This blog was started in June 2008 by a young sorrel Abyssinian cat called Sen-Chan and a slightly younger English Springer Spaniel called Tommy. The years that followed were full of hellos and goodbyes. Some, like Sen-Chan and Yuu-Chan, were lost very young. Other Abys like Sei-Chan, Bibi, and Genji stayed with us for quite a few years. But they too have gone now, as has Tommy. In the interim, several Percheron horses joined the family, starting with Vidock in 2010, Violette in 2012, and then Hotesse and Heloise in 2020. They contribute to the blog regularly. But the mainstays are Ollie, also an English Springer Spaniel, Tama, an Abyssinian queen who has been with us since late 2008, and Benkei (Benny), a little ruffian who joined us in 2021, followed by Momo in 2022, and another Aby boy, Ryū, in 2023.. We live in rural France, in a region called the Perche, which is famous for its heavy horses.
You guys look so relaxed and so well behaved!!!! Good on ya! I tore open one of our gifts and threw catnip everywhere but the PM just laughed so that's good!
Merry Christmas! Mom got a cat book for Christmas and she found an article about Somali cats. They are Abys with long fur - she's smitten! Those ticked hairs are art! We hope your having a lovely time, it sure looks like it... Purrs, Siena & Chilli
Oh you are all being really good! I yakked. A big hairball in front of the tree.
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Happy Christmas eve!
ReplyDeleteAwwww... I bet they are dreaming all of the cool presents they are going to get on Christmas!
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Addie
Merry Christmas my friends
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You are all either very content or great actors for Santa! Merry Christmas Eve!
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Abby & Stygia
You guys look so relaxed and so well behaved!!!! Good on ya! I tore open one of our gifts and threw catnip everywhere but the PM just laughed so that's good!
ReplyDeleteHave a very peaceful Christmas!!
Purrs Goldie, Shade and Banshee
I have =never seen you all anything but...
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Merry Christmas to your family :))
..apart from our Mum who has been on the advocaat. Putting the hic into Whicky
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Happy Christmas everyone:)We had good Christmas and we hope you guys did too.
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We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteWow, you guys were being good! Hope Santa was good to you! Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMom got a cat book for Christmas and she found an article about Somali cats. They are Abys with long fur - she's smitten! Those ticked hairs are art!
We hope your having a lovely time, it sure looks like it...
Purrs, Siena & Chilli
Merry Christmas!!
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we just know santa paws was good to you too! we hope you're having a super wonderful howliday!
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