Yup. And Mom's alive, but Dad's dead so I've lost about half the memory-reconstructing engine there. The letters are a great help, at least, and I'm happy that I found the one that details our burglary because it was bothering me that all I remembered of the things that were stolen were the sheets and towels.

*racks brain for more Big Cat stories*

I remember my dad telling me once that he was driving along in the Land Rover, arm out the window, and he came upon a spot where some trees overhung the road. He saw a leopard sprawled out on a branch in one of them, and as he drove very slowly under the tree, he rolled the window up. He tells me that the leopard looked him in the eye as he did so, and very clearly said "If I'd have wanted you, I'd have had you." And Dad wasn't one for anthropomorphizing animals, so that's pretty impressive, and a testament to the sheer presence of leopards.