Our Blogoversary - 17 and Counting!

 

Dear Friends, today marks 17 years since our very first blog post, which you will find here: https://thepoupounette.blogspot.com/2008/06/, along with three other June 2008 posts. During that time, we have written a total of 5,769 posts and received a whopping 89,500 comments! We have met so many wonderful people all over the world, and a few in person. We have shared so many joys and so many tears with so many. Quite a few have stopped blogging altogether. Some still have a presence on Facebook. We remember everyone. 

We started out with Tommy and Sen-Chan. They are both long gone now, as are Yuu-Chan, Sei-Chan, Da Beebs, Genji, Trav and Hotesse. The one constant from must a few months after the start of the blog is our Queen, Tama-Chan, and we are so blessed to still have her with us.

As Queen Tama is still with us, we thought we would share a couple of photos from her first few days at Poupounette Central, when she was still a small kitten, getting to know Sen-Chan and Tommy:

We would like to thank all of you ho have loved, laughed and cried with us over the year. We cannot tell you what every single comment has meant to us. Although we have a presence on Facebook too, we plan to continue blogging as long as we have stories to tell.

With woofs, purrs, neighs and hugs from #1, Ollie, Tama, Vidock, Violette, Heloise, Benny, Momo, Ryū and Philomena.

Frootbat Friday!

 

#1 here. The day before I left for the UK, I went to see a gorgeous baby donkey born to one of my friend, Ms P's donkeys. They are one of the largest breeds of donkey in France, called Grand Noir du Berry. The little guy was just two days old, and he sported the most extraordinary pair of frootbats!

I also got to enjoy some very special baby snuggles!

Ms. P is expecting several other baby donkeys over the coming month!

Wednesday Whinnies

 

Philomena: Tiny neighs, everybody! Philly here! #1 came to see us yesterday. She hadn't been for a while so my Mama Heloise and I were very happy to see her. And guess what? I got to try apple slivers for the first time! They were really yummy!

Auntie Violette is in a field right across from us, so I can neigh at her!

My Mama tells me about Uncle Vidock, aka The Big V, and how nice he was to her when she was a youngster. I am looking forward to meeting him when he returns from his travels!

#1 is herself going on her travels today. We'll post when we can, depending on where she is and what time she has to attend to her secretarial duties!

Tama-Chan Tuesday

 

Tama-Chan: Hello, Dear Friends. As this is likely to be my last TcT post for a couple of weeks, I have prepared an extra nice line up of photos for you. I am always super sad when #1 goes away, but I know how lucky we are to have Mr. G to look after us and love us.

#1 promised to bring some special treats back from England for me (and the others too...).

Momo's Manly Monday

 

Momo-Chan: Fluffy Puffy hellos to all of you, Friends! Is it hot where you are? It's been really hot here!

Last Friday, #1 bundled me and Ryū-Chan into carriers and put us in the car. As soon as we started rolling, Ryū launched into the Aby Anthem and did not stop for the three quarters of an hour it takes us to get to Dr. C's. Phew! I occasionally tried to tell him to tone it down, but he wouldn't listen. And then... as soon as we got to Dr. C's and he was taken out of his carrier, he started purring and didn't stop the whole time we were there!

We both got thoroughly checked over, and were given our boosters, after which we got pedicures. We were both pronounced fit and healthy. Ryū weighs 3.5 kilo (7.7lbs)  and I weigh 6.0 kilos (13.2 kilos)! Dr. C said that my brother, Tokyo, had been in the previous week and he weighs 6.5 kilos! Neither of us had any adverse reaction to the vaccines.

Benny said he had been a little anxious when we both disappeared, and he was pretty happy to see us back!

Ollie's walks have been curtailed as it has been so hot, but the temps should start cooling off this week.

We wish you all a good week!

Snuggles on Sunday

 

Tama-Chan: Hello, Dear Friends, and welcome to our weekly snuggle post. I have held off telling you this, but #1 is about to leave us again. She is driving to England on Wednesday and will then engage in a grand tour, all the way up to Scotland, to see friends until July 10th. We will of course miss her, but we know that she badly needs a holiday so she goes with our blessing. Mr. G will of course be there to look after us all.

Here, first, are some snuggle pics of me with #1 and Mr. G:

Since Mr. G was here yesterday, he took snuggle pics of all of us with #1. Benny is of course always up to the task!

Ollie looks a bit long suffering!

Ryū was, as usual, very wriggly!

And Momo... well, it was a hostage situation as far as he was concerned!

We will be posting normally through Wednesday but, after that, it (and our commenting) will be intermittent as #1 wends her way around the British Isles.

Sibling Saturday

 

Benny and Momo relaxing together on this very warm weekend.