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8 years ago
Sigh. My last journal wasn't the most cheerful, and I hate to say that this journal will be along similar lines.
When Casey and I had to move to the UK for his PhD program, we wanted to bring my animals with me but didn't have the time to make arrangements for them before we left, so they were left in the care of my inlaws. It took a while for us to get established, and by the time we got settled, my inlaws wouldn't return our emails about organising having them shipped to me. This continued until Casey finally pressed the issue back in February, and I found out that my ball python, Snake, had passed away. He was sweet and chill and I was sad to lose him, but my gargoyle gecko, Jormie, was still okay. I found out we would be visiting Vancouver again in a few months (ie. now), and we arranged it so that we could bring him home with me.
Then, after spending 28 hours in transit and being awake for nearly 40 hours straight, I got home to find out that Jormie, too, had passed away some time ago (they don't know when). I'm so sorry I wasn't there for you guys :( My animals deserved so much better. I feel terrible and wish I could have seen them again :(
And so that was the beginning of my "vacation." I'll be in Vancouver until July 30th, and most of the time until then will be spent camping because my husband was going into nature withdrawal after living in the UK for two years :b so I won't have very much work time or internet access, I'm afraid. So yeah, head's up: I won't be around much this month (July).
... So I was thinking I'd like to memorialise my animals by commissioning some sort of sculpture of them. I've seen pendants of crystals and raw gemstones and things with personalized sculptures of pet snakes and geckos, and was interested in maybe getting something similar for Snake, since he was very relaxed and loved to be "worn." As for Jormie, he was quirky and a bit antisocial, and loved to watch things sneakily from under plant cover, so I was thinking of having a life-sized sculpture of him that I could maybe put in a potted plant. Can anyone recommend me a good sculptor who could do this? Thanks so much <3
When Casey and I had to move to the UK for his PhD program, we wanted to bring my animals with me but didn't have the time to make arrangements for them before we left, so they were left in the care of my inlaws. It took a while for us to get established, and by the time we got settled, my inlaws wouldn't return our emails about organising having them shipped to me. This continued until Casey finally pressed the issue back in February, and I found out that my ball python, Snake, had passed away. He was sweet and chill and I was sad to lose him, but my gargoyle gecko, Jormie, was still okay. I found out we would be visiting Vancouver again in a few months (ie. now), and we arranged it so that we could bring him home with me.
Then, after spending 28 hours in transit and being awake for nearly 40 hours straight, I got home to find out that Jormie, too, had passed away some time ago (they don't know when). I'm so sorry I wasn't there for you guys :( My animals deserved so much better. I feel terrible and wish I could have seen them again :(
And so that was the beginning of my "vacation." I'll be in Vancouver until July 30th, and most of the time until then will be spent camping because my husband was going into nature withdrawal after living in the UK for two years :b so I won't have very much work time or internet access, I'm afraid. So yeah, head's up: I won't be around much this month (July).
... So I was thinking I'd like to memorialise my animals by commissioning some sort of sculpture of them. I've seen pendants of crystals and raw gemstones and things with personalized sculptures of pet snakes and geckos, and was interested in maybe getting something similar for Snake, since he was very relaxed and loved to be "worn." As for Jormie, he was quirky and a bit antisocial, and loved to watch things sneakily from under plant cover, so I was thinking of having a life-sized sculpture of him that I could maybe put in a potted plant. Can anyone recommend me a good sculptor who could do this? Thanks so much <3
She does wonderful animal sculptures.
V.
I hope that you will be able to enjoy yourself in July, though it might be hard. Warm thoughts to you. <3