I miss you......my Valentine!!

My Dear Tom,
I am missing you so much......I have no way to express the emptiness I feel.I long for another chance to show you how much love I have for you. My very special Valentine...you will be alive in my heart forever..............I love you!! XOXOXOX

In Blackwater Woods, by Mary Oliver

Tom loved the poetry of Mary Oliver (Audrey, did you discover her together?) A friend sent me this poem when told of Tom's death:

Look, the trees
are turning
their own bodies
into pillars

of light,
are giving off the rich
fragrance of cinnamon
and fulfillment,

the long tapers
of cattails
are bursting and floating away over
the blue shoulders

of the ponds,
and every pond,
no matter what its
name is, is

nameless now.
Every year
everything
I have ever learned

in my lifetime
leads back to this: the fires
and the black river of loss
whose other side

is salvation,
whose meaning
none of us will ever know.
To live in this world

you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it

against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.

The Circus Comes to Town

Was hoping I could find this! Tom sent this to me on Feb 20 2008. He was such an articulate person, as we all know. He was a gentle soul born into this tough guy kind of life. He mainly merged the two wonderfully but it was after all an uneasy cohabitation. Sigh. xoxo Audrey

Hope this works: (click on link) (or cut and paste link)

http://www.box.net/shared/fxdtq42ma4

Lovable Tom

This photo was taken at the Ninigret Dance Festival in Sept. 2004 and, as you can see, Tom was loved by all. When I introduced Tom to zydeco dancing, he took to it like a fish to water. His natural athleticism combined with his love for music made dancing a perfect fit for him. My friends in the dance community welcomed his friendliness and easy sense of humor. They were all laughing as they posed for this silly picture that I took.

Tom and I loved to play together.....he had some crazy laser light he would torment me with. He was warm to snuggle with and I loved to visit the Berkshires!

When Judy brought me home my name was "Doober".....it wasn't long before Tom figured out how very cool I am and he decided my name should be changed to D'uber....The Superior Kitty. He always had a way of communicating with me.......I will miss him and his mice a whole lot!!

Hello to my cousins Rocco & Breeze!!!!XOXOXOXOXOXOX

2004 Article about Tom and the Fresh Air program

I hope this works...You should be able to read the article here - just click on the link below.
http://www.box.net/shared/1tjypl907r

In the park taking pictures...

Thinking Man?!