Friday Five, kinda sorta

[tamaranth]

1. am Not Thinking About It, and busying myself with packing. Every time I stop I get maudlin. Solution: don't stop.

2. Am greatly appreciative of comments, texts, card, emails. And of nice evening in East Grinstead (no, really) with woolymonkey yesterday. Very good not to be in the flat alone.

3. I keep thinking I can hear Shiva, or see her out of the corner of my eye. And there is all this paper lying on the floor without anyone sitting on it.

4. Have got used to going into the kitchen without a Follower: but just now, making healthsome tuna mash (I'm told that eating is important), I put the tuna can down on the floor without thinking about it. And then thought about it.

5. In not-unrelated news, I am so sick of people messing me around with poor communication. Heating engineer was due 12:30: has just rung to say he'll be with me in 20 mins. Yesterday's Freecycle dropoff didn't happen due to recipient being out and not answering her phone. It's possible that in her case there is a good reason but an apology would be nice.

Comments

[brisingamen.livejournal.com]

I keep thinking I can hear Shiva, or see her out of the corner of my eye.

I was convinced for days I could see Snufkin, and that in a house with other cats too. And I thought again only today (and it's been nine months) how strange it is to be able to put the shopping bag on the floor for a moment and know its contents will be safe from marauding Snufkins.

oh yes

[lj_stowaway]

I *still* see Cleo out of the corner of my eye now and again, and feel him sleeping behind my knees very often; it'll be a year next Friday that he's gone. So yeah, it goes on awhile.

Moving house will probably help you, I'm thinking.

{{{hugs}}}

[ivory-goddess.livejournal.com]

I keep calling CJ Cassie by mistake. It's been a year.

[frandowdsofa.livejournal.com]

After 5 dog-free years, I have got out of the habit of locking the bin in the loo, can peel vegetables without being clawed at, and can sit on a sofa without having to continually assist an arthritic spaniel in getting on and off.

There was a stray dried brown leaf on the kitchen floor the other day, and out of the corner of my eye I just assumed it was a random dog poo.

We kept the leads though, just in case.

Sympathies.

[marypcb.livejournal.com]

hugs

I saw Cicero out of the corner of my eye for a long time, and Calli too. I vacuumed cat fur that was mostly hers off a laptop cover the other day and it brought a real lump to my throat. I guess we have to get through those mourning pains before we get to having the happy memories.

[adela-terrell.livejournal.com]

every time I open a tin of tuna, I hear Crackers. I never get used to pouring the brine down the sink instead of him having it to drink, and he never even lived in this flat!

[fastfwd.livejournal.com]

Just got caught up--I'm so sorry, sweetheart.