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Lovely, lovely! It's Jo:) After reading this post everyone will be so glad that it would be even hard to tell. It's good to see you again and hear from you. These almost two years of being surrounded with animals has brought a lot of good changes in me and in my family and I am glad about it. I did use to think about animals even before that too but not as much as I do now. And to tell you the truth, you were the one from whom I learnt it.

By the way Chhotu is ending you kisses for saying him a handsome chap. And I truly wish that your wish for Golden and Tiger coming back comes true, fingers crossed.

I send my best wishes to you both and your most adorable four feeted friends.

Naheed
xoxo

Carrie, Lots of love and wishes from us all for this wonderful surprise. You truly made our day. xoxo

Hi Jo:

It is very lucky that I will be the firt man to write this comment.Referring to pet,I like them very much as well,especially some differet color tropical fish.

I alway have interesting with sea creature .when I am a very litte boy ,I bought my first fish from a shop and brought up it for many years.

Last years ,I spent a vacation in a island ,and after jumped into the sea water,I saw a lot of beautiful fish.I remeber the feeling until now.

Micheal1

Hi Jo + Richard! Wonderful to see you both being together and happy! You´ve pretty sure built a nice nest in your new house and settled there well. But, I am still wondering if your brother meanwile too might become a godfather or not. Don´t overdo working long hours just sitting at a table your spine will have rewarding you with less pain in the future. Nice 2011 for you and the pets! marianna

Hi JO , great to hear form you as we really missed you ! Happy to hear from your side and to see your partner shot ( finally )although You didn't make us so updated about yourself ( no complain ) ;) the same nosy thoughts as dear mariana said came to my mind :-)

don't forget work hard but play harder !
take care
Pary from Iran

Hi Jo! It was a real pleasure to hear from you again. Good to hear that things are good on your side. I was happy to read about your animals. Hope they are in great shape!! All the best to you, Richard and the rest of the family!!!

Nice to hear from you agin,, Jo.

Hi! Hope no one minds me using the end of the last 'open blog' to say thank you to those who sent such nice responses to my blog on 5 January. I've only just got back from a holiday in Marrakesh where the weather was wonderful, the food fabulous and the people incredibly friendly. Maybe one day I'll write a blog about it...and about the traumas of moving from London to a small fishing village in the remotest part of Britain! Actually, it's great to be 'home'. There's a lot of work to be done on the new house to make it into a really comfortable home. Lucy will be back for the Easter vacation in only four or five weeks, so I'd better get on with the painting and decorating. My new bookshelves have finally been built, and once they're painted I can begin AT LONG LAST to unpack the seven crates of books which have been waiting since last October!!!

Like I said, thanks to everyone (many instantly recognisable names) for such warm good wishes. Good luck and best wishes to you all. I look forwarding to 'talking' to you all again soon. STEPHEN

Hi Stephen, best of luck for you, Lucy and the other family! You are save and lucky home, that´s the good news to read. But, alas what more has happened to you? We are so eager to get to know, instantly! Let on other people the odd jobs take the pen to fulfill us with anything you are willing to reveal! Coincidentaly, there was a documentary about Morocco in the local Tv on Sunday, really fantastic and colourful country which, unfortunately, I wasn´t able to look at all the long due to some chores in my still the same flat. So, don´t let us wait too long! marianna, Slovakia

Hi Jo,
I was a bit reluctant to comment on your post - because, well, those "scientific" findings... If they say pet owners suffer fewer allergies - that may well be because people who have allergies sometimes can't be pet owners in the first place. Do you see what I mean? In fact, we have a very good friend (a biologist even) who is allergic to cats and who simply suffers whenever cats are around - so I'd be a little cautious about such "proven" statements. Mind you, I like cats and I really enjoy their company, and I agree with all the other positive aspects of having a pet you mentioned!
Hi Stephen - all I have to say is, I second Marianna's motion about taking the pen, or rather, the keyboard, and not letting us wait too long!
Elisabeth (Austria)