My awesomely talented nephew has started a blog with which to share his art and other things. Be sure to check it out:
2014-02-03
Third Anniversary
Loki on her last day
It is hard to believe but I have reached the third anniversary for this blog. Writing-wise, this past year hasn’t exactly been prolific. In fact, I only wrote two posts and shared a former colleague’s post.
I wish I could say that I didn’t have anything to write about however life gave me too many things to write about. It was quite an overwhelming year. There were many good things, such as I got perfect on the driving test for my full motorcycle license and more importantly the woman I love proved time and again just how lucky I am to have her in my life. Three events stand out, the death of my cat, my mom’s diagnosis with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and the death of my father.
Now you are probably wondering how I can rank the death of my cat with the terminal illness of my parents so let me explain. I got Loki, aptly named after the Norse god of mischief and evil, when she was a kitten while I was living in Vancouver with my future ex-wife. She moved with me 7 times in as many years, from Vancouver to the Toronto area and to The Netherlands and back. She was there for the birth of my two children and was the only thing I insisted on during my divorce (in retrospect, there were other things I should have insisted on). But ultimately, because my father was ill, I was mourning him as much as Loki when I had to put her down. Even though my father had’t passed, the signs were there that it wouldn’t be that much longer.
I am going to post my thoughts about my fathers death and I will do the same when my mother dies. After that difficult start to 2014, I plan on creating some upbeat posts. I could be bitter and sad about the way life has been going but that would be a waste of energy. Enjoy life just in case it is the only one we get.
Robert Fayle 