Howdy Folks,
We lost a dear friend and avid Coffee Clutcher yesterday ...
Our sweet little Tigger crossed the rainbow bridge to frolic with her pal
Sweetness.
Tigger loved the Coffee Clutch! Most mornings she'd beat me to the barn and either march about telling me it's time to sit with Kessy, or hop into my chair ahead of me and anxiously demand, with her squeaky meow, I sit. Once I'd settled she'd curl up tight on my lap. Only the coldest mornings found her unwilling to join us for our morning routine … For about the past month she'd been too weak to be part of the Coffee Clutch most mornings, then last week she began scarcely leaving the house. She did wander out on the warmest afternoons to lay with Kessy at her hay, she loved doing that, and Kessy loved it too.
Tigger was a Charter Member of The Coffee Clutch ... |
Our daughter, Abbie, found Tigger roaming the streets of
State College, PA a few days before graduating Penn State in '98. Knowing the
tiny kitten had nowhere to go, she brought her along home. Abbie moved on to
her first big gig pretty quickly, Tigger stayed with Ravishin' Robbie and me. I
named her Tigger, because we almost always name our cats after Winnie The Pooh
… and because she surely could bounce! And if you're a Pooh fan too, you know,
"That's what Tiggers do!"
Ravishin' Robbie and Tigger were particularly close, and for
many years Tigger seemed glued to her. Didn't matter much what Robbie was
doing, Tigger would be there snuggling and supervising, either laying on her
keyboard in the office, or on her kneepad in the garden. Ravishin' Robbie loves
her walks in the woods, and Tigger never missed one of them. Some days they'd
be gone for hours.
Over the years Tigger helped welcome and make feel at home
several cats, dogs and horses. Her best friend for over ten years was Sweetness;
who also came to us homeless. To some degree Sweetness stole Tigger from
Robbie! Those two ate together, slept together and surely roamed the world
together. Sometimes watching Tigger and Sweetness trot off into the woods made
me think of the movie, "Homeward Bound." … The day we laid Sweetness
to rest, Tigger came and sat with us as we wept.
Saturday and Tigger sunning together - just outside of this picture is Kessy, sunning with them .. |
Tigger, like Saturday, adopted Kessy too. The three of them
made quite the "2 acre wood roaming team." And Tigger not only loved
our Coffee Clutch, but loved hanging out with Kessy. She'd lie on Kessy's hay
inviting Kessy to eat around her. She'd rub on Kessy's face as Kessy munched
her hay, and rub on her legs too. That bond got increasingly tight after
Sweetness crossed the Rainbow Bridge last year. If we wanted to find Tigger, we
looked for Kessy!
Kessy and Tigger taking in the sun together ... |
Tigger loved evening TV time as much as I do, too. But for
this Ravishin' Robbie was her first choice – whenever Robbie sat still enough
for Tigger to settle in ... You know Robbie, always doing something!
Ah, Tigger, you've been a great friend, brought us many
smiles, warm laps – and leave us with sad hearts, but buckets of memories, too.
Kessy will think of you as she munches hay and basks in the sun. Saturday and
Miss Kitty will do their best to fill in taking care of Kessy and managing
Coffee Clutch … Robbie will miss your gardening advice and walks ... It will be
a long time before Coffee Clutch feels normal again ... Bless you, Tigger and
say howdy to Sweetness for us.
Gitty Up ~ Dutch Henry
I'm grieving with you and Robin. It's hard to type with tears in your eyes. A very moving eulogy for Tigger. Your lap is going to be lonesome.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bonnie.
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