On the very last hour of January, early hour of February 2025, we had to say goodbye to our friend Inge. Our hearts were broken and our little family gutted.
We had 12 years with Inge, the last few of which she was there every step of the way with us as we built the Crash Pad. A place she grew to love as much as we did. A place she spent some of her final days doing the thing she loved most - snuggling and hanging out with her family.
Finishing this story has been extremely difficult. It has taken me 6 months. Part of it was dealing with technical issues (full memory on my laptop). But I think really at the core of it, I did not want to finish it because I did not want to say goodbye to Inge. Something about being at ‘the end’ has been something I have had a hard time accepting. I miss my friend deeply, to my core. I’ve cried a lot as I have worked on this video ~ typing and editing through the tears.
But here we are. At the end.
It seems only fitting that we honor Inge with her own Crash Pad video. She was an integral part of the team. Building the Crash Pad wasn’t easy for any of us, and for Inge that was particularly true ~ especially on the coldest days. But she was there putting her best paw forward.
We are glad we finally got past the hard days of building to a point where we could ‘move in’ and Inge could finally enjoy comfortable days at this special place. Our favorite image of Inge is one Kurt took earlier in December of 2024 at the Crash Pad that was the culmination of everything he envisioned the Crash Pad would be ~ Inge content by the fire.
And at the Crash Pad entry there will always be this picture of Inge there to greet us…
We love you forever and always Inge! You are missed. Thank you for being on this adventure with us. ~F.K., Mother, Solrig
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