On Monday we lost Cosmo.  Cosmo would have been 16 on January 12th.  Val’s birthday is the 11th of January.  Maybe that is why they bonded so completely.  Not that I am complaining — I am not — but Cosmo was all about Val. If she was out, Cosmo was firmly planted at the back door, waiting.  If Val was in the shower, Cosmo was outside the bathroom door, waiting.  If Val was dancing around the kitchen, holding Cosmo, I could be the recipient of his look, which clearly asked, “What do you do around here again?”  I never minded.  …  [ read more ]