Rest in peace, my darlings, until we meet again...

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die!

--Mary E. Frye

Here are my fat rat boys!

Triton, Guapo, Skunky, and Flower. Fat, squishy, warm, cuddly, what more could you ask for?

More on the Dumbo Monsters

Here are my witto goyles!

Lepton and Hopper! They came to me from Rattie Ratz Rescue to be friends for Einstein, who had just lost his brother Newton.

See more of Hopper and Lepton!

Einstein and Newton

'Tein-um and Two-Ton

This is Muffin, a.k.a. Schtinky

Muffin, 28 April 1987 - 9 February 2002

Schtinky and I were babies together. It's a cruel twist of nature's timescale that while I am still a young person, she aged into an old lady. She was my best friend, and I guess she always will be, in some way. I wish I could still give her part of every noodle I eat.

This is Quark!

Quark was a shelter rattie who came to join is in July 2001. We lost him only half a year later. He loved to cuddle and eat fruit! Sounds a lot like his mama.

See more Quark!

This is Clay.

We used to babysit Clay when his daddy travelled. He was a big old sweetie pie. We called him Claypot. No reason. I'm just weird like that.

See Claypot meet the girls

These are Bernoulli and Euler, the Rodent Developers of Classical Beam Theory

Wonderrats, Rattus Norvegicus, Ratties Extraordinaire!

I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying, you found it hard to sleep.
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."
I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me.
I was with you at the shops today, your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.
I was with you at my grave today, you tend it with such care.
I want to reassure you, that I'm not lying there.
I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said, "it's me."
You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there.
It's possible for me to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty, "I never went away."
You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew,
in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.
The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning
and say "good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning."
And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.
I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out ... then come home to be with me.

--Author Unknown

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