After waiting a year, I finally spread Chris’s remains in front of our house on the anniversary of his death. It felt good to finally put him to rest.
A year ago, I did not want to spread his remains at our current home because I suspected we would not live there much longer. I was right. We moved into our new home the day after Christmas.
At the time, I thought since he never lived at our new home, it would be more appropriate to spread his ashes at our West Virginia home, where he loved hanging out on the catio. Unfortunately, we had problems from the moment we arrived there at the end of May. I soon felt that we would not own that house for very much longer. I didn’t know we would sell it three months later. I suspected we would put it up for sale at the end of our stay in October, or maybe at the end of our stay the following year. In any case, I decided to bring Chris home to Florida.
My wife came outside with me to take photos. I opened the container. A few ashes came out, then nothing.
I looked inside and saw everything had hardened into one clump.
It felt disrespectful but I tapped the container on the sidewalk several times and tried again. It worked.
It felt wrong to throw away the container, so I dug a hole and buried it in front of our catio.
We have a nice front yard. Our driveway is at the back of the house. The front faces an empty lot that is owned by the six homes in our little association. Our house is at the end, so we also have more room on one side of our house. The original plan when the homes were built in the sixties was to have ten homes surrounding a courtyard. There are several associations just like that down our street. For some unknown reason, four homes were never built, leaving us with a unique natural area in front of our house.
What do you think? Do you like the spot I chose for Chris?
Bad Cat Chris 
that is a very touching moment… a kiss to the sky tonight for our feline twin ….
Thanks.
“Home is where the heart is”……..and he will always be “home” with you wherever you are. I have Sammy’s ashes and they will be buried with me some day.
Hugs, Pam
That is a wonderful plan.
It feels appropriate. But Chris will always live on in your heart and memories.
That is so true.
he’s right there where you can see him from the catio!
I thought that would be a good place.
I think it’s perfect, and he is right there where his little buddy Floki and Franki are often hanging out.
That makes it even better.
That was a beautiful ceremony, but we believe that angel Chris was MOL when you set him free, because he was already free and walked beside you all the time😸Still not easy to let go…we know😿Extra soft Pawkisses fo all of you🐾😽💞
Thanks. You are probably right.
Sweet Chris. I’m sure he feels at home now.
😊
I think Chris would have liked that spot very much. I’m guessing it has some of the lizards he loved.
Yes. It’s too bad he didn’t live long enough to see it
I think Chris would have approved.
Thanks. I think so too.
We have four kitties buried in our yard, and two in boxes on our shelves along with MJF our first dog.
That was a pretty urn that Chris was in until you spread him all around the yard. Now you can reminisce and keep all his memories close to you; and the others can ‘see’ him too. ❤️
Yes, and I ordered a plaque for the yard
He’s content, I’m sure.
I think he is.
We think you made the right decision to bring Chris back to Florida. It definitely is a beautiful locale. With Astrid nearing the end of her earthly journey, I have picked out a spot for her in the yard. She will be near Madison, MacKenzie and Misty May, but not too close to her arch rival, Misty May. I am astonished that an entire year has passed since Chris received his wings. I know he is missed terribly not just by you and Rose but also by all of us who followed his antics. Chuck, once our mom is getting around better on her own, she will get your prize package in the mail. It is packed, addressed and ready to go. XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta & Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey & Raleigh
My prize package? What did I miss?