Death – Atelier Whootique

One Year Later

My dad – lovingly nicknamed “Mack” died Friday, September 25, 2020. He was 69. He was in hospice care at home. It’s been a year and I just honestly don’t know how I feel. This past week, I’ve been having dreams about my Dad every night. The first night, he was lingering outside our home.Continue reading “One Year Later”

Sun Coming Up at the Funeral at Dawn

Velveteen’s funeral wasn’t quite at Dawn. We took my Step Daughter to school then came back to the house to put her to rest. (With the posts taking place a few days ago… My today is Friday, but this should post on Sunday.) My SO helped me dig the hole. We have a small hillContinue reading “Sun Coming Up at the Funeral at Dawn”

Rainbow Bridge

Yesterday afternoon while I was tweaking my Sleepless post, my step daughter came running to our room to say that Velveteen wasn’t moving. She was cold. She wasn’t blinking. She wouldn’t take the carrot my step daughter had brought her. That’s always a bad sign. My food motivated rabbit wasn’t taking food? I found herContinue reading “Rainbow Bridge”

Tiny World, Big Feelings

I’m still feeling really raw after loosing Mango yesterday. Since my plans for today fell through (my local vet changed a bit and no longer will see rabbits, so I need to find a different one), I decided to take a personal day and work through my feelings. I watched some sad anime. These areContinue reading “Tiny World, Big Feelings”

Mango, the Bird, not the Fruit

I can’t even remember the topic I had been considering to use today. Grief always has a way of washing away any coherent thought. When pets pass away, it’s always the worst. I feel like our sweet companions touch our hearts so strongly despite their short time on this Earth. Mango was 11 years oldContinue reading “Mango, the Bird, not the Fruit”