I just took these pictures barely half an hour ago - and doesn't she look healthy for a pup who's been alone in the big wide world for two and a half days? Our phone rang this morning, literally minutes before Carole was due to leave for work. It transpires that Sima had scaled a four foot wall into someones garden late last night. The excitement in Carole's voice was tangible as she relayed the news to me - indeed, I almost fell out my seat in shock (happy shock!) at the news. I don't think either of us realised how much a member of the family she was until she was no longer here.
I found some old photo's of Luca while I was uploading Sima's pictures from the camera. I thought perhaps a grandparent/aunty/uncle might appreciate these too. He still regularly sleeps with his bum in the air.
STOP THE PRESS - two texts have just come through on my phone, both from people who claim to have seen Sima yesterday! I should explain first that half the population of Aberdeenshire now have my phone number due to the 50 + posters I spent the last two days attaching to bus stops/dog bins/telegraph poles within a 10 mile radius.
Back to the update, the first text claims to have seen Sima wandering along the side of the A96 (the busy main road between Aberdeen and Inverness), while the second claims to have seen her traipse through a graveyard in Kintore (around 5 miles from here)! Could this be true? She was actually found only a mile from home, is it possible she'd had a greater adventure than we'd previously imagined?
In fact, does anyone recall the 1980's American television series "The Littlest Hobo"? Has Sima re-enacted the star of that shows crazy adventures? Did she spend her time away from home saving Grannies from muggers and providing friendship to blind orphans? I'd like to think so......
Crikey, what else has gone on lately? Or has everything else faded into insignificance after the drama of our puppy getting lost after her fright from the fireworks? Mike and Val arrived up for a visit on Friday. As it's been a year since Luca last saw his Grandad and Nana he was initially a little trepidatious - before quickly recognising the voices he's spent so much time chatting to on the telephone. He's now loving the attention, giggling at the games he plays with Grandad and badgering his Nana to read the book or count the cars "just one more time"
One more time into infinity......
Due to Sima's disappearance we haven't had the chance to do much yet, although Mike and I went to watch the local team (Inverurie Loco's) win two nil on Saturday. In fact, Mike more than cheered the team to victory - he set up the first goal!
He honestly did, I kid you not. We had taken our places as close to the side of the pitch as possible, just behind a set of advertising boardings. Midway into the first half the ball ran over the byline toward the boardings. As the opposition expected the ball to either stop dead or roll through to the edge of the ground Mike instead stuck his right foot through onto the pitch and flicked it quickly to our nearest player, who in turn fed it to his teammate. The ball was rapidly crossed into the opponents penalty area where our striker knocked it in at the far post - around 3 seconds after Mike had started the move!
I think we'll need an agent for the contracts and sponsorship deals that will likely transpire now.
What else? Och, I've no idea. After the awful week we've had, with Granda's passing and Sima's disappearance I'm just glad we received the massive ray of light that was our puppy's arrival home this morning. In fact, could this signal a change of fortune? One of Carole's pals has suggested we buy a lottery ticket for tonight. Which I think I will do right now.
**Useless fact of the day - Around 63% of dogs missing for over 24 hours are never found alive again**
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