I came home today and found the most pleasant surprise package from Raven. When I visited her in Portland recently, after I saw her fluffy stuffed animals, I shared with her how I had lost my beloved Charlie and Pierre when I moved from Tokyo. I had packed them in a box and the box never arrived. I've had both Charlie (big brown bear) and Pierre (small panda bear) since I was a kid. They were irreplaceable and losing them broke my heart. Luckily, I had blogged about their noses, so at least I have some record of them (last 2 pics).
Raven sent me "Charlie bear's cousin" whom I gladly welcome aboard. I can't believe Raven remembered and also understood how important Charlie and Pierre were. I need to figure out what this cousin's name is...Thank you, Raven!
By the way, Raven and I have the same B-day!
That's so classic because I had a little panda too! When I was five, I had surgery on my legs, and my parents gave me a little panda while I was in the hospital, her name was Muffy (short for Muffin). I carried her everywhere but she got lost under very mysterious circumstances in a friend's yard. Very traumatic! Well sis, another example of our paths overlapping again!
Posted by: kitten | 04/01/2005 at 11:44 PM