Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Old Tradition, New Ornaments

Since our very first cat, we have made it a tradition to decorate our Yule tree with an ornament for each and every kitty we have ever had the pleasure to share our lives with, both living and not. Each ornament has our cat's name and the year they joined our family engraved on them ...

Kiki Lee - 2007
 
 
Midnight ~ 2007

Haley ~ 2007

Maggie ~ 1993
 
Mr. Bojangles ~ 1999
 
Sabrina ~ 1991
 
Whiskers ~ 1982


This year, we added two more ornaments ~ one for Tabitha and one for Mr. Gray ...

Mr. Gray ~ 2012
 
Tabitha ~ 2012


These ornaments are special in that each cat only gets one for life and they will grace our tree for many, many years to come. Their memories; however, will forever fill our hearts with love.
Posted by Lady Caer Morganna at 3:23 PM
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3 comments:

  1. Robin LarkspurDecember 12, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    This is a precious idea! I love it! The one for Mr. Whiskers is especially charming.
    Our fur-babies deserve their own ornament!!

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  2. Magic Love CrowDecember 12, 2012 at 5:17 PM

    I love this idea so much Kim!! How beautiful and precious!! I see my stuffed crow in the last picture! I am smiling ;o) Big Hugs ;o)

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  3. MariettaDecember 12, 2012 at 11:41 PM

    My in-laws have the same tradition, though they do not buy the ornament until the cat passes. My husband and I are building our own traditions, but I always thought this was a sweet way of keeping a piece of them close to your heart.

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