Archive for April, 2007

19 Apr

Scattering Ashes

I received a phone call yesterday from a man whose dog was, tragically, hit by a car. The death was sudden and he was unprepared. I am so sorry for his loss. what an awful way to lose a pet. (ah, kisses to my little Cherubina in the sky, she was ‘my’ feral, hit by [...]

14 Apr

Who wrote the Rainbow Bridge Poem?

The Rainbow Bridge Poem is really the most famous pet loss poem that there is. It brings comfort to so many people who have lost a animal. It is a sweet, hopeful and loving story of our pets waiting for us patiently to meet them when our time comes. In the meantime, they get [...]

10 Apr

My little secret

I lost my little Peekay, what, five years ago now. No, it might even be six. And I still haven’t put his ashes into an urn. They are still in the can wrapped in blue paper that the cremains came in from the crematorium.

I have tried, a few times, to create an urn for him. [...]

07 Apr

Blessing of the Animals

Today in Los Angeles is the wonderful Blessing of the Animals on Olvera Street. I look forward to this every year. It is a joy to see all the cats and dogs and horses and goats and lizards and ducks and fish and chickens and cows and every other pet you can imagine, gathered together, [...]

02 Apr

New Custom Pet Urns Studio!

I have officially received keys to the new Alex in Welderland’s Custom Pet Urns studio at the Brewery Art Colony in downtown Los Angeles. I am so excited as this will allow me to have space to create many new designs for my pet urns.
I am moving in this week and will be open for [...]