Balou is gone, and me and my family are sharing pictures and all the sweet memories we have of the last 7 years with this lively, crazy, funny and unforgettable creature he was.
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I thought I’d share a few sketches and drawings I did of him (and Freya) — together they were inseparable and so much joy!
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Do you remember, only a few months ago we all thought that we won’t have much time left with Freya, and against all odds, she fully recovered. Who would have thought that we know have to move on without Balou? We were so much looking forward for him to go swimming in the sea and chase the seagulls!
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Life is mystery. I believe it knows what it’s doing. Otherwise all this doesn’t make any sense ….
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Thank you all for the kind words coming in! It means a lot to me to experience so much support and healing coming our way. I am endlessly grateful ❤️🩹✨🐾🌈🦋😭💔
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#balou #bordercolliesrock #livingwithdogs #sketchingdogs #mydogismybestfriend
On this day, Friday 13th 2026, we had to let our very special buddy and companion Balou go 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
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He only lived 7 years, and 6 of which with a chronic illness nobody could really cure. From the very first day we rescued him from a cow farmer to his very last breath we did everything we could to give him a good live, and even though I feel it’s been too short, we will forever be grateful for the joy and love he brought into our family.
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Balou, I can truly say, you made me into a better human, and I want to thank you for every single day I walked next to you (well, you were always a little step ahead of me)! I will never forget you, and we will miss you like crazy. But I am happy to know that you are now relieved from your pain.
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Run freely, Balouchen!! Enjoy chasing sticks and catching balls! ✨🌈❤️
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#grief #grievingheart #bordercollielover #iloveyou #grievingmydog
Hi friends!
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It’s been a while — we’re in the middle of a big move! Not just moving houses, no, but re-locating to another country! It’s all happening soooo fast, and I’m running out of time!
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For the last 10 years we lhave ived in a really spacious house with an attic and a cellar, and plenty of storage! It was convenient, and felt just right for the time being, but I’m now learning it the hard way: DO NOT KEEP ALL YOUR MEMORIES!
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That’s what I did. I kept children’s drawings and toys, all the photographs and their schoolbooks, their favorite books and first spoons, their yearbooks and their graduation hats — and so much more!
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On top of that, when my father died, I also inherited and kept some of his memories — photo albums, more books, his memoir (!) and more than one-thousand slides, …. I’ll stop here.
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Letting go of these things scares the hell out of me. I feel great sadness as I must reduce it to a fraction. I worry that by loosing that object, I also get detached from all the nice memories, and I might forget over time. At the same time, as I work through the process, one item at a time, I feel like inside a time-machine. My entire life seems to have enrolled in front of me once again. And I get a sense of closure.
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Maybe you understand why I have not been able to draw or write very much, but I started to ache for my sketchbook habit. So this morning, despite the messy and cluttered desk, I pulled out my sketchbook and a pencil, and did this sketch.
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I was so relaxed afterwards. Now it’s back to sorting, packing and distributing. Only two more weeks. Wish me luck, please!
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Vi ses i Denmark 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
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#movinghome #simplify #declutteryourmind #sketchbookdrawing #imstillhere
Without awareness of beauty, innocence and happiness, one cannot make works of art.
Agnes Martin (1912 – 2004)
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