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loki

28 Sunday Feb 2010

Posted by azahar in animals & pets, cats, change, home, hope, love

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cats, home

Welcome Loki!

I am probably tempting fate by choosing this name (the original choice “Tapita” just didn’t feel right when I said it out loud to him) but he is definitely a source of mischief and mayhem. Just getting these few photos was extremely difficult as the little thing doesn’t sit still long enough … made me realise that it’s been over 16 years since I’ve had such a small kitten in the house. My goodness, they get absolutely everywhere! All the time!

Anyhow, after much ado, the little guy arrived here on Friday evening. He was a bit confused at first, and Azar (still recovering from his mystery illness) wasn’t very pleased to see him. But after a bit of hissing and spitting by both parties, we seem to have reached a place where they can be in the same room without any obvious rancour on Azar’s part. Loki was keen on being pals from the first minute he arrived (he was living with several other bigger cats in his foster home), but I think it’s going to take a bit of time for him to win Azar over.

Adorable watching him though. And yesterday I actually caught Azar playing with one of Loki’s toys – batting it around the livingroom – and my heart almost burst with joy. Though of course, it turns out my whole apartment is a huge cat toy – who knew?  Loki will play with anything and everything, including thin air. But to see Azar playing like that, especially as we are still having to force-feed him, really made my day.

So whaddaya think? Cute or what?

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google love

08 Monday Feb 2010

Posted by azahar in internet, love, media, video

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google, love, video

awwww… f_love.gif

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azahar rising

27 Wednesday Jan 2010

Posted by azahar in art, cancer, friends, health & happiness, hope, love

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art, friends, love


Just yesterday I was telling you how I am constantly overwhelmed by the generosity of my friends, and then this came in the mail … a paper collage made by healingmagichands. Not only is it beautiful, but I could feel the love and caring that was put into creating it and it made me feel very special indeed.

This piece has been in my mind for several weeks, but it took a long time to gel. I don’t know that I necessarily need to explain this work, but my “artist’s note” would say something about the power of will and strength overcoming shadows & ill health. The vine along the left side is sort of the continuity of life as the struggle goes on, growth does not necessarily stop and in fact, the struggle may even nurture grown. At any rate, the vine gains in strength as it rises.

I call this “azahar rising”.

Thanks so much, Ellie.

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two months

18 Monday Jan 2010

Posted by azahar in animals & pets, cats, change, home, love

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cats, love

Sunny in a sunbeam…

It’s been two months since my beautiful Sunny died. I am often haunted by those last awful hours that he lay dying in my arms, but more often I remember how much I love him and how wonderful it was having him in my life. Sometimes I have dreams in which I can see and touch him again, and I wake up with a terrible ache of longing. Just to hold my Sunny bunny one more time. Even now when I have to get up in the middle of the night I find myself being careful not to disturb him in his usual place at the foot of the bed, and then I realise he’s not there anymore.

Sometimes, like now, I cry because I miss him so much. Other times there is a happy/sad feeling, knowing how lucky I was to know him and love him. Because I know that I’m a better person for loving him (present tense – that love is still alive). A couple of days ago I mentioned that I have a very high pain threshhold, but it seems this only pertains to physical pain. I’ve always been crap at dealing with emotional pain, especially having to do with separation and loss, and the pain of losing a loved one really is beyond anything I could have imagined. It still takes my breath away sometimes. But that’s part of the deal.

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prezzies

20 Sunday Dec 2009

Posted by azahar in christmas, friends, life stuff, love

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christmas, friends, presents

This prezzie from my friend Teuchter came in the mail the other day … and I was even given permission to open it before Christmas!  So of course I did, since I am celebrating Christmas all month (and then some) here at casa az – up until Epiphany. At which point I shall celebrate my birthday! You guys will have to wait until next Saturday’s Photohunt to see what was inside this package (any guesses?), but suffice it to say that this was truly one of the most unexpected and superb gifts I have ever received.

These days I am more inclined to think of gifts in the form of experiences. Like the trip to Málaga,  for which I received a surprise donation. Or being invited out for tapas – Nog usually takes me out about once a week. Also just having time to read and go to the gym. Let’s just say that, with another PET scan coming up soon, I’m not all that interested in acquiring more “stuff”. Though I am thinking about getting a kitten for Azar …

What sort of gifts do you like giving & receiving?

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