July 19, 2023

Autumn died 18 years ago today.

Oliver is sitting next to me quivering. It is distracting.

I should be asleep. I woke up too early. I always wake up too early.

I can’t get past a paragraph that is under a line of text on the page. I think this one will wrap. There it goes.

This is so profound.

3 thoughts on “July 19, 2023

  1. It’s so hard to lose our furry babies. I also always remember the dates. Dillon died 11 years ago July 12 and Jackie died 9 years ago September 5. It’s weird that it’s been so long.

    • I just woke up thinking of that. You’re right; it is very weird that it has been so long. I was just remembering the light in the house that morning. I loved how lit up that house was with sunlight, and that morning was no exception. I just pushed through to get ready for work, and she lay so hot on the kitchen floor. The recollection still makes me weep. Nine years ago for Jackie? It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago. My Abbie is aging. She has really slowed down in recent months, but 14 is elderly for a dog. Oliver is 13 and he has been getting painful joints lately. I wish they lived longer.

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