Hi Everyone!
Just a really short note to say that I'm finally online again!  I've
been here for over 3 weeks and signed up for my phone line and internet
right away, but it took until yesterday for it all to be done.  I think
it's because we're living in such a small town 3 hours from Purrth.
Anyway, our container of stuff arrived yesterday (also finally!) and I
was up till midnight unpacking and organizing.  I got around to the
computer this morning and my broadband was up and running!  Woo hoo!
Poor Vino's still in jail, he's got 6 days left to go.  I was able to
visit him about 6 or 7 times in the first 2 weeks, which was good.  His
first week was not good because they kept moving him from one enclosure
to another due to there being a shortage of spaces.  One lady wasn't
able to pick up her cats until 4 days later due to a family emergency.
Once Vino got into his real enclosure he settled in quite well.
Although I fail to understand his extreme fear of those 45 degree ramps!
He can only get to the 2nd level because they put a chair in there for
him.  He can't get to the high level under the roof at all.  Weirdo.
It's not the feel of the metal on his paws because he will rest his
front paws on it no problem.  I think it's either the angle of the ramp,
or the fact that it's quite narrow and he thinks he won't fit.
I'm sure Helen Wheels posted about our visit to the quarantine place.
I'm so glad she was able to take a day off work and come with me.  Their
visiting hours are extremely inconvenient, STRICTLY  1:30-3:30, Mon-Fri,
no holidays and no exceptions :-(
Fortunately the girls who work there all love Vino and give him cuddles
every day.  And I made friends with a British family who recently moved
here too and they look in on Vino every time they visit their 2 cats.
I can't wait till he gets out!  It's really weird not having him around
all the time.  I keep seeing movements out of the corner of my eye and
think it's him.  And I'm still in the habit of creeping in the front
door waving my purse to keep Vino from escaping!
I also just want to say a great big huge *thank you* to Helen Wheels for
her hospitality and company.  It's lonely moving to a new country all by
yourself and not even having your kitty around for company.  But thanks
to Helen and her crew of friendly cats, I felt a lot better about it.  I
will have to write an anecdote one time about Helen's morning and
night-time feeding ritual and the circling of the sharks ;-)
Ok, I really gotta go because I've got a million things to unpack and
organize.  There are 8364 messages unread, so I'll never catch up.  I
really missed this group, I hope everyone's doing well.  Hugs and purrs
to everyone :-)