Hi, I’m Anna from Annuk Creations. I’m a jewelry
artist from Torino, Italy,
but actually I’m half Italian and half German (my mom is German and my dad
Italian). I have always loved cats -- couple that with a great love for Greece and its
wonderful light and colors…
and that’s how Zoe’s story starts!
I fell in
love with the amazing world of the Greek
Islands of the Aegean back in 1997, on my first trip to the island of Rhodes…
And I’ve been visiting regularly ever since. The gorgeous light and color of
the Aegean are one of my main inspirations in
my work. I have lots of friends on Rhodes,
both human and feline… One of my favorite places is a beautiful old Turkish cemetery
that is one of my favorite spots on Rhodes.
It's a peaceful ancient place with old beautiful engraved tombstones
under the shade of old magnificent eucalyptus trees. This place is really dear
to my heart and in the summer it's so peaceful and you don't even feel the
pulsating summer life going on not far from it outside this little garden of
Eden. Many lovely cats have chosen it as
their home, and I love just sitting there and cuddling them... and of course
bringing them some goodies! My friend Sirpa and other lovely people help
the homeless cats living there.
The lovely Turkish
Cemetery on Rhodes
was my sweet Zoe's first home. I met
her there in the summer of 2003... Sirpa and I rescued 7 kittens from the
cemetery as they were too small to be on their own. One of them was a sweet
calico kitten. We took them to the local Animal Welfare society so that people
could adopt them. But I had already fallen in love with Zoe… she was so sweet and I just couldn’t leave without her! Sirpa
arranged everything for me: the papers, a cat box, and she took Zoe home for a night before my
Annuk Creations departure. Everything was perfect, we drove to the airport and I was allowed to
keep my kitten next to me in her box: she had her own seat and everybody was in
love with her! I still remember that a steward asked me if I needed water for
my kitten (before departure – as they do for human babies!), and at landing the
captain asked me if it was “a boy or a girl” and then he said “Auguri” (best
wishes).
Zoe was an angel… she never
cried, she purred when I talked to her and when I put my hand into the box to
pet her… Thank God it was a direct charter flight to Milan. Since then we’ve been happily sharing
our home in Torino, in the North West corner
of Italy and very close to
the Alps!
Zoe’s name is
Greek (Zωή), of course.
A friend of mine suggested this name, as she said I was “giving her a life”… Zωή is a sweet, lovely girl who brings a lot of joy into
my life, each and every single day! She is an only child and a little spoiled I
must admit :)… but she’s such a sweetheart!
We live in an apartment and we have
a nice balcony with plants, where she loves to spend hours in the summer dozing
and daydreaming… it’s her little garden. She is very sweet but she also has a
strong personality: she’s a real Greek girl! :)
She is such a gorgeous cat!!!!! Many kisses & hugs to both of you! :)
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήThank you SOOOO much, my dear friends!!!!! You made my day!!!!! :)
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήI'm so thankful to you for giving me this great opportunity to share Zoe's happy story!!!!! I am very proud of my little girl, and she fills my life with so much joy and smiles every day!!!!
You did such a great job with this beautiful post!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
Polla filia!
Anna & Zωή :)
Thank YOU my friend! Filakiaaa!!!
ΔιαγραφήShe is such a doll!!!!!Dear Annouk,thank you so much for sharing your lovely story with Ζωη with us,thank you for giving her life,thank you for your contribution to the bazaar,thank you for loving all animals,thank you for your good heart and soul!!!!
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήIf people were like you,life would be much-much better!!!!!!
God bless you helping others!!!!!!!
Dearest Maria!
ΔιαγραφήThank you from deep in my heart for your wonderful, touching words!!!!!!! I have tears in my eyes reading them...
Thank YOU, dear Maria, for this wonderful blog, thank you for giving me this wonderful opportunity to share Zoe's happy story, thank you for giving me the unique opportunity to give my little contribution for the animals, and thank you for giving me the great opportunity to be in touch with animal lovers from Greece -- a country I deeply love and whose animals I try to help as much as I can!
God bless your heart, Maria!!!!!!!
Lots of love from Anna & Zoe :)
Thank you Annouk!!!!You are so kind and so sweet!!!!!
ΔιαγραφήWoow so so sweet...:)) I like your cat so much..:))
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήThank you becktovintage!!! :)))
ΔιαγραφήKisses from Zoe and me! :)
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ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήστέλνω τα συγχαρητήριά μου για το μεγάλο αυτό έργο σας!!!!Λατρέυω όλα τα ζώα,και έχω 7 γάτες-)))κάποια στιγμή θα έρθει και ο σκύλος.
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήΑν μπορούσα θα τα έπαιρνα ΟΛΑ!!!!
τα φιλιά μου,και θα τα ξαναπούμε-)))
Ευχαριστούμε πολύ αγαπητή Christa! Προσπαθούμε να ευαισθητοποιήσουμε όσο το δυνατό περισσότερο τους συνανθρώπους μας στο να σέβονται τα ζώα γιατί θεωρούμε ότι το αξίζουν! Έχουν κι αυτά δικαιώματα στη ζωή και πρέπει να τα υπερσπιστούμε. Εκτιμάμε πολύ όσους αγωνίζονται για τη διάσωση και την προστασία τους και όπου μπορούμε να προσφέρουμε και να τους βοηθήσουμε το κάνουμε με μεγάλη χαρά! Όμως χαιρόμαστε ακόμα πιο πολύ πολύ όταν έχουμε κι εσάς στο πλάι μας! Πολλά φιλιά!
ΔιαγραφήΗ Αννούλα είναι μια καταπληκτική μανούλα στην πανέμορφη Ζωή και ένας από τους πιο καταπληκτικούς ανθρώπους που είχα την τιμή να γνωρίσω. Κορίτσια, είστε υπέροχες που μας δίνετε την ευκαιρία να πούμε την ιστορία μας, να βοηθήσουμε τα ζωάκια που το χρειάζονται και να αφυπνίσουμε την αγάπη προς αυτά σε όσους περισσότερους γίνεται!!! Πολλά φιλιά και την αγάπη μου
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήΠολλά φιλιά και την αγάπη μου φιλενάδα!!! Καλή εβδομάδα!!!!
ΔιαγραφήΗ Annuk είναι πραγματικά αξιαγάπητη!!! Και η Ζωή μια πανέμορφη γατούλα! Να'ναι πάντα καλά!!!
ΔιαγραφήThank you Maraki mou for your sweet words!!!!!
ΔιαγραφήI am so happy to know you, thank you for your friendship and for sharing this wonderful love for kitties and animals!!!
Polla filia!!!!
Dear Marie, thank youuuuuu!!!!!!!!
ΔιαγραφήPolla filiaaaaa!!!!!
Anna & Ζωή
Οh my...!!! She is soooo cute! You are a real angel dear Anna! Ζωή was the perfect name for your beautiful cat! You found each other and you became best friends! My best wishes for you and Ζωή!
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήHave a great week! Kisses!
Thank you so much, dear Selcouth!!!! :) She is such a joy in my life!
ΔιαγραφήLots of love from both of us!
Polla filia!!!!
Anna & Ζωή
Blessings to Anna and Zoe! Many hugs and strokes! :-)
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήThank you, dear Yael!!!
ΔιαγραφήHugs back from the two of us! :)
Anna & Zoe
What a lovely story!I enjoy reading Zoe's life from Greece to Italy!Zoe is very lucky having Annuk for her mum!And im glad i met Annuk!Thank you for being my friend!My love from me and Thanassis,my kitten!!
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήDimi..
Thank you so much, dear Dimi!!!! :)
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήLots of love and purrrrs to you and sweet Thanassis!!!
Anna & Zoe
Zoe is a real lucky girl! :)
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήThank you, dear Juanita!!! :)
ΔιαγραφήI am lucky too to have her in my life! As a cat mom, you know how much joy our furry babies bring into our lives!
Purrrrs...
Anna & Zoe
This is such a heartwarming story! Zoe - and the other kittens - are all so very lucky. Any Greek cat that gets rescued have won the lottery really. Sweet Anna, I can truly understand why you couldn't leave behind Zoe. I'm guessing that image of the kitten is her when she was little and she is just GORGEOUS. Today she is a very beautiful looking cat and it is obvious that she is LOVED and cared for deeply. Thanks so much for sharing the story - it warms the heart through and through!
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήGiant hug to you two girls!
from Joan
Thank you, dear Joan!!! I KNOW you can understand!!! :)
ΔιαγραφήYes, that's little Zoe's first photo, when she was still in Rhodes, in the old Turkish Cemetery.
Lots of love and hugs from the two of us!!!
Anna & Zoe
What a wonderful story!!
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήThank you, dear Elisa!!! :)
ΔιαγραφήKisses to you and sweet Anni!
Anna & Zoe
Dearest Anna and Host for this post,
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήWhat a lovely and touching story about Zoe! So glad that we are not the only ones that did fly home with a new baby from our vacation area. We too took our Spicy on a roughly 2,700 km flight from Acapulco, Mexico to Houston, USA and on to Atlanta, USA followed by a 2-½ hour drive home... She too was as sweet as could be.
Love it when other people do care about animals the way we do!
A big hug to you.
Mariette