Anniversaries

We tend to think of anniversaries as happy events—weddings, birthdays, and the like—and perhaps it’s good that we do. But there’s nothing inherently good and happy about an anniversary. Anniversaries merely mark the moment of an event, both good and bad events, happy and sad.

It’s been one year since Ms. Clover left. I still miss her and feel her absence sharply—today more than other days. She had a profound impact on my life and I feel love for her as deeply today as I did one year ago, and the eleven years before that.

Here’s to you Mama Cat. You’re not forgotten.