I have had three major heartbreaks this year. Did you all know that? The latest being my Tiger. And for that I am surely due some good karma.
He had been a large part of my life for 16 years, he taught me many things, love, responsibility and compassion and the importance of having someone dependent on me for their existence.
He had a spoilt life, by me especially, he had everything he could have ever wanted. He'd beg me for chips or biscuits and I'd always give him some. He loved chips the most. I couldn't walk into my room with food, even if I new he wouldn't like it like when it was fruit, because he'd suddenly wake up, get up, walk over and scream at me until I'd given him all that was left. I'd have to come back from the kitchen with extra rations because I knew he'd want some. Oh! Mum's shortbread. He was a stickler for that stuff.
From loud punk rock music to soft acoustic melodies, he fully supported me through every phase of my life. He loved my small single bed and then my large double, but most importantly my electric blanket in those chilly months. He would walk into the shower just after you'd finished and stand near the drain for someone to come and pour water down so he could follow the drips, play with them and then track his wet prints through the house. We loved it. Mum came around to it.
Tiger used to have a 3 o'clock friend. A few years ago, Berni and I noticed that Tiger would sit at the front door every day from 3pm for about 20 minutes and cry out to someone, we never found out who or why but it became dependable. Oh Tiger's at it again, must be 3. He always did have a great set of lungs on him. He'd sing at the open front door (I say sing and use the term quite loosely because anyone walking past would think we were strangling him) every day, on the window sill in my room looking out, treating the pigeons to his latest number.
I'm leaving in a few days for my Camino. My bag is packed, I'm all set, I'm ready in every sense and I'm so excited!
Work's good, same same and loving it.
Love my friends here but miss everyone at home. I've taken leave in March so make sure you're all free. I'll do some extra shifts to make up for 3 day's worth so I can leave a week earlier.
Not a long post, just checking in and saying cheerio for now. I'll send something special when I get back from my trip. Send me messages, I love receiving them, they're little connections to the other side of the world and makes me feel all gooey inside.
xx
