This blanket is not wool or natural fiber—maybe because the person who made it could not afford such yarn? One part of its story is a mystery: who stitched this? For what occasion? And how did it end up at the Goodwill store on Clinton Ave in Rochester, NY, for sale for a few dollars? The poignancy of these questions felt as heavy as the sorrow of having to find a blanket to keep our 13 year-old dog Mocha warm during the last weeks of her life. She wore it like a horse blanket, wrapped in our love until the very end. We are grateful for her faithful companionship and for the unknown hands that helped give comfort to Mocha—and in turn to us—as we prepared for our parting.
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Caroline Woidat - Rochester, NY
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