火花 left us a week and a day ago today, and ever since, the cat blogosphere has been in mourning. So today, instead of tears of sadness, let’s spread tears of joy for a life well lived. 火花 was a small cat, never weighing much more than six pounds and often less, but her presence on the internet was larger than life. Any big cat would have envied her influence.
火花’老实说，它的开始并不谦虚。她是一只纯种的索马里猫，有幸知道自己的确切生日，她的父母是谁，最重要的是她从出生就被通缉。最终，她开始了解到这么多的猫比她幸运的少得多，于是她决定为它们而战，在博客上写关于它们的信息，通过社交媒体传播有关它们的信息，并要求为它们捐款。 。她经常鼓励自己的人打开自己的钱包，帮助需要的小猫。
但是让’s start at the beginning. When 火花 first came home to Los Angeles, she almost instantly became a blogging kitty. And she was just a kitten. Here she is at five months. Does she look a little like anyone you know?
起初，她的博客只是她家每月的日记。
但是很快她意识到有必要提供猫咪建议 — from a cat’的观点，因此她开始了自己的“猫对猫”建议专栏。几个月后，她还开始审查有关猫的书籍和猫的物品。早在2003年，2004年和2005年，这就是一个新颖之处。猫在互联网上只是一个短暂的话题，并且为猫写博客吗？几乎不存在。
火花 set out to change that —她做到了！当她发现还有其他的猫博客发展而来，并建立了Cat Blogosphere时，她已经取得了几项成就：她成为了屡获殊荣的模特，照片在Cats USA竞赛中获得了最高奖项，她的博客出现在Yanik Silver的书中， 互联网上的月光, and she had already begun promoting cat rescues via social media, by helping spread the word about Winging Cat Rescue on her MySpace account. 火花 was a pioneer.
By the time 火花 had found 推特, the Cat Blogosphere, and so many of her friends, she was getting ready for her next accomplishment: she became an author. She had two books of her cat-to-cat advice published in her life time, and at the time of her death she had two more partially written and left unfinished.
但是无论她是 帮助世界兽医筹集资金 日本地震和海啸后，挽救了生命 一只小猫， 要么 采访杰克逊银河, 火花 always kept it real and down to earth. Maybe she got some help on that from her roommates Boodie, and especially Binga. 火花 mostly saved her catitude for humans, those creatures who were born to serve kitties but who don’对于任何对猫造成伤害的组织或立法者，请务必时刻意识到这一点。
Over the course of her lifetime, 火花 wrote over 2100 blog posts and two books, was featured on wall calendars 11 years in a row, and her image will live on in the cards, mugs and other items in her Zazzle store. She befriended hundreds of cats on the internet, and had a pawful of special pals. She had a lot of fun, a lot of laughs, and shared her bounty with her readers — it wasn’她觉得自己慷慨大方，这是她收到这么多钱后能做的最少的回馈。
火花’s legacy will live on, beginning with the commenthon attached to this memorial service. One of 火花’最喜欢的猫营救所是 虎斑猫’s Place，新泽西州林格斯组织（Ringoes，NJ）竭尽全力帮助绝望情况下的猫。他们的许多居民有特殊需要…他们被采纳了！这是一个非常特别的地方，闪闪发光’从现在开始直到9月1日星期一劳动节周末（太平洋时间午夜）为止，人类在此博客文章上的每条评论承诺捐款1美元，最高捐款额为500美元（也欢迎您向此特别小组捐款）。因此，请在下面分享您对Sparkle的最爱回忆，或者祝她旅途愉快。…她可能去哪里。我们都有不同的信仰，无论是精神上的还是信仰上的，但是有一件事情可以肯定 —Sparkle尽了最大的努力使这个世界变得对猫来说更好，为此，她将继续生活在我们的心中。
赞美一只甜美美丽的猫。捐赠给做得很好的庇护所的非常好的手势。与天使甜美的女孩一起飞翔！
I feel so bad that I never knew of 火花 until her last day on Earth. She and her human sound like amazing beings! 火花 is truly an inspiration for me and my herd and I look forward to following Summer and her life. “哦，你去的地方！”
好吧，
克里斯汀（又名Possumlady），以及
Sweet Pea, C. 丽莎, Oliver, Toby and Figaro
Beautiful, beautiful 火花. Thank you for all of the joy you gave. You will forever sparkle in our hearts, as we remember and feel love for you. –Lisa
Dear 火花 was so loved and did so much to raise the awareness of cats in need. We are very pleased to have known her and know that her spirit will continue to live in all of our hearts for a long time to come.
明迪
萌
曲奇饼
麦克风
火花, I salute you. You came to Earth to serve the Feline Nation and to teach the Humans to behave themselves better than they usually do. I did not know you while you were here. Just learned of your good work –和你美丽的自我–今天早上从华夫饼和凯蒂。您的精神和良善与我们同在。胡里奥（Julio），莫德（Maude）和斯嘉丽（Scarlett）告诉我，在猫科动物中，您是如此受人钦佩和喜爱。
Thank you, 火花, for stopping by.
火花,
我会一直想念你的！
赖以生存的一生就是我们所需要的！！！
并且您拥有完美的生活甜心。
我们，他的朋友和追随者很荣幸认识您并分享她一生的美好时光。
我爱你。
永远永远。
虽然身材矮小，但火花比生命更大。总是无私，并希望帮助同伴。我们’从来没有人知道一个人能通过引起别人的关注来做如此出色的工作。我们知道为什么Sparkle被放在地球上并遵循她的做法。她渴望与猫猫接触，因此获得了很多小猫！我们非常感激她和她的工作。我们知道她的精神将会持续下去，因为还有很多事情要做来帮助我们的兄弟姐妹小猫！向一位伟大的领导女士致敬！！闪闪发光，我们会非常想你的！
永远在我们的思想中………..Tanner，Lizzie，Cleo，Ozzie，Cookie和J9
This is a beautiful memorial for 火花. My human liked to read her blog and I liked the pictures of her, Binga and Boodie. We will always remember her.
火花 will be missed. Thanks for the lovely tribute. I’m looking forward to Summer carrying on 火花’的高博客标准。最良好的祝愿。
My deepest sympathy to all who loved her. Fair winds 火花!
Rest In Peace, Sweet 火花. You are loved, and missed
Be4autiful, Sweet 火花–你很想念。自由奔跑，甜美的女孩。<3
We celebrate a life well lived by a beautiful ,sassy lady cat. 火花 was one beautiful, wonderful lady cat and she will not be forgotten. We celebrate her life and the wonderful things that she accomplished during her time with us. Peace and love to those she left behind and know that one day we will all be together again.
爱人
斯基特和伊兹与野生帮+树枝& Peanut & Romeo >^..^<
She sure did make this world a better place. Thank you 火花 for pioneering the cat blogging movement and all your efforts. Sure did accomplish more a lot in your lifetime! We’所有人都有幸认识您。
I will always remember 火花 as a wise and beautiful cat. Her guidance has always been spot on and she will be forever celebrated as a special kitty who wanted to make other kitties’生活更好。她可能不会’t like it, but I always found her interactions with Binga to be hilarious. 火花 –祝您旅途愉快，并感谢您和您的人类与我们分享您的生活和智慧。
What a beautiful post for 火花. She will be forever in our hearts.
多么美丽的致敬！看到她的过去让我感到很难过，因为我总是喜欢在工作时阅读她的电子邮件&当我必须阅读她的电子邮件时，我的日子充满了压力。看完之后&笑宾加对她的所作所为会使我的脸上露出微笑&我会照亮的。艾比和我期待夏天’s blog posts. Thank you for all of us to look into your family life. 火花 will be our guardian angel. -abby the tabby and her human elisa. Ps abby 说 she is sending lots of purrs & love
What a wonderful post to remember sweet 火花 in our hearts.
失去毛茸茸的朋友和家人太可怕了–我的哀悼
爱/琳达与巨魔& Gos
对猫的美好而有意义的庆祝对我们所有人来说意义重大。我们喜欢退后一步，回味过去。我们’我会一直想起你的重大影响’ve帮助陷入危机的猫和那些急需住房的猫。
We miss you 火花, but when we think of you our heart is warm and we smile. That’s what it’s all about.
爱，
凯蒂·格洛菲妮（Glogirly），凯蒂（Katie）& Waffles
您一生都在努力，促进对人类和猫的教育。越过彩虹桥，别忘了获得一些粘性的时间。
谢谢您在甜美的毛茸茸的生活中所做的一切，Sparkle。一世’ve曾多次提到它，但对我而言一直是世界的意思：您在加拿大的Forever 首页网站上重新张贴了一个链接，我看到了它，并能够收拾小猫。他是路边发现的一个只有4周大的小男孩。我不得不用奶瓶喂他和所有东西。他现在是一个健康快乐的四岁孩子，我可以’无法想象没有他的生活。都是因为你。你感动了很多，闪闪发光。希望您过桥时的生活充满点心和玩伴，刮擦和爱。您将永远怀念。 ⥥
Beautiful tribute to 火花 :* We will meow with you forever!
What a wonderful post to remember sweet 火花 in our hearts.
失去毛茸茸的朋友和家人太可怕了–我的哀悼
爱/琳达与巨魔& Gos 😽😄
Thank u for giving green papers to help the critters. I luv 火花.
You will be missed, 火花. Rest in peace.
一个美丽而有成就的女孩，有着自己的智慧和风格。这里’s to you 火花 –继续对我们闪烁。
What a wonderful tribute to 火花. And how lovely of you to have a commenthon for 虎斑猫’s Place. I know that 火花 would approve. She did so much to improve the lives of kitties everywhere and gave much joy and pleasure to all the humans who knew her. Our Mom always looked forward to her blog…and now, she welcomes Summer. After all, she was paw-picked by 火花! 火花 will live on in our hearts–Always and Forever.
发出治愈的呼pur声，
Serafina，Arya，Angel Natasha Velvetpaws，Bean，Iggy，Teddy和Useless
火花, you were admired far and wide. Summer has some very big and very special shoes to fill, but we know she ‘应对挑战。
老虎，托比和塔克
HRH 火花 was one of our first online friends. She taught and shared so much with so many, making this world a better place for ALL cats and those who love them. She was the embodiment of “noblesse oblige”她将永远戴在我们心中。愿她温暖的光芒继续永远环绕着我们所有爱她的人。
Larger than life. Yep, that was 火花. We suspect she’无论她走到哪里，我都会继续比其他任何地方都大’继续，但希望她’ll pay us all a visit back here from time to time. Loved you, 火花! Purrs…
Thank you 火花 for answering the many emails and questions you received. You are truly one of a kind and know that the good you did for us felines and their human attendants will go further than one can count on a paw!
💔
我们没有’t heard 火花 ran off to the Bridge. We are sad to hear. What a terrific life and legacy 火花 leaves behind. Purrs to her people who I’我一定很想念她。好难过。
火花 you lived a full life and did more things than some humans in their lifetime.
我们避风港’直到今天才看到您的婴儿照，是的，它确实与您知道是谁有惊人的相似之处。
Godspeed，我们很高兴认识您。
一只真正美妙的猫的美丽帖子。传递爱和呼pur声。 xx
What a beautiful tribute to 火花. She will never be forgotten.
火花 was truly a one-of-a-kind kitty and accomplished so much in her life, both for cats everywhere and for humans too. She will be missed by all of us who were lucky to get to know this amazing little cat.
We are thankful you shared 火花’与读者的生活。我们喜欢她的机智和幽默，会想念她的。我们很高兴她的博客不会关闭，但会继续向她致敬，并继续进行Summer创作自己的爪印的工作。
爱我所有的小猫。
火花 you have left us a great legacy one that will never fade,You live on in our memories and our hearts,till we meet again,xx Speedy and Mum Rachel
We are glad we met 火花, even if only briefly here upon the earth.
她留下并留下了美好的遗产，我们也将想念她。
This was a beautiful tribute to sweet angel 火花.
Hugs from 皮坡& Minko
I will never forget you 火花. You have been there for and made such a difference in the lives of so many kitties and humans. Thank you for your hard work and help and congratulations on being so successful. Forever in my heart 火花 <3
不要悲伤，也不要哭着说我，而是要笑着和我说话，好像我在你身边。 〜Isla Paschal理查森岛
We will miss 火花’s catitude, but we will remember her and smile. 火花 was a special lady.
I really enjoyed 火花’的帖子，会想念她的。我从帖子中学到了很多关于猫的知识。
谢谢Sparkle帮助这个人睁开眼睛和心灵，了解猫的特殊之处。您的精神通过您所帮助的猫和人类而得以延续。您在地球上的工作已经完成，但是您的旅程才刚刚开始。豪伊
Dear 火花,
我们一直很乐意在我们的博客上收到您的评论。我们将非常想念您。
这篇文章是对您完成的所有事情的充满爱意和美好的回忆。
充满爱意和咕pur声
9，Chani和Sheamus Popoki（以及他们的人）
Dearest 火花, you will be missed by many and remembered by everyone. Your life had meaning (above and beyond the norm) in that you cared for cats less fortunate than yourself. Rest in peace, sweet 火花. We will love you always.
Lizzy，Zelda和Webby。<3
What a beautiful tribute and what an impact she made. 火花 was a pioneer and she helped paved the way for so many who came after. Through her the generosity has impacted and helped many needy cats. Her goals accomplished she will remembered for so many things and be held within our hearts as the *sparkling* diva she was. Thank you for sharing her with us, she will be missed.
What a wonderful tribute to 火花. We’在不到一年的时间内（她的博客）是她的博客的新手，但我们喜欢听听她的冒险经历，并以她对猫科动物的所有知识为指导。愿她找到和平，并将永远记住她。夏天，您有一些大爪子可以填补，但是我们知道您一定会找到的。您只需要找到自己的声音即可。
当我的男朋友拿给我一本你的书时，我第一次听说了你，闪闪发光。他说这看起来像我会喜欢的东西，他是对的！我绝对爱上你的坦率和幽默感，最重要的是，你的卑鄙。我非常喜欢阅读您的博客。一世’非常感谢您帮助传播给其他小猫的爱以及对猫主人的建议。我一直都是爱猫的人，但是您确实帮助我更好地了解了他们，我们可以’谢谢你！安息吧，甜蜜的火花。您将被深深地怀念，但您将永远被怀念。