Cattery Anaphista

In Memoriam

11-03-2003 - 13-06-2008 Iris

Nooit meer snoepjes,
(No more candy,)
nooit meer knorren,
(No more purring,)
Nooit meer slapen naast mijn been.
(No more sleeping at my feet.)
nooit meer vriendjes,
(Never friends again,)
nooit meer samen,
(Never together again,)
nooit meer ... en dat is zo gemeen.
(No more.. and that's so mean.)

Nooit meer hengelen in de waterbak,
(No more fishing the water bowl,)
nooit meer lekker eten op je gemak.
(No more eating at ease.)
Nooit meer stiekem op het aanrecht springen,
(No more sneaking on the sink,)
ach, het zijn de kleine dingen.
(Oh, it's the little things.)

Nooit meer verharen
(No more shedding)
nooit meer verjaren,
(No more birthdays,)
het kwam veel eerder dan gedacht.
(it came so much sooner than expected)

In Memoriam

04-05-2007 - 28-11-2007 Fender

Languit slapen op de bank,
(Sleeping lazily on the couch,)
en vaak keten in het raam.
(often playing by the window.)
Spelen met de kittens,
(Playing with the kittens,)
of gewoon op de bank zo saam.
(or just hanging out on the couch together.)

Geen kat was zoals jij,
(No cat was like you,)
vaak was je de komiek.
(at often times you were the comedian.)
Hele verhalen kon je me vertellen,
(Whole stories you told,)
dat maakte jou ook zo uniek.
(that was what made you unique.)

Dag mijn lieve Fender,
(Bye my sweet Fender,)
voor al jou katten-kuren.
(with all of your cat-mannerisms.)
Als het aan mij gelegen had,
(If it were up to me,)
hadden die nog veel langer mogen duren.
(they would've lasted a lot longer.)

In Memoriam

15-05-2005 - 12-10-2005 Maddox

Als je onverwacht van de arts hoort:
(If the doctor tells you, unexpected:)
"Dit komt nooit meer goed,
("This'll never be right,)
en hij krijgt steeds meer pijn."
(and he'll get more and more pain.")
Mag je dan, omdat je hem niet wilt missen,
(Can you, because you don't want to miss him,)
egoïstisch zijn?
(be selfish?)

Als twee lieve blauwe ogen,
(If two lovely blue eyes,)
zich sluiten gaan voorgoed,
(will close, forever,)
en je zonder hem
(and you have to go on)
verder moet.
(without him.)
Met tranen in je ogen,
(With tears in your eyes,)
en een hart vol pijn,
(and a heart full of pain,)
probeer je jezelf te overtuigen,
(you try to convince yourself,)
dit is het beste,
(it's for the best,)
ik mocht niet egoïstisch zijn.
(I couldn't be selfish.)

Nog maar zo kort was hij bij ons,
(For this short period of time, he was with us,)
elke dag samen was een feest.
(every day we were together was bliss.)
En al die fijne dagen,
(And all of those blissful days,)
is hij zelfs niet één keer,
(he, himself, wasn't, not even once,)
egoïstisch geweest...
(selfish...)

Dear, dear sweet boy, how we will miss you..

In Memoriam

If tears could build a stairway
And memories were a lane,
We would walk right up to heaven
And bring you back again.

Tuf-Tuf was the oldest of the three.
He was a (castrated) male cat, closing in on the age of 10, that means, of age.
He was a really good cat, and he never even hurt a fly.
Tuf was loved by everyone that knew him, every day he went to the neighbours to get his well earned hug, and of course he secretly hoped for a snack.
Tuf could talk, he was the blabbermouth around here. Ignoring him was useless, as he didn't stop until he got some attention.
Our "black monster" had a very.. distinctive characteristic. He rarely caught mice or birds. What he did love, though, was bringing garbage home.
Such as: leaves (preferably as large as possible), sticks, empty packages (he never cared what they belonged to) etcetera, etcetera.

He left them in front of the door and started meowing, as long as it took until someone came and looked at it. You didn't even have to think about not going, because he never, ever stopped meowing.
Because cats don't wear watches, this could happen in the middle of the night, and thàt was something the neighbours didn't like all that much!
He also fought our domestic cow Diezel regularly.
Our Tuf went outside on the 3rd of November, 2004 (like he always did), and has yet to return.
We miss him a lot.


		In Memoriam 11-03-2003 - 13-06-2008 Iris Nooit meer snoepjes, (No more candy,) nooit meer knorren, (No more purring,) Nooit meer slapen naast mijn been. (No more sleeping at my feet.) nooit meer vriendjes, (Never friends again,) nooit meer samen, (Never together again,) nooit meer ... en dat is zo gemeen. (No more.. and that's so mean.) Nooit meer hengelen in de waterbak, (No more fishing the water bowl,) nooit meer lekker eten op je gemak. (No more eating at ease.) Nooit meer stiekem op het aanrecht springen, (No more sneaking on the sink,) ach, het zijn de kleine dingen. (Oh, it's the little things.) Nooit meer verharen (No more shedding) nooit meer verjaren, (No more birthdays,) het kwam veel eerder dan gedacht. (it came so much sooner than expected) In Memoriam 04-05-2007 - 28-11-2007 Fender Languit slapen op de bank, (Sleeping lazily on the couch,) en vaak keten in het raam. (often playing by the window.) Spelen met de kittens, (Playing with the kittens,) of gewoon op de bank zo saam. (or just hanging out on the couch together.) Geen kat was zoals jij, (No cat was like you,) vaak was je de komiek. (at often times you were the comedian.) Hele verhalen kon je me vertellen, (Whole stories you told,) dat maakte jou ook zo uniek. (that was what made you unique.) Dag mijn lieve Fender, (Bye my sweet Fender,) voor al jou katten-kuren. (with all of your cat-mannerisms.) Als het aan mij gelegen had, (If it were up to me,) hadden die nog veel langer mogen duren. (they would've lasted a lot longer.) In Memoriam 15-05-2005 - 12-10-2005 Maddox Als je onverwacht van de arts hoort: (If the doctor tells you, unexpected:) "Dit komt nooit meer goed, ("This'll never be right,) en hij krijgt steeds meer pijn." (and he'll get more and more pain.") Mag je dan, omdat je hem niet wilt missen, (Can you, because you don't want to miss him,) egoïstisch zijn? (be selfish?) Als twee lieve blauwe ogen, (If two lovely blue eyes,) zich sluiten gaan voorgoed, (will close, forever,) en je zonder hem (and you have to go on) verder moet. (without him.) Met tranen in je ogen, (With tears in your eyes,) en een hart vol pijn, (and a heart full of pain,) probeer je jezelf te overtuigen, (you try to convince yourself,) dit is het beste, (it's for the best,) ik mocht niet egoïstisch zijn. (I couldn't be selfish.) Nog maar zo kort was hij bij ons, (For this short period of time, he was with us,) elke dag samen was een feest. (every day we were together was bliss.) En al die fijne dagen, (And all of those blissful days,) is hij zelfs niet één keer, (he, himself, wasn't, not even once,) egoïstisch geweest... (selfish...) Dear, dear sweet boy, how we will miss you.. In Memoriam If tears could build a stairway And memories were a lane, We would walk right up to heaven And bring you back again. Tuf-Tuf was the oldest of the three. He was a (castrated) male cat, closing in on the age of 10, that means, of age. He was a really good cat, and he never even hurt a fly. Tuf was loved by everyone that knew him, every day he went to the neighbours to get his well earned hug, and of course he secretly hoped for a snack. Tuf could talk, he was the blabbermouth around here. Ignoring him was useless, as he didn't stop until he got some attention. Our "black monster" had a very.. distinctive characteristic. He rarely caught mice or birds. What he did love, though, was bringing garbage home. Such as: leaves (preferably as large as possible), sticks, empty packages (he never cared what they belonged to) etcetera, etcetera. He left them in front of the door and started meowing, as long as it took until someone came and looked at it. You didn't even have to think about not going, because he never, ever stopped meowing. Because cats don't wear watches, this could happen in the middle of the night, and thàt was something the neighbours didn't like all that much! He also fought our domestic cow Diezel regularly. Our Tuf went outside on the 3rd of November, 2004 (like he always did), and has yet to return. We miss him a lot.