I printed out the RIP Bones thread for Mum, and gave it to her today. She read everything through very carefully, with the odd comment (Kilroy, she loved your description of the original Kilroy!) and was so pleased she had something she could keep. She was really touched that people she doesn't know would be so caring and sensitive - and really pleased to hear about Rainbow Bridge, I'd mentioned it to her of course, but she's always had belief that animals went to a beautiful garden to wait for their owners, so this meant a great deal to her. She loved all the poems and Emma's story (that made me and Chris cry Emma!) and was especially pleased by Puddytat's post about making a donation to a local animal group in Bones' memory.
So, a huge thank you from Mum and of course from me. This is truly a fantastic and special little community :o)