January 17, 2025

Farewell

 


30 comments:

Katie Isabella said...

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you have done for us in the CB remembering our precious babies through the years. Much gratitude and affection back to you as well. Thank you.

Pam and Teddy said...

It's a sad "labor of love" to constantly be saying farewell to beloved pets but has meant the world to the families they've left behind. Thank you for doing Our Rainbow Friends - it meant "everything" to those you honored in that special way.

Hugs, Pam and Teddy

Tama-Chan, Benny, Vidock, Violette, Ollie, Heloise, Momo, Ryu said...

Thank you for all the time ands love you have dedicated over the years to honour so many of our beloved friends.

Lynn and Precious said...

Thank you for all the years of honoring our pets. May you have a blessed life.

Marilynn Smith said...

Thank you for all the years you’ve been keeping us informed and mindful of our precious pet friends who have passed over the Rainbow Bridge. You’ve included two of mine — Grace and Ruse — in years past. (Audace, at age 18.7, is still with me!) I know I’m not alone in expressing my thanks to you for keeping us all mindful of our precious ones, even after they’re gone.

Anonymous said...

Thank you Linda for helping all of us grieve in such a beautiful forum. You are truly an angel! Hugs, Kim

My GBGV Life said...

Oh, this is sad, but we understand. It is a lot of work and sad work too. We appreciate your time and posting of all those we have known, loved, and lost. Thank you.

Collie222 said...

I’m sorry to see it end, it was very appreciated, and helped to keep us connected at a time when we were hurting. I imagine it was very difficult to maintain the blog, and dealing with the loss of beloved pets each month had to be heartbreaking.

Leah said...

Thank you for your many years of dedication to publishing these memorials. Much appreciated.

Ida said...

I am so sad to hear this news. You've done an amazing job with this blog and our family was the recipient of your memorials for several of our Pets. We lost our sweet Cricket in December of 2024 but sadly I've not had time to post her memorial due to circumstances beyond my control. I hope whatever venture you take next will be just what you need. Thank you so much for taking this on for so many years.

My Mind's Eye said...

Loving Lady
I treasure your friendship over the years
Never will we forget your devotion to OTRB
Da Weenies devoted mom
A love for animals like no other.

Linda thank you for all you devotion to our angels after they crossed the bridge....You were an angel here on earth .
Much Love and gratitude
Cecilia

Barbara Anne said...

Thanks for your many years of faithful service to pet lovers everywhere. Enjoy all life has to offer you as you use your creativity in other ways.
If you sew, check out "I Found a Quilted Heart" as this project that uses fabric scraps, buttons, and ribbon to gladden the hearts of strangers in your area who find a heart (anonymous) you made.

Hugs!

carol l mckenna said...

Linda ~ what a treasure you have been to honor deceased pets ~ can not thank you enough for your love, time and energy ~ Lots of hugs,
Carol and Ziggy

carol l mckenna said...

Sad to see this wonderful Blog End ~ thank you so much ~ be well ~

da tabbies o trout towne said...

Linda, with my sincerest thanks from me, and each one of the tabbies you created an art badge for, and for all the art that was created for each and every pet that has been part of this blog. I truly appreciate everything you
did each month, I know it’s hard to put the blog to rest, but I also know that
a resounding round of applause is being directed your way, from the heavens
above, from all the rainbow friends over the years. THANK YOU. with hugs and love from me, dude, boomer, dai$y, tuna, sauce, and even mackerull too

Uji, Angel Izzy, Ziggy, Angel Bean, Angel Hiro and Momma Tea said...

We cannot thank you enough for all of the years you have done this. It means so much to me that I have a place to visit my angels and their angel furiends. It truly is such a gift you have given all of us. Thank you
♥️♥️♥️♥️

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

We thank YOU for all your work to make others feel comfort. We say farwell to the blog but we hope to "see" you someway or other as the days go by.

Woos - Misty and Timber

meowmeowmans said...

Thank you, Linda, Ann, and Carol for your compassion, care, and love, which have been a true blessing to so many of us for all these years.

We're glad Our Rainbow Friends will still be here, as your special posts in memoriam of so many friends (and our own angels) are so special to us.

We are so grateful for you, and send all of you much love and special purrs.

Kevin, Tracey, Ava, Target, and all of our Angels

Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofs said...

Thank you so very much for all the effort you put into this blog series. I have several angels here too...every one of the angels you posted here are precious to their families and your memorials helped to comfort both myself and many others,
We will miss seeing the new angels in a collective post...

Thanks so much, once again.❤️🥰❤️

Angel Simba said...

Thank you on behalf of all the humans and dear pets who you have recognized and memorialized. Warmest wishes to you and yours in 2025.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for all you have done over the years for our beloved pets. Thank you for the wonderful pictures of Chloe, LadyBug. Juliet, and now Romey. How I wish our furry family members could live longer lives! Blessings to you!!

The J-Cats said...

Dear Linda, Thank you so much for all you have done over the years to commemorate our beloved babies. My own sweet Possum was one of the earliest, in 2012. I understand how hard it must be, month after month, year after year, to cope with grief and loss. Thank you once more.
Shimona (The J-Cats)

The Oceanside Animals said...

Chaplin: "Thank you for all the years you've devoted to this ― we will always appreciate the entry you did for our beloved brother Dennis!"
Charlee: "What you did here at Our Rainbow Friends will always be remembered, just like our rainbow friends will!"

Anonymous said...

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication in memorializing all the pets, including our Raven and Tilly.

Duke said...

Thank you so much to all of you for the hours and time that you have invested and for all that you have done. It means to world to all of us and especially to me♥

Millie and Walter said...

We're sorry to see this news, but we completely understand. Thanks to you and the others that have made this a place to share memories of our past pets (including our Nina).

M Dawson said...

It has taken me some time to gather my thoughts after hearing the news. I always tried to comment (or caught up) with comments as I knew this mattered so much. Honouring our passing friends has been hugely important.

I am so sorry to hear this. Farewell friends and angels.

Marjorie, Angel Dash, Angel Harvey
and the living Dash Kitten Crew.

ZOOLATRY said...

Linda, it's been a privilege to work alongside you ~ though of course, all has been through your dedication and love (while I have only been on the sidelines). I know how difficult it was ~ is ~ for you to say farewell, but know that all you've given is not and never will be forgotten. Not by those of us whose pets you've honored, and by our hundreds of little pet friends beyond the rainbow who always gave you a gentle "paws up" when you took a moment to remember them. Thank you ... with love. Ann

Anonymous said...

Just me here in Cincinnati, Ohio saying how much I appreciated your work Linda in keeping us abreast of the passing of most of our friends during the time I blog. It was a good day getting to meet you and hubby, Max and Amber. Time moves on but it can't take away those memories of good friends, laughter at the antics of some of our post, the loss when they stopped Blogging and our beloved pets the center of it all. Lee from Sweet Williams The Scots Blog




TimberLove said...

Thank you for all you have done, much love, may we all meet again,