A Love letter to your pet..

10/2/2018

"Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
~Anatole France

In Loving Memory of Livingstone

With Valentine's Day just around the corner lets take a moment to celebrate the beautiful animals that do us the honor of gracing our lives and walking beside us both physically and in memory. In their many glorious shapes and sizes: From the great and proud Clydesdale horse, down to a small guinea pig with its cute little ears and loud squeak! What ever form they take they play such a huge part in our lives and teach us a lot if we are listening, and they also teach us unconditional love. Having a bad day? They are always there for you. Need someone to talk to? They are there without a hit of judgement in their eyes. They are the ones who truly know and accept ALL of you.

This will be my first February in over a decade and a half without back up from my Zen Master/Meditation expert/Supreme Overlord of the house/King of Cats/sleep regulator/de-stressor/trusted judge of character/Therapist/friend, Livingstone, who crossed the rainbow bridge in May 2017 age 17. I still miss my oldest and dearest friend, our 17 years together was a serious love affair and I treasure times and the memories we shared; from that tiny little RSPCA rescue kitten that could fit in the palm of my 7yo self, to the gloriously regal Jeremy Irons type character of his later years.

So let us thank all the sloppy kisses and wet noses, the soft and extremely stroakable and soft fur. The horses, the cats and dogs, the birds and fish; all those who walk crawl, swim, fly or slither, Let's thank them for being them! And for so much more!

Give your animals a hug from me.

Siobhan xx

PS: And as a special treat for all you wonderful readers, lets have some fun and do a little anthropomorphizing with your animals!

"Which famous person do you identify your pet with and why?"

All you have to do is leave a comment bellow and one lucky person drawn at random the day after Valentine's day: I'll draw a pencil sketch of your pet! Make sure you tell ALL your friends! This should be fun!!

UPDATE: I'm extending this until the end of the week, so don't forget to comment!

14 Comments

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Siobhan is a Visual Artist Painting the Animals who leave their prints all over your HEART.

She is also a fully qualified ACEHP Hoofcare professional striving to help horses from the ground up.

In her spare time, when she isn't painting or caring for her extensive menagerie, she loves to read vast quantities of literature both fiction and non fiction.

As a night owl she loves stargazing and marveling at the wonders painted across the night sky.

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Tim

13/2/2018 06:08:01 pm

Lulu the cat is very much Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. A complete dictator by invitation!

Siobhan

14/2/2018 05:44:03 pm

LOL sounds about right for a cat.. 😜 Thanks for joining in the fun!

Marjie

14/2/2018 10:13:11 am

I love my Maremma dog "Bundy" , first famous person comes to mind is Winston Churchil"......Id love you to do a sketch of him sometime.. xx

14/2/2018 05:46:01 pm

Thanks for entering! Aww, he sounds beautiful! Does he have the Churchill voice too? 😉

Mom

14/2/2018 04:00:14 pm

Kitt - Now this girl IS Mae West in a tabby's body - She used to be like Snow White's cat, but she drifted, she's no angel,Her cat(ch) cry is Beulah, pluck me a bird....

14/2/2018 05:48:57 pm

Hahahah! It's lucky I'm determining the winner by random, because I seriously love this!! I might get accused of favouritism!! 😉

Carol Layton

14/2/2018 04:43:52 pm

Love your work

14/2/2018 06:07:04 pm

Hi Carol, thank you! ❤️ Would you like to join in on the fun giveaway? All you have to is tell me which famous person you identify your animal with and why to be in the running!

Lyn

14/2/2018 09:47:37 pm

Hi Siobhan,I'm nominating Mynstrel our stallion. He gave me a kiss on the cheek once when I was cleaning his yard after I'd ask him firmly to stop scraping his eye bandage off. Very special horse,very cool and popular just like George Clooney.
Great art work.

14/2/2018 11:49:14 pm

Thanks Lyn! Oh my goodness yes! Mynstrel is totally like George Clooney!!

Figgin

15/2/2018 01:14:38 pm

Hmm.... never thought about this before, but it has to be the obvious, Danny John-Jules - aka The Cat from Red Dwarf. Because our cat is named after The Cat's ancestor, Frankenstein.

Though our Frank is a male, and the Frankenstein from Red Dwarf turned out to be female. He also tends to wander around goimg "Mroooow!" to announce himself, similar to The Cat's "aaawww".

Anne-Maree

19/2/2018 10:17:33 am

My cat resembles his namesake the noble Prince Bhishma of the Mahabharata, the most honourable warrior who was to remain celibate and had the special boon of choosing the hour of his death! (Actually, my cat is a pretty much a cranky whinger but does kill the mice and is without his man-parts)

19/2/2018 06:48:20 pm

LOL I love this! Made me laugh!

Morgaine

19/2/2018 12:23:02 pm

Rupert- would be Napoleon (because he likes to think he could rule the world and at times he is quite French.) Though he might also be British actor Benedict Cumberbatch or Canadian actor Tahmoh Penikett (the resemblance is apparent if you have see either of these two actors.)