Photo Finish Friday: Farewell

Sibu with Kai and brother Rikk.

I found you at a time in my life when I needed you the most. You were the only Himi in with two Siamese brothers and so much cuter than either of them. They were ignoring you and me, but you came right up to the window to see me. I wasn't sure if my allergies would let me have you so I had to snuggle you right up to my face, staring a lifelong habit in you, then I made arrangements with the staff to hold you for an hour. When I got back some smelly woman was cuddling you and when you saw me you would have jumped right into my arms if she hadn't been holding you so tightly. We had to give you a bath to get rid of her perfume from your coat, it was that strong.

It was a match made in heaven and we have been through so much together Sibu, I am sorry it was for such a short time. Everyone tells me that 14 years is old for a cat, but I still wish it could have been longer.  I'm still convinced that you were trying to give me CPR the morning I didn't want to wake up when you wanted me to.

You brought me great joy and I will miss you.

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The top Polaroid is one of the first photos of Sibu, and the bottom photo is one of the last photos.

With no Sibu, I think I will stop using this blog and try to put my photo blog to more use, so this will be the last post on this blog.

Thank you all for reading about my life here. I have enjoyed making so many friends here and hope to continue our friendship through the other blog (icon on the top right - RLU Photos) or on Facebook (Reb Utas).

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the brainchild of my brilliant cousin Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Visiting

My neighbour has a new rug on her patio and Sibu feels it is his duty to lie on anything that is on another surface. He lays on plastic bags or newspapers if they are on the floor.

Have a nice long weekend all.

PFF is the bwainchild of Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Sibu

Sibu out enjoying the spring grass.

I have had to take his harness in about an inch on both straps, he has lost that much weight. I don't think he will be with me for very much longer as he feels like nothing so much as fur and bone. So far, he still seems to be happy though so, it will be another few days, maybe weeks before we go to the vet again.

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the creation of Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Cousins

Leah sent me this photo a few weeks ago and I have been wracking my brain ever since as to where the heck those rainbow flip flops came from. I am not a flip flop person and as I suspect that this was in the early '80's, I don't think I even owned a pair of flats back then. That is cousin Wayne in between Leah and myself. You can tell my legs hadn't seen the light of day in a long time too. Actually I look pretty pale all over next to Wayne.


Have a good weekend all.

PFF is ...well, this week it is all Leah's fault (I didn't even take the photo).

Photo Finish Friday: Canis Lupus

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This is from our trip to Jasper last summer and I am not really happy with how it turned out. It was too busy on the sidewalk to get a better shot. This was the weekend I walked too much and hurt myself. Of the four, if I remember correctly, two are full wolves and one is a cross with a dog and the other is just a dog. Why he has the wolves I also can't remember, it was after all a year ago almost ;)

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the creation of Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: What a day!

This is what I awoke to yesterday. Alberta in the springtime! And damned if it isn't still here today! It will be gone by tomorrow though, I am pretty sure :)

Have a Happy Easter Weekend all.

PFF is brought to us by Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Inuksuk

 Photo credit: my friend who wants to be anonymous

My friend is going to Jasper this weekend for her birthday and I am a bit envious. This photo is from one of her previous trips to Jasper - it's on my computer because she asked me to compile a flash drive of photos of mine and hers for another friend that has never actually been to Jasper. (I find that very strange as it is only 4 hours away, but, she is a bit of a princess apparently they usually only go to Banff.)

Inuksuk

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the creation of my cousin Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Longing

I have been in a blue funk lately, so I am hoping a photo of spring blossoms will help. It's snowing outside (for the last two days) after having been warm enough before then to have melted most of our snow - sigh...

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the creation of Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Still puzzled

Yes, it is a 3d puzzle! Pretty easy one though.

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the creation of Leah at The Goats Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: It's a puzzle!

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My table wasn't big enough to hold all the pieces while I was working on this. It was barely big enough to hold the finished puzzle, but I had fun doing it :)

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the creation of my cousin Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Spin

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This is a wind spinner that a friend gave me for Christmas one year. I keep hoping that I will get a photo of it with the sun shinning on it, but, this will have to do for now ;)

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the brainchild of my cousin Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Playing around

...with Gimp. Just to see what I can do with the various features it offers.


Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the creation of Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: family

 

Bag Lady, Leah & Me

I will be in trouble for this! This is what the 3 of us looked like before the internet and blogging changed our lives :) I can't remember the year, sometime in the late '80's or early '90's I think.

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the brainchild of my cousin Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Sibu

Well, the vet didn't really have a lot of good news. She thinks it could be one of a few things, but, without blood work (Minimum of $120.00 that I don't have) she can't really be sure. It could be kidney problems, thyroid problems, diabetes or cancer. There is no guarantee that the labs would give us an answer and no cure for any of the conditions...they can be managed with medications that I can't afford though. We are going to leave well enough alone for the time being and I will just have to keep a close eye on him and make sure he eats and drinks. In the meantime hopefully I will get a job that will allow me to afford the blood work and whatever medications.  She said that his kidneys are small and there is a mass in his abdomen that could be a kidney, but it has a strange shape to it.  So, I am just going to enjoy his company as long as he is happy and comfortable and take each day as it comes. Which means checking to see if his chest moves 3 or 4 times a day.

Have a good day all.

Photo Finish Friday: Bright!

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The flash went off - Sibu was not very happy! We go to the vet on Monday afternoon to see what's going on. He has lost between 2-4 lbs, too much for a ten lb cat and he is still being finicky about whether he will eat or not. I wish I could drop 20 - 40% of my body weight in as short a period of time.

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is brought to us by Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: New Snow

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We had snow overnight. I had good timing this morning....the snow removal guys just went by, so the side walk is clear now. It was the only way I knew we had new snow :)

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the brainchild of Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Art Gallery of Alberta

 

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This is the Art Gallery of Alberta, taken back in August. The first time I have been near the gallery when there hasn't been a festival or something blocking the view of it. So many people hated the design when it was proposed and the price tag that went along with it. I think they did a fabulous job and it was money well spent.

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the brain child of my cousin Leah, at The Goat's Lunch Pail.