Ruby (Out of the word drought...)

Sometimes events happen which might not change your life, but have a significant impact.  At the end of January 2014, I witnessed a young border collie, knocked down by a car, near my house.  She was badly injured and seemed to have internal injuries to her body and head.  I watched her being carried by her doting owners into their car and I drove them to the vet.  She died on the way, in her 'dad's' arms and her last moments have haunted me for a while. 

Her name was Ruby and she belonged to my parents.  I loved her like she was my own.  Her death was fairly graphic and difficult to come to terms with.  It was also hard watching the people you love having their hearts' broken and although my children didn't witness the events, they were of course devastated too. 

Time passes by.

The events are a sad memory now. 

Somehow, her death left me unable to form written words and I stopped blogging.  I didn't have the strength to blog about it, but I couldn't let her death pass me by without acknowledging her life. 

I'm ready to make happy words again now.  I've had a very busy 7 months and life is very much worth blogging about and I really want to share my happy times.  My parents have Evie the border collie in their lives now.  She is very much in ours too :-)

Ruby 2013-2014