Henry Twinkletoes

Our beloved Beta Fish, Henry Twinkletoes, passed away on January 9. 

Dear Henry:

It was a difficult moment to watch you pass. You were our first fish. Well, I mean the pet kind. I did not want you to leave us...  We enjoyed your company very much. 

I will miss our morning conversations, especially those we had when nobody else would listen to me ramble on about something... Thank you for listening to me and for being my friend for the past 4 years. I guess I should consider myself lucky that we were friends for so long, especially when your average life expectancy is less than 4 years. 

Your funeral is scheduled for this weekend and it will be a sad event to see you go but I am glad I was able to be your mom and take care of you in between everything else that I  do and that continues to keep me away from doing what I love to do most... "dolce far niente". 

When I shared the news with your other friend, she was very sad to learn you were no longer with us. She wanted to know how, why, when, what, etc. I know she will miss you too. She even wrote you a note.

I had moments when I envied your carefree life... just eating and swimming inside a bowl all day long and simply being yourself without a worry in the world... 

You were more than just a fish and a pet who lived all alone inside a fish bowl surrounded by busy people. You were part of our family.We will miss you and we hope you swam smoothly into fish heaven and that someday we will meet again.

You had a great life!  

And what a life!