I am missing my little old lady Snickers a lot this month.
Maybe it’s because it is the 5 year anniversary of my wife’s death in a few days.
Maybe it’s because my new dog Sparkles is such a handful on walks when she lunges for a squirrel or another dog. Snickers hated squirrels and other dogs but she was a tiny little thing who would just bark like a lunatic.
Maybe it’s because we spent nearly every day together for 14 years and now all that remains are her ashes scattered around the tree in the backyard next to my wife’s and stepdaughter’s ashes.
I adore Wiggles and Sparkles. They fill my life with love, companionship and joy. But they don’t fill the hole that was left when I lost Snickers.
Some days I could just cry.