Well well well.

[Kazz]

Was out in the front garden this evening Cleo was out with me, as always pottering about and a neighbour from up the road passed with his wife they made a nice comment about the garden and went on their way they came back an hour or so later and I was still there deadheading etc etc and Cleo was still there dozing as it was early evening and the sun had gone in.
The couple came nack again stopped and commented on the poppies and then Cleo wondered over and I stroked her the man said "where's your other cat gone" I said "he was PTS in Dec last year" the chap said "No; the big white one with the long ginger tail" I said "Thats right Oscar he was PTS Dec 18th last year" the woman looked at the man and they both looked at me and she said "No the other one with the long ginger ringed tail, and the ginger almost saddle on his back the one that walks down the middle of the road, he was sitting there by the gate whe the little ginger one was sitting over by the conifer."
The lady looked at her husband and he said "he was love he was sitting there just there" and pointed and the thing is the place he pointed to was where Oscar would sit and watch the world go by.

I said "can you see him now?"the man said "no but we've seen him before and this year too but now I think about it always when you are doing the garden,
whereas before we'd see him out and about on his own" the lady said "maybe we see his ghost then because he was so happy here"

Odd don't you think............. but very very nice.

[Mags]

How very, very strange Kazz......maybe Oscar is there watching over you and Cleo.......

[Kazz]

I know Mags very odd very odd but they wouldn't know he was PTS and they described him to a tee

[Mags]

I think that would have given me a nice feeling of comfort if I had been in your shoes......

[Donna]

Gosh Kazz, that is an amazing story. I dont know what to say, not sure if your neighbours saw a different cat or how else would you explain it????

Do you believe it was Oscar??? It is a nice thought to have though and I bet you will be thinking of him lots next time you are in the garden.

[Kazz]

I don't know if I think it was him but they had no reason to say anything and were convinced they'd seen two cats and thats the point if Cleo hadn't been there I would think they were confused saw Cleo or saw another cat (although to my knowledge there is not another cat similar to him around here) but the fact Cleo was there and not 6ft away from where he was supposed to be makes me think it wasn't another cat as Cleo would not tolerate another cat in the garden and the dogs were pottering in and out the side gate too and they wouldn't let a strange cat in the garden.
Also they desciribed the cat who walked down the centre of the road which he did as if he owned the cul de sac.

Seems odd to me but I shall have to put it down to something I will never explain. Its nice to think he is still here he is buried in the back garden, unexplained is what I will put it down as. But a nice unexplained.

[Donna]

Do you think the other animals can sense him?? How do they react in the front garden??

I dont know if I believe in things like this, but it is a lovely story Kazz x

[Elaine]

That is strange but a very nice and comforting strange. Brought a tear to my eye to be honest.

[Moli]

I am a great believer in loved animals still looking out for you....I have lost a few, my previous two staffies in 1999, and even now I still feel them around...Think if you are that close to them, they will always be there....Sounds like Oscar is looking out for his mum and sister...

[CathyW]

next time your in the garden, pick a quiet time, (when theres no neighbours about) and call him, u might sense him near by.