Goodbye Mick

Goodbye Mick  - I miss you more.

March 1950 - June 2013

 

This is the last photograph we took in 2012.  Just one fun Sunday goofing around at the flat in Wisconsin.  Mick passed away on Saturday, June 1st in our flat in Oldham, England from a massive heart attack.  He didn't show any signs of heart problems and he was looking forward to getting the flat set up, ready to go when he could bring me home for our retirement.  Needless to say, this is a very difficult period for the entire family.  His funeral was at Holy Family in Hollinwood on the 21st of June and attended by family and some of our friends.  Burial was in Moston at the family plot in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

 

 

This photo was taken outside our flat in Wisconsin during summer of 2010.  We loved it there.

 

 

 

This photo was taken in Portmeirion, Wales with Mick's brothers Kevin (left), Austin (middle) and Mick (right).  We had such a great time there.  It was May of 1997 and Mick still had his beard.

 



This photo was taken in Medjugorje in 1998 on our  honeymoon.   We loved the outdoor café close to the church.  Their coffee was fantastic!!

 

To say we are all in the Twilight Zone is an under statement.  But I know for a fact Mick is fine, enjoying his new journey and in a place he longed to be..... We often talked about Heaven, trusting in God and knowing this was our goal.  He has made his presence known to me in many ways and I can sense his joy and happiness. Now he can look after all the people he loved in Heaven and pull a pint with Jesus, which he often said he would do one day.

 

He was certainly an original...gone but never forgotten....until the next time....I miss you more.



My latest addition...no, not edition.

My newest addition to the Scriptorium is an eight year-old rescue cat named Jade or "JJ" as I nicknamed her.  Her former 'person' had passed away and she was placed in a local shelter in September.  I'd put her name and several others on my favorites list and she was the only one left when my sister Deb went over to look at those on the list.  She fell in love with Jade and brought her home to me.  That was three weeks ago and since then, we have learned about each other and become friends.  Even though she is eight, there is still plenty of kitty in her, so playtime is always something special  Today we are building a cardboard fort!!  (Well, boxes stacked on top of each other really.)

Here are a few photos of Miss Jade.

She knows who she is and what she wants - and that's usually to climb on something or fly through the air onto her chair so it rocks.  She was drinking tea from my mug but I had to put a stop to that because she would get sick from it.  Now she is exploring cabinets and tends to climb inside to see what's there.

Jade is a very pretty light gray tabby with green eyes, hence the name Jade.  Her before person trained her well, because she will sit when told to, shake hands when "encouraged" and knows the sound of a treat bag being shaken.  She does not, however, enjoy my being on the computer at length, because that cuts into her play time.  But we'll work on that.  And she loves to snuggle in my arm and be a better door than a window when I want to watch television.  She does, however, love to watch the cat segments on America's Funniest Videos.  Maybe I should get her a kitty video?  Perhaps her former person had one just for her to watch, I don't know.

Jade does like "Last of the Summer Wine" tv shows, though.  I think she likes Compo best. So as the time goes along, I'll find out more about her and she about me.  She is great fun to have here and my new little love.

Three new books are almost finished but I am behind by three months due to moving.  My time has been very limited for work, but that will all change once I'm finished unpacking.  From 220 cartons, down to about 15 now.

That's it from the Scriptorium for now.....stay tuned for the new books when they are published.