Last week, Jasmine’s brief life came to an end.  She may have been around a long time (for a Chihuahua)  but our time with her was far too short.  Her last few days were a struggle, so I was actually relieved to see her go.  But, we will truly miss her gentle nature in our home.

I suspect she’s off to find my sister Rita, to get reacquainted.  Jasmine came to be "our" dog, when Rita asked us to take care of Jasmine after she herself was gone.   I can only hope Jasmine will tell Rita that she was much loved and well cared for.

Now she'll be able to hear Rita’s reply.  You see, Jasmine was totally deaf here on Earth--but, I choose to believe that is no longer the case.

You may see things differently than I do—you might well believe that only humans go to heaven—that dogs simply cease to exist.  As for me, I can’t imagine a heaven without them.

Please put in a good word for me, “Jazzi girl”.

This morning, I googled my old blog, and found it was still there (well, not there, but "here" and now evidently owned by Google).  It has been almost 10 years since I basically abandoned it.

Thinking of the passing of Jasmine (our loyal pet) I decided to see if I could reclaim this blog.  I've no idea if I'll post anything of value to anyone but me.  But, I decided I still liked the name, and that I would like to have ownership once again.

Stay tuned.