Mister's Garden — JellyBean

As somebun once wrote, every story has a beginning, a middle and an end.  I never wanted to have to help my baby girl tell the end of her story.   You can find and read the full post on her blog at JB's Small World.   The house is so quiet now. I will miss you forever, Baby Girl. Till we meet again.   Be Safe.  I Love You.   

I have not done a blog post in a while as I have been so incredibly busy with JellyBean Publishing and Mister's Garden and the new children's book coming out in October.  Today has been a milestone, however.  It has been 17 years since I met my little JellyBean, huddled terrified in a cage in Petsmart.  I picked her up and she was hyperventilating from fear.  She was only about 12 weeks old at the time and I had no intention of adopting another cat.  I was only there to buy food for my other cats but she looked at...

A short update as I had to rush my baby girl, JellyBean, to the vet again this morning.  She had stopped eating again.  For those who do not know, her recent blood test 2 weeks ago showed Stage 3 kidney failure levels.  She had been eating well for this past 2 weeks and then she was not doing well since yesterday.  Today she got fluids, a B12 shot and her first pill of antibiotic as her stool showed signed of a bacterial infection.  Thankfully the vet did not think there was any indication of cancer. So it is like a...

This is my baby girl, JellyBean.  She is my heart and soul kitty.  I adopted her as teeny kitten in August of 2000 and she was the runt of her litter.  She was always little her whole life.  I named her Sammie when I adopted her but since she remained so small her name morphed into JellyBean.  She will be 17 years old this May and we have been inseparable for almost 17 years.  She is still very active and keeps me up all night every night and spends all her days with me right by my side.  Her favorite...