It wasn't much talked about on the blog on account of it is not a happy subject, but our beloved Hugo died in June. She was apparently about 21 years old and had a very happy life. (If you missed her story you can read about it here.) But we still miss her every day. The Hub and I planted a memorial garden for her in the backyard. We used to have a little strip of lawn in this area that was there when we bought Wellington. Hugo used to love to eat the grass along this strip in the mornings. But with the drought, lawns aren't doing well in California. So we took the lawn out and planted this garden in Hugo's honor..
It has mostly ornamental grasses that Hugo would have loved. There are a couple of carpet roses and in the center is an olive tree with Hugo's ashes underneath. The olive tree has gotten a lot of new growth. I think it likes Hugo under there. We are searching for a perfect cat statue to put in this garden. The grasses and plants will soon broaden and you will hardly see the stepping stones. It has already grown so much in the three months it's been planted. It's a nice quiet place to sit and relax and think about a little kitty cat who brought us joy.Welcome
. . . to a blog about a bungalow named Wellington, and my new hometown.
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- Benicia, California, United States
- Very unexpectedly our house hunt lead to Wellington which lead to my new LOVE for BUNGALOWS and BENICIA which lead to this BLOG. Maybe not in that exact order. (I also love BOOKS.)
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