remembrance 11.11.11

decorata design musing November 10, 2011 1 Comment

Cenotaph, Ottawa Ontario

all photos Sue Womersley

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Cenotaph Ottawa, Remembrance Day

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Remember Chester part 4 of 4 minute video #dachshund #silverdappledachshund #chestercashmere #chesterrupert

Remembering Chester part 3 of 4 min photo montage #dachshund #silverdappledachshund #chestercashmere #chesterrupert

Chester in 4 minutes part 2 #dachshund #silverdappledachshund #chestercashmere #chesterrupert

I am beyond thankful for my beautiful boy Chester. Gratitude for him every day we had together. This is Chester Wednesday night 9:09 pm bright alert laying on a fresh clean pile of blankets. A normal day. We ended up saying goodbye to him 7 hours after this photo was taken. Chester was 17 3/4 years old. One third of my life together. Remarkable. I will miss waking up to this face every day more than words can say. He defied the odds on so many occasions. He loved road trips, hotels, digging in dirt, the beach, snow, the rain. He was a big spirited boy whose enthusiasm knows no bounds. He loved Cashmere and he loved Rupert. Grandma got her own special woof. Those big smiles and wag tails. Funny and cheeky. Stubborn and determined. Bless this boy, he just wanted to be wherever I was. There’s a dog bed in each room for him and his own blanket on the bathroom floor for when I was in the shower. Trusty and loyal hound, we had many road trips together - Victoria 3x, Tofino, Parksville, Kelowna 2x, Calgary Banff 3x just in the past 2 years. He is named for Chesterman beach in Tofino which we visited many times. I am also incredibly thankful to my dear friends who have shed tears with me and sent me so much love and kindness. Many of whom have known Chester almost as long as I have. He died Thursday October 6th, which was my Dad (and his mothers) birthday. He grew up with dachsies and so did I. We were all ready to go on an adventure that day - so a very large absence on the 3 night expedition. He was a giant part of my life… #chesterrupert #chestercashmere #dachshund #longhairdachshund #silverdaopledachshund

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lynne @ gardenmad says:

November 11, 2011 at 9:35 pm

Beautiful photos. I watched the Remembrance Day proceedings from Ottawa today, and saw where you’d taken your pictures. The Parliament Buildings made an amazing backdrop for a moving ceremony.

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