Sad November

November has been a very sad month for me. My beloved black cat was hit by a car and killed right in front of me on the evening of November 10th. It was horrifying. I tried desperately to save her, but she was dead before I could get her to a vet. My cat's name was Tosca and she was more than a pet. She was my friend and companion and I loved her so much. I miss her chatter, she was a vocal animal. and her playful and inquisitive nature. She was only four years old and she didn't deserve such an ugly violent death. The car driver didn't even stop, though he must have known he'd hit something and he must have heard my screams. I will never stop missing her, or loving her. She came into my life by chance, like a gift, and to have her taken away so horribly has caused me so much sorrow. I still cry for her every day. I feel like a light has gone out.

My beautiful girl, Tosca, 2007 - 2011

Shocks and Trophies

I've not had the best of starts to 2010 with one thing and another. The worst was that one of my sons was assaulted a few days ago. He was attacked by five people who punched him repeatedly, determined to inflict as much damage as possible. Fortunately the police were pretty quickly on scene and those concerned were arrested. He was punched so hard that his lower lip had to be stitched back together. The most shocking aspect of this unprovoked attack is that the five people were women!! Whatever happened to the gentler sex? Or was that always a myth similar to the one that says men don't cry.

On a pleasanter note I found out today that I, or at least my alter ego, Cat (writer of The Jack and Danny Chronicles) has been nominated for a Tea Room discipline fiction Award. That was a surprise, so thank you very, very much to anyone that nominated me. I wrote for a lot of years under the Cat moniker and it's nice to know I'm still remembered.