Good afternoon. It is I Gigi the parti poodle here to introduce this week’s blog. With the onset of coyotes everyone has been on edge. Especially since Demeter is still missing. The rest of my neighboring pets are quite certain she was catnapped but still, there is concern a coyote may have snatched her up and run off with her. I visited Bernard who has been hiding in his warren with his sister Belle. They are quite afraid of coyotes as coyotes like them very much. I brought some tea and we sat in one of his tunnels enjoying our beverage. Bernard had French butter cookies which went scrumptiously with the tea. He was glad about the rain that came this week. He said it keeps the coyotes away as they like to find shelter during such weather.

We discussed the possibilities surrounding Demeter’s disappearance. It took most of the afternoon, but we decided the most likely scenario was Demeter had indeed been kidnapped. The only thing we couldn’t figure out was who and why. There must have been something we missed. Someone lurking around the neighborhood or perhaps at the park. Someone who had been watching her, plotting, planning, deciding her fate. But to what end? What would they want with a Persian cat? Bernard said he didn’t know. Perhaps to sell her or even something more nefarious. We both worried perhaps her sister Artemis could be at risk too. I thought we might go looking around the neighborhood during the daytime to see if we can find any place or anyone who might look suspicious.

I left Bernard’s just before dark and returned home. When I got home my novelist told me she had some bad news. Madeline the British Shorthair is missing too. I am too shocked to tell you anymore. Until next week I bid you adieu.

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STREAM OF THE WEEK: NOBODY WANTS THIS (2024)-NETFLIX

Continuing with excellent streamers to watch over the holidays is this gem from Netflix. I am not usually a fan of romantic comedies that weren’t shot in black and white. But occasionally a sleeper will step into the spotlight and surprise me. Cleverly created for television by Erin Foster and well-acted by its cast, this witty and charming tale of mismatched sweethearts keeps you hooked.

A couple of thirty-something blonde gentile sisters named Joanne (Kristin Bell) and Morgan (Justine Lupe) do a successful frank and blunt podcast about dating. But neither one has had any long-term success whatsoever in relationships.

Then one night Joanne, who is an antagonist, attends a party and finds out one of the male attendees is a rabbi. However, she is mistaken as to exactly which man the rabbi is. She is shocked to find out he is an eligible young bachelor named Noah Roklov (Adam Broody) who has recently broken up with his fiancé Rebecca (Emily Arlook). Skeptical but curious, Joanne begins hanging out with him and they start to develop a budding friendship.

Everyone, except maybe Noah’s goofy but likable brother Sasha (Timothy Simons) do not want to see these two together in any capacity, especially Sasha’s wife Esther Roklov (Jackie Tohn). But the more Noah and Joanne get to know each other the more feelings start to develop between them. Not to mention there are quiet, subtle hints that maybe there is something not quite defined developing between Sasha and Morgan as well.