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.
Happy Blogoversary! I am not sure when I discovered your blog, but I know you had been blogging for a few years. I went to leave a comment on your first post but see I did that in 2021. I know we met you at the New Forest show for the first time, so it was at least a couple of years before 2018, probably considerably more.
ReplyDeleteThose early photos are so sweet.
You have reminded me it is our Blogoversary next month and we will be on a cruise, so must remember to add it when I schedule the posts.
I hope #1 is having a wonderful time in the UK.
Happy 17th Blogoversary! We are pretty much newcomers to your blog and we love it! You were just the cutest kitten, Tama!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog. I started reading long before I commented. Your happy family are a good part of my morning when there is so much sadness. Linda
ReplyDeleteQueen Tama was an adorable kitten, but then they all are, right? happy blogaversary! I did my first post in 2008, but never did another one for 6 months in 2009. don't know my stats. Beau and I love your fur babies, both Big and small.. Hope you are ok with the heat wave
ReplyDeleteWe are so glad we found your blog and happy anniversary for it. Love seeing the furry family and knowing about the horses. Hope you're having a wonderful time in england.
ReplyDeleteTres Magnifique!
ReplyDeleteAnd some of us have even met in FURson!
Congrats and ConKHATS!
H&K&W
Willow & Phyll
PeeEssWoo: Hi Ollie - we are approaching 6400 posts and have been officially blogging since Sept 20 2007
Happy Blogoversary! We haven't followed you since the beginning, but for much of the time you've been blogging. Those are such sweet kitten pictures of Queen Tama.
ReplyDeleteLulu: "Happy blogoversary, friends!"
ReplyDeleteOona: "Queen Tama was an adorable kitten, just like Smol Oona!"
Chaplin: "17 years, that is such a long time!"
Charlee: "The only one of our siblings here who could've been around since the beginning of a 17-year-run was our legendary sister Trouble the Kitty, who made it to 20!"
Java Bean: "We are looking forward to many more years reading about all of your adventures!"
Wow, what a milestone!
ReplyDeleteHappy Blogoversary, and we are very happy to have found you.
Happy blogoversary! 17 years is quite the accomplishment! We enjoy visiting you and reading your stories…and hope to continue to do so.
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