A life

It is hard to believe, until it happens, that a life can end. From one minute to the next, the heart has stopped beating and the eyes do not see what is in front of them. We said goodbye to Frida Monday night. She died peacefully with us, her doctor, and her pet sitter around her. We laid her in a special place in the garden where we can say good morning and good night to her, as we have for the nineteen and a half years that she has lived with us. Two thirds of our marriage. Most of our life together as a family.