The
Entropy Gang’s May 2023 blog
Herschel: We haven’t blogged since August 2018 –
that’s nearly 5 years ago. A lot has happened!
Jellicoe: There used to be three of us then, but now there are
just two. Our brother Isambard travelled on four years ago. He caught an
illness from the THINKER.
Herschel: Everyone was very sad, especially Frankie,
because Isambard always cuddled up with him. Frankie was only a small Servant
when he first came to live here but now he’s a big boy.
Jellicoe: Actually, he’s the same age as Herschel and me – we’re
all ten years old.
Herschel: Anyway, Susannah and Frankie found a home
of their own a couple of years ago and moved out with Lenny and Solomon and
Zula.
Jellicoe: Jenna the DOG travelled on more than a year ago. She
was very old (for a DOG) and she’d
had a good life, but we all missed her.
Jenna on her 15th birthday. She died 4 days after her 16th birthday.
Herschel: Then Bertie, my favourite DOG, was ill and
the THINKER and the MAID were very worried. The VETS did everything they could
to help him but he just kept getting thinner.
Jellicoe: Gus, Jenna’s brother, was getting old and stiff,
too, but still kept going and enjoying his walks until one day he couldn’t
stand at all and that was his last day with us.
Herschel: The HUMANS were so upset, we had to keep
sitting on them and purring. I think that helped.
Jellicoe: A couple of months later, Bertie died. Now Roxy was
all on her own and she was so very sad. We cuddled up with her but she couldn’t
understand where her DOG friends had gone, three of them, gone in eleven
months.
Herschel: For a long time, the HUMANS couldn’t have
another puppy because my brother, Jellicoe, was very ill and they thought a
puppy would be too stressful for him and make him ill again.
Jellicoe: Finally, once I was well again (cross claws) the HUMANS were shown a puppy they couldn’t resist
and Gilbert came to live with us.
Herschel: He’s a nice boy, but we’re still educating
him. Jellicoe does the downstairs sleep training and I go up to bed with the
MAID to continue the guidance.
Jellicoe: Then the THINKER goes to bed. Sometimes I go up with
him and curl up next to the MAID, but other times I stay downstairs and enjoy
the peace and quiet. (Herschel and Roxy
snore!)
Herschel: There have been lots of other things
happening but we’ll tell you about them another time.
Jellicoe: We won’t leave it for another five years, though.
TTFN
Well that was an eventful five years indeed. Some happy news and several sad events. Such is the way of the world.
ReplyDeleteHerschel says: We have to take what life throws at us but mostly it's good.
DeleteHow did you decide on all those names? :)
ReplyDeleteJellicoe says: We three brothers were named after important men - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Herschel the Astronomer and Admiral Lord Jellicoe.
Delete😽😻
ReplyDeleteHerschel says: After the sadness come the happy memories :-)
DeleteSuch is life in a caring household
ReplyDeleteJellicoe says: You're so right.
DeleteWhat a lot of animals! I miss our two cats, but life is easier without them...
ReplyDeleteHerschel says: Safety in numbers!
DeleteSuch heartbreak to lose our dear friends. We have always had a multi-cat/dog home but now find ourselves with only our cat Cricket. You certainly have/had beautiful pets. Gilbert must be such fun.
ReplyDeleteJellicoe says: I like Cricket's name - it's fun!
DeleteIt's so nice to hear from you again, so sad that so many have passed on, but you have Gilbert now and still The Thinker and The Maid. Stay warm and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteHerschel says: Thank you. You must have been with us from the beginning - how nice:-)
ReplyDeleteIt's so sad when our furry friends leave us but you must have so many happy memories of all those years shared with so many beautiful animals.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad, but you can't have love without sadness ultimately.
DeleteHi Janice - and your entropy gang - good to have a round up of the family - those here, those gone ... delighted to read everyone's news ... happy summer ahead - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHi Hilary - all good here. We hope it will be a happy summer for you, too - Herschel and Jellicoe
ReplyDeleteA household full of fur and love. Even when as we age, our beloved pets go ahead of us. Lovely post as I had not met your furry family Jellicoe and Herschel. Gilbert looks to be fun in training.
ReplyDeleteHerschel and Jellicoe say: The house is full of fur and it's not just ours . . .
ReplyDeleteThat was a lovely, but sad read. It's always heartbreaking when one's friends travel on. I'm loving all your names! xxx
ReplyDeleteHerschel and Jellicoe say 'Thank you' x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lot of souls have passed through your lives ... our furry ones are too soon gone.
ReplyDeleteThey are, indeed.
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