This past weekend, the short film based on my story Next to Her (aka Avalon) was shot. It's the story of an elderly man, Maurice, who visits his wife with dementia at the hospital. A shared lunch is all they have left, but his wife's thoughts drift off towards the ghost of her cat, Avalon, whose picture sits on the bed stand 'next to her'. As Maurice gets more frustrated with his wife's behavior, the fine line between nurturing and torturing is easily crossed.
The majority of Next to Her was lensed at the resident care center Het Heiveld in Sint-Amandsberg, Belgium. It turned out Het Heiveld has a cat: Sheba.
The cat loves to stroll through the hallways, peeps into the rooms, sunbathes in the garden and keeps the elderly residents company in the refectory during lunchtime. His food and water bowls sit together with a small scratching post next to the reception area.
By following the cat around, I also discovered he has his own room with an even bigger cat tree. At the refectory is a framed picture of the cat. “Sheba is really kind and likes cuddles. We all love him,” one of the residents said.
Gorgeous kitty. I bet the residents do love a cat that will snuggle sometimes and let them pet him.
ReplyDeleteSO cute!!! Love all the colors in the last two!
ReplyDeleteLovely cat, such a beautiful face
ReplyDeleteLoves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
Is the setting for these photos a nursing home?
ReplyDeleteNeat idea!
Thanks for linking up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/08/say-yes-to-neigh.html
Aww! what a nice kitty and loves posing heheh!
ReplyDeleteSheba looks as if she has a great home, and we bet the residents are so happy to have her around. And she is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth ad Calista Jo
ReplyDeleteSheba provides a calmness for the residents, and does not surprise me they are in love with her. I love all the photos you have shared. She looks a little mischiefious in some :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing on the Oh My Heartsie GIis WW this week.
Hope you have a beautiful week!
Karren
That's really wonderful that the nursing home has a cat, I bet she gets spoiled by all the elderly folks.
ReplyDeleteOh, such a wonderful nursing home cat!
ReplyDelete... and congratulations on your film shooting! I'm sure you're excited - and tired.
What a gorgeous kitty!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting the film based on your story was shot. The film set looks great!
Animals, especially cats and dogs, are wonderful to help senior citizens, children and people with disabilities and are perfect in a surrounding like this nursing home! What a gorgeous cat! Thank you so much for sharing these photos, I am smiling and happy to see this. :)
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThose eyes! So green!
ReplyDeleteSheba is a beautiful kitty! I'm so glad to see a facility like this giving a home to a cat. Cats (and other animals) can be very therapeutic for people in nursing homes. Your story sounds very intriguing. Congrats on getting it made into a film! That's a huge undertaking.
ReplyDeleteYour books sounds wonderful and how amazing that is being made into a film. Kitty is cute, too.
ReplyDelete~~~~~ waves to Sheba ....how total lee rockin kewl iz thiz !!!! we iz waitin for Avalon's books to come out in print form ♥♥♥♥ thanx for sharin de fotoz frum de filming....we N joyed looking at them ~~ ♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteLovely cat.He has beautiful eyes and a sharp look....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cat. Such lovely eyes :)
ReplyDeletePurrs xx
Athena and Marie
Sheba is gorgeous. Congratulations on the book and film.
ReplyDeleteWhat a big coincidence that the care centre where your story was shot had a cat. Sheba is such a beautiful kitty and the residents must love her company!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful boy!
ReplyDeleteAwww what a gorgeous kitty!
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I bet she brings much joy to those residents. She is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful cat and I love those green eyes.
ReplyDeleteHave a terrific day. ☺
Oh those eyes! What a gorgeous kitty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely cat and story!!
ReplyDeleteThose shots are glorious. So colorful and beautiful! Thanks so much for posting them.
ReplyDeleteJean from Welcome to the Menagerie
We love Sheba's big green eyes!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing story, we can't wait for Mommy to read it to us. We love the photos!
ReplyDeleteSheba is beautiful. I'm sure he brings lots of joy to the residents.
ReplyDeleteI think Sheba brings lots of smiles and happiness to the people she visits. I visit old soldiers at the VA in my therapy work, but I have to stay on my leash. Lots of my friends there wish I could stay.
ReplyDeleteLove and licks,
Cupcake
Such a sweet kitty and we're proud of the job she has, and does so well.
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful kitty,xx Rachel
ReplyDeleteCute! Cute! Cute!
ReplyDeleteKisses, sweetheart!
Sheba is beautiful, and how wonderful that she has such an important job. What a blessing she must be to the residents!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable! Sheba looks like she was giving you a tour. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, beautiful kitty.... What a great story. Thanks for sharing at the Weekend Blog Hop (myflagstaffhome.com).
ReplyDeleteJennifer
hi kitty
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful kitty! Those eyes...
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful cat! I am so happy he is with those elderly people!
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely gorgeous cat!cat scratching posts
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