Phil and Jameela, Jameela chasing Bambi, Moose watching Jameela.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Jameela in the backyard
Jameela and Bambi, Jameela by daisies, Jameela and Doqqi, Jameela under choke-cherry tree.
Rain over the Snowies
Phil and I drove up to the Snowies today. Here are photos of the mountains about 25 miles from Laramie -- on a rainy day.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Jameela in tree, Laramie backyard, July 2009
Our newest cat Jameela from Sharjah, UAE, arrived with Phil and me in Laramie on June 7, 2009 after a long flight on Lufthansa from Sharjah to Denver, through Frankfurt. Jameela took the trip well, even the 7-hour flight to Frankfurt, the 5 1/2-hour layover in Frankfurt, and the 9 1/2-hour flight to Denver. She was with us the entire time in the cabin and in the airports. Jameela is seen here in our backyard already climbing our trees. This one is a very tall Blue Spruce. She has climbed up to about 7 feet high on it so far. At first Jameela tried to jump the tall 6' fence that encloses our backyard. But after being sent inside repeatedly, she now knows her boundaries and stays in the yard without supervision. Some of her buddies are usually with her in the yard. They are Egyptian Doqqi, Wyoming Bambi, Moose and Sweetie. Dubai Myty-Myte and Jameela get along well, and Egyptian Zamalek is getting used to her now and likes her as well. She has been welcomed in our cat family by all our cats, and she loves to play, though only the Wyoming cats understand what her leaping and jumping means.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Phil waiting for shwarma at the Blue Souk
Phil Roberts enjoying local shwarma at the Blue Souk, which is Sharjah's traditional souk. This shwarma is made of chicken wrapped around a spit and roasted for hours. The shwarma here is as good as anywhere in the Middle East. I took a photo of this shy Shwarma "chef" and then he took a photo of us, neither of us speaking each other's language. (Click on photo and shift to right to see Phil.)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
AUC-JMC, March 2009
Nesrine Azmy at new campus AUC (left); Peggy Bieber-Roberts at Cafe Riche, Cairo (right);Maher El Meligy at Caravan, AUC; Student newspaper Caravan office.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Fostering Little Angie
Little Angie was found in Sharjah staggering into a feeding area with other hungry, abandoned cats in the vicinity of AUS and University of Sharjah. She was about 7 months old, emaciated, caked with mud, her hair matted, and drooling from her mouth. At first the woman who fed the cats thought she had a serious fatal disease, but Sharjah Feline Friends rep David came over and picked her up. He kept her for a couple of days, saw she was hungry and eating well, so he took her to Belgian vet Jim for a checkup. Jim's specialty is feline dental work. She had rotten teeth and serious gum disease. He fixed her teeth/gum problems, spayed her, and gave her the necessary vaccinations. She was put in a cage for one month and then brought over to my place to be fostered. She came in the same day that Phil arrived in Sharjah, just a couple of hours earlier than Phil. He thought she looked and acted like two of our cats, Sweetie and our first cat Cubby who is no longer with us. It's no surprise then that we are both enjoying her. She purrs all the time and follows us around. She is gaining weight and confidence. Generally, she is a very happy cat, but probably will remain small in size due to starvation in her early months of life. She will be "homed" very quickly, David tells me, because hers is a "rags to riches" story. He has never seen a kitten in such terrible condition. Now, he is very happy that she is safe and happy here in my flat in Sharjah while she awaits a permanent home with a lucky family.
And now for the rest of the story: Phil Roberts of Laramie, Wyoming, adopted little Angie whom he renamed Jameela which means "beautiful" in Arabic. See her photos above. Jameela stayed with me in Sharjah from December to June. During this period, she was often very ill and had to be taken to the vet about every two weeks. On June 6, we transported in the passenger cabin of Lufthansa, arriving same day in Denver, and then drove up to Laramie, a 2.5 hour trip. Jameela is now at home in Laramie with our six other cats, one who came from Sharjah-Dubai 12 years ago (Myty-Myte). She loves being in a big cat family, loves running around our enclosed backyard, and loves climbing our trees. She is healthy and happy now.
Monday, December 1, 2008
New homes for cats
Good news. Eleven-month old Meera and 4-week old Little Lili, my two fostered cats, were both adopted out to good homes in Dubai, last week. According to Sharjah coordinator of Dubai Feline Friends, Meera went to a British couple living in Dubai. And Little Lili who looks just like a miniature Meera (but no relation) was picked up by a Dubai Feline Friends volunteer. Little Lili now has a little "brother" just her age to play with. All will be so happy.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Fostering a cat
My new Sharjah kitty. I'm fostering her for the Dubai Feline Friends Organization that saves vulnerable cats, finds fosterers and then adopts out the cats. She reminds me of a combination of two of our Wyoming cats -- Moose and Sunshine. She is 10 months old.
Uptown Mirdif cafe
My friend and mass com colleague Ralph Berenger and I ventured out to Uptown Mirdif this weekend. Mirdif is a neighborhood near Dubai International Airport. Uptown Mirdif is an outdoor mall modeled on the round-about of three circles. Each circle contains shops, indoor and outdoor restaurants, and apartments on the second and third floors. The ground is covered with Emirati-styled tiles, giving it a cobble-stone look. The Center is so well organized that underground parking is just minutes away from entrances. The architecture is blended Emirati and European. You can see airlines flying over for landing and take-offs from Dubai International Airpot. Charming. This link tells you more about Mirdif. http://www.bhomes.com/uae/mirdif.xhtml
Thursday, October 2, 2008
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