Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

My Faith went to heaven yesterday, to be with God. HE needed a special
angel. My heart is broken in a milliion pieces and she took the biggest
piece with her.


Treasured Friend & Furry Baby

I lost a treasured friend yesterday

The little Faith who used to lay

Her gentle head upon my knee

And shared her silent thoughts with me.


She’ll come no longer to my call

Retrieve no more her favorite ball

A voice far greater than my own

Has called her to HIS golden throne.


Although my eyes are filled with tears

I thank HIM for the happy years

He let her spend down here with me

And for her love and loyalty.


When it is time for me to go

And join her there, this much I know

I shall not fear the transient dark

For Faith will greet me with a bark.

terry...you there?

GOD BLESS YOU FRANCESCA

NOW....ALL THE LADIES ARE CRYING.....I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU ALL LATER....
....NO JOKES HERE

ONCE AGAIN FOR YOU FRAN



I KNOW THEY ARE LIKE CHILDREN TO US

YES JOE I AM HERE
I WAS READING FRANNY'S NOTES AND CRYING....
MY LITTLE FAITH GOD BLESS U AND TELL MARGIE I SAID HELLO RUFF RUFF

IT IS SO SAD BECAUSE IF U HAVE EVER HAD AN ANIMAL THEY ARE YOUR FAMILY. THEY GIVE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. SOMETIMES THEY MAY BE A PAIN IN THE ASS JUST LIKE OUR KIDS BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE. MY HEART IS FULL OF SADNESS FOR MY DEAR FRIEND FRANNY.
I LOVE U MY DEAR FRIEND AND U ARE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
LOVE TE TE

HELLO EVERYBODY

ONE DAY SUN THE NEXT RAIN OH MAN

FUNNY U SHOULD PUT THAT SONG UP UMBRIA IT REMINDS ME OF MY HANGING OUT DAYS WITH FRANNY....THOSE WERE THE DAYS. NOT A PROBLEM TO WORRY ABOUT. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BUY ON THURSDAY TO WEAR TO THE GRIDIRON ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. OH WHAT GREAT MEMORIES WE MADE MY DEAR FRIEND FRANNY..

LADYS

HELLO TERRY

HI FRANNY SORRY ABOUT YOUR DOG
I KNOW JUST HOW YOU FEEL

THANK YOU all for your heart-felt messages.

I appreciate all of you.

I know you are all going through your own 'crisis' and also
about to lose someone special in your life. I don't want to
make light of your loses, as I know how much it hurts. But
I also know that you understand that for some of us, a loss
of pet is just as heart-wrenching as losing a loved-person.
For me there is no difference.

Love you all!!!

Franny - So Sorry to hear about Faith! God Bless Her Little Soul! Your poem was beautiful my friend! I am sure Faith is in a wonderful place right now!

God has a way of healing all wounds... We all need to believe that... God Bless You Franny!

They show a picture of a warehouse above, does anyone recognize it?
Looks like the one next to my grandma's house - 219 20th St?
Factory right next door. (Guess lots of buildings looked alike)

HI FRANNY
YES YOUR SO RIGHT A PET IS A PART OF THE FAMILY
AS A MATTER OF FACT THERE A BIG PART

LOYALTY LOVE PLAYFULL WHAT MORE CAN A HUMAN ASK FOR

FRANNY I SEE A CHURCH OF SOMEWHAT

Catch up later. Thanks again for all your pictures, songs and words.
Geri - love the angel dog - will have to get picture of that. Felt better
(a little) when I saw it. And loved Jesus w/dog - thanks Jim! Janet,
the special presentation... All of you are special. I'm disappointed you
and Geri won't get to meet Faith.

Ok - the power is going on and off here. Bad weather - worst since
I moved here (weather, rain, etc.) Going to hug Frasier now - I know
he's missing Faith - they were so close only 3 months apart. Going.


God Bless Your Day, as HE knows what you need. A Day at a Time!!!
So when will I start taking my own advice and "let go and let God"
begin the healing.

WOW - I've ever seen it rain so hard.

TERRY - the pictures in upper left corner change.... There's a stoop pic,
the warehouse, etc.....

OK EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD DAY

I GOT TO GO MY DAUGHTER IS HAVEING A CANDLE PARTY TONIGHT SO I NEED TO HELP AND GET SOME THINGS READY

HI GUYS.....I DON'T HAVE A PET NOW...BUT WHEN I WAS MARRIED TO MY FIRST WIFE,WE HAD A LITTLE TOY POODLE-BRANDY. WE GOT HER WHEN MARIEALENA WAS ONE YEAR OLD. BRANDY LIVED FOR 17 YEARS,AND DIED AFTER WE HAD ALREADY DEVORCED. WHEN LAINNY CALLED TO TELL ME ,I WAS SO UPSET MYSELF. I KEEP A SMALL PICTURE OF MY DAUGHTER AND BRANDY ON MY DRESSER,IN MY BEDROOM TO THIS DAY.
....I UNDERSTAND THE LOVE PEOPLE HAVE FOR THIER PETS....I WAS ONCE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE

HI DUDE.....HAVE A GOOD PARTY

franny my heart goes out to you... I love my dutchess like I gave birth to her...

SORRY FRANNY, I KNOW WHAT YOUR FEELING, IN MY LIFE I PUT 4 DOGS TO SLEEP, ITS SO HARD TO DO, I KEPT PUTTING IT OFF FROM FEELING GUILTY OFF IT, THE VET TOLD ME I WASENT DOING THEM ANY GOOD TO KEEP FOR ONE MORE DAY. THAT JUST MENT ONE MORE DAY OF THEM SUFFERING SO I SAID MY PRYERS FOR THEM,WRAPED IN THERE OWN BLANKET KISS THEM OFF TO JESUS, EVERY DAY THAT PASSES IT GETS A LITTLE EASIER.........TAKE CARE

HyHy - nice to meet you. I understand the 'giving birth' - I use that expression with mine and people think I'm nuts. Especially, never
having had children and being maternal - my pet babies never have
a chance of being treated like anything other than a real person.

I'll catch up with you to see if we know each other. I grew up on
20th Street, right below 5th Ave. The first house in - after the side
of the Laundromat, and directly across from Tobin's warehouse.

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Jeanette LaGreca wrote: SORRY FRANNY, I KNOW WHAT YOUR FEELING, IN MY LIFE I PUT 4 DOGS TO SLEEP, ITS SO HARD TO DO, I KEPT PUTTING IT OFF FROM FEELING GUILTY OFF IT, THE VET TOLD ME I WASENT DOING THEM ANY GOOD TO KEEP FOR ONE MORE DAY. THAT JUST MENT ONE MORE DAY OF THEM SUFFERING SO I SAID MY PRYERS FOR THEM,WRAPED IN THERE OWN BLANKET KISS THEM OFF TO JESUS, EVERY DAY THAT PASSES IT GETS A LITTLE EASIER.........TAKE CARE

Jeannette - Us, or is it We -- Marilyn???

We, pet parents are kindred spirits. I've owned about 12 dogs in my
lifetime and it is our responsibility to do this when the time is right.
They let us know when the time is right - even though we're not ready
to let go.

I have always wanted to do grief counseling for people who have lost their
loved pet-babies. And I do it on an 'unnofficial' level at this time. This morning I laughed at my self, saying "you want to do grief counseling and you can't even get yourself out of a klenex box" But Faith & Time will Heal! I actually stopped crying for 10 minutes right now.

I think you are related to Fran LaGreca? Fran and I connected very strongly when she lost her pet a few months ago. We had lots of
one on one communcation through email that we shared... stories,
heartbreak, etc. I hope she (and her family) is feeling better. Please send her my love!

Ciao & Amore!!!

they think i am nuts too... my kids are grown and out of the house so she gets all the attention...

FRANNY IS MY NIECE, BUT WE ARE SO CLOSE WERE MORE LIKE SISTERS AND YES WE STILL TALK ABOUT HER DOG, NOT AS MUCH THOUGH TIME HEALS EVERYTHING

HEY EVERYONE - THEY KEPT ME IN IN LAST NIGHT-
SEE HOW HAPPY I AM NOW



BUT REMEMBER PUT ME OUT IN BAD WEATHER AND



SIGNED
PLINKO-THE 40 LB WONDER CAT

PS JANET-I'M BEHAVING ALSO(SMALL PICS)
NO SCISSORS FOR ME

PLINKO 8)

FRANNY,
I THINK THAT IS YOUR CALLING...START A BUSINESS FOR GRIEF COUNSELING FOR PET OWNERS. YOU WOULD BE GREAT. AND WHEN I COME VISIT I CAN HELP...ONE DOOR CLOSES AND ANOTHER ONE OPENS.
U CAN NAME IT SOMETHING LIKE HAVE FAITH IN YOUR PETS.
OMG I CANT BELIEVE THIS WORLD A SHOOTING IN BINGHAMTON NY (SPELL) 13 PEOPLE DEAD. THIS IS WHY I LIKE STAYING HOME. I LOVE THE MALL MY LUCK SOME NUT WILL LOSE IT AND SHOOT PEOPLE IN THE MALL GOD FORBID
THEY STILL DID NOT FIND THE SHOOTER GOD HELP THESE POOR PEOPLE