Today I lost my beautiful Missy; she had end stage renal failure though you wouldn't know it from the photo. I took this photo this morning not realising I would lose her tonight. She turned 16 last month. She has been the matriarch of our cats and a larger than life presence. While I 'm heartbroken to not have her with me anymore, I never wanted her to suffer. Be at peace little one.
I am a retired historian, archivist, curator and heraldry officer living in Australia. My love of history is centred around military, maritime, medicine and social...
