Electra with Mambor and Beppo a few weeks after they were born on April 2, 2004
Mambor nowadays
Beppo nowadays
April 2 , 2004 was the chosen day for Electra to give birth to Mambor and Beppo . During the morning of that beautiful day Electra was feeling restless and something inside me was telling me that the " D day " was about to arrive . I stayed all morning in the apartment but could not witness what I wanted to witness . The moment I decided to go to the bakery store the first kitty was born , but much to my dismay the little creature turned out to be a stillborn whom I am still missing and craving for his presence.
Mambor was born at 1:30 PM and my heart started to sing and I felt overwhelmed with joy . Nevertheless , all those parts of my nervous system in which the positive emotions were embodied started to turn into anxiety as the next furbaby decided to remain in Electra`s womb . The vet arrived at my apartment and confirmed that there was still one to go , that I needed to be patient . After having waited many long and grueling hours, the vet decided to give Electra the first injection at approximately 4:30 PM . Three never-ending hours went by and nothing , no kitty . Electra was given another injection around 7 PM and the eternal wait continued with no positive results . The vet left the apartment at 9:00 PM and told me that a C-operation had to be done as soon as possible. I told him that I needed to mull over about it, that I was in no condition to take a decision. When I arrived to the apartment , Electra had given birth to Beppo . I felt once again wired in happiness ; I knew that heaven could not wait because I was there .
Four years have gone by and all I say is that I will never forget April 2 , 2004 . I have to thank Mambor and Beppo for having given me so much happiness . Beppo went to live with my mother in 2006 as I felt a bit overwhelmed about having to take care of three cats . At the beginning he did not get along with Lui Macavity but after a while he felt better . Although they have had ferocious fights , even lately , they seem to have a love and hate relationship and they love living together at my mum?s apartment .
I must admit that after a hard days work they , alongside with Electra and Lui Macavity, represent those fleeting moments that an Irish writer called once " the chasing of the evanescent glow " . I always long to go back to my apartment ( or my mum?s flat) when the night sets in and the moments spent with my cats are radiant like the last of the sun. Somehow , a telephone call or the nightly news on TV seem to ruin my precious moments . Playing with my cats represent the pursuit of happiness and those peaceful hours that seem minutes to me ,as to confirm the theory of relativity, are astir .
I know that my apartment becomes an ivory tower and my felines perform the incredible magical moment of disentangling me from the difficulties of the day-to day life .
Thanks Mambor and Beppo and happy fifth birthday ; you guys look beautiful.
Your grandpa Graham
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