Yesterday I wrote about my reunion with my cat after about a year and a half. It made me think of another reunion with a pet. It was years ago when we lived in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. We had a dog that we were very fond of. We had had this dog for only a few months. She was really a sweetie. Time came for us to go on home leave and we went away for about a month. I can’t remember what arrangement we made for our pets – probably someone in the neighborhood looked after our house and fed the dog and cat. We were away for about a month. When we arrived back to Thimphu and approached our house our dog “puppy” appeared from nearby and when she realizedi it was me she absolutely came running and leaped high in the air – showing just how HAPPY she was. She was ecstatic!! And so was I!! She was a very sweet lovable dog.

After we finished in Bhutan and went on to other assignments, my husband Ian occasionally returned for short term assignments in Thimphu. And he would meet up with “Puppie” again – more happy reunions. “Puppy” wore her heart on her sleeve.

Dogs vs. Cats

I’ve searched my files for a photo of Puppy – no luck so I’ll just include a miscellany of unrelated photos that I did find.

It was so exciting. I was over at my house today pulling up weeds when who should appear on the back fence but my former, cat Katerina now Sweetie. I was overjoyed! Meow meow. She was cautious (or stand-offish) but I was thrilled. She stayed with me for about an hour and then went off to see what was happening elsewhere. We hadn’t seen each other for about year and a half but she definitely acted as if she remembered me. She made my day!

I wanted to write about my current jigsaw puzzle but in searching for an image I came up with this wonderful picture of a girl doing her knitting. Now that would make a great jigsaw.

Enjoying dinner al fresco – I can’t remember where, but when we got together we always had such a good time with lots of laughs. They are gone now but my memories are vivid.

I wonder if this photo was sent to me and it was a get together I missed.

If I remember correctly, the above cat was a neighbor keeping an eye on Le Roi.

I have a lot to write but I seem to have writer’s block come the end of the day. Have patience, I will write soon.

I am going through a pile of old photos. I’m not sure where they came from or where they have been. I do recognize that they could well be photos that I took.