KnitWit: Rantings of a Rabid Knitter

Comment by Kimberly

July 15, 2007 @ 4:43 am

Oh Cary! Thank you for the warning. I was able to grab some tissues because I can feel your pain. I too lost a beloved cat that loved me and my knitting.
Michael would park himself on my left side on top of my yarn as I knitted. Many was the time that I realized the strand of yarn was acutally passing right before his eyes and even though he was actively watching it, he made no move to attach.
I admit that there were times when he made it difficult but I wouldn’t trade my time with him for anything.
I still have a hard time talking about him without tearing up, so when I heard you start to stuggle to explain about Abernathie, I just about lost it.
I couldn’t knit on the couch for months after he passed without catching myself wondering when he would appear. We will always miss anyone who we loved and who loved us unconditionaly and that is OK.

Comment by singlewhiteknitter.com

July 16, 2007 @ 7:00 am

I think it’s hard for people who don’t have that relationship with their pets to understand how deeply it hurts to lose them. Listening to your story brought back painful memories of losing one of our own dogs to a short but voracious bout of cancer. Our family still cries about it whenever we think of her– and our new puppy shares many of her personality quirks, so we think of her often.

Comment by Debbie

July 16, 2007 @ 8:15 pm

Thank you for this story. I feel your pain as well. I have several cats and 3 small dogs in my household. The cats are always around my feet, on a chair or sofa, or just in the room watching me knit or use my spinning wheel.

I also lost my old knitting partners, both almost 17 at the time, a few years ago. Even though there are the kittens (18 month olds) living here, I miss my Samson and Tiffany.

I hope Sadie is adjusting to the fence and there is no more escapes in her future for both of your sakes.

Comment by Jen

July 17, 2007 @ 5:55 pm

Thank you for telling this story — it did make me cry (in fact I’m crying right now while thinking about it) but I understand how you must have felt. I have two cats myself and cannot imagine my life without them.

Comment by Shine

July 18, 2007 @ 9:20 am

Oh Carry, way to make me cry!

We had one of our rats put to sleep last week - it was really difficult. But you know what? That same day I got out my spinning wheel too, which I hadn’t touched in several months…

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Comment by bungalowmum

July 18, 2007 @ 4:58 pm

Carry -
Thanks for telling us how you started spinning. Just wanted you to know that I cried right along with you….. I really look forward to hearing your stories every week!

~katie

Comment by Liza NYC

July 19, 2007 @ 12:23 am

Dear Carry,

I know that when I listen to your podcast you will be telling us profound and genuine stories which sometimes make us laugh and sometimes weep. Thank you for mining the depths of your life and experience and sharing them so vividly with us. We who listen to you are truly fortunate. Last Valentine’s Day our Basil was diagnosed with advanced cancer of his jaw. He was so brave and loving until he died a week later — but that’s another story. Our animals give us so much. I was so moved by Abernathy’s story — and by your love for him.

Comment by Sherry W

July 19, 2007 @ 2:40 pm

One of the unfair things about life is that these little friends have short spans with us. My little guy is aging and while in good health, I dread the day he isn’t by my chair anymore.

Dogs are certainly not safe to roam. Besides accidental injury, they too can also get attacked by other dogs. My stepdad’s dog was shot bya hunter and seriously injured when he went roaming. Lucky the vet saved him, but his roaming days where over!

Comment by Allison

July 30, 2007 @ 4:43 pm

You sweet, dear woman…

Like the others who have commented, I cried right along with you and felt the shared pain of a love one lost.

I love your podcast and I nearly always smile, laugh and feel great warmth while listening. Though I simply adore you, I had not taken the time to comment before.

After this podcast, I got up and went straight to the computer. It is fairly easy, I think, to share tales of joy and even of frustration and anger, but sharing a story if deep pain is something reserved for friends. I am so lucky that you trust all of us faceless listeners as part of you inner circle. My life is enriched by your presence and gentle voice.

How funny that we often don’t realize what it is that makes us feel happy, fulfilled. It is, for me, connection. Just like the connection we have to the members of our families, human and non-human alike.
Like the connection we can feel with someone we’ve never met, on headphones, all alone, simply because they’ve dared to share.

Thank you for that.

Comment by Katherine

October 10, 2007 @ 9:05 pm

I just wanted to say that I particularly enjoyed this episode. Well, “enjoyed” probably isn’t the right term… but the podcasts I listen to and like the most are ones where I get to really feel the podcaster’s emotions, and I particularly felt that with this episode.

Thank you for sharing your story. I can understand your loss. Poor kitty.