Letter to Devika
Devika, Haven't been in a writing mood these days, but wanted to share one more thing with you...for what it's worth! Two weeks ago I lost Cocktail (our Cockatiel) who the kids and I had for the past 7-8 years. It was more painful than losing Prince, since it was sudden and unexpected… and in some ways my fault, since I inadvertently left his cage open after a cleaning. With Prince, it was inevitable that he was going, so I was well prepared. Cocktail and I had a wonderful relationship! Whenever I would open his cage door he would eventually fly onto my shoulder (or top of my head) and stay there for as long as I'd let him. We would talk to one another in the way that you do when you've had a pet for a long time and you really get to know one another. Well, when Cocktail's life came to its sudden and traumatic end I was initially torn up inside. The only thing I could do was to gather up all his feathers and find a nice spot in the garden to bury him. I massaged...
