No. Please no. Not our sweet Samantha too.

I could tell by her last pictures she was getting on in years - I recognized the "old" look that Tubby got in his last year - but I really thought she had many more years in her......

RIP sweetie. You are now with Tubby, and I can see you both lounging in your favorite spot - a bright dash of warm sunshine. May that bright light remain to ease your meowmy's pain.

Zoe, I now know why we've been seeing so many butterflies in the last few days. Terry started calling them Tubby since they are a different kind of butterfly than Peanut, and I now know they are Tubby, Samantha, Tucker and all the other recent arrivals at RB, coming to let me know I should check in here to learn this sad news. Next time you see a Monarch, think of Samantha and know that she is free of the constraints of this world, and she is waiting happily for you at RB. {{{{hugs}}}