Comments on: What an Artist Can Teach Us About Saying Goodbye to a Loved Pet

By: Vicky

Vicky — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:11:13 +0000

I find the finiteness of my life with my pets something that spurs me on to remain in the moment with them and to embrace the whole of our relationship, warts and all.

By: Pup Fan

Pup Fan — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:28:43 +0000

Wonderful post… I am not familiar with Goldworthy, but I’ll be checking him out now. The impermanence of his work is very interesting to me… living in the moment is something that is hard to do but I do strive for it.

By: Peggy Frezon

Peggy Frezon — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:07:43 +0000

Nicely stated. I’m going to send this post to all my grieving friends. I remember how well photos and movies helped me after I lost my yellow lab, Hudson.

By: Greyhounds CAN Sit

Greyhounds CAN Sit — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:46:24 +0000

Actually, you have no need to visit me … I need you to visit me:)

By: Greyhounds CAN Sit

Greyhounds CAN Sit — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:45:25 +0000

Is it a good thing to be able to appreciate something you can’t understand? I really enjoyed the movie trailer but I think I’d cry when something I’d made that was so beautiful and unique collapsed! I’d get incredibly frustrated. This is probably why I’m no artist.

One reason I enjoy your blog so much is the way you see things and your mind works. I think you need to visit me and open my eyes to the beauty that surrounds me:)

I have a TV that I rarely turn on because I’m so engrossed with what I’m doing on the computer. I have a mobile that I use as a convenience and in case of emergencies e.g. I’m walking the dogs and one of them breaks a leg and we’re 30 minutes from the car! I often can’t remember where I left it though. No iPad, an iPod I never use. I actually love technology and would hate to be without my digital camera, but when I think about it, the rest of it (apart from my computer and internet!) I could live without. Oh, and I love my microwave:)

I think I’m caught up, yay:)

By: georgia little pea

georgia little pea — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:39:31 +0000

In reply to Pamela.

ahh…the cell phones. most of the comments i make on my mob [on the bus] have a way of not being published. very sad.

i forgot to bring my mob to capoeira class last saturday. the sense of panic at not being contactable for 4 hours was overwhelming. i ended up making a call on my friend’s mob. haha.

By: Bella and Daisy

Bella and Daisy — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:19:25 +0000

I will comment on the last part about pictures. I have disappointingly few of my childhood dog. It was the age of 35mm cameras so you wouldn’t waste rolls and rolls of film.

Tonight, a 30 minute dog park trip yielded 120 photos. Still haven’t went through them to see how many are usable but it doesn’t matter so much since one button will delete them easily.

I love pictures. And I mostly like technology-when it cooperates. LOL

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:17:04 +0000

Very nice message; yes, we are all but a blip (but so special in the moment of the blip). 🙂 That, friend, is what gets me up some days.

That trailer makes me want to see more of the artist. What an amazing mind he has!

And um, now I understand why watching SYTYCD (assuming on the computer) is such a thrill for you. 🙂

By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:10:57 +0000

In reply to houndstooth. But does that say something about your phone use? Or something about your job. I don't think a teacher could get away with typing on a phone during work as much as an office worker can. :)

By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:10:06 +0000

In reply to houndstooth. Interesting to hear what inspired you to start Tales and Tails. I also wanted to have good memories of life with Honey after losing Shadow a few months earlier. Our time together is so short and it's wonderful to have a record besides our memories.