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Puddings & Toyboys
A blog about my beautiful budgies.
Tag Archives: memorial
Remembering Dalai: Preparing his new home
2 June 2020
Posted by on Dalai was cremated & his remains returned the week after his passing. As with those before him (Raspy, Atilla, Thomas, Cagney, Phineas & Bezukhov) I am making a new home for him in the form of a pillow/cushion. The inner pillow has been completed. I chose a yellow colour & added my customary wonky embroidery. His remains now sit with the others. He only knew Bezukhov & Phineas here but I like to think he has made friends with Atilla, Raspy, Thomas & Cagney.
Missing you my little man.
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Remembering Bezukhov: Pillow complete
24 February 2019
Posted by on As with those who went to Rainbow Bridge before him, I have made Bezukhov a pillow for his resting place.
Because Bezukhov had similar colours to his girlfriend, Raspy, I used the same materials I used for her – the blue velvet & the cotton with blue feathers. The cover for his inner pillow is made with the plain blue velvet & has his full name & dates embroidered in black.
- Bezukhov’s inner pillow
- All together
For the outer cover, I used the material with feathers in shades of blue. I rearranged the pillows, so he now rests alongside Raspy. Behind is Phineas & Thomas & behind them, overseeing them all, is Cagney beside his girlfriend, the leader herself, Atilla.
- Side 1 of Bezukhov’s outer pillow
- Side 2 of Bezukhov’s outer pillow
- Bezukhov & Raspy’s pillows
- All together
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The last day
1 February 2014
Posted by on My previous post, The Last Two Weeks, describes the lead up to this last day with Thomas.
On the morning of the 27th January, I spoke with Mr EV again & he said I could pick up the medication Heptosyl, that afternoon. It is a powder in capsule form, typically given to dogs & cats.
Thomas was by now just chewing on beetroot stalks. It seemed the beetroot was what was keeping him going. His breathing had got noticeably worse. I had let Phineas out early on to give Thomas some peace in his own cage. However, around 2pm he sat in front of his door & made it clear he wanted to come out. I was reluctant, but opened the door….
Thomas attempted to fly to the Manor, but was too weak to do so & landed on the floor. A bad sign was that his wings were open & he appeared to not have the energy to close them. I gently picked him up. He was breathing heavily. I managed to hold him in as comfortable a way as possible. His feet were around my finger as if they were perching, with that hand cradling his body. He rested his head on my other hand.
To say I was alarmed & upset would be an understatement. I thought this was it. I repeatedly told him we all loved him & gently stroked his cheek feathers. We were like this for about 15 minutes. Then he shook himself & wanted to get up. I let him make his way to the top of the Manor. Read more of this post
A Beautiful Blue Angel
27 January 2014
Posted by on Our beautiful boy Thomas lost his fight today.
27th April 2013 (adoption day) – 27th January 2014
I hope Atilla & Raspy met you at Rainbow Bridge & are helping you to settle in.
Bye bye my darling boy.
I am sorry our time together was so short.
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Remembering Atilla: Progress with pillow
9 December 2012
Posted by on As previously posted, I have made a pillow to house Raspy’s remains. Naturally, Atilla’s will have the same treatment.
Atilla’s pillow is not finished but I have made some progress. I decided to pad the pillow with something she loved, tea-towels. She had done a good job shredding a couple that I had draped over the back of her beloved Poang chair. It was these two I used to pad her pillow & protect her remains.
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As with Raspy, I used yellow velvet to make the inner sleeve. This was embroidered in a thread that matched the delicate colour of her cheek patches. This cushion/pillow now sits by the digital photo frame, alongside her sister.
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I am currently working on the outer sleeve. I have embroidered her name.
All the other parts are ready but need to be assembled. Watch this space.
Love you, my beautiful ‘Tilla.
Remembering my girls: Leg rings
23 October 2012
Posted by on Remembering Raspy: Velvet pillow
1 September 2012
Posted by on Previously, I had posted that I had started to make a new “home” for Raspy’s remains.
Her final resting place is now complete.
I was not happy with the original writing on the inner sleeve, so replaced the wonky writing with…. wonky embroidery… I chose to do the letters in a colour closely resembling her cheek patches.
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This little yellow pillow is now inside a little blue pillow. One side is blue velvet, soft to touch as Raspy was. The blue is similar to the colour she was before her first moult. I embroidered some wild grass underneath an early photo of her.
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The other side of the pillow is a cotton material with a feather design. It has shades of blue & green which are very close to her colours. Next to a favourite photo of her, I have embroidered her name in yellow – the colour of her little face.
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You will notice I have done one side portrait & the other is landscape. This is so I can be flexible with where I keep the little pillow. Currently, it is beside the digital photo frame, ready for a gentle touch & a quiet remembrance each night at bedtime.
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Night night my beautiful Raspy Bella. Have sweet dreams of wild grass & millet….. x
Remembering Raspy on her birthday
7 August 2012
Posted by on Raspy would have been 4 years old today.
I think of her every day.
A warning: some people may think this post is a little morbid & to them I apologise. Not so long ago, I would have thought the subject matter morbid too, but in reality, I actually have some comfort having Raspy still close.
Raspy was cremated. Her remains have been in a small pouch in a little wooden casket. Each night I touch the casket as I say goodnight to her. Each night I have thought it does not seem right that something hard & rigid represents her. Today, I finally got around to making a slightly better “home” for her. This is only stage 1. Here is what I have done so far:
- Wooden casket.
- Little pouch.
- Pouch now encased in soft toweling remnant.
- Toweling pad covered with yellow velvet with her name & dates. (You will see I cannot write in a straight line!)
- New home, by the digital photo frame.
- Photos of Raspy are always showing on the digital photo frame. Here is a rare photo of Cagney taking a closer look…
The yellow velvet pillow will just be the inner part. Stage 2 will be constructing the cover. I just want something soft & gentle to stroke when I say goodnight to her. Velvet seems an appropriate material to use as, on the rare occasions when I had the opportunity to touch her feathers, she felt like velvet – soft, smooth & silky. Raspy was my beautiful girl. She needs a fitting memorial.