{"id":1797,"date":"2023-03-09T11:18:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T19:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contessajewall.com\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2023-03-09T22:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T06:17:40","slug":"he-came-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contessajewall.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/he-came-back\/","title":{"rendered":"He came back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thank you Cindy for the two year memory. Were they really that small?<\/p><\/div>\n

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Colin took the following few photos of the girls before he left.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The afternoon that Colin left, my good friend here in the RV Park who I have known for many many years, Ferne, came to visit for a bit. The girls love her and it was a good distraction for the girls. For some reason we always are having an enjoyable chin wag and photos are never taken.<\/p>\n

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Monday around 12:30 noonish, Colleen, a very special lady who came into my life a few years ago arrived \u00a0for lunch. She has been there for me whenever I have needed her the most. The girls enjoyed her company.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Not only did Colleen come for lunch, she brought it! Homemade vegetarian tortilla soup. She eats the same way that we do.This was my first taste of this Mexican dish in all all the years we have traveled here. Usually it is made with chicken broth. Colleen is an excellent \u00a0cook. Carlie is already on the sofa next to Colleen and Ciela is coming on the ramp mid right.<\/p><\/div>\n

We had an exceptional visit that of course included vino. Time breezed past and we were both surprised to see how close we were to 6PM. A memorable long afternoon well spent. Certainly both the girls and I enjoyed our cherished time with our amiga.<\/p>\n

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So happy with this photo I took of Ciela.<\/p><\/div>\n

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She does the most cat like thing with her paws.<\/p><\/div>\n

I have to say that the girls became very needy with Colin gone. This is the first time that they have not had us both at home 24\/7. They were okay the first full day, Monday, but after that they clung to me. Literarily. \u00a0They had to both be sitting on me if not next to me. \u00a0And I do mean both in my lap at the same time. They would run to the window at night looking for Colin and start barking. They would not settle at night in the bed, of course every time I got up to go to the bathroom they got up and wanted out to see if Colin was back. It certainly was not relaxing for me. I had no freedom. \u00a0If I sat at the computer to write a blog they were both right there pushing against my leg with their noses. Then the whimpering began, a very soul wrenching cry\u00a0\ud83d\ude25 Of course they were not having their daily beach walks. I can’t mange them on my own. Likely next winter as they should be moving slower\u00a0\ud83d\ude06 Hmm I might be as well\u00a0\ud83d\ude0e But we love them dearly and know that they will change as they get older.<\/p>\n

The following is Colin’s return. Ferne graciously agreed to pick him up at the Embarcadero. I knew that they had arrived back to the RV park so I took the girls into the front yard to distract them. Colin came ever so quietly into our site. I did a one minute video. They were so surprised that they did not even bark.<\/p>\n