Our Sweet Pea

Our beloved cat, Sweet Pea, died last week. She was with us for 19 years, having adopted us in Chicago. She came to us in a "delicate condition," and gave us 6 beautiful kittens. We kept Digit (on the right in the picture here); Leila took one, her Breakfast who was with her for, gosh, 16 years or more? My friend Frances took another, Max, who was with her for many years; and we found loving homes for the other three.

We were so lucky to have Sweet Pea for so long. She taught us a lot, and gave us much joy, and we miss her dreadfully. I'm actually rather startled by how bereaved I feel; but she was part of our daily lives for 19 years, so perhaps I should not be surprised.

Sweet Pea was fun, smart, stubborn, loving, charming, and had the loudest, most comforting purr ever. She was Some Cat.

Linda