Jessica
Jessica, Jessica, what a wonderful girl you are.
Jessica, you can be, just whatever you want to be.
Queen of the Sea, Queen of the Sea,
You can be, what you want to be.
I composed this song for Jess in preparation for her Naming Day as
Jessica Persephone 'I am what I am' Wallman-Girdlestone
RIP
Newfoundland, Friend, Playmate and Companion
25th July 2003 - 24th August 2007
May you find rest from your aggression and new life.
The Queen is dead, long live Queen Dido - new pack leader.
Jessie's death was peaceful and swift. Our dear friend and our most trusted vet did all that was necessary while Jessie's head rested on my knee and she lay on the sofa, with all her human family around her. We had decided the dogs should see Jessie once she had died and we had said our own goodbyes. They were brought in one at a time to embrace the new situation. Each one realised and tails went down and noses up. Mungo was the most overtly stressed and they are all subdued. As soon as Jessie's body had left the house, Dido climbed on to the 'dog's sofa' and took up residence in Jessie's place. Rainbow, my guide dog, disappeared into the kitchen and tried to eat half a bread and butter pudding left for dog recycling - and broke the dish. The sometime second in command claimed her rightful place - Dido is now pack leader. My son wished we had a flag pole, then we could have flown a flag at half mast. It caught our mood absolutely.
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