Hey, Cyndi here. No, we're not back yet, but I wanted to talk to all of you for a moment. First, though, Jan has not been idle. One can evidently only stand accomplishing nothing for so long. She is returning to the land of the busy with lots of sit down breaks in between. Marcus has been waiting for his next walk since Dec 21st when Jan took sick. At least he is now getting exercise chasing a ball in the dog pen.
Aside from laundry, cleaning and other boring house jobs that are way behind, Jan has just finished the last 9 - yes 9! - months of the 2015 blog posts that lost their photos when Picasa switched to GPhotos. That was a project she never wants to do again! It was complicated and time consuming but at least the last nine were "easier" than the first three once she learned how to not lose her place every time a post republished.
But what I want to talk to you about is the Our Rainbow Friends memorial blog. Ann, the Zoolatry human, generally sends out a mass email on the 15th of each month, or sometimes just posts on Facebook because of the hassles that can come with a mass mailing. For whatever reason, we haven't received or seen a notice since the September memorials came out in October. And as you know, Ann is presently on vacation, so not doing any notifications.
Amber da Weenie's mom Linda is the lone, hard worker behind the scenes for that blog. She knows it means a lot to one who has lost a cat, dog, bird or other loved pet to have a memorial bridge post.
We were thinking it would be great if current bloggers would participate in helping Linda keep up with the losses. (If you don't already have the badge, grab the one above.) If you are a blogger who just lost a furry or know of a blog that just lost one, let Ann or Linda know. When the previous month's memorials are posted on the 15th, share the information with friends and readers, then visit and comment (even for those you don't know). It doesn't take long to say you care about someone's loss. There are those such as Golden Pines and White Dog Army that take in older dogs and have more than normal losses, but each one is loved and missed. A virtual hug would be welcomed.
We have long depended on Ann to keep everyone informed and not everyone realizes the hassles she has frequently gone through with gmail. Linda deserves a medal for her dedication to this project, despite an outside job, intermittent internet, a home and her canine pack to care for.
So, as busy as we know you are, we're suggesting we all step up to help publicize each month's memorial posts, as well as visit. Those are our rainbow friends - yours and mine. Those are our blogging friends, old and new. Let's show our support!
The December losses have been posted at Our Rainbow Friends.
We hope to learn some new jokes while we're on hiatus, so stay tuned. And we still have a few more interviews to finish.
