Dear Essie,
Thanks for noticing that little bit of helplessness there.
Yes, new friends, but temporary.
Not like us, snuggle button Es. We were tight. I haven't seen those guys since.
Like I said, ships passing in the night. (long dark night of the soul, this)
But, yeah...Janie's sweet,
she still has nice feet to lay by.
(or is it 'lie by'?)
Love her so much, but dang, not here all the time like you were, Essie dear.

To answer your question about herding dogs, rrrff, I guess we all just sniff each other and leave the herding to when there's a real problem. You know, like when kids don't know when to shut the gate at the dog park, or people forget about important things like filling the water dish, or introducing each other with proper nose touches.

And your other question about "what remains the same" reminds me of that song by Led Zepplin, The Song Remains the Same...too cool...but maybe that's just a Corgi thing and not a stray cat with oozing eye thing...Led, that is. hmmmph, rrrrff....

Yes! What remains the same are those smells and snuggles.
Janie still likes to nap and cuddle.
I love it when she plays guitar too....that dang flute can go though. BARK!

Yes....Essie, I read you. Here are my orange ears....say on.