Goodbye to Alge,
A friend who made me smile, and sometimes laugh out loud,
Always ready with a kind word,
Though your voice we never heard,
You gave to us the Cavy Cavaret,
By mistyping Cabaret,
That sure was a key stroke of luck,
As the name it really stuck,
You gave the piggies the Black Pearl,
All I can say is what a girl,
And now you've gone we shed a tear,
We all miss you so much down here,
But in our hearts we hold you near,
Goodbye Alge a friend so dear.
Once upon a time, in a country far far away, there was a princess... well.. No, strike that. Princesses tend to be stuck up little brats too dim to remove a perfectly edible pea from underneath their mattresses (except for guinea pig princesses, which is just a natural state for a guinea girl). No, this story is about a mom and the love she had for everyone and how the Jolly Rodents she raised changed the life of a little boar from the Netherlands.
Jan the Boar was a young chocolate colored silkie who found his forever home in 2005 when he joined the herd of the Winky Girls. He was the happiest pig alive. But sadly, the girls wouldn't give him the time of day and they'd tease him for having a 'girlie wheek'. When Lady Jasmine and Prince Biscuit invited them to their wedding in February 2006 Jan thought his moment to prove he was a real man had finally come. He tried to be as manly as possible and even climbed into their bedroom wearing tights and a rose between his teeth. But the girls, and especially his love interest Suus, just couldn't stop giggling and told him he was making a fool of himself. Poor Jan was very shy. But that was about to change when Jan met our mom's Jolly Rodents...
Back at home, Jan's slave was worried about her boy, she knew that he just wanted to be accepted by the girls and the other pigs. And that is when she received the following email from Charlie's mom:
Hi All,
This is too neat not to share right now. Charlie called me to let me know how great everything was though he has apparently used up almost everything on his Egg card including phone minutes, but he was so pleased -- he said that Jan the boar performed Beethoven Pig's Rumblestrut Blues with the rest of them. Charlie was as "esscited" as if he were speaking of a personal triumph. The girls were quite wrong, he said, "there's nothing girlie about his rumblestrutting."
And then he ran out of minutes so I don't know what else is going on.
Alge
Copyright GPDD 2006
After that, Jan the Boar and the Jolly Rodents became great friends. They often told him about their mom and when she became sick, little Jan was very worried. He wanted to make her feel better like her boys did when he was in a tight spot. So he made a card for her and sent it far far away to the big US of A.
He was very happy when she came around again and he and the Jolly Rodents had many more virtual adventures until one weekend, Jan became sick and left for the Rainbow Bridge. Jan's slave was heartbroken and couldn't stop crying, until...
.. Until the Jolly Rodent's mom sent her a message that the Rodent Vehicle was picking Jan up and that all his friends were waiting for him at the bridge. Looking down from the bridge Jan finally saw his slave smile again and he knew that when Alge would go to the Rainbow Bridge he would be right there; with his friends, waiting for her. And in her honor they'd perform their best version of the Rumblestrut Blues... ever. For her...
See the boys strut:
Janneke
The Winky Team Igor & Yaya
And Suus & Jan the Boar from the Rainbow Bridge
I thought this little poem would be fitting to put up on Alges page.
Gone But Not Forgotten
Don't think of her as gone away
Her journey's just begun
Life holds so many facets
This earth is only one
Just think of her as resting
From the sorrows and the tears
In a place of warmth and comfort
Where there are no days and years
Think how she must be wishing
That we could know, today
Now nothing but our sadness
Can really pass away
And think of her as living
In the hearts of those she touched
For nothing loved is ever lost
And she is loved so very much
We are all devastated here at Piggyfriends at the loss of our dear friend Alge. She was always there with advice when needed and with comforting words when one of us lost one of our precious piggies.
She will be particularly remembered for her wonderful virtual adventures, firstly with the Jolly Rodents and more recently with the brave and daring Piggy Pirates.
We loved the stories in which our Diamond ( see pigture ) was escorted by Chester, the Jolly Rodent.
We are glad that Captain Jack will be staying with Alge's nurse but are worrying about the long journey that Barnacle Bill will have to make to get to Florida.
We will think of Alge every time the Black Pearl sets sail, ably assisted by Sandy and are so sad that Alge will not be a part of these voyages. I hope that she will be watching her little ship from the Rainbow Bridge as it sails the seven seas.
We are all missing our dear friend Alge here at Misfits. She was one special lady. Her wonderful imagination is just what we all needed on the digest. Her kind heart and comforting words helped us threw the losses of each Misfit when they crossed the bridge. She always knew just what to say in those times of sorrow and loss. The "Pearl" will sail on in her honor on the digest, and we will all think of her each time our guineas travel on that wonderful ship. We miss you Alge!
Jean & Andy and the many misfits
Many of you might like to write a story about Alge, I'm sure there is someone who would volunteer to make a scrapbook for Alge's family, esp Beth and her daughter Katherine..
I'm volunteering..
Send (or cc when you send your message to the digest) an email to the following adress:
If you attach pictures to your email they will appear in the blog. I'll work on the layout of the blog and if you also want to be an editor of this blog let me know (mail me at guinygirl@gmail.com; I could use some help when people start sending messages, if spam ends up in there it has to be removed)
Alge has died with Beth by her side. The plan to rescue her Capt Jack and Barnacle Bill to Florida is starting, we may be needed to help for those of you who wish to help. I dont know much else except that all the people who need too be in the loop are coming together.
Whee are left without our dear friend, Capt. Jack and Barnacle Bill are left without their Mumsie, Alge is finally without her pain, thank goodness. The world is not quite as good as it was before. This is how the world works
This blog is dedicated to Alge, slave to Captain Jack, Barnacle Bill, and the Jolly Rodents. She went to join her boys (and other loved ones) on the Rainbow Bridge. We loved her spirit, sense of humor and most of all her kindness especially regarding guinea pigs. She will be sorely missed..
