Wednesday 18 April 2018

Stress and sadness

The beautiful adventurous Linette
When I moved to Norway I wanted to take my two cats with me. Unfortunately I was unable to do so and in the end they moved to a great home: that of Pepperfly. They were treated like royalty and spoilt rotten. The plan had been to collect them later, but after Linette did a massive runner and stayed away for about three weeks and Wuppie had gotten into everybody's hearts as well, there was no way I was going to get either cat away from her home.

Probably best as well: Wuppie died in December 2013 of cancer and Linette five months later, also of cancer. Three days after Linette passed away, Miss Oswin came into my life, slowly creeping very deep into my heart. 

The great Wuppie
So, when I thought about moving to Northern Ireland, there was no question for me: she was coming along! And at first the signs were good: I would be able to take her along in the cabin. Until I found out she couldn't. No princess treatment for her: cattle car more like! 

I rang around for a solution, which meant talking to so many people in so many countries, that I got grumpier by the minute. Until eventually I landed on a company about 10 miles from here. And they could get her moved. And then? Nothing! Not a peep from them. My moving date was getting closer and I was more and more anxious about perhaps having to leave her behind. Something which I so did not want to do!

Last Monday I phoned them up again. Still no response. That evening I sent an email: no reply. Then on Tuesday I found out that no emails had gone anywhere, so they never got it in the first place. I found another way of sending emails and sent off another one to them. This morning I got a reply: they were working on it. Two hours later they contacted me again. 

Miss Oswin in our garden back in the country side
On Monday Miss O will be taking a later flight than me and Brom (and Mouse). She will fly to Oslo as well, but instead of then traveling to Dublin, she will travel to Copenhagen. Where she will stay in a hotel!! The next day she will travel on to Dublin. So, a bit of a princess treatment anyway. But the good news is of course:

SHE IS COMING!!!!!

13 comments:

  1. Hari Om
    OMC I was holding my breath, the heart was in the mouth, the head was thumping.... and it was't sad at all in the end!!! Crikey, kiddo, don't do that to an old aunty...

    Miss Oswin - you be sure to lap up that really rather sumptuous travel and here's to it running smoothly from now on.

    Phew...........................ffffff............
    Hugs and whiskeries, YAM-aunty xxx

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    1. My mum told me to better have a bit of stress now than sadness later. Could have done without the stress though...

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  2. They will be very well travelled cats. Won't be long now before you take up residence in N. I.

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    1. She will be a well traveled cat. Including a night in a hotel! And even though she will be arriving a day after me, she will be coming, so very very very happy!!

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  3. We are breathing a sigh of relief for you and Miss O and are keeping our paws crossed that all goes as planned.

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    1. Everything crossed! Including her tail...

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  4. Wow! It's good to know Miss Oswin will get the princess treatment on her big journey. Hope she does OK.

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    1. And her own private castle for the journey!

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  5. Oh that's good. From your title, I was expecting a different conclusion.

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  6. Wonderful news!!!! So happy for your fur family.

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    1. I had a massive grin on my face when I got the news. She won't be happy of course, she will be cooped up in a crate for the better part of two days!

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  7. We are so glad she got to come and we wont to wish her a Happy Belated Purrday!

    Sounds as if she had a busy one. Purrs everyone settles into their new home.

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