Bryan Strawser

Musings from the land of winter & road construction

Category: Family

One Year

It’s been almost an entire year, almost to the hour as I write this, since Galadriel passed away. Six months ago, I tried to write about how I felt at that point, and utterly failed. But in many ways, that posting wasn’t an utter failure, because everything that I wrote in it was true. I [...]

Mourning

As the six month anniversary of her passing came upon me, I told myself that I would sit before this keyboard and write of how I felt — about what it’s like to have a friend of thirteen years ripped away without much of a warning. But I can’t — I can’t decide if it’s [...]

Galadriel – September 1995 – February 26th, 2009

Earlier this morning, around 2:10am, my beloved thirteen year old cat Galadriel passed away. She had become ill this past weekend and spent a few days with the wonderful staff of the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center where she received fantastic care. I was able to bring her home two days ago and spend [...]