Yesterday while reading blogs, I saw a post from Cody's old pal Spitty the Kitty and stopped by to leave a comment. Nearly 5 minutes after leaving the comment I found out on Facebook that handsome Spitty had run off to the Bridge. My heart shattered into a catzillion pieces.
While Spitty lived a long and good life, (he was 17 when he left), my heart ached because another blogging legend had left for the Bridge.
Cody knew Spitty (as many of you did), for a looong time! He and Spitty's Mama used to banter about their sports teams, Cody was Spitty's Secret Paws one year and the "Prince Bed" that we had bought for Cody (because he was the cat formerly known as Prince), was first seen on Spitty's blog. Then Cody blogged about the bed on his blog.
In loving memory of our dear furiend, Cody messaged me from Heaven and told me he would appreciate it if I would share two blog posts from the Fall of 2012 that featured his pal Spitty and Spitty's sweet Mama. One post is from October 29th 2012 (NEARLY NINE YEARS AGO!) that is below
Concatulations....
the best team won.
I'll have my pawson
contact your
pawson
just give me a moment....
Heart-broken In Detroit,
Cody
And another from from November 14, 2012,
A GentleWOMAN AND A Scholar! "Wordy" Wednesday
Many of you will recall that a few weeks back, my baseball team, The Detroit Tigers, was competing in the World Series with the San Francisco Giants, which happens to be the baseball team of my buddy:
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Spitty's human and my Mom made a
bet. The loser had to buy the winner a special surprise that was tied to their "home" city.
Much to our dismay and embarrassment, the Tigers were swept like yesterday's litter and the San Francisco Giants won the World Series. Thanks to Spitty's Mom for forcing us to relive the debacle by blogging about it...AGAIN MOL.
In an attempt to not be a sore loser, which we all know that Mom really IS, Mom sent Spitty's human a delectable treat from one of Detroit's finest, Sanders Fine Chocolates! Mom sent the :
TOPPING AND TORTIE GIFT BAG
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Photo courtesy of Sanders
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Oh and noooo...the gift bag didn't contain a "Tortie" in the sense that WE kitties know "TORTIES"! There was NO cat in the bag! Mom sent the peanut, chocolate and caramel delight that we all know and love, along with a jar of Sanders famous Milk Chocolate Hot Fudge!
Mom and I were thrilled that Spitty's human enjoyed her treats! Mom thought it was all over and done with when...what did Mom receive today? Let me show you!
A beautifully wrapped package arrived!
From San Francisco!
Mom wondered
what in the world it could be!
Spitty's human wrote
a most thoughtful note!!
Then Mom opened the package:
Spitty's human had sent the most
WONDERFUL magnets that feature the art of
Richard Diebenkorn, who grew up in San Francisco. Mom also received a gorgeous set of postcards that feature the artists
Matisse and
Picasso! They are from the
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Click
here to read about the museum.
Mom was incredibly touched by the thoughtfulness of Spitty's human, but she was also a tad embarrassed. To represent Detroit, Mom sends calorie-laden treats, well Detroit IS one of the fattest cities in the country, now we know why and Spitty's human sends culture, sophistication and intellect to represent San Franciso...all wrapped beautifully in a box!
Spitty's human said it was "one of her favorite spots."
Hmmm...I think there is a deeper message here. Spitty's human is the epitome of culture, class, brains and sophistication and she portrayed San Francisco as such.
My Mom chooses a gift to represent Detroit that is chocolate-caramel-and -nut-laden. Mom's gift infers that she spends her days sitting on her fat-behind trolling the Internet while shoving bon-bons down her throat, while Spitty's human is soaking up art and culture. Mom chooses a gift that says that HER "favorite spot" is a friggin CANDY SHOP!! If her gift is a representation of Detroit, NO WONDER WE LOST!
THANK YOU SPITTY'S HUMAN!!
YOU WIN YET AGAIN!
Love, Cody
These posts made me smile in spite of my sadness that yet another blogging legend has run off to the Bridge, because they brought back sweet memories of Cody and one of his favorite blogging pals, Spitty. I sure hope that you enjoyed the posts too.
May you rest in peace dear furiend and please take care of my Codester at the Bridge, ok? Love you always Spitty and I will never, ever forget you! Sending tons of love and my deepest sympathy to your Mama as well. You had one of the biggest "catitudes" ever dear Spitty, but you also had a heart of gold. xoxoxo You will be forever missed.
