Hi, All. Today I greeted a guy named Duncan. He came across the Bridge very calmly, because he had left the World of the Living in the best possible way, snuggled deep in his Mommy's arms, warm and safe and loved. He wants me to thank her for her kindness, being held like that was a tremendous comfort to him when it was time to cross. His friends Tubby and Woozel were very excited to see him again. The three guys spent a long time exchanging news, and just generally helping Duncan to get oriented. Tubby laughed until his big belly shook, because Duncan STILL smells like a PB & J! Last I heard they were discussing the possibility of filling a bathroom wastebasket with ferretone and knocking it over for fun. I met a gracious lady named Cocoa. She lived a very long life, so she will always be entitled to be addressed as "Grandmother", even though here, she is young again and always will be. It is an honor for a ferret to be addressed as Grandmother or Grandfather, these are terms of respect. She adjusted very quickly, although she is a little worried about her former cagemate Stanely. They shared a lot over the years. He was always there for her in her long illness, always supportive when she was weary or tired of taking yet more medication. She wants him to know that she feels wonderful now, and will be the first one waiting for him across the Bridge, before me even! Grandmother Cocoa and her friends Chester, Ginger, Buddy Luv, and Minnie got pretty rowdy at the Dirt Mountain. They had a TREMENDOUS five-way dirt fight with lots of dooking and war dancing. They are going to hook up with Duncan and his friends later, just in case they really do manage to pull off that stunt with the bathroom wastebasket of ferretone. Grandmother Cocoa sends her enduring gratitude to her Mommy Ada and her Daddy Kerry. The most important lessons she ever learned about love, she learned from their example. There was a lot of love in Grandmother Cocoa's home. Well, I'm going to go now. I'm going to see if that thing with the wastebasket of ferretone really goes down or not! Sandee [Posted in FML issue 4310]