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I'm still trying to update Touille's blog so that there are no more dead links or links to sites that are not secure. I've had to delete a few posts which made no sense anymore. Touille is always on my mind as I update and read old posts.

Friday, October 06, 2006

I made this collage of Touille's photos...


touille collage
Originally uploaded by MBK.

... I made the Touille collage to be included in the multi-media display at the most recent celebration of the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis. The organizers invited folks to send them any photos of pets, deceased or still living, with their human companions or alone. I realized that I didn't have a really good photo of me with Touille where we both looked good. So I made the collage of photos showing Touille in different poses. The photos were shown on a good-sized screen, and they went through them all at least twice. Photos of zoo and jungle animals were interspersed with pictures of dogs, cats, penguins, and tree frogs. There was some recorded music playing, vaguely religious sounding. I'm not sure if the music had to do with animals, Saint Francis, or what, but it sounded kind of pretty.

In attendance at the blessing were many dogs, a few cats, an owl, and two horses (outside). This was the first year that I came alone. I missed having Touille with me, as I always miss her. But I liked seeing her photos up on the screen.

More from the 2006 Animal Blessing

From last year's Animal Blessing, Touille makes friends with a dachshund:

we could be friends

More from 2005

And here's a photo of Touille from a long-ago Blessing of the Animals at the cathedral:

little touille

More from the Animal Blessing sometime in the 1990s

Rest in peace, little Touille dog.

2 comments:

Hope said...

I'm glad you made the collage and went to the blessing - it's a lovely tribute to a wonderful little dog.

MB said...

Thanks, Hope. It's too bad our animals have to go before we do, but I think it's better than leaving them behind on this earth. I feel more sorry for pets who have outlived their owners. I used to worry about what would happen to Touille if something happened to me. She and I were used to each other, living together for 16 years. She was a great companion.