A card for Daisy

Hello to you all.

Yesterday we said a very sad farewell to our Daisy, know in the family as Sweet Daisy May. Fourteen and a half is a very good age for a Lab, but that doesn't make it any easier, she stopped eating about a week ago and nothing would temp her, not even freshly roasted chicken which she loved. She then refused water, became weaker and that dreadful decision had to be made.

When I saw the new theme at Path of Positivity earlier in the week I had no idea what I would create, but yesterday I knew exactly what it would be. I wanted to focus my mind to try and quell the outbursts of tears so this morning started the above card, the first five efforts went into the bin, this one is about right. Daisy was a yellow Lab, but creating that colour on a card is almost impossible, I've tried many times.

The theme at P of P is always Anything Goes with a twist, this month's twist is 'Embrace the unexpected'. Whilst Daisy's arrival was by no means unexpected, the impact she went on to have in our lives was. She became the most trustworthy and reliable friend one could wish for, I don't recall a single time when we needed to chastise her, even as a puppy, she was a remarkable dog and was truly the matriarch of the family and other dogs. Poppy, Holly and Rosa are so subdued and clearly missing her direction.

So Daisy this is for you, it is a card that will never be used, made purely for one purpose. Should anyone wonder, the little phial and label is fur the Vet trimmed from her as a keepsake.