Never an easy thing, this saying goodbye crap… but it’s all part of life. Even when it isn’t your pet, it’s still hard to do. It’d like to post a tribute to Sheba, my sister’s cat of over eight years. A fat cat, yes, but pretty quick when chasing a laser light – in fact that little light caused her to act like a kitten beyond her age. She was also an effective cling-on: good for warmth during the winter. And now, after a bout of sickness, the vets have finally gotten to a point where they can’t do much for her except “prolong her life” for a couple of weeks… she’s an older cat now and she’s in pain – it was time, and so she left us today…

El Gato Sabetini: you’ll be missed and not forgotten.