Growing Old By The Fire

July 18, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

"Cats were the gangsters of the animal world, living outside the law and often dying there. There were a great many of them who never grew old by the fire."  -  Stephen King, Pet Sematary

Jazzy Looks Down

 

My son and I walked into a pet store in 1995. We loved looking at the puppies and kittens. Back then I didn't know about pet adoption, city shelters, and puppy mills.

When I saw Jazzy I knew I had to have her. I held her and she clung to my shirt, a perfect little silver and white ball of fur with large, round, amber eyes.

She died last month at the ripe, old age of 18. One of the lucky ones to grow old by the fire. 

 

 


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