Sunday, 28 July 2024

Very Close-Up #SundaySelfie

Look into my eyes...
close-up picture of tabby cat face with big green eyes
It's a sad day for us here as Mum remembers her brother. It's been two years since he passed and Mum says the grief is still so raw that it feels like only yesterday. 

So we're sharing some photos in his memory. 

This is Mum and my uncle John in the early 1970s. Mum likes the photo but hates the way she looks. John was a happy smiley baby as you can see.
Happy siblings in the early 70s
man with long hair and red T-Shirt
John when he moved to Sweden, early 2000s
Mum and John musical ambitions 1985/86
John iair-guitaring and headbanging during the 90s in a rock club.
In our hearts always

Mum finds it difficult to write these days that's why our blog posts now contain very little text. It pains her because she wanted to write a lot more about her beloved brother but says she can't. 

He was a talented guitarist, musician and songwriter. He did it because he loved it and always said he wasn't interested in becoming famous. 

So here's a couple of music excerpts of John playing guitar we'd love to share. The volume is quite low though so you may have to adjust it a little. 

Have a listen if guitar solos are your thing and you'd love to hear it, but not too loud as it might blow your ears off!


We're joining The Cat On My Head for Sunday Selfies.

13 comments:

  1. Mee-yow what a FURABULUSS Selfie of you Athena!!! You did a purrfect job!
    Miss Marie wee are sorry it still hertss so much about Mistur John your eBrother. THE pain will lessen butt you will nevurr furget. Thank you fore sharin your memoreess as they are beeuteefull. Wee lissened to THE 2linkss! WOW cuud yore Brothur play guitar!!! THE peece hee wrote was so like Metallica; hard an fast an so so guud!
    <3 Heer'ss to memoreess of Brothurss' gone <3 Mistur'ss John an Dale <3
    ~~~head rubss~~~BellaDharma~~~ an ((huggiess)) BellaSita Mum

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    1. Thanks for listening to the clips and your kind words x

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  2. Beautiful selfie. Sending your mom love and hugs as she remembers her beloved brother. I am reading a very helpful book right now that I recommend for her called Always a Sibling: A Mourner's Gude to Grief. It is all about losing a sibling and how it is losing a part of us because they are the only ones that share our memories of growing up. XO

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    1. Thank you for the book recommendation. I will check it out x

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  3. Sending hugs to your mum on this sad anniversary. Your close up selfie is beautiful.

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  4. Athena your eyes are hypnotizing! Purrs to your mum as she remembers her brother today. Anniversaries like this can be difficult. Tell her to be gentle with herself.

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  5. Such a beautiful close-up selfie sweet Athena. Hugs to your Mom from all of us here. Thanks for sharing the audio, John was quite the talented guitarist.

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  6. I keep listening to the music; it's so wonderful. And what a beautiful kitty.

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  7. That is a beautiful Selfie, Athena. Please give your Mum some hugs from us. Our Mom lost her only brother/sibling when he was just 27. that was 50 years ago, and she still misses him a lot. Give her a big sloppy kiss from us.

    Woos - Misty and Timber

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  8. We love your selfie, sweet Athena. And that photo of Mum and Uncle John in the early 70s is special. Thank you for sharing that audio of Uncle John playing guitar. He was so talented. Hugs, love, and purrs to Mum.

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  9. Look at your beautiful eyes, Summer.
    Hugs and purrs to your meowmy; it's hard when a sad anniversary comes around.

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  10. Thinking of you both. I can't imagine my life without my brother.

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  11. Thank you everyone for your kind words. Marie x

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Purrs xx
Athena and Marie