Mom wrote about a lot of wonderful things in her Mindwalker1910 postings, but there's one I wish she'd taken time to pen. We have a picture from around 1918 with her & Aunt Betty & Uncle Bob, with his dog, Buddy. Whenever she mentioned Buddy's name, Mom's voice took on a special softness. When she thought of her older brother & his loyal companion, her words were filled with a tenderness that spoke volumes about her sense of the two. But I never urged her to write a memoir of Buddy & Uncle Bob.
Buddy was a Golden Retriever.
As adults, the relationship between brother & sister would be... Not sure how to describe. It wasn't until my late teens that I even knew Uncle Bob was still alive - had assumed he'd died before my birth, because he was never mentioned.
Whatever had happened between them left a wound that never fully healed, although serendipity brought them back together in the early '70s. In touch, but never close.
But Bob & Buddy? Mom had nothing but full-throttle affection for those two. It would have been lovely for her to write about them, to feel the affection & joy she took in being with a boy & his dog.
Reminded of that reading a story on Greater Good about a 2-leg & the rescued pooch who stole her heart. Started imagining Cyber Access for the Technically Timid up & running, me working in tandem with older friends to honor memories of beloved animal companions, posting them online with pictures or just painting in words heart scenes with their beloved. Imagining a blog dedicated to preserving honoring celebrating such priceless unforgettable moments in time - moments spent with beloved animals of every sort.
It's a forever sorrow that I never had Mom post memories of Bob & Buddy. Will make up for that loss by doing all I can to empower & enable others to remember with love the critters who touched their lives.
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