New Years Day. A clean slate. A countdown to the next one in 365 days (or 366 as the case in 2024 which is a Leap Year). For the past two years, January 1st marks another year passed since my precious Golden Kali crossed the bridge.
But it’s not a sad day. Although I miss Kali desperately I don’t mourn her passing. I suppose that’s because we had many healthy and happy years together. And, in the end she passed on our collective terms with dignity, grace and in the comfort of our home, The Golden K, which was named for her.
This is the second New Years day without Kali. After two years I feel no less connected to Kali than the day I held her head in my lap as she passed. It’s comforting to me knowing that although she is no longer in the flesh she continues to live vividly in my heart. I can still smell her. I can still feel her soft coat and hear her gentle breathing as she slept by my side and on my feet. In my minds eye I can see the subtle nuance of her gentle personality as she moved about her day which was mostly by my side. I feel her with me now.
There is not a day that I don’t think about Kali. She still “visits” me in my dreams where we hug as we did so often in flesh and blood. In so many ways it’s still just me and Kali. A guy and his dog walking the trail, taking in the early morning sites and smells, sitting and looking off into the distance at nothing in particular. And of course Kali prancing as I prepared her meals.
My forever heart dog!
Happy New Year Kali. Continue to always run free sweetie girl. You will always be omnipresent in my heart, my thoughts, and my life.
Golden Kali 
For whatever reason, my first comment got blown away. It could have been my fat thumb…it’s been doing that a lot lately.
Hope you, Holly, and the red girls had wonderful holidays! Ours were a bit chaotic – my brother has been here since the 13th of December and these 2 hooligans of mine can’t seem to get enough of his attention while they’re awake. 🤣😍 But that’s okay because once he goes home, they will give all their love and attention to me as long as we’re alone in the house. (All bets are off, though, when their pet sitter, “Grandpa Chuck” (breeder), or some other human is in the house or yard with us.) Time to get their “back-to-basics” training back underway. 😁
We did have a good holiday. Thx. Sounds like you did to albeit hectic. My girls get very excited when we have visitors too. It does get a little crazy at times. Wishing you all the best for a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year!
Thank you!! ❤️🐾
As always, I love this post about your beloved Kali. Sorry I’m two weeks late reading it, but the holidays here have been chaotic with my hooligans running around and playing till they just flop over and go to sleep. Like they just did as I started writing this. 🤣😍
Your relationship with Kali – as I’ve often said in the past – is very similar to mine with Ducky. While I had to wait three months for Zen to be born and finally ready to come home, I know for certain that it was Ducky who sent him to me. She knew – as only a canine angel could have known – that her human Daddy wouldn’t be around much longer and I would need another puppy I could bond with the way she and I had bonded even before I adopted her from the shelter. Zen has been that puppy from the start, and even more so since Sam was admitted to the hospital. I see so many bits and pieces of her larger-than-life personality in him. And I swear at times that I see Ducky in his eyes when he gazes at me from her favorite corner of the couch.
I hope you, Holly, and your red girls had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! Now I’m off to read your most recent post.
Kali was your “one in a lifetime” dog. And you’re right, she’ll always be with you. I hope you have a great new Year!
Thx Ann. Happy New Year.
Can’t help but have a melancholy moment thinking about your 💙 dog. She may be gone but no less forgotten. Happy New Year to you, Holly and the Golden Girls.
Thanks M. And as I type this the red girls are zooming around the house. I know that Kali would have been right next to me staying out of the fray and figuratively shaking her head thinking her sissies were just a little goofy! HNY- wishing the best of the best to you and yours.
Right back atcha, Mike with best wishes for loads of goofy in 2024.
Loved it Michael. All the best for 2024. Colin.
Thx Colin. And same to you and yours for the new year.