462923471518582024-03-19T11:46:11.875-07:002024-03-19T11:46:11.875-07:00Have had to euthanize two of my precious, aging pe...Have had to euthanize two of my precious, aging pets. So painful and justified it because they were old and in pain. I question those decisions to this day. My heart is with you both.<br />By the way: The British call retirement the Third Age. I like that. Ann Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093592644575578518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-57344881039135147802024-03-19T09:19:04.110-07:002024-03-19T09:19:04.110-07:00Thanks, Kaye. I sleep in a T-shirt and flannel pan...Thanks, Kaye. I sleep in a T-shirt and flannel pants, so it's easy to just roll from bed to desk, but my daughter is firm about not coming to dinner in the clothes I slept in! I'm afraid I'm almost past the third stage--then what?Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-59215467440991830022024-03-19T08:45:34.681-07:002024-03-19T08:45:34.681-07:00I love what you say about the "third stage&qu...I love what you say about the "third stage" of life, and also calling it that. I do have days when I don't even get out of my PJs, and I've come to consider that okay. Maybe you be able to spend the money on Sophie for many more years. Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-22030926628434067762024-03-14T06:59:04.585-07:002024-03-14T06:59:04.585-07:00Thank you. My Sophie would be thirteen in May. I&#...Thank you. My Sophie would be thirteen in May. I've had her since she was twelve weeks old and, oh! the memories!Judy Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-25340753748369138812024-03-14T06:57:40.965-07:002024-03-14T06:57:40.965-07:00I had to make the hard decision in 2020 with my pr...I had to make the hard decision in 2020 with my precious Briton who was almost 13 and suffering from cancerous lungs. My heart goes out to you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com