Antigone “Tiggy” Palmer
After some very, very long flights (Jakarta to Singapore, with a brief overnight stay and a quick trip into the city to walk around and get dinner; then an early flight from Singapore to Tokyo, then from Tokyo to DC), I am back in my flat. My girls gave me very different greetings: Tiggy knew I was away but doesn’t have a clear sense of time and was just happy, happy, happy to have me back; Wolly understands time very well and really chewed me out as she sat in my lap, hissing into the air, growling, and making it very clear that she was quite cross, deeply disappointed, and very angry that I had been away for nearly a month. I took my chastisement, apologized, and after about an hour of letting me know how bad I was, she forgave me and we have had long talks, snuggles, and a walk in the garden. (She is Siamese and very, very loyal and very aware of moral and personal relationships; she lets me know when I have disappointed her.)
Wollstonecraft “Wolly” Palmer