Nooshka’s name supposedly means ‘Busy Nose’ in Russian. Now, I studied Russian and I know that nose is, well, ‘noss’ or thereabouts. ‘Little Nose’ would be Noshka, which…
…eh, who cares. Nooshka the Busy Nose it is!
Busy nose indeed. Nooshka was sitting along the side of the main hallway in the Ferry Building, trying to snuffle everyone who walked by.
Look at those velvety-soft ears.