Cathy was busy the rest of the day and the next. Mrs. Larson’s parakeet, Tiki, and Ginger, the Forrest family’s eighteen-year-old red tabby, had passed away. Gran helped Cathy prepare the memorial services, and Steve was notified of the arrangements for the burials. He dug a small grave for the bird in the area of the cemetery reserved for smaller creatures. Ginger was laid to rest in the cat section on the hill where the sun seemed to shine the brightest and rainbows often appeared after spring showers.
Dr. Graham brought Hobo back to the rescue center. He’d received a clean bill of health, and Nancy arrived at Rainbow Rescues shortly after Cathy called her with the news on Thursday morning. She brought Popeye’s cat carrier with her. Trying unsuccessfully to hide the tears gathering in h
