Whenever a summer storm rolled across Sydney, Mallee would sit beside her owner, Sophie, on the front step of their Marrickville terrace.
While rain struck the corrugated roof and lorikeets disappeared from the powerlines, the little ginger cat pressed against Sophie’s leg, completely unafraid.
For sixteen years, Mallee turned every storm into something comforting.
After she passed away, the first summer rain felt strangely empty. Sophie could hear every drop, but not Mallee’s familiar purr.
She ordered a Personalised Pet Memorial Stone with Mallee’s portrait and placed it beside their front step.
Now, whenever rain begins to fall over Sydney, Sophie sits beside the stone for a few quiet minutes. The storms still arrive, and in their gentle rhythm, Mallee somehow feels close again.