tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post5207647210225723000..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Farm Life, Farm Love, Farm LossFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-62655316291308228742009-12-02T12:53:15.791-06:002009-12-02T12:53:15.791-06:00If you have copperheads then you need some King Sn...If you have copperheads then you need some King Snakes - they kill other snakes but don't bother people or farm animals. They are good protection against all other snakes. <br /><br />PeachesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507089153449739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-26653157340601740822008-08-25T21:02:00.000-05:002008-08-25T21:02:00.000-05:00Was New Cat bitten by a snake, did you ever find o...Was New Cat bitten by a snake, did you ever find out? Bless him he has passed over to Rainbow Bridge, bless you for taking such good care of him, I'm sure he was very very happy with you and your family. Does you town have a spay and neuter program for ferals? Just asking becasue we have that for the ferals in our towns to reduce the population of ferals so they don't keep multiplying.<BR/>Blessings CherylThe Real Estate Talkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083537642598709616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-45495243048954276442007-08-29T20:55:00.000-05:002007-08-29T20:55:00.000-05:00Hello. I came across your site while doing resear...Hello. I came across your site while doing research and I read everything and what a wonderful life you are having. I wanted to contact you but leaving a comment is the only way I see. This is a long shot but I will explain my situation as quickly as possible. I have 3 cats that are about 7 years old. I grew up in Denver and that is where i got them. I moved to LA because I am involved in the arts and I brought them with me. They have always loved to be outside almost all the time. When they are not outside they are unhappy and I have gotten to have a lifestyle of traveling a lot because of work. I have always grown up with cats in our family and have always had all of them until they have died. But, my cats just are not happy and its killing me. I see pictures of your cats and where you live and thats what I want for my cats because I know how happy they would be, but it is so hard for me to think about finding a better home for them, but i know with whats happening for me in the future is not fair to them and I want them to be happy and this situation is all I think about everyday. My question is are you at all looking to have a few more cats running around your place? I know this is a long shot but when I see where you are and how much you love animals it makes me happy thinking it's possible for me to give my cats a better home.<BR/>I so badly want to find them a home where I can trust they would be happy and I am writing you now.<BR/>If you are interested and can help in anyway please let me know, i will never give my cats away to somewhere I am not comfortable so I know this may be a long process to wherever I eventually find them a home. And if anyone else reading knows of something as well please help.<BR/>thank you for your time and the odd request<BR/>Marguerite<BR/>mendsley12@hotmai.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-63092528708642559302007-06-14T09:48:00.000-05:002007-06-14T09:48:00.000-05:00Dear Farmgirl, I am sorry to hear about the loss o...Dear Farmgirl, I am sorry to hear about the loss of Newcat. I lost my two 10 year old siamese cats 3 years ago. I buried them on the side of the road on the way home, so I make sure that there is not a single day that I don't think of them... THank you for your blog. B (Tenerife, Spain)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-19354844226514749322007-06-14T07:21:00.000-05:002007-06-14T07:21:00.000-05:00Susan,I am late posting a comment about your loss ...Susan,<BR/>I am late posting a comment about your loss of New Cat. What a beautiful friend he was and how wise he was to choose your wonderful and life to be his. You were perfectly right in choosing to let him pass peacefully next to you, feeling your touch, and NOT suffering the trauma of a trip to the vet.<BR/>My thoughts are with you and all your big and little farm friends. As always, you make us all feel such a part of your life through your beautiful and poignant words.MsGrayseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904170938207154612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-41316420000049150122007-06-13T23:31:00.000-05:002007-06-13T23:31:00.000-05:00Susan, I read this post soon after getting out of ...Susan, I read this post soon after getting out of the hospital for an emergency condition of my own. Having come close to death only last week makes me appreciate life so much more. Your tribute is beautiful, touching, and a great reminder of how we should appreciate the life we have and the ones we love around us. Thank you.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245070270824712179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-916039099617773982007-06-13T23:00:00.000-05:002007-06-13T23:00:00.000-05:00No way can I read the comments 'cause I know it wi...No way can I read the comments 'cause I know it will make me tear up more. That darn unconditional love pets give us just makes it all the more harder, doesn't it? When we moved into this house, we had 4 cats and 1 dog. Next week, we're moving to a new house, and I realize that our original brood are all gone. Sad. Just makes me appreciate our current pets even more.Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301210229326791245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-87963038555322157102007-06-13T10:47:00.000-05:002007-06-13T10:47:00.000-05:00I've been meaning to leave a comment since I first...I've been meaning to leave a comment since I first read the post--six days ago! The tears have made it difficult to think. (I've come back each day since, but continue to cry each time.) Your tribute to New Cat really touched me. It made me think of all the people--animal and human--who have come and gone from my life. It's so hard to say goodbye to a loved one. You showed true caring by staying with New Cat through his suffering and his passing. Suffering is an unavoidable part of life, and it is the fortunate person who has someone to accompany him through it. Bless you, Susan. I hope New Cat is playing with my Jules and Romeo and Otto. They were dearly loved cats too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-88096649910024648052007-06-13T01:58:00.000-05:002007-06-13T01:58:00.000-05:00Well my eyeballs are certainly clean now! I am so...Well my eyeballs are certainly clean now! I am so sorry for your loss, and I dread the day we have to go through something like this. Your stories are wonderful - thanks for sharing.Alice Q. Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477466400681164056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1373527746848136772007-06-13T01:48:00.000-05:002007-06-13T01:48:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alice Q. Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477466400681164056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-57313174367831712842007-06-12T23:30:00.000-05:002007-06-12T23:30:00.000-05:00Hugs to you, Susan. I'm glad you were able to to b...Hugs to you, Susan. I'm glad you were able to to be with New Cat at the end, and that he had so many happy years with you.<BR/><BR/>Xo Angiean9iehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517192020506215127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-78069365221950735832007-06-12T09:34:00.000-05:002007-06-12T09:34:00.000-05:00to anonymous, each of us has our own understanding...to anonymous, each of us has our own understanding of what is humane and what is not. we make personal decisions whether to intervene with nature's processes, or how much. what these decisions are based on, be it experience, spirituality, emotions, money, education, time, or simply that innate voice of the heart, it is not for anyone to judge...nor is it for susan to explain or defend. <BR/><BR/>new cat is free from pain. new cat is as peaceful as any living being could ever hope to be. that is what matters now.<BR/><BR/>bless his soul, and susan's as well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-49595654339015754572007-06-11T22:36:00.000-05:002007-06-11T22:36:00.000-05:00Bugger! N.C. was my favorite of all of your cats!Bugger! N.C. was my favorite of all of your cats!The Pittmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231485445919328579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-35094674632496106292007-06-11T18:32:00.000-05:002007-06-11T18:32:00.000-05:00I'm rather shocked that you didn't take the cat to...I'm rather shocked that you didn't take the cat to be put down humanely by a vet. Instead you let it die an agonizing death. Rather disgusting....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-40057758361112943622007-06-11T13:52:00.000-05:002007-06-11T13:52:00.000-05:00Your pictures of New Cat are wonderful. I'm so gl...Your pictures of New Cat are wonderful. I'm so glad you were able to be with him when he passed. I agree that your tribute is wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-9639025029767296102007-06-11T12:46:00.000-05:002007-06-11T12:46:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry. Have you read the book Cat Heaven?I'm so sorry. Have you read the book <I>Cat Heaven</I>?Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04606454923510883186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-16280903930959203482007-06-11T09:38:00.000-05:002007-06-11T09:38:00.000-05:00My condolences Farmgirl. New Cat was beautiful.My condolences Farmgirl. New Cat was beautiful.Brunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480871603766753339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-88384472574733236052007-06-11T09:10:00.000-05:002007-06-11T09:10:00.000-05:00This entry made me cry. My condolences to you and ...This entry made me cry. My condolences to you and your large family of cherished animals--you've clearly given them so much care and love it's moving.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802425919726537418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-8446220202092486662007-06-11T08:45:00.000-05:002007-06-11T08:45:00.000-05:00This post made me especially sad since I had a Rag...This post made me especially sad since I had a Ragamuffin named Griffin who looked exactly like your beautiful golden cat. He was with me for years and years and we went through everything together. College, cross country moves, the works. When he died unexpectedly, it took me months to get over it and honestly, I don't know if I will ever think of him and not feel sad. I am so sorry for your loss and I hope that like me, you will be able to chase the blues away a bit with memories of your lovely cat and take solace in the fact that he lived a sweet life in your care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-197411052966933652007-06-11T06:53:00.000-05:002007-06-11T06:53:00.000-05:00Poor you that's so sad, especially after all the f...Poor you that's so sad, especially after all the fun of Whitey and her little ones. All you can do is know that you did your best for New Cat in every way and that you were there for him when he really did, finally, need you. You will see him in every patch of orange fuzzy sunshine around the farm, and that's no bad thing.<BR/>Hugs and blessings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-78966675997385229572007-06-11T00:42:00.000-05:002007-06-11T00:42:00.000-05:00I have been a silent visitor to your blog, and I w...I have been a silent visitor to your blog, and I wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss. I have read somewhere that Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.East Meets West Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622166767937903485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-55727538738883061072007-06-10T20:20:00.000-05:002007-06-10T20:20:00.000-05:00Susan,So, so sorry to hear about New Cat. What a j...Susan,<BR/><BR/>So, so sorry to hear about New Cat. What a joy their presence brings... and what a hole their absence leaves behind! <BR/><BR/>Crying hard now. Must find Kleenex... and my cat!<BR/><BR/>Brin<BR/>www.messythrillinglife.blogspot.comBrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516947462811712702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-42293155806819391102007-06-10T18:41:00.000-05:002007-06-10T18:41:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry to read about New Cat!I'm so sorry to read about New Cat!MomEtc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11318169504182991122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-308418045436225272007-06-10T18:40:00.000-05:002007-06-10T18:40:00.000-05:00God, he was a gorgeous cat. I am sorry for the lo...God, he was a gorgeous cat. I am sorry for the loss of a wonderful creature you were blessed with knowing and enjoying. <BR/>I appreciate hearing your stories and you obvious love of animals is conveyed beautifully in your blog. Thank you for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044970694074554765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-52646041496385773302007-06-09T23:49:00.000-05:002007-06-09T23:49:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry. That's one of the toughest things w...I'm so sorry. That's one of the toughest things we have to face on the farm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com