Mimmi in memoriam
So much joy, so short a flame
1984 - 1986
The cat of Sini's sister had kittens and we were really considering to get a partner to Juulia. And the matter solved naturally, as the kittens got very ill and had to be separated from each others and we received a very little, sick cat.
We got good advice from the vet and Mimmi (yes, indeed a clear double-M in the middle of the name) had a strong desire to live, but all the other kittens were not so lucky.
And to our great joy Juulia accepted the small newcomer, who quickly took the control and ruled also at the nearby camping area. We did not want to keep her only indoors as she was so eager to move around.
So we also were proudly shown of her catchings, she took a short rest and shortly wanted to go out again.
Kitten images
Mimmi was really a sweet kitten, as the world was so large and scary.
These pictures conway also the relationship between Mimmi and Juulia, which was constant from the beginning. Juulia thought that she was in control and Mimmi let her be in this belief. Pictures of them together and the frightful small kitten under Mommy's skirt are super shots that affect us even after 40 years..
1985
Mimmi was never still. Alwys there were interesting things happening both ou and inside the house.
We wanted to give her all the opportunities to stay out, but also did not want kittens. So when the time was due, we had her operated. For the healing process Mommy converted Dad's old winter underwear to a protective suit, which worked surprisingly well.
1986
Huhtiniemi hamlet was a slightly dangerous area as there were two roads near our home. In summer 86 Mimmi was hit by a car but luckily a friend so what happend and Jari managed to locate the victim from a road drum. Mimmi was more frightened than hurt, but refused to move. So the only remedy was to crawl into the drum and fetch the heroine from there. During the short trip home Mimmi anchored herself to Jari's chest with her claws so intensely that Jari's scars from the accident lasted longer.
And in the fall of 86 Mimmi disappeared and we looked her for weeks from a wide area but in vain.
Only the enormous longing stayed.
