Murphy's Tree, A Tribute in Beads In late January 2015, I lost my beloved cat, Murphy, suddenly and unexpectedly. One minute he was fine and the next he was lying dead on the floor near my chair. He was two months shy of his ninth birthday. I was devastated. He was the sweetest cat I have ever known and he loved everyone he met. Shortly after he died, I started this project and before I knew it, I was beading a tree of life. I came to understand a few months later that I was beading Murphy's Tree. I've been working on it...