People Pets and Plants.

It seems like I spent the last several months watching people, pets and plants die.   My neighbor across the alley had her lung cancer come back after being in remission for 6 years.   I watched her fight for breath, fight to go home and fight to live.  She passed away late September.  Her grass die long before that, from the summer of 100+ degree months.  My husband and I tried to keep it up but couldn’t.  We kept the her dog alive though, only to learn that her will stated she was to be put to sleep and her ashes mixed with her owners’ and thrown someplace.  It’s a shame to waste a good dog like that.

We had to  put our poodle "Bear" of 15 years to sleep in September also.  He had too many health problems and since he had a living will, we didn’t try to keep him alive with machines.  It is really a hard decision to make, putting a dog down.  We let the Vet handle it and his remains.  I have no desire to throw them in the wind or whatever.  He's at peace and that's all that matters.

Then I find out my uncle had cancer and watched him slip away from us in October.   He died on Halloween night, which is kind of cool because it was his favorite holiday and he was always putting on a show for the neighborhood kids.   He elected to be cremated also.  Seems to be the way a lot of people are going these days.   At least he let his dogs live.

The plants, counting my neighbor’s grass, were several purchased during June thru August, which were the hottest months in the history of the United States ever recorded. I had all my neighbor's plants and still do.  I really struggled to keep hers and mine alive in all the heat. Lost my first Magnolia Tree, but was able to replace it.  Several potting plants,  The Christmas cactus is still having a hard time coming back and lost two hanging baskets of Spider plants.  

I did have a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed friends and family.  Hope you all had a good one also.