and this is what has un-grumpified me: I have learned of a "café" - no food served, because why bother? - in Tokyo. You go to this café, by reservation only, to be with owls. From this delightful article on grubstreet.com , it sounds like people love it, and the owls don't mind.
I have been very sad because of all of the terrible things that have been happening lately, and so I am cheered to learn that I live in a world where someone has figured out a small bandaid for the heart. Or perhaps more than one, because from the title of the article, Tokyo may abound in owl cafés.
Love it! I think that sounds like just the ticket!
ReplyDeleteHi, Wendy, I always liked Wol better than Eeyore, too.
DeleteIt seems these creatures like people and snuggle up to them just like cockatoos do!
Welcome back! I've always loved owls. I used to have a couple of barn owls where I lived before. They were quite a sight to see when they would both sit perched on a post in the garden.
ReplyDeleteHi, Rose, it made headlines in the local paper when snowy owls were observed on the East End of Long Island. Debated: did they come for the food or the shopping?
DeleteOh how wonderful! We love owls. I feel a trip to Owl and Cat cafés will be on the itinerary when we next head to Nihon!
ReplyDelete... soon to be known as the owl café capital of the world!
DeleteAnd welcome back!!
ReplyDeletethanks, Ruth!
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteOh yes, a bandaid for the heart is so desperately needed at present. This sounds like a fabulous idea, although we were surprised to read that Owls like human company. We had always thought of them as quite solitary night walkers.
In Budapest we have a cat cafe. So, if in need of a furry friend alongside your Cappuchino, then there is somewhere to go! You never know, human to human communication may come back into fashion one day.......
The article mentioned in my post included a souvenir photo of the writer and a companion, each holding (cuddling?) an owl, so apparently the presence of humans is tolerated. I can think of some restaurants and art galleries where this is not necessarily the case.
DeleteHa- wonderful! I haven't visited the new Cat cafes in Montreal yet, but now i'm eager for a slew of other opportunities! High on my list would be a red panda cuddling cafe, and since i've always had a soft spot for eeyore, maybe a 'sunny picnics with sad donkeys' initiative would be nice! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm voting for pandas. Or penguins?
DeleteAnimals are the better versions of us.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, lovely lady!
Thanks, Raina, the owls certainly seem to be good hosts!
DeleteWhat a wonderful idea!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it? I'm so happy that someone thought this up.
DeleteOh, I do hope the owls have cheered you; very hard things going on.
ReplyDeleteWe took a ride to the next town up where snowy owls have visited the last couple of years, just hanging out on rooftops in the daylight. If you clap, they rotate their startled appearing feathery faces to peer at you. Gulp.
So why owls certainly get around! I'd love to be peered at like that.
DeleteDamn autocorrect - that was SNOWY.
DeleteWhat a terrific bandaid! I can hear the owls most nights from my backboard and just their hoots cheer me up. So being on a room with them would make me delirious...more so than normal. Deliriously happy! Welcome back.
ReplyDeleteHi, Jennifer, I'm hoping that nothing will prevent these enterprising people from opening in the US - we could all use a little happy.
DeleteYes I've been thinking we're all taking loads of breaks. I keep thinking I'll do a blog post on all that's happening but its so hard to know how talk about it.
ReplyDeleteLove Owls, there's a whole store here that sells owly design stuff
I know how you feel though. There was a few days where I thought - stuff it - as if that would prove a point! Just got back from Amsterdam and it made me feel a bit of hope for reasons I won't bore you with here.
ReplyDeleteOwls don't hurt either. As I get older my love for animals grows exponentially.