Fur in Service: Foreign Service Pets, Drexel Heritage Furniture

Or perhaps that's Drexel Hair-itage. But we also celebrate feathers, fins, scales...all the loved ones who travel the world with us. And end up sitting on the same furniture.

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Chewy loves her time on the Kara Sofa.

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A moment of peace between warring factions.

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Kona takes a post-packout catnap

It’s hard work staying alert to make sure the movers don’t pack you up!

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This is Ivan taking a nap in Drexel’s finest couch. He dreams of green and golden balls.

Is there anything more adorable than a big dog, all folded up?

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Samsonas surveys his Drexel domain

Dear, sweet Samsonas has gone over the Rainbow Bridge. He looks like such a sweet snuggle-bug (look at those eyes), and he even brings his own blanket. I hope he's curled up on some Drexel right now. Rest well, sweet Samsonas.

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What’s that I smell?  A Drexel?

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Great beauty, Baby J. 

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Our four-legged friends: Cat, cocktail table, Monica.

(Great floor, BTW!)

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Why no, I wasn’t about to use this chair to leap onto the bookshelf. Why do you ask? 

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Nothing better in the tropics than cool tile in the shade of Drexel.

I have a bad habit of anthropomorphism, and when I saw this adorable picture of our friend Ramsey, I did actually think, “Aw, Drexel is so giving and forgiving. All the shade we throw on Drexel, and Drexel’s all, ‘I will throw shade on you, too! Except, like, literal shade to help you stay cool in your tropical posts.’” And then I felt like a terrible person who doesn’t appreciate Drexel’s tremendous sacrifice. For about five seconds. I’m over it now. 

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Awwww…let’s celebrate Valentine’s Day with a little sibling cuddle love. 

Venezuelan brother and sister diplocats Simón (left) and Eliza (right) get through a tough Ukrainian winter in Kyiv by spending a lot of time on blankets on the Drexel furniture. Simón and Eliza were previously featured on Fur in Service when we were posted in their hometown of Caracas. They have a special diplo background because as tiny kittens they were found in the embassy warehouse and rescued by a GSO employee.  

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Does this couch make me look fat?

Turk is a new addition to the Foreign Service family. I know him in real life and he’s SO ADORABLE. And about five seconds after this photo was taken, he had already grown too big to fit under Kara. But I look forward to more photos of him exhibiting his perfectly shaded Kara Camouflage. 

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Dinner for two, at a table seating six. 

Moka looks like the best dinner companion. Look at that attentive face! Moka wants to hear all about that independent film you just saw. Moka nods sympathetically when you bitch about the fact that it’s EER season again ALREADY. Moka makes sure your wine glass is never empty. Moka is the best. 

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Ramsey the Dog finds these overstuffed cushions far more comfortable than do her humans.

Ramsey is so striking! She’s a 4-year-old Crimean-American smooth fox terrier now living in WHA. What an amazing life our pets lead, huh? 

God love her if she appreciates those Kara cushions, too. Whenever I stretch out on the sofa to take a nap, my husband asks if I want a pillow. And most of the time I’m all, “Ehhhhh, I think I’m good.” Kara. She's just SO. AGGRESSIVELY. TEXTURED.

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Mouse in her bedroom

I love that Mouse has her own room. And that she seems Very Not Amused that someone has trespassed into her space. (Also love that her collar matches her eyes!)

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The chair is uncomfortable but I’m not.

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Mr Hobbes loves his Drexel couch naps.

Husband: Why are you petting the computer screen? Me: I’m rubbing Mr. Hobbes’ belly! Can you believe how cute he is? And his round belly! It just screams “Rub me!” Husband: *concerned silence*