BANKSY PASSED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2023.
As I mentioned on INSTAGRAM the final curtain has fallen………..
He was eight years old and such a good piggy!
I had the appointment set for three weeks prior but it seemed he had a RESURRECTION so I cancelled it!
He was in RENAL FAILURE.Not eating. Not peeing. Not pooping. JUST SLEEPING!
His tail still WAGGED and up until his FINAL MORNING he was INTO THINGS!
One of his final stunts was to Cruise around a shelf I have in the kitchen with books, rose bud vases (so light weight)and framed photos…………do you know the ONLY thing he knocked over was a PHOTO taken by a photographer of MYSELF AND HIM in the kitchen!
On our last early morning time together we hung out in my closet.It’s big and has a PERSIAN RUG in it which he liked to sleep on AFTER PULLING DOWN A FEW BITS OF CLOTHING TO ARRANGE FOR A PILLOW!
We chatted he grunted and I told him he would meet WINSTON AND DUKE AND MY MOM UP THERE!
DO you know he got up and moved and gave his BACK TO ME!As if he completely understood what I was saying and said
” I AM NOT READY FOR THIS!”I was having second thoughts up until the time the VET showed up in the pouring rain!
One shot was given to relax and put him to sleep……….that took about ten minutes.
ANOTHER SEVEN SHOTS were administered directly to the heart as pigs donot have prominent veins.
BANKSY would NOT SURRENDER TO HEAVEN!
He was given enough for a cow and a pig!
The circulation was poor in his body due to renal failure.
HE FOUGHT IT ALL THE WAY!
Which of course made me think WHAT AM I DOING!
MY ITALIAN AND THE VET were able to carry him to the back seat of the VETS TRUCK and transport him to BUBBLING WELLS an animal crematorium.
I am suppose to get a call TODAY to pick him up and bring him home.
MY EMPATHIC SKILLS TELL ME THATS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
(I was RIGHT!)They need a bit of CONTESSA training in the social grace department!
At death he was 168 pounds for those of you who are interested.
IN other NEWS I FOUND OUT WHO SENT ME THE ADORABLE FLOWER BASKET!
THANK YOU KATHERINE!
Which made me HAPPY as the florist told me there was NO RECORD ON FILE WITH THAT ORDER NUMBER!
It’s THE FLORIST NUMBER under ORDER NUMBER!!!
Twice I was put on HOLD and told the first GO AROUND I did not have an account with them!
Of course I do not have an account I want to find out who sent it to me as there was no last name!
The time and the amount of ZERO COMMON SENSE on the other side of my telephone DROVE ME CRAZY!
As I stated I just want to THANK THE PERSON as I know a FEW KATHERINES!
Because if I do thank her she may use your SERVICE AGAIN!
If she NEVER HEARS FROM ME she will think I didNOT LIKE THE ARRANGEMENT and that will be the end of that!
WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN MYSELF TIME AND TIME AGAIN IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION IN TODAYS WORLD!
REALLY it was SO MUCH easier when we had a phone stuck on a wall…………
We got a REAL PERSON within seconds and FOLLOW THROUGH!
AND A PLEASANT ONE AT THAT!
Another GOOD GRIEF STORY!Can you HANDLE IT?
I read we have a new little HOLE IN THE WALL MEXICAN spot to eat at in town!
So I call to TAKE OUT!
NO ANSWER.Only directions on the voicemail to call DOOR DASH!Well, I am at the AGE where I do not want THE APP DOOR DASH nor do I want to install it to get one nights dinner!
I BLOW UP AND RANT then wait and call back…….its like 6pm.
They answer!I give my order saying which condiments I want and she calls that” EVERYTHING!”There was a choice of about TEN items…….sour cream, guacamole, cheese you get the idea! IN 15 minutes all will be ready!Great time to pop in the car and drive into town!Oh, they had a side dish of FRENCH FRIES which I thought was FUNNY being MEXICAN and I LOVE FRIES especially MC DONALDS if they have been cooked long enough!So, I ordered those too!
45 minutes later my ITALIAN comes back to the car with food in bag!
GOOD GRIEF!
Smells GOOD………all the way home.All of FIVE MINUTES.I am hungry and excited I did not cook!
I unpack the BAG.
NO FRIES!!!
Instead we get cookies!!!!!!!!!!
I WAS SO MAD.
To be truthful I was looking forward to the FRENCH FRIES more than the TACOS!
I asked THE ITALIAN were they SWAMPED?It’s dinner time and they are NEW…………. let’s give them the benefit of the doubt?
He said ,”NOT REALLY”.One couple eating and another two waiting like he was……..girl behind counter flirting with cook.
ALL YOUNG PEOPLE BEHIND THE COUNTER NONE OF WHICH COULD GIVE A HOOT.
SPEAKING OF YOUNG PEOPLE…………
A LITTLE GIRL AT THE MOVIE THEATER.
PRETTY ADORABLE.
GOT POPCORN AND TUTU!
READY TO PARTY!
AS FOR ME HERE I AM…………….SLOWING COMING BACK TO LIFE!
SPRING WILL HELP ME RECOVER.
WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH RAIN AND SNOW!
MY ITALIAN IS A WONDERFUL SKIER……
HE WENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FOR THE DAY WITH A FRIEND.LONG STORY SHORT THE THREE HOUR TRIP HOME TOOK THEM 13 HOURS! THE HIGHWAY WAS SHUT DOWN AND SO THEY HEADED NORTH!! AT ONE POINT THEY WERE HEADED EAST!HE NEEDED TO BE GOING SOUTH!LETS JUST SAY THE TWO MEN BONDED IN THE CAR FOR THE RIDE HOME!I HEAR WE WILL BE INVITED TO HIS DAUGHTERS WEDDING COME FALL!
DID YOU GROW UP LEARNING THIS BY OTHER PEOPLES ACTIONS OR LISTENING TO YOUR PARENTS?
I DID AND I FOUND IT A JOY TO STUMBLE ACROSS!
I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE WHO DO THESE KINDNESSES ARE HAPPIER PEOPLE IN GENERAL.
ARE YOU FINDING JOY IN YOUR DAILY LIFE?
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
LET’S SHARE A FEW IDEAS TO HELP OTHERS WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING!
I KNOW I CHECK IN WITH PEOPLE BY A PHONE CALL OR SEND THEM A MESSAGE.
I TRY AND TAG THEM IN A PHOTO ON INSTAGRAM IF I THINK THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED.
CAN YOU SUGGEST OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD MAKE A PERSON SMILE?
SCROLL DOWN AND LEAVE A COMMENT SO OTHERS CAN READ!
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IT WILL SHOW UP LATER!
XXX
ONCE AGAIN A BIG THANK YOU FOR YOUR WELL WISHES AND CARDS AND FLOWERS AND FOOD!
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