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Post by Jablea on Jun 27, 2018 1:03:25 GMT -5
Just a note to tell you I am with you everyday in spite of my poor health recently. Had a major heart attack June 9, and after going through several weeks of difficult breathing, the situation seems to be getting better. Adam continues to inspire while all of you on this site give me comfort. Thanks to everybody. oh my gosh. I understand, Adam's my relaxation too but I haven't had to deal with a heart attack. Glad you're starting to feel better. |
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Post by JustKaren on Jun 29, 2018 1:21:23 GMT -5
Epilogue: The Rest of the Chandelier StoryIn late February 2017 I made a decision to sell my home and move to a smaller apartment. I reluctantly came to the realization that I couldn’t take the chandelier with me. As I was determined that it should remain in the hands of a Glambert, I approached my local Adamtopians (Didilynn, Scorpio, and MomtoMany) to see if one of them would have a place in their home to showcase this treasure. MomtoMany’s husband, Gary, thought their upstairs bedroom would be the perfect place, so we made plans to transport it to her home in Santa Rosa. On March 24th the chandelier came down from my ceiling, was wrapped in 50’ of bubble wrap and then a quilt, and was sent off with a Mimosa salute to its new home in Santa Rosa. Once again it replaced an existing fan, so there was plenty of support and power for it. Here is a picture of it hanging from the 16-foot ceiling in MomToMany's beautiful bedroom! On October 10, 2017, I received the following update from MomToMany on the terrible fire that was raging thru Santa Rosa: “Gone. Our family home will now live on in the giving and generous hearts it helped create.” She followed up a few weeks later with this photo of all that remained of the chandelier: A few weeks ago, on June 3, 2018, at another NorCal Glambert lunch, MomToMany gave me one of the very few items recovered from her home after the fire. This is one of the large 3-inch crystals, all that remained of over 500+ crystals that made up this beautiful chandelier. Heartbreaking, yes ... but we had so much fun with this treasure while it was in the hands of Glamberts, we can only say this about the chandelier:
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Post by babs12 on Jun 29, 2018 11:41:15 GMT -5
Thank you so much for sharing. I did not know that anything remained of this "infamous" chandelier. So glad that you have a memento to cherish...What great ladies you two are - It has been wonderful to follow this adventure of sharing and caring for everything Adam...Hope to see you again soon - maybe Vegas?
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Post by happy on Jun 29, 2018 21:44:42 GMT -5
Oh dear, that is a sad epilogue! It still remains a wonderful story. I'll just think of Adam's chandelier now being in chandelier heaven which would be an incredibly beautiful place. We have four small chandeliers in our house and I love them. I especially love the ones upstairs that some nights gleam in the moonlight. I hope your apartment is working out for you. Any chandeliers in it? And I do think of Momtomany sometimes and wonder how she is doing. Do you know if she is rebuilding her house? I was worried the other day when I heard there was another forest fire in Northern California. |
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Post by JustKaren on Jun 30, 2018 1:05:57 GMT -5
Oh dear, that is a sad epilogue! It still remains a wonderful story. I'll just think of Adam's chandelier now being in chandelier heaven which would be an incredibly beautiful place. We have four small chandeliers in our house and I love them. I especially love the ones upstairs that some nights gleam in the moonlight. I hope your apartment is working out for you. Any chandeliers in it? And I do think of Momtomany sometimes and wonder how she is doing. Do you know if she is rebuilding her house? I was worried the other day when I heard there was another forest fire in Northern California. No chandeliers in my apartment, but otherwise it is working out very well, I'm really happy not to have homeowner work and worries anymore! MomToMany finally has approved plans and is beginning the rebuilding process. As soon as they could get back to their property they put a borrowed RV on it and lived there while a "tiny house" (290 square feet) was being factory-built for them. They are now living in the tiny house until the rebuild is complete, then the tiny house will be moved to the back yard and will become a guest house. |
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Post by happy on Jun 30, 2018 11:33:51 GMT -5
JustKaren That's good news about MomtoMany. Well, you may not have any chandeliers now, but you do have one special chandelier crystal with a story.
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Post by mszue on May 31, 2019 19:11:25 GMT -5
I don't think it appropriate for the news thread but I just got home from the vet and taking my cat Goffman for that one way trip. Pretty gutted and atop is my distraction....thank goodness. I have Sad Eyes right now.
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Post by MeggyMeg on May 31, 2019 22:03:53 GMT -5
I don't think it appropriate for the news thread but I just got home from the vet and taking my cat Goffman for that one way trip. Pretty gutted and atop is my distraction....thank goodness. I have Sad Eyes right now. Aww, so sorry for your loss. I went through that a year ago when I lost my Minniature Schnauzer. She was 15 years old but I still wasn't ready to say goodbye. 😓 |
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Post by Jablea on Jun 1, 2019 2:30:14 GMT -5
I don't think it appropriate for the news thread but I just got home from the vet and taking my cat Goffman for that one way trip. Pretty gutted and atop is my distraction....thank goodness. I have Sad Eyes right now. sending light. So sorry, cherish the memories. |
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Post by betty on Jun 1, 2019 4:17:37 GMT -5
I don't think it appropriate for the news thread but I just got home from the vet and taking my cat Goffman for that one way trip. Pretty gutted and atop is my distraction....thank goodness. I have Sad Eyes right now.
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Post by mszue on Jun 1, 2019 11:20:41 GMT -5
I don't think it appropriate for the news thread but I just got home from the vet and taking my cat Goffman for that one way trip. Pretty gutted and atop is my distraction....thank goodness. I have Sad Eyes right now.
Oh no, how sad! I'm sending you a big comforting hug! Aww thanks Betty. I did not really expect anyone to see my little post...just felt a need to Say it without dealing....Thanks...I feel your hug and it feels good.. |
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Post by LindaG23 on Jun 1, 2019 11:41:22 GMT -5
I took the same trip a couple of years ago for the one and only pet I will ever have, not only because Berta is irreplaceable but also because with her I learned that I am not a pet person. We had a good time and loved each other, but once is all. However, the presence of a living breathing entity is substantial and when gone there is an emptiness in a home that is difficult to explain. I'm sorry you are experiencing that now. 😔
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Post by mszue on Jun 2, 2019 14:31:56 GMT -5
Thanks all for the condolences...sorry MeggyMeg and Jablea...when I came here after my original post, I only saw Betty's for some reason...my lapse...I appreciate your kindness...and you too of course, LindaG... I feel a quietness in my home...even though I have another cat...she is 'mute' and has no meow...just purrs, grunts and squeeks ???she is persian and thank goodness I have her to distract me some.
I understand LindaG...I have had numerous cats but not a dog... My current squeese, Scarlett, will no doubt be my last as I live in a pet-free zone and a cat is grandfathered in but not to be acquired once here. :( I was only allowed two as we knew he [Goffman] was only going to be here for a short while...
When I am ultimately alone, it will be very sad and odd....
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Post by animaldoc on Jun 5, 2019 12:02:07 GMT -5
Thanks all for the condolences...sorry MeggyMeg and Jablea...when I came here after my original post, I only saw Betty's for some reason...my lapse...I appreciate your kindness...and you too of course, LindaG... I feel a quietness in my home...even though I have another cat...she is 'mute' and has no meow...just purrs, grunts and squeeks ???she is persian and thank goodness I have her to distract me some. I understand LindaG...I have had numerous cats but not a dog... My current squeese, Scarlett, will no doubt be my last as I live in a pet-free zone and a cat is grandfathered in but not to be acquired once here. :( I was only allowed two as we knew he [Goffman] was only going to be here for a short while... When I am ultimately alone, it will be very sad and odd.... Just came here to the member news thread for the first time, and saw your sad post, mszue, as well as the posts from others who have lost their precious companions. So sorry to hear about your loss. I was only in small animal veterinary practice for about a year and a half due to my allergies (then became a veterinary pathologist), and the hardest part of practice was helping the very ill pets and their owners with that most difficult decision. Also, diagnosing diseases and tumors as a pathologist that I knew would be terminal. I have had many pets of my own (cats and horses, in spite of allergies; can't own a dog because my allergies are the worst with them), and all of them in my past have needed me to make the decision for them when the time came. So heartbreaking!! My thoughts are with you , and so very sad that Scarlett will be your last pet. I can only imagine how lonely it will be for you without her. Our precious pets fill a void that none other can, and communicate with us and love us in their special and individual ways. My current pet, a big white long-haired cat named Jasper, will be 13 in a month. He is his own boy, but brings me joy daily. Something similar to having Adam in my life! |
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Post by glittergma on Jul 3, 2019 8:23:48 GMT -5
I don't think it appropriate for the news thread but I just got home from the vet and taking my cat Goffman for that one way trip. Pretty gutted and atop is my distraction....thank goodness. I have Sad Eyes right now. I'm a little late here, but wanted to tell you how sorry I am for your loss, mszue. I have had so many pets (or they have owned me) over the years, but it never gets easier when you lose one. I am still on a feline diabetes board even though I lost my diabetic kitty 13 years ago. I think one of the most comforting things I have read there, multiple times is, *Letting your beloved pet go is the last, best and hardest gift you can give to them*. It never gets easier, but it will never keep me from having more furbabies. Here's a little more about me & my furries. There is even some Adam reference in here.  When I moved here 10 years ago, I came with 5 kitties and 1 pup dog, Foster. Sasha was my old girl. She stayed in the back of the house with me as she didn't like the other 4 youngin's, who were only 3. They came to me when I lost my Simon kitty from complications due to diabetes. I called them my garden kitties and hence their names, Lilac, Sunflower (Sunny), Sweet William (Willie) and Big Red (it's a tomato, but also what we call our state football team). I lost my pupdog Foster 8 years ago due to kidney failure. He was the sweetest, most loving doggie boy I've ever known. I doubt I will ever have another dog although I love them. Right now, my inn is full. Sasha was 17.5 when she left me. She was strictly my cat, and not nice to anyone else. But, I loved her so and it broke my heart to let her go. We had a very special bond. A few days before she left me, I discovered a mama cat and 3 kittens in my shed. The kittens were about 6 weeks old. Of course, I started feeding the mama & kittens because that's just what I do. Then, she had 3 more! Two older males showed up to share in the free food. My yard was getting so full and I had to do something about it soon. I contacted a local no kill shelter and found that they would assist with TNR (trap, neuter & release), so I started in and was quite successful with that. I could NOT trap that mama though, and she had 5 more kittens and then left with 2 and left me 3 black kitties who were about 4 months old. The old males had been neutered by then and kind of took over raising these kitties. Out of the 11 kittens that were born, I now have 5 left. The old males, Dude and Buddy, left me within a year of each other, just disappearing like ferals do. I hope I gave them a few years of good food and love. I miss them. A few other kitties wandered in and I had them neutered, etc. But, they didn't all survive. As I got them through TNR, I named them. I currently have Lambert, a huge main coon looking grey guy who is as sweet as the day is long. I can pet and interact with all of these furries now. They know I'm their mama. S*&@^#r is my big, black guy. He has absolutely no white on him and looks like a small panther. Shady and Lucy are twin long haired black kitties. (I'm sure you're picking up on the names by now...lol). Shea is the only one without an Adam referenced name. He is a beautiful dark classic tabby and I was trying to find an Irish name for him as he was TNR'd on St. Patrick's Day and I have some Irish g/f's. Their maiden name was Shea, so Shea it is! Shea and Lucy have been living inside with me for over a year now. Shea had a virus that was communicable and had to be isolated. He had been spending nights inside anyway, so after teaching him about litter boxes, he became an inside kitty. Lucy got very sick and we almost lost her. She got burrs in the fur under her chin and self mutilated herself so bad that she got sepsis. My wonderful Vet couldn't guarantee that she would survive, but said she would give it her best. After paying enough for 2 QAL shows, I brought my girl home and she is now a beautiful, playful, goofy girl. Well worth the money even if my sons just shake their heads at me. Lucy is also an inside kitty now. I tell her she's too expensive to be out in the dangers of the world. Unfortunately, we have fox, coyotes, skunks, possums and raccoons in the huge field behind my house. UGH! Having a feral colony generally keeps other cats from coming to the area so I figured I was done with all of that. Nope! The mama came back after 3 years! I did trap her this time and she is still very feral, but not quite as afraid of me as she was a few months ago. Her name is now Queenie...lol! And....another little tuxedo kitty showed up about a month ago. I don't know if it's Queenie's kitten or just one that wandered in. Very, very spooky, but adorable. I have yet to trap it and don't know if it's male of female. But, I will get them soon as there will be no more kittens. I suppose some of you think I'm pretty nuts, or at the least a crazy cat lady. Maybe I am, but these babies are my family. I live alone. I have a son, DIL & 2 grandkids here in town, but that's it as far as family and after working 8 hrs. a day, I don't feel much like going out and doing things like I used to. My furbabies keep me company and love me. It's my life! I love it! Well, I guess I've taken up enough space. I haven't posted for a long time on the main board, so maybe this will encourage me to get back to that. I'm getting pretty excited for the upcoming QAL shows and will be sure to comment on the vids we will surely get. I do read daily and am so appreciative of this board. Thanks, Q3 and tinafea and all of the mods and others that keep this board running. A special shout out to Seoulmate for the PM the other day asking about me. Mwahhh!! |
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When I moved here 10 years ago, I came with 5 kitties and 1 pup dog, Foster. Sasha was my old girl. She stayed in the back of the house with me as she didn't like the other 4 youngin's, who were only 3. They came to me when I lost my Simon kitty from complications due to diabetes. I called them my garden kitties and hence their names, Lilac, Sunflower (Sunny), Sweet William (Willie) and Big Red (it's a tomato, but also what we call our state football team). I lost my pupdog Foster 8 years ago due to kidney failure. He was the sweetest, most loving doggie boy I've ever known. I doubt I will ever have another dog although I love them. Right now, my inn is full.