tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post7663962993921498796..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: Potter's no longer in the gardenSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-77617922725415403342018-06-17T20:35:56.964+10:002018-06-17T20:35:56.964+10:00I would welcome the spiders and lizards too. I was...I would welcome the spiders and lizards too. I was referring to domestic pets.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-73815418749238242662018-06-12T12:53:31.321+10:002018-06-12T12:53:31.321+10:00Thanks, Alastair, I think you're right. The ot...Thanks, Alastair, I think you're right. The other thing that occurs to me is that this was the dog that we got after the children grew up and left home. Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-23170104544725346832018-06-12T02:28:16.237+10:002018-06-12T02:28:16.237+10:00Dear Sue, I am so sorry to hear that your beloved ...Dear Sue, I am so sorry to hear that your beloved dog Potter is gone. The older our pets get the more attached to them we become.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-14431559714829306102018-06-11T17:13:32.461+10:002018-06-11T17:13:32.461+10:00Thank you, Cheryl. Your old girl sounds like my Po...Thank you, Cheryl. Your old girl sounds like my Potter - going deaf and partially sighted and sleeping more. It's horrible when they leave us, but another painful reminder that nothing's forever.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-80703572250462129052018-06-11T17:11:13.670+10:002018-06-11T17:11:13.670+10:00A very long time. I was sad when the first two dog...A very long time. I was sad when the first two dogs departed, but Potter was the one I was most attached to.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-29858240227218427422018-06-11T17:10:15.719+10:002018-06-11T17:10:15.719+10:00Thank you, Denise.Thank you, Denise.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-76783412922142531352018-06-11T17:09:48.949+10:002018-06-11T17:09:48.949+10:00Thanks, Beth. Enjoy your sound sleeping senior kit...Thanks, Beth. Enjoy your sound sleeping senior kitty while you have her.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-8045642323424306742018-06-11T04:10:43.589+10:002018-06-11T04:10:43.589+10:00Dear sweet girl...…...oh how your post made me she...Dear sweet girl...…...oh how your post made me shed a tear.<br /><br />My old girl is going deaf and partially sighted.<br />She sleeps more these days...….I dread the thought of losing her.<br /><br />Potter was a beautiful addition to your garden.<br />I am sure her spirit will lurk around every curve and pathway.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-46907188179301200602018-06-06T12:46:31.743+10:002018-06-06T12:46:31.743+10:00Ah gee, Catmint, this is so sad. Seventeen years i...Ah gee, Catmint, this is so sad. Seventeen years is a long time for a dog. Southern Rural Routehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430194665015313809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-1373355254372816632018-06-06T05:05:25.425+10:002018-06-06T05:05:25.425+10:00I am so sorry for your loss of Potter. I am so sorry for your loss of Potter. Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883576149835739996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-45318574710414606052018-06-06T02:35:01.892+10:002018-06-06T02:35:01.892+10:00Oh dear, I'm so sorry for your loss of Potter....Oh dear, I'm so sorry for your loss of Potter. She was fortunate to have you for a pet-parent, and you were blessed to have her in your life. My senior kitty is deaf, which means she misses auditory cues but she sure sleeps soundly! I will be sad when it is her time, but what a joy to have a beloved pet. Hugs.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-68703969508061158992018-06-05T20:44:33.022+10:002018-06-05T20:44:33.022+10:00Dear Tatyana, Serena, Sue, Pauline, Janneke, RD, ...Dear Tatyana, Serena, Sue, Pauline, Janneke, RD, Nadezda and Donna, Thank you all so much for your loving comments and wishes. I feel very fortunate to be part of such a caring community, both online and offline.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-63314809259718750672018-06-05T20:39:37.940+10:002018-06-05T20:39:37.940+10:00Hi Kris, lovely sentiment, thank you, true for hum...Hi Kris, lovely sentiment, thank you, true for humans as well as animals ... Potter enriched my life and is in my heart. Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-62646341554333083662018-06-05T20:37:31.747+10:002018-06-05T20:37:31.747+10:00Diana: That is a lovely way to remember her. In he...Diana: That is a lovely way to remember her. In her later years, deaf and near blind, she had abandoned her watch.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-89033280779936594742018-06-05T20:35:57.299+10:002018-06-05T20:35:57.299+10:00thank you for the poem, Peter, so thoughtful.thank you for the poem, Peter, so thoughtful.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-57760898307355300972018-06-05T20:34:30.072+10:002018-06-05T20:34:30.072+10:00thank you, dear Bevthank you, dear BevSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-77758525326598501522018-06-05T09:18:06.224+10:002018-06-05T09:18:06.224+10:00I am so sorry to read Potter is gone. Losing our ...I am so sorry to read Potter is gone. Losing our pets is a deep loss as they are a loving part of our family....she will be forever with you and in your garden. Hugs to you and your family.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-35745737397432615132018-06-04T01:27:13.679+10:002018-06-04T01:27:13.679+10:00Sue, I sympathize with your grief dear. Your dog h...Sue, I sympathize with your grief dear. Your dog had a good life in your house, in your family. Now she is in heaven.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-77910906024235195422018-06-03T05:30:43.733+10:002018-06-03T05:30:43.733+10:00So sorry to read your news. It's the toughest ...So sorry to read your news. It's the toughest decision to have to take. Take care. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-84712844712420172332018-06-02T20:55:31.079+10:002018-06-02T20:55:31.079+10:00Ohh, you will miss Potter so much but the memories...Ohh, you will miss Potter so much but the memories will remain. I still miss my Snarf who died two years ago so I know how it is to miss your best hairy friend.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-81029716120605407542018-06-02T20:25:46.959+10:002018-06-02T20:25:46.959+10:00Thinking of you, I know exactly howe you feel, hav...Thinking of you, I know exactly howe you feel, having been through it twice.You will have such happy memories of her, she will never leave you.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-64831220376733292732018-06-02T17:50:32.987+10:002018-06-02T17:50:32.987+10:00I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of little Pot...I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of little Potter. I only met her a couple of times, but I could see how much she meant to you. You will see her in every corner of the house and garden for a long while to come, and it will be heart wrenching for you to realise that she isn't actually there any more. You have my sympathy!mycamerandme365https://www.blogger.com/profile/02261510194363736776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-47841490785325394612018-06-02T10:30:57.646+10:002018-06-02T10:30:57.646+10:00So sad to hear this news Sue, they do take a piece...So sad to hear this news Sue, they do take a piece of us when they go. But her little spirit will always be part of the garden. <br /><br />Serena Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633337796795609011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-28670356192974243242018-06-02T08:45:03.995+10:002018-06-02T08:45:03.995+10:00I am so sorry, Sue. It's heart breaking.
They...I am so sorry, Sue. It's heart breaking. <br />They love us unconditionally, and it's so hard to say goodbye.<br /><br />Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-86625787316001583292018-06-02T07:57:28.931+10:002018-06-02T07:57:28.931+10:00I'm so sorry to hear this. Although their liv...I'm so sorry to hear this. Although their lives are all too short, the quality our dogs (and cats) add to our lives is oh so great it's hard to imagine our lives without them. But no beloved companion is ever lost - they remain in our hearts always.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com