Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The Poetry of Stone Forest (With Introduction, in English and Spanish)

!±8± The Poetry of Stone Forest (With Introduction, in English and Spanish)

Prolog (or Introduction): High up in the Andes, of Peru, around 15,000-feet, 4310-meters, resides a city called: Cerro de Pasco, about five-hours from Huancayo, Peru, by bus, and considered the highest city in the world. Here in the high sierras is an area known as Huayllay, a sanctuary for the sacred stones, a forest of stones, a geological wonder of Peru, and mystery for the world. They are carved by the Hand of God into animals, humans, plants and all, via, Mother Nature. It is without question, one of Peru's most speculative areas, and one of the world's most ecological secret places.

I have been to Peru, nine times, this last time; I've been in Peru for 18-months, writing on its culture, customs and traditions. I have ventured in every direction man can in Peru, and it is more wondrous and versatile than Egypt. Or for that matter, more so than the 60-countries I have thus far, gone to, and explored, and Cerro de Pasco is among the most cherished areas I have found in the world. The people are warm (or at least to me they were).

Stone Forest is a National Habitat for the stone animals, and forest, and living creatures, with yellow rolling fields, and cows and alpacas all about; it also is a very cold area to be in, not as cold though as my home state of Minnesota, but cold all the same. Nonetheless, folks up in this part of the country seem not to care, and many have slightly rosy cheeks from the bitter winds and chill, yet they live here, and I suppose(like in Minnesota) one can ask why, and get a complicated answer, or oversimplified. And most of the time I think it would be because of one's familiarity, and the beauty of the location. As in Minnesota, or the Mantaro Valley of Peru, thus, the same holds true for Stone Forest.

These stone animals are two to four levels high, or twenty to forty-five feet high, except for Papa Bear, which is 90-feet high. There are some 4000-figures throughout this immense forest (which is 6815-hectares).It is the biggest stone forest in the world.

You almost sense you can jump up and grab a little of the hanging clouds overhead you are so high above everything else in the world. And for those adventurous folks, it is (by all means) a most inspiring gem for climbing, and created by none other than the one who created us.

And now for those folks who cannot make it to this Sanctuary, I will be most happy if you turn a few pages and visit Stone Forest with me! Have a great trip! D.L. Siluk

Spanish Version

Prólogo (o Introducción): Arriba en Los Andes de Perú, alrededor de 4310 metros sobre el nivel del mar, reside una ciudad llamada: Cerro de Pasco, cerca de cinco horas desde Huancayo, Perú, en autobús, y considerada la ciudad más alta en el mundo. Aquí en las altas sierras hay un área conocida como Huayllay, un santuario para las piedras sagradas, un bosque de piedras, una maravilla geológica de Perú, y misterio para el mundo. Ellas han sido talladas por la mano de Dios en animales, figuras humanas, plantas y mucho más, a través de la madre naturaleza. Es sin lugar a dudas, una de las áreas más especulativas de Perú, y uno de los lugares ecológicos más secretos en el mundo.

He estado en Perú nueve veces, esta última vez estoy en Perú por 18-meses, escribiendo sobre su cultura, costumbres y tradiciones. Me he aventurado en todas direcciones un hombre puede en Perú, y es más asombroso y versátil que Egipto. O en realidad, más que los 60 países en los que hasta ahora, estuve y exploré, y Cerro de Pasco está entre los lugares más apreciados que encontré en el mundo. La gente es muy acogedora (o al menos lo fueron conmigo).

El Bosque de Piedras es un Hábitat Natural para los animales de piedra, y bosque, y criaturas vivientes, con ondulados campos amarillos, y vacas y alpacas todo alrededor; es también un lugar muy frío para estar, aunque no tanto como en el estado donde nací y vivo en Estados Unidos, Minnesota, pero frío de todas maneras. No obstante, a la gente de esta parte del país parece no preocuparles, y muchos de ellos tienen mejillas rosadas por el viento helado y por el frío, aunque ellos viven allí, y supongo (como en Minnesota) podemos preguntar porqué, y obtener una respuesta complicada, o muy simplificada. Y la mayor parte del tiempo creo que sería por la familiaridad, y la belleza del lugar. Como en Minnesota, o en el Valle del Mantaro de Perú, así, la misma verdad se sostiene para el Bosque de Piedras.

Estos animales de piedra son de dos a cuatro pisos de altura, o es decir de seis a doce metros, excepto por el Papá Oso, que tiene treinta metros de altura. Hay como cuatro mil figuras a través de este bosque inmenso (que tiene 6815 hectáreas). Es el bosque de piedras más grande del mundo.

Tú casi sientes que puedes saltar y agarrar un poco de las nubes colgadas arriba, estás tan alto encima de todo en el mundo. Y para aquella gente aventurera, es (ciertamente) una gema muy inspiradora para escalar, y creada por ningún otro que el Ser que nos creo.

¡Y ahora para aquella gente que no puede ir a este Santuario, estaré muy feliz si volteas unas cuantas páginas y visitas conmigo el Bosque de Piedras! ¡Que tengas un buen viaje! D. L. Siluk

Part One

The Great Stone Bear

(Seven Poems)

1

Festival at Stone Forest

((9-6-2007, No: 1977) (Cerro de Pasco))

Amused I am, with a magnificent liberty,

Huayllay's city's festival has an assortment of colors.

In the open areas, on the bleachers, the stand,

the sun is beaming like an unstoppable storm,

as alpacas colorfully dressed, run like flying condors

down the street to join a race.

Smiles and laugher! People busy as bees!

Everyone's ready for something, warming hearts

boyfriends, girlfriends all dressed pleasantly with coats:

pale faces from the morning cold!

People thinking of something risky, not likely

that only this day might bring...

In the dusty-square there is music and flare;

dancing, singing! People drinking and dreaming,

a few drunk as skunks...!

The afternoon opens with races upon races

and if you do not participate, forever you may say

I was there, somewhere, but just waiting.

And on the road, along side the festival,

cars and taxies waiting, waiting,

to make fruits from their labors.

Some folks just hanging along the fence,

perhaps dreaming or hallucinating.

Many dressed in masks-- and traditional garb,

reliving the great flight of the imagination.

There are horses on the embankment

by the towering rocks, children and grownups

riding back and forth...some climbing hills,

some kissing, hugging, as if, on cloud-nine,

music and noise blaring all the time.

The festival is a mad, mad world

comic and dreamy with its happy inferno.

My head is rotating, revolving, spinning--

the noise never goes away,

like a crystal chandelier, my mind floats and stirs,

but I hang on, on, on, just a while longer...!

Spanish Version

Festival en el Bosque de Piedras

((6-Septiembre-2007, # 1977) (Cerro de Pasco))

Entretenido estoy, con una libertad magnífica,

el festival de la ciudad de Huayllay tiene una variedad de colores.

En las áreas abiertas, en las bancas, en los puestos,

el sol está radiando como una tormenta inevitable,

mientras las alpacas coloridamente vestidas,

corren como cóndores voladores,

abajo de la calle para unirse a la carrera.

¡Sonrisas y risas! ¡Gente ocupada como las abejas!

Todos están listos para algo, corazones acogedores

enamorados, enamoradas todos vestidos atractivamente con sacos:

¡caras pálidas por el frío de la mañana!

Gente pensando en algo arriesgado, muy probablemente

este único día podrá traer...

En la plaza polvorienta hay música y luces;

¡bailes, cantos! ¡Gente tomando y soñando,

unos cuantos ebrios como mofetas!

La tarde se abre con carreras sobre carreras

y si tú no participas, dirás por siempre

estuve allí, en algún sitio, pero sólo esperando.

Y en el camino, a lo largo del festival,

carros y taxis esperan, esperan,

para sacar frutos de sus labores.

Alguna gente sólo haciendo tiempo a lo largo de las rejas,

talvez soñando o alucinando.

Muchos vestidos con máscaras--y ropas tradicionales,

reviviendo el gran vuelo de la imaginación.

Hay caballos en los parapetos

por las altísimas rocas, niños y adultos

cabalgando de ida y vuelta...algunos escalando los cerros,

algunos besándose, abrazándose, como si, en las nubes,

música y bulla retumbando todo el tiempo.

El festival es loco, mundo loco

cómico y soñador con su infierno feliz.

¡Mi cabeza está girando, virando, dando vueltas--

la bulla nunca se detiene,

como un candelabro de cristal, mi mente flota y se mueve,

pero yo espero, espero, espero, sólo un rato más...!

2

The Birth of the Great Stone Bear

Here we are, all dressed in warm cloths

to honor the Great Bear!

Yes, it is so;

it is to honor this old stone bear,

born in the pre-twilight of human history.

Here--Stone Forest is open to yellow

grass meadows;

voices telling me that being alive

and a child of God,

we can rejoice at the carvings He created,

on top of the world, near Cerro de Pasco;

here in Stone Forest-- where the unimaginable

resides; who would believe it?

Out on this bare, yellow field,

the great stone body of a prehistoric bear

waits until early afternoon

to lower his shadows in the cool and rouged

earth...!

Note: Written seven hours after seeing the Great Stone Bear (Papa Oso); No: 1970 (9-3-2007) Dedicated to Mayor Tito Valle Ramirez (of Cerro de Pasco) for his assistance in helping me get to the site of the Bear; and so much more, without that assistance this book would not be possible.

Spanish Version

El Nacimiento del Gran Oso de Piedra

Aquí estamos, todos vestidos con ropas abrigadoras

¡para honrar al Gran Oso!

Si, es así;

es honrar a este viejo oso de piedra,

nacido antes del crepúsculo de la historia humana.

Aquí--aquí el Bosque de Piedras está abierto a

un prado de pasto amarillo

voces diciéndome que estando vivo

y siendo un hijo de Dios,

podemos regocijarnos de las esculturas que El ha creado,

sobre la cima del mundo, cerca a Cerro de Pasco;

aquí en el Bosque de Piedras--donde lo inimaginable

reside; ¿quién lo creería?

Fuera de este desnudo, campo Amarillo,

el grandioso cuerpo de piedra de una prehistórico oso

espera hasta la primera hora de la tarde

¡para bajar su sombra en la fresca y coloreada

tierra...!

Nota: Escrito después de siete horas de haber visto al Gran Oso de Piedra (Papá Oso). Dedicado al Alcalde de Cerro de Pasco Ing. Tito Valle Ramírez por su asistencia ayudándome a llegar al sitio donde está El Oso; y mucho más, sin esa ayuda este libro no hubiera sido posible.

# 1970 (3-Septiembre-2007)

3

Trout & Fish Bones
Pachamanca & Pancakes
(Huayllay Festival)

Beauty with mystery is rare

so few drink of this fountain;

but near, close to Cerro de Pasco

a freshly prepared event--

comes to life but once a year...:

the rare and mysterious Stone Forest Fair.

Here one can see: friends, drinking,

cultural foods, like: huge pancakes

soaked down with coffee or coke;

or delicious trout, if one cares to weed

through the endless bones--ah, yes,

yes, it is everywhere, trout, trout, trout!

And Pachamanca, a stack of food, packed

with: beef, pork, chicken;

beans, potatoes and sweet potatoes,

all in a hole in the hot ground

with stones that surround and cover

the food cooking quite well--!

And all about songs and dance--

and a breath of Stone Forest...at hand.

Between morning and night, one can hear

songs day long--to night late...! until,

until the watchman closes the gate--

and puts the decorative alpacas to sleep.

Note: Dedicated to Cesar Cruz Cordova, for his constant assistance while I was in and around Cerro de Pasco, he was like a brother insuring all went well and safely or me and my wife, during our three and a half day visit. No: 1972 (9-3-2007)

Spanish Version

Trucha y Huesos de Pescado
Pachamanca y Panqueques
(Festival de Huayllay)

Belleza con misterio es raro

muy pocos beben de esta fuente;

pero cercano, cerca de Cerro de Pasco

un reciente evento preparado--

cobra vida una vez al año...:

el raro y misterioso Festival del Bosque de Piedras.

¡Aquí podemos ver: amigos, bebidas,

comidas típicas, como: enormes panqueques

tomados con café o gaseosa;

o truchas deliciosas, si a uno le importa escarbar

a través de los huesos interminables--ah si,

si, están por todas partes, ¡trucha, trucha, trucha!

Y la pachamanca, una pila de comida, abarrotada

con carnes de: res, chancho, pollo;

habas, papas y camotes,

todos metidos en un hueco en la tierra caliente

con piedras que lo rodean y cubren

la comida cocinándolo muy bien--!

Y en todo alrededor canciones y bailes--

y un hálito del Bosque de Piedras...a la mano.

¡Entre la mañana y noche, se puede oír

canciones todo el día--hasta tarde en la noche...! hasta

hasta que el guachimán cierra la puerta--

y pone a las decorativas alpacas a dormir.

Nota: Dedicado a César Cruz Córdova, por su ayuda constante mientras estaba en Cerro de Pasco y alrededores, él fue como un hermano asegurándose que todo me vaya bien y sin incidentes a mi y mi esposa, durante nuestros tres días y medio de visita.

# 1972 (3-Septiembre-2007)

4

Roads, Fields and Stones
(In Pasco)

Riding in a car, in Huayllay

or, Stone Forest, you notice

many things:

telephone poles, one by one along

the old dirt roads;

in the fields, fences

and behind them, comes cows--

slowly their eyes leap out at you

--and past them, Papa Stone Bear

(ninety-feet tall);

and all about, the dark soaks into

the stone woods.

The sun drifts down, and the

stone forest lights up

(gray on black, stone trees, like

an army of nuns--all becoming one)!

In Huayllay, and on those stone trees

scattered one by one,

through the fields--

one can see weeds and brownish

stubble,

and watered down tracks; streams all

combined.

It is a pleasure to be riding,

and walking towards these stone animals--

And to see the sun in the fields, and

the stone trees more dignified

than ever; --stone figures,

(animals) all frozen in stone death...

And all the holes and ditches

along the road back to Cerro de Pasco:

full of private rain.

Note: No. 1973 (9-3-2007)

Spanish Version

Caminos, Campos y Piedras
(In Pasco)

Viajando en un carro, en Huayllay

o, el Bosque de Piedras, tú notas

muchas cosas:

postes de teléfonos, uno a uno a lo largo

de los antiguos caminos de tierra;

en los campos, rejas

y detrás de ellas, vienen las vacas--

lentamente sus ojos saltan hacia ti

--y pasando ellas, el Papá Oso de Piedra

(treinta metros de altura);

y en todo alrededor, la oscuridad se empapa dentro

del bosque de piedras.

El sol a la deriva baja, y el

bosque de piedras se enciende

(gris sobre negro, árboles de piedra, como

un ejército de monjas--¡todos se vuelven uno)!

En Huayllay, y sobre aquellos árboles de piedras

dispersos uno por uno,

a través de los campos--

se puede ver ichus y

rastrojo parduscos,

y caminos inclinados regados; riachuelos todos

combinados.

Es una satisfacción estar recorriendo,

y yendo hacia estos animales de piedras--

Y ver el sol en los campos, y

los árboles de piedra más distinguidos

que nunca; --figuras de piedras,

(animales) todos congelados en una muerte de piedra...

Y todos los huecos y zanjas

a lo largo del camino de regreso a Cerro de Pasco:

lleno de una lluvia propia.

Nota: # 1973 (3-Septiembre-2007)

5

Resting in Cerro de Pasco

We slept the past three nights, in

Cerro de Pasco, Peru:

a magnificent place, the

highest city in the world.

Miner country and alpaca country.

We slept in a nice pink tourist hotel.

Not far from the city is a wonder

and mystery for the world.

Here, everything is a bit slower.

Here, the folks still wear their

pre-Inca garb around the city,

and many of the houses are still adobe.

This mountain city, the eyes and head

of the world,

seems to look down the Sierras,

these dangerous Andes; and to them, time

is unaccountable.

Tomorrow we ride out and down

and through these high mountains.

So rich in minerals and air!

All day I have felt and sensed

I am full of love, and love this

city and its stone forest.

Someday I will come back, and enjoy

it again--

the intoxicating cool air where

the miners were born.

No: 1971 (9-3-2007)

Spanish Version

Descansando en Cerro de Pasco

Dormimos las pasadas tres noches, en

Cerro de Pasco, Perú:

un lugar magnífico, la

ciudad más alta en el mundo.

Nación de mineros, y nación de alpacas.

Dormimos en un bonito hotel de turistas rosado.

No muy lejos de la ciudad está una maravilla

y misterio para el mundo.

Aquí, todo es un poquito más lento.

Aquí, la gente todavía viste sus

ropas pre-incas alrededor de la ciudad,

y muchas de las casas aún son de adobe.

Esta ciudad andina, los ojos y cabeza

del mundo,

parece mirar abajo a las Sierras,

estos Andes peligrosos; y para ellos, el tiempo

es inexplicable.

Mañana recorreremos afuera y abajo

y a través de estas altas montañas.

¡Tan rico en minerales y aire!

Todo el día sentí y siento

Que estoy lleno de amor, y me gusta esta

ciudad y su Bosque de Piedras.

Algún día volveré, y la disfrutaré

de nuevo--

el vigorizante aire fresco donde

los mineros nacieron.

# 1971 (3-Septiembre-2007)

6

Up Early in Cerro de Pasco

I am up early. On television

the news leaves have fallen.

The sky's deep blue with white clouds

all spread out, thin to thick.

I hear some noise in the hallway

of this hotel...

I saw the light, first from the

side windows...(woke me)

The cold water from the faucet

fell into my hands--night-chilled!

I awake from a light sleep

like a horizon...slowly.

Over the new day, I think 'Coffee!'

The depth of the night has

disappeared from the puddles

on the ground--;

I look forward now in meeting the day.

Note: Written at 8:06 AM woke up an hour earlier. It is Tuesday at the Hotel Señorial. Was in Room No: 206; Rosa went to get coffee and a donut for me, she just returned, and quickly left again to see the Mayor, Tito Valley Ramirez, to let him knew we are leaving. No: 1974 (9-4-2007)

Spanish Version

Levantándose Temprano en Cerro de Pasco

Me levanté temprano. En la televisión

los trozos de noticias han caído.

El azul profundo del cielo con nubes blancas

todas dispersas, delgadas a gruesas.

Oí algo de ruido en el pasadizo

de este hotel...

Yo vi la luz, primero por el

lado de la ventana...(me despertó)

El agua fría del caño

cayó en mis manos--¡noche fría!

Estoy despierto de un sueño ligero

como un horizonte...lentamente.

Sobre el día nuevo, pienso "Café"

La profundidad de la noche ha

desaparecido de los charcos

de la tierra--;

Espero ahora en encontrar el día.

Nota: Escrito a las 8:06 a.m. Me desperté una hora antes. Es jueves y estoy en el Hotel Señorial. Estamos en la habitación 206, Rosa fue a comprar una donut para mí, ella justo volvió, y rápidamente se fue de nuevo a ver al Alcalde, Ing. Tito Valle Ramirez, para hacerle saber que estábamos partiendo.

# 1974 (4-Septiembre-2007)

7

The Dogs of San Juan

(A Quick Reflection)

The ancient mines and mountains

of Cerro de Pasco, slip into the city

(with the lake and quarry), as the

morning sun beams, guide packs of dogs

that roam from

yard to yard...

(funny, I don't see a cat!).

Written on the bus near Junin, leaving Cerro de Pasco. (9-4-2007) No: 1975; Reflections of the three days I was in the city, and watched the dogs roam in packs, squeezing through one fence after the other. Not a cat in site. Also, "Doris (and the Forgotten Bear) was written while on the bus (No: 1976), the same day.

Spanish Version

Los Perros de San Juan

(A Reflexión Rápida)

Las minas y montañas antiguas

de Cerro de Pasco, se deslizan en la ciudad

(con el lago y la cantera), mientras que los

rayos del sol de la mañana, guían a una cuadrilla de perros

que rondan de

patio a patio...

(gracioso, ¡no veo un gato!).

Escrito en el autobús cerca de Junín, alejándonos de Cerro de Pasco.
Reflexiones de los tres días en que estuve en la ciudad, y vi a los perros rondar en cuadrillas, atravesando una reja después de otra. No había un gato en el lugar (4-Septiembre-2007) # 1975.
También, "Doris (y el Oso Olvidado) fue escrito mientras estaba en el autobús. # 1976

8

Doris

(and the forgotten Bear)

Birds fly over it, hourly,

Doris' uncle and Shepard Aunt

see it quite often...

Kites from the hands of children

have even touched it--

and perhaps frogs, cows and

all sorts of living creatures have seen it,

but when Mayor Tito Valle asked

Doris to show me the bear,

She said, "Sure!" --not really

knowing what he was talking about.

--But she told me afterward:

"I figured I'd figure it out later,

but it was the first I had heard of the Bear!"

Notes: Oh I could make lots of notes on this, but I shall leave it alone for controversy, on the other hand, I am guilty of this also, many times while in the Army. But it all turned out quite well, and isn't life full of humor, if you look for it. No: 1976, dedicated to Doris Ticse Arteaga. (9-4-2007)

Spanish Version

Doris

(Y el Oso Olvidado)

Los pájaros vuelan sobre este, cada hora,

El tío de Doris y una tía pastora

lo ven muy frecuentemente...

Cometas de la mano de los niños

incluso lo han tocado--

y talvez, ranas, vacas y

toda clase de criaturas vivientes lo han visto,

pero cuando el alcalde Tito Valle le pidió

a Doris me mostrara el oso,

ella dijo "claro" -realmente

no sabiendo de qué él estaba hablando.

--Pero ella me contó después que dijo:

"Averiguaré, averiguaré esto más tarde,

Pero esta es la primera vez que escucho sobre El Oso"

Notas: Ah, podría hacer muchas notas sobre esto, pero lo dejaré esto en paz por controversia, por otro lado, soy responsable de esto también, muchas veces cuando estaba en el ejército. Pero todo resultó muy bien, y la vida ¿no está llena de humor?, si tú buscas esto.
# 1976 (4-Septiembre-2007) Dedicado a Doris Ticse Arteaga.

9

Stone Snail, over Blue

Now both of us

being here--one

alive, one stone

we sit still:

the wind

swirling

the wind

swirling...

(rain on its way):

the Great Stone Snail,

is the best part

of this side of the park--,

I touch it (want to hug it);

it tells me of its eminence.

I look about

so many figures

(stone statues)--

somehow balanced,

hanging by a thread,

in this stone house

with a blue roof.

Written 9-6-2006 ((No: 1978) (1:50 PM)) Dedicated to our three young female guides, Diana, Carol, and Noemi tha were most gracious

Spanish Version

Caracol de Piedra, sobre Azul

Ahora ambos de nosotros

Siendo cosas--uno

vivo, otro piedra

nos sentamos aquí:

el viento

girando

el viento

girando...

(la lluvia está viniendo):

el Gran Caracol de Piedra,

es la mejor parte

de esta parte del parque--,

lo toqué (quería abrazarlo);

esto me dice de su eminencia

Miro alrededor

tantas figuras

(estatuas de piedra)--aparentemente,

colgadas en el aire,

en esta casa de piedra

sobre un techo de azul.

Escrito el 6-Septiembre-2007 (#1978--1:50 p.m.) Dedicado a nuestras tres jóvenes guías de turismo: Diana, Carol y Noemí que fueron muy amables.

10

In the Fields of the Great Bear

((of, Stone Forest) (9-3-2007))

The eyes and cold shadows of the stones

(in, Stone Forest, high up in the sierras)

seep out into the fields of the Great Bear--.

Here, are stone walls, towering high

(like dreams stretched into the sky).

I could feel their cold shadows falling

--crossing the fields...!

They have no coats--just

smooth, sharp granite skin:

as they sank down, and around me,

engulfed me (and my wife),

akin to an executioner.

With great smooth blades

they observed, with their internal eyes

as I stood in their sacred fields

('...the Great Stone Bear--is over there,'

said our guide--pointing!)

I am warmed by the sun and pure air

(these stones cause ripples

in the sleeping soil--strange morning

it was).

The eyes and cold shadows of the

stones, seep out into the fields,

as if leaving a lonely harbor (their abode)

and my spirit moved in my body

(floating above content...).


The Poetry of Stone Forest (With Introduction, in English and Spanish)

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Coping With The Loss Of A Pet

!±8± Coping With The Loss Of A Pet

Owning an animal used to be only considered when it was needed to carry out a purpose like ploughing fields, catching mice and rats or for hunting with. They were seen only as another possession and not something to be overly concerned about once it passed away. However all of that has now changed and owning an animal purely as a pet is far more commonplace and so to has their significance in our lives. We now consider them as part of the family, to love and care for them as we would any other member of our family.

This attachment to our pets brings us many years of companionship and love but it does also mean that when they pass away, we also suffer grief and pain. However how do we express this sense of loss, when to many, an animal is just an animal and in many cultures grieving for a pet is seen as silly and as a weakness. It is just as important to find ways to come to terms with the loss of our pets, as it is when we lose any member of our family. If we don't it could lead to physical illness and depression.

It is therefore important to find someone to speak to who will understand your grief and who can help and support you through these sad times. They should allow you to cry and to talk about how you feel. If there is no one in your family or circle friends that you feel will be sympathetic to your feelings, then contacting a local animal charity and asking them for help is perfectly acceptable. Some animal charities even have dedicated telephone lines to help people with their loss of a pet.

Other important ways to cope with your grief are:

Make sure you eat regular meals, it may sound silly but during the grieving period it is common for people to forget to look after themselves as they normally would and may even find that they lose their appetite. Not eating will only make you feel worse.

Allow yourself to cry without feeling embarrassed about it. If someone asks why you are crying, simply say that you have lost a dear friend.

Try not to dwell on the loss, keep yourself busy.

Don't forget to continue to pay attention to any other pets you may have. They too will be experiencing a sense of loss even if it is not shown.

When we lose a member of our family or a friend the ritual of holding a funeral to say your final farewells can be the starting place to accepting your loss. Unfortunately this rarely happens for our pets and so because that final farewell doesn't happen we may feel that we have not yet let go of them and so can prolong the feelings of grief. It can therefore be helpful to have some sort of memorial for your pet. It doesn't have to be much, a planting of a tree or bush, or placing a small statue or plaque in the garden, may be all that is needed to say goodbye and to help you through the grieving process.

One of the hardest things to cope with when a pet dies is explaining it to a young child, who may have built up very strong bonds with the animal but who does not understand the concept of death. Many parents feel worried about trying to explain what has happened to the pet, as they feel that as the child's first experience of death, the explanation should be a positive one and not something that will frighten the child.

The best way to explain to a child about death is to be totally honest with them. Use real words like death and dying rather than words like sleeping etc. By explaining death to them in a calm and positive way it will help them come to terms with future losses and will prevent possible future confusion if they hear the truth from someone else.

Children will respond to the death of a pet in different ways, some may start to do some very strange things like burying toys for the animal to play with or drawing pictures of the dead animal underground. Whichever way they want to express their feelings should be allowed and even encouraged and crying in front of your child will allow them to also feel as if they can cry too and not to try and be brave about it.

Coping with the loss of a pet is never easy and you should always allow yourself time to come to terms with it. Often rushing out to replace the animal is not the best solution and can even cause other unforeseen problems not only for yourself but also for your other pets.


Coping With The Loss Of A Pet

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Buy Home Decor After You Envision Your Home's Character

!±8± Buy Home Decor After You Envision Your Home's Character

For the first nineteen years of my life I lived in the same town in my parents home. Whatever home decor there was interested me little, it was just there. Then I went to Italy for a year and lived with an Italian Duke and his family. They lived in a villa in Rome. There I noticed the home decor. The rooms were huge. The Duchess had a penchant for elaborate baroque wall mirrors. They were everywhere, with the rest of the home decor to match. Most days the gardener cut arms full of fresh flowers. I often helped to carry them because I liked to follow him around so that I could look at the classical art statue sculptures and fountains. They, and marble benches, strategically placed between the trees and flowers, were the garden decor. Since I liked to do it, it soon became my job to arrange the flowers in decorative vases. I had a free hand in placing them on tables, cabinets and plant stands. It wasn't exactly decorating, but it gave me a satisfying feeling to contribute something to those marvelous rooms.

After one year I moved to Paris, France. Not much scope for home decorating there. I lived in a tiny furnished room, where the home decor consisted of a narrow bed, a pine wood chair, a wardrobe and a wood cabinet with a washbowl. A bare light bulb hung from the ceiling. All I added was a decorative mirror, a reading lamp and a crystal vase, which I kept filled with fresh flowers from the market.

After that it was exciting to move into a house near Los Angeles, California, which I shared with my sister. Without much planning, we decided what we needed and went out to buy whatever appealed to us. As nice as the furniture had looked in the showroom, somehow, in that house it did not seem right. For one thing, it was much too massive and the colors clashed with the paint colors and window coverings. We did not have much time to stew over it since we both carried a full load of courses at the college and worked four hours after class and eight on Saturdays.
The day after I graduated, I got married and my wonderful husband and I moved into an apartment near his work. At first I had fun buying new furniture and making the place look nice, but soon I realized that apartment living was not for me. I missed wandering between the flowers and sitting on the garden bench under the open sky with that first cup of coffee,
As soon as our lease was up, we moved into a house on a steep hillside. We used the furniture we had, even though it looked out of place. Going around to flea markets and buying items without thinking whether they would fit in with what we had, did not help. At the same time my husband inherited his uncle's collectible knives, swords and sabers. They presented a real challenge for me. What was I to do with home decor like that?

Mother Nature soon took care of my dilemma. The house and most of what we owned was burned in the Bel Air fire. Of course I was very sad about the loss, yet I was excited.
Here was my chance to start all over again and this time I intended to make the home decor match the house.

We rented a bungalow with a slanting roof, dark, exposed beams and lots of windows. We moved in with just a few borrowed necessities and stacks of home decor magazines and books. As I saw pictures of things that appealed to me, I would sit in different corners of the empty room I wanted to furnish and envisioned imaginary items in place. It was a great method to decide on my selection. Lime green and lemon yellow were very much in fashion then and probably would have looked ghastly in any of the other dwellings we had had. But in that house, with the dark beams, dark oak flooring and big windows framed by citrus trees, I could envision that it would look nice. And it did. It was a delightful home.

A year later my husband decided to go back to college for his Masters Degree. We loaded what we could into our Volkswagen Bus, sold the rest of our belongings and headed for Austin, Texas, accompanied by two babies and a cat. Money was tight and home decor took a back seat to all else. Like so many student accommodations, ours had a lot of make-do furnishings. The bricks and boards book shelves, the milk crate and plywood tables and second hand sofas and beds. Our newborn slept in what used to be a packing box for toilet paper, nicely lined with colorful fabric. It didn't seem to matter. I devoted my time to my children. My husband devoted his time to his studies .

In less than twelve month he got his degree and was recommended by his professor to a company in Pasadena, California.

We found a lovely cottage style home. Once again I was absolutely thrilled to be able to start decorating from scratch, since we had brought nothing with us. I went through the routine of sitting in different corners of the empty rooms and envisioned what, of the things I had seen in magazines and home decor stores, would look good in that house. I settled on country cottage style home decor and in the end, of all the homes we had lived in, this one, still today, was the one we felt most comfortable and at home in.

Our bliss lasted for almost two years until my husband was transferred to Atlanta, Georgia. Fortunately the company let us fly there ahead of time to check the place out and I could see right away that in the colonial style homes we looked at, country cottage home decor would never do. My husband came to an agreement with his company, that instead of paying for the movers to transport our furniture, they would give him a lump sum.

With great pleasure I acquainted myself with colonial style home decor, sat in the empty rooms envisioning what to put where and in the end came up with a truly elegant period masterpiece. What a delight it was to entertain in that house.

I should have known that it would not last but must admit that I said yes faster than my husband when his boss offered him a job in Nepal.

We had no idea what to expect in that country. Things seemed primitive compared to what we were used to but we loved it. We found a rather grand looking house where the water pipes and electrical lines were all outside the walls. The fuse boxes were right by the entrance so that everybody could see that this house was modern enough to have such luxuries. The floors were naked cement and there was no heating. Sitting in corners of the empty rooms to envision them furnished did not do it here either, since there were no stores where one could just go and buy furniture. Simple beds, with hemp cords strung between the sides and badly made whicker chairs were all one could buy ready made.

Other expatriates advised us to get pictures of home decor we would like to have and take them to a carpenter who may or may not come up with something similar. We did and also found a place in the bazaar where we could order coir carpeting. It did not look like much but felt invigoratingly rough under bare feet. Dishes, cutlery and whatever else one needs in a home also were of ghastly quality, but it did not matter, nobody else had anything better, except for embassy staff, who got everything shipped in. Slowly the pieces of furniture we had ordered were delivered and little by little the place started to look like a home. Finally we could reciprocate for all the many invitations we had accepted from ex pats and local people alike. We might not have had the home decor we would have liked but since the electricity often failed anyhow, by candlelight it did look delightful. Besides, we had one of the best cooks in Katmandu and visitors told us that they would have come to eat his food, had the house been empty.

We were supposed to go back to the United States after my husband's contract was up but even before that, his boss wanted him to transfer to Madras, India. By good fortune we found
an almost new bungalow which had been build on stilts so as to not disturb the roots of a huge holy tree in front of it. The house was built in a square around a courtyard with a mango tree in the middle and all rooms had big glass double doors opening out to it. When I saw the place, I could immediately envision a garden theme and was glad to find fabrics with a lattice and bamboo design for the curtains and matching green upholstery for the sofas and chairs we had made. Even though it took many trips to the bazaar, and frequent reminders to the carpenters, eventually all the home decor complimented the garden feeling I had wanted to achieve. It was like living outdoors.

After that we moved fourteen more times, always to different countries, all over the world, without ever bringing any furnishings with us. Each time I went through the same process of sitting in the empty rooms, envisioning the results I wanted to achieve, then finding the right home decor. The results were always perfect for that particular house.

Few people move as much as we did. For them it is even more important, right at the beginning, to decorate their home to suit it's character. Having chosen what looks right then will still look right years later.


Buy Home Decor After You Envision Your Home's Character

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