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.
Tama-Chan: It's been quite a few days. On both days, $1 was gone from early morning until close to midnight! They covered 950km (almost 600 miles) and visited eight breeders. She is exhausted, but our lovely guests have gone and #1 is HOME!!!
I am so glad it’s Friday too! And since Monday is a holiday, and I have Wednesdays off, I took a vacation day on Tuesday….which means it will be a 5 day weekend! Woo hoo! So excited, I have a pet therapy visit planned for each day, so the collies are excited too.
Thank you again for stopping by our blog last week. I’m still missing my Kori, and trying to keep busy so I don’t sit and become mired in my grief. Having four therapy dogs is wonderful…but it also means they feel my grief as well as their own.
It's always a good thing to have our peeps back home where they belong.
ReplyDeleteI hope #1 can get her much needed rest, and that the visitors found the horses they were looking for.
ReplyDeleteThinking about 600 miles ought to make your paws ache, Tama-Chan! Glad it went well for #1 and she's all yours a bit.
ReplyDeleteshe will be home soon, you look so cute today
ReplyDeleteHope you can relax and enjoy your weekend. Holiday weekend here in states, so Monday is off for a lot of workers! Tama looks good, as ever!
ReplyDeleteAn overload of sweetness here today!
ReplyDeleteWe bet #1 feels like that too!
ReplyDeleteH&K&W,
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PeeEssWoo: Hi Ollie! I'm currently watching out the front door - and looking forward to my 'ventures!
yay for #1 being home.
ReplyDelete#1 has feathers in her shoes; she'll be flying off somewhere else soon!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad it’s Friday too! And since Monday is a holiday, and I have Wednesdays off, I took a vacation day on Tuesday….which means it will be a 5 day weekend! Woo hoo! So excited, I have a pet therapy visit planned for each day, so the collies are excited too.
ReplyDeleteThank you again for stopping by our blog last week. I’m still missing my Kori, and trying to keep busy so I don’t sit and become mired in my grief. Having four therapy dogs is wonderful…but it also means they feel my grief as well as their own.
That's a lot of km ! We bet #1 needs a good rest ! Purrs
ReplyDeleteThat's really good and you sure do look happy and contest sweet Tama!
ReplyDeleteThat sure is a lot of travelling. We hope #1's clients found a nice horse or two.
ReplyDeleteLulu: "That's a lot of driving! Our Mama doesn't even like to be in the car for half an hour!"
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