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Longhaired Dachshund Calendar: June

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Moira McLaughlin

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I drew this sketch last January when I decided to make the Darby calendar.  I started working on it two months ago, combining it with this sketch…

 

 

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I've been looking a lot at this print…

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New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

And this one…

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Fireworks Over Ryogoku Bridge by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

I'm incorporating the stars from the above print.  And today dog artist and author Kim Niles of KiniArt sent me this quote:

"Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in the heavens, where the love of our lost ones shines down to let us know they are with us." –  author unknown.

I still start my day with tears.  I still appreciate hearing that it will get better, but I miss him so much.  It's hard to believe.

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7 responses to “Longhaired Dachshund Calendar: June”

  1. Evelyn Morris Hecht Avatar
    Evelyn Morris Hecht

    beautiful quote……..yes, it will get better and for each person it’s different as you know………took me a year to get beyond the acute breaking into tears frequently stage…..every week, then month, then years, I’d mark how long it had been since that sad day……now, almost 5 years later, I still tear up if I think about Ollie in a focused way.
    but a piece of his heart and soul remains in mine as Darby does in yours……it’s such an inexplicable imprint.
    sending peace and comfort xoxo

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  2. Elizabeth Avatar
    Elizabeth

    Your sketches and those gorgeous paintings are haunting. Strength and courage to you, Moira, as you mourn your Darby. We love you out here.

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  3. Leanne Avatar
    Leanne

    What a beautiful quote…I’m crying with you Moira.
    Peace and love to you x

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  4. Paintmydog Portraits Avatar
    Paintmydog Portraits

    I lost my girl recently too as you know, and I read a quote that said “grief is eternal missing”. The hardest part was feeling she had gone and losing the connection, she just wasn’t here! now I can feel her like the warm layer of a blanket, and the tears are warmer too, the world is starting to go back to colour.

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  5. Moira McLaughlin Avatar
    Moira McLaughlin

    Thanks, Elizabeth. I am slowing coming to the surface. Sending love and Merry Christmas wishes. I am inspired by your baking — as always. xo, M
    Moira

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  6. Moira McLaughlin Avatar
    Moira McLaughlin

    Thanks, Leanne : )

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  7. Moira McLaughlin Avatar
    Moira McLaughlin

    Hi Justine, I think your quote is spot on. The shock, which I know you experienced with Minnie, too, is wearing off and the eternity of the missing him is setting in.
    I have stretches of time when I am focused on something else and I can function. But then, I feel terrible that I have not thought of him and it all comes back. Thanks for checking in and continuing to connect. It continues to make all the difference.
    (On a happier note, I found your Facebook page — your sketches are truly exquisite. Glad to connect there, too).
    Moira

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