On our November and December trips around Europe we encountered all manner of festive scenes and setups. Here are just a few — from France, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia and the UK — to give you a flavour, and to accompany our best wishes to all our clients, friends and followers for Christmas and the new year.
Goodbye Jim
We also bid a sad farewell to one of our most frequent passengers. A number of dogs travel with us regularly, but Jim and his brother Jules were our only regular feline guests. These two handsome tuxedo boys (and owner Faith) split their time between the hustle and bustle of London and the tranquillity of village life in south-west France.
Sadly Jules passed away a few years ago; just a few weeks ago Faith let us know she’d had to say goodbye to Jim, who wasn’t far off his 19th birthday. We’ll miss you, gentleman Jim!
Jim relaxing in the French summer sunshine
Merry Christmas
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Sorry, we thought we were! Will go and check now… All the very best for 2019 for you and your wonderful blog!
Merry Christmas to you Annie and ALL the wonderful people associated with Animal Couriers. You have helped families stay together, helped start NEW families with adopted pets, and in general made the world a happier place. We are so sorry that Jim has joined his brother Jules because it’s always hard to lose a friend or frequent traveler but especially this time of year. Here’s to a magical holiday for you and yours AND another great year ahead!
Love and Hugs, Pam and Teddy
Thank you Pam and Teddy. It has been a full year of getting pets and people to where they need to be. We were very sad to see Jim go off to join Jules. They were a dear couple of chaps.
Merry Christmas to you and the rest of the Animal Couriers team, Annie. May you have a wonderful year ahead.
I am sorry for the loss of your old feline friend Jim, and his brother Jules before that. It is a hard time of year to to see our friends depart for the Rainbow Bridge.
And you know just what it’s like having lost Willow so recently. Hope your Christmas was as merry as it could be and here’s to a productive 2019 for you, the cats, the garden and the vines!
A very Merry Christmas to you and your great team of couriers, Annie. –Curt
Thanks Curt, think they might just be recovered now 😉 and ready for whatever 2019 brings! Trust you and Peggy have had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you all good things for the new year.
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Love the parachutes!
A happy Christmas to you and all your patient couriers.
Thanks. Wishing you and Mrs T a productive 2019, on the bike and in the garden.
Happy Christmas one and all! <3
Thank you! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas surrounded by your beautiful creations. Here’s to 2019 giving you yet more inspiration.
Merry Christmas!
Thank you! Hope the squirrels bring yet more fun and games in 2019…
Merry Christmas and all the best for 2019!
Thanks Clowie! Hope the weather has been good on the walk and treat front! Happy New Year to you all.
Alas, we bid Gentleman Jim a sad farewell from across the pond, too. Always sad to lose a faithful passenger…
Thanks Sheila. He was a very gentle fellow.
Great post! Love the photographs!
Thanks. All the best for 2019!
I missed you for Christmas and did not want to let New yea’s day get by without saying how much I appreciate you, and your coworkers, hard work for all the animals (and their owners) who trust in your care.
Happy New Year to you and all! <3
Thanx fore sharin yore Kissmas photoess Miss annie!! You an yore Currierss went all over THE place!! Yore so lucky to bee abill to travel….
An mee bowss mee head fore Jim Tuxxydo. Hee sure was a furry handsum man cat. Mee an LadyMew send *purrsss* an purrayerss to Miss Faith.
Yore frend, BellaDharma
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmastime and New Year too✨ So sorry about the loss of your old furriend Jim. It teared us up reading about himFly free beautiful SoulSoft Pawkisses for the occassion