MEMEDEE DEMONSTRATES THE RIGHT WAY TO START OFF THE NEW YEAR!

 

Dear Readers and Near and Dear Ones,

Little MacNut is (deservedly) about to blow, so in the interest of love, peace, and
Interspeciean understanding, please enjoy our sweet, kind friend MemeDee's demonstration
of the way a cavy is SUPPOSED TO BE TREATED OVER THE HOLIDAYS...

(not namin' names, but some cavies' MOM might wanna take a hint.)

We thank you, Meme, for loving this PetSmart guinea pig the way a cavy needs love
and making that little baby boy purr like his house the brightest one on Christmas Eve.

And, now, MacNut, we acknowledge you have a grievance, well deserved, so,
mom,
BOMBS AWAY!

P.S. who loves ya, baby?
YumYum, and all us here loves YA!

IT'S A STEELER McNut+PopiePie SnutsDOWN TODAY!

 

MacNut Pie Here! Popie here, too, and 'dis goin' down from SteelerZ-Town:

McNut: i doesn't know how to rap, Popie, we doesn't do dat heah...

Popie: Oh, baby, y'know, feel it, just say whatcha feel deep down...

McNut: really?

Popie: Yeah, baby, dat's how Steelers swing, ya dig?

McNut: FINE! dis here MacNut and I'm NOT fine
cuz my STupis MAMA took my NUTZ dis time!
and i'z a little peeved wid her-
and i'z a little blue'ya know,
and Mama gonna Get IT NOW
Da MAC-nut'z gonna BLOW!

Popie: Hey, liddle dude, you goss it g'in ON! YEAH, BABY...now, swing wid IT!

McNut: well mama took my nuts away
and daddy he came heah
and brought dat woman sugar sweets
and make her sQuweee in fear:
she ate dem ALL and den got sick
and now she sad and blue
but I sez, WOMAN, YOU can't complain!
didnt take your nuts from YOU!

you pukey and you moan and groan
and feels full o'self pity!

PoPie: yeah, she duz!

McNut: well you just puke, cuz I is mad
cuz i now short two Nutties!

Popie: you got it, you got it...
McNutPie: thank you, snuggle, ooh,
yeah's i not done wid HER yet:

MCNutPie: so lay dere moanin' wid you headache
and your SiNUS inFESsion!
Cuz I is BAD
AND I IS MAD
you took 'way my p'Zession!

You should be sick!
bad mama, YA -
you who i's talkin' TO!
we guinea pigs all luvs uz nutz
NOW YOU G'WON GET IT TOO!

Popie: Swingin' singing MacNut McPIE IS IN DE HOUSE!
BUT, YO, Little Dude: YO MAMA GOT NUTS? SERIOUSLY?

McNutPie: no.

Popie: S'all good, baby, s'all good, you can swing, keep
on DOin' yo thing!

McNut: Thank You, Popie, my wee bottom's sore.

Popie: Nuttin' to worry bout, liddle dude< POPIE IS IN DA BUILDIN' SON, IN DA BUILDIN! McNut: Popie, can I share your soft bed with you? Owwwie, bottom... Popie: Jes c'mon an'snuggle up heah, yeAH, BABY, DAT'S HOW WE Duz it in SteelerTown! and everybody lived happily ever after except mom is still moaning and groaning like Edwin shoved those exotic sweets from India down her mouth! dat wuz Stupis and Pathetic! NO MORE SUGAR! MOM! GEEZ, we coulda told ya...sigh...now no more Immunity in YUR TANK! mom: moan. mom: groan. mom: who did dis to me? i nevah eat so much sugar, everything HURTS...gonna hork-!ACK! Guinea Pig Nation: GROUP SQUEEEEEEEEEE!

Where Dat Manger? Gotta Find Dat Manger!

 

Gotta get to dat manger, gotta hurry to dat manger, got to nibble that manger, what a manger? I dunno, just gotta
get to dat manger...run, sheep, c'mon, hurry, it Christmas Eve and Sumpin' going on!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

WHO LOVES YA, BABY? WE ALL LOVE YA!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
FROM ALL OF US HERE AT
PANDA PIG'S PEACE SANCTUARY...
AND MOM!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

DEAR FRIENDS AND READERS,

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
FROM ALL OF US HERE AT PANDA PIG'S
PEACE SANCTUARY...WE LOVE YOU!

NEED A FRIEND FOR THE NEW YEAR?
ADOPT A SHELTER PET!
IF YOU WANT GUINEA PIGS, PLEASE
ADOPT TWO, SO ONE DOES NOT GET
LONELY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

YUM-YUM'S GOOD YEAR!

 

WHO COULD FORGET ALL THE GOOD TIMES I HAD WITH MY BUDDY, ERIC,
AND EVEN THOUGH HE STILL CALLS ME A HAMSTER, I GONNA HAVE MORE
FUN WITH HIM IN 2011! JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE:
I GONNA GET HIM, GONNA GET HIM GOOD!

WHO LOVES YA?
YumYum loves ya!

Imagine | Playing for Change | Performed around the world.

JUST IMAGINE...

RUMI, Coleman Barks, Paul Winter Consort, Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers Journal . Archive | PBS

Tonight we asked mom for hay which she somehow misinterpreted as: "we would like to hear Rumi and digest That for our dinner."
And so, we listened to Coleman Barks recite a little Rumi, accompanied by our old friend, Paul Winter, hosted by Bill Moyers.
And we Inhaled That Deeply. And became Full. And felt completely at peace.
We then fell asleep on sweet hay. Contented, smiling, we dreamed with our eyes opened, each of us travelling the same dream: Wandering endless fields of wheatgrass praying Up, Up, beneath the azure sky's brilliant hue! Stillness - not even one breath of breeze: Happiness Blooming, it's Fragrance infusing us with FOREVER where flowers had been planted aeons ago for this exact moment! We dined on mystic poetry tonight, enjoying the tastiest dinner we have ever been served.

Things Your Guinea Pigs Want You To Know

Things Your Guinea Pigs Want You To Know

Dear Friends, One and All,

If you are even mildly considering adopting a "rescue" guinea pig we would like you to read this and learn more about us.
It's that special time of year...when hearts grow large and love is all around. And if you have enough, you may discover
that even though you think you are saving a guinea pig (hopefully at least 2, we get lonely by ourselves) you will
ultimately learn that we actually rescue YOU! Just ask mom, she's "our rescue" and quite a high maintenance one, too!

WHO LOVES YA, BABY?
YumYum loves ya!

Audublog ~ Barn Owl named Audubon California’s 2010 Bird of the Year

Audublog ~ Barn Owl named Audubon California’s 2010 Bird of the Year

Here's to guinea pigs voting one hundred times each! Molly WINS!

WE IS ALL WET! ONE OF MOM'S FAVORITE CAMPING RIVERS: WHOO-EEEE!

Rainstorm Leaves Widespread Flooding, Triggers Mudslides - Weather News Story - KIRO Seattle


Dear Dry Friends and Wet Ones, Wanna see something WowApaLoooZA?
PRESS that thin, gray line up THERE ^ THEN SCROLL DOWN TO ARROW AND PRESS FOR VIDEO, C'mon you can do it!

We are collecting wood for a guinea pig ark. Anybody know how to build one? It won't stop raining
and we are appealing for Ms. Happy Sunshine to come back because we getting very, very wet!
Well, not us personally, you know...just...the outside animals are very, very wet...
Take a look at the Stillaguamish, beside which mom has many fond memories of camping with Edwin
and NOT being swept away!

We miss Molly and McGee. THERE, I SAID IT!

Sincerely,
Yum-YuMOD

Lunch Time! How to tame your Guinea Pig / Teach names

AS IF we can be tamed!

What? Is that the fridge? The veggie bag?
EEEeeeeK! MOM, Feed us NOW!

(We tame her!)

THE GUINEA PIG WAY! OUR ANTHEM

EVERY SO OFTEN something so wonderful comes into a guinea pig's life that one must post it every so often
on the Blog, y'know? This is one of those wonderful things, our
Fave-O-Fave song...mom even got a "Guinea Pig Way"
license plate holder for the car!

Everyone should live their life THE GUINEA PIG WAY!

WHO LOVES YA, BABY???
YUM-YUM LOVES YA!

Les Miserables - Epilogue (TAC)

Taken from the Tenth Anniversary Concert of "Les Miserables" we have to confess
that not a guinea pig had a dry eye in the house. Mom listened to it while cleaning
our cages and bedding us down for the night...

We have many loved ones in desperate straits...fighting illnesses which may take
their lives, may take them from us soon, too soon, although it is not for us to
decide...mom just discovered that the one cousin in her family she has been close
to forever is a MOD! Battling breast cancer...she asked her to live so they could
get on the Stream together for the Third Clutch...one dear one and then another...

So we listened to songs from "Les Mis" that inspire us to do our best:
"To love another person is to see the face of God!" they sang. "To love another
being is to feel the love of God," we sang back! We may not have the lyrics exactly
right through our tears for we have lost the language of Prayer as our grief
deepens into that Silent Place which speaks louder than words, leaving our
cheeks stained with tears we refuse to wipe! Each tear for each loved one we cherish
and pray with all our heart for their Peace at last, knowing that they may soon Rest
though we prepare for imminent grief. We shall be brave and cry with no apology!

You know who you are: we know who you are...be not afraid, for you are not alone.

Lean on us so we may sing softly to you. Let us be the shoulder you rest upon, the
lap you lie down safely into, the prayer which will guide your spirit when you take
Flight towards and into that Blessed Place, free from all your pain and sorrow...
spare us not, for those you leave behind gladly bear our sorrow and celebrate the
unspeakable joy you have brought into our lives, just for being yourselves. We gladly
grieve for the privilege of having loved and been loved by you.

Sweet Dreams, Beloveds, sweet dreams, rest, and awaken if you can, to another beautiful
Day...

Happy Thankgiving from the owlets

Memories of Molly & McGee's Owlets

Carrie REALLY Needs Coffee and a donut...

Apolo Anton Ohno, most decorated Olympic athlete in American history hangs out with Edwin tonight after Book Signing in downtown Seattle!

 

Ya, FOR REAL! The dude is so cool, and Edwin got autographed skates and pics to prove it! WE don't...
Hey, WE DON'T!

APOLO DID WHAT?! NO WAY, DUDE!

Olympic Outsiders | Apolo Ohno holds Twitter Q&A | Seattle Times Newspaper
PRESS THIS HERE ABOVE FOR TODAY'S TWITTER FROM APOLO, which is how mom got on Twitter before Molly, to "Follow Apolo" during this year's Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. Cool stuff here!

PLUS! Edwin just called from downtown Seattle with news that he'd been hanging out with Apolo after handing him speedskates to autograph along with his new book.
Turns out Apolo's "people" are also Filipino and everyone wanted pictures of themselves holding Edwin's autographed speedskates in front of the Apolo bus, so
they got to talk a little bit and Apolo told Edwin to tell mom to get well and get back out on the ice, even for just one lap.

Right now she can't get her carcass from the chair to the bed, but the skates are here, waiting...so are we: FOR OUR NIGHTY-NIGHT HAY!

Edwin sounded almost as excited as when he went to the Olympics, so we're also featuring a pic of him from Vancouver. We hope he got US an autographed book, too,
because we hear the pages are quite tasty!

Love,
YumYum (not that we would EVAH even consider nibbling Apolo's pages...)

HELLO, FRIENDS

 

Near and Dear Ones,

We think mom already posted this portrait collage but since all she does is sleep all the time now,
we wanted to put it back on our blog so you can see how wonderful we are and, perhaps...
consider adopting a pair of piggies to put under your tree this Christmas?

We wanted you to know that we are herd animals, so if you can adopt a PAIR of us and not separate
us, we would be so much happier; we get lonely for our friends, brothers, and sisters...even though
we will love you with all our hearts...and we will! And every time you pick us up and we are a little
bit tamer, a little bit healthier, a little bit prettier because you brush us, keep our extra-large
cage clean, and let us run about in a safe place on your floor...well, it will be like Christmas
morning every time you look into our eyes and our eyes smile back.

Just try not to be such a crybaby like mom!

WHO LOVES YA, BABY?

SOMEBODY OUT THERE YOU HAVEN'T EVEN MET YET, WHO IS WAITING FOR YOU, HOPING YOU WILL FIND HIM OR HER...

UPWARD FACING PIG POSE: YOGA CLASS WILL NOW COMMENCE

 

Well, Namaste and OM, friends and friendettes,

Yes, now that winter is here and we are eating a little more and running amok a little less it is time for
YogaMasterYumAnanda to teach the herd how to take long, deep breaths, and lean forward from the hips, and
stretch those piggie toes...to get to the wheatgrass mom thinks she has placed just
out of reach! MOM!
Seriously, do you think we can't get this? OMMMMmmmmYuuuuuMMMMMMmmmmm....

WHO LOVES YA, BABY?
PEACE OUT!
YogiYumAnanda

Seattle Drivers in Snow: OY!

When you readers from other parts of the country read about our snowstorms described so dramatically, here's a very funny glimpse into WHY! GOT HILLS? GOT SNOW? GOT WHAT
SEATTLE DRIVERS GOT? WE HOPE NOT!

HEE-HEE! This isn't really funny.
Uh, yeah, actually it is.
We can hardly wait for Storm #2!

Love,
Four Foot Drive,
YumYum

ONE SUNNY MORNING AT THE PEACE SANCTUARY! OR: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OUR LIVING ROOM?

 

LOVE HIDING UNDER MY THANKSGIVING LETTUCE!

 

MAC-NUT-PIE'S NEW BEST FRIEND

 

Dear Readers,

Mac-Nut-Pie has cutified his way into the heart of mom's bff's husband, David, who now shares cuddles with the
little scamp formerly reserved only for me! To exact revenge, I gave them Sir Eric Blehm's book "The Last Season"
because David is one of the original founders of Marmot Mountain Works and served as a mountain climbing instructor
in Alaska...his wife now reports he has gone missing in the pages of the book...so there! Make friends with the Mac
and I will lose you in a book! No more time for little MacNut now, IS THERE?

Nobody ever said I was a nice pig, just a handsome one.

EVERYBODY'S REAL FAVE,

YUM-YUM!

EVERY BREATH IS A GIFT

 

GOOD BYE, DEAR CHARIOT, YOU SERVED US WELL!

 

 

After years of faithful service, the recent snowstorm and bumpy ice ruts finally rattled every
last remaining screw loose...not unlike some of our brains...and our faithful, hay-carrying
chariot was unexpectedly replaced today by the Pharmacy with a new, shiny black one. This
photo was taken before we knew it was the Chariot's "last hurrah" so we bid you good-bye
and adieu and thank you for carrying things all over the place, including places you were
probably never meant to go: like the trails at Artist's Point on Mt. Baker...shhhh! Tell
no one! It was fun!

The snow has melted, our ice has thawed, and - for the moment - we are enjoying the luxury
of not shivering...

Hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Who loves ya, Baby?

YumYum LOVES YA!

KINDNESS AT THANKSGIVING

 

"Kind hearts are the garden,

Kind thoughts are the roots,

Kind words are the branches,

And kind deeds are the fruits."

~Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj

This Thanksgiving we give Thanks
to every kind-hearted soul who
compassionately adopts a rescue animal,
offering hope and love
where once there was none.

~PANDA PIG'S PEACE SANCTUARY~

WHO LOVES YA, BABY?

 

WHEN I WAS STILL A WEE LAD, mom got me this genuine alpaca hat from Peru just for days (or, in our case, weeks..
or possibly months) like these!

CavyCam - guinea pig "Comol" (モルモットカメラ) on USTREAM: This show broadcasts my pets, guinea pig famliy. The biggest one "Comol" is painted with beautiful 3 co...

CavyCam - guinea pig "Comol" (モルモットカメラ) on USTREAM: This show broadcasts my pets, guinea pig famliy. The biggest one "Comol" is painted with beautiful 3 co...

HI EVERYONE!
We found a LIVE CAVY CAM broadcasting from Kyoto, Japan on UStream, and invite you MODS
to join us cavies while we watch cavies. Although we don't know why, because we already
have each other to watch. But you humans do it...so we will, too. But we don't know why.

Why not just come to Bellingham and play with us? It's closer than Kyoto...
YOU ARE ALL INVITED! Bring snowshoes...

WHO LOVES YA, BABY?

YumYum loves ya!

SLIDESHOW: Animals Play In Monday's Snow - Photos - KIRO Seattle

SLIDESHOW: Animals Play In Monday's Snow - Photos - KIRO Seattle <>

OUR FIRST ARCTIC BLAST!

First snow of 2010-11 <PRESS HERE!

Dear Readers, we have survived the Arctic Blast of sub-zero temps, 60 mph winds, snow, and a small earthquake without losing power, so we are all snuggly, cozy, and

needing mom to head out across the frozen tundra to purchase more fresh veggies for us. Please enjoy these photos of how The City of Subdued Excitement remains subdued even

during this first of many predicted blizzards this winter. We especially enjoyed the photos of the guy walking his pygmy goats downtown on the sidewalk near here,

because even pygmy goats get cabin fever! And this is, after all, B-Ham! So, ice cream cones and pygmy goats on Railroad Street! Here's to Bellingham!

OUR FIRST SNOWSTORM MAKES "HEADLINE NEWS" DOWN IN SEATTLE!

Bellingham blanketed in region's first snow storm | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News | Local & Regional < Press HERE!

We are listening to George Winston's landmark CD, "December" while munching fresh, organic
Holiday carrots as the snow falls! Mom has loved this CD from her snowy holidays back in Iowa, so she is feeling nostalgic and peaceful while we take advantage of her reverie by interrupting with loud squeals for

fresh veggies which causes her to comply so we also become calm and quiet so she can return to her reverie.

Dunno what a reverie is, but we thinks we likes it!

Press above link to see downtown B'ham (us!)  make Headline News! We love being special
and The "City of Subdued Excitement" is pretty exciting tonight!

TRIVIA QUESTION: How do Bellinghamsters celebrate an Arctic Blast of snow and ice?

We head straight downtown to eat ICE CREAM CONES TOGETHER!
(Don't believe us little piggies? Then watch the news video above...we really ARE DIFFERENT HERE!)

THEY'RE BAAAAACK! SWANS HERALD SNOW!

Trumpeter Swan - BirdWeb

Dear Friends,

Today as our temps plummet and the north winds blow in madly from the Fraser River Valley in Canada,

mom saw our first trumpeter swans of the season! Unmistakable white sparkling wings flanking long, graceful

necks herald our First Snow!

Two years ago, when we were snowed in at the Audubon Wildlife Refuge for two weeks, we enjoyed the rare

company of a family of trumpeters, who - mom discovered - seem to enjoy talking amongst themselves about

every detail in their lives and surroundings with many variations in their subtly nuanced swan language.

Geese pretty much honk. Maybe they do more, who knows? But swans conversate! They got something to say

and they say it then another swan comments on that before a third swan adds, "Well, frankly, if you look to the

North just under the bald eagle's nest, yes, those cottonwoods over there, you will discover an entirely different

landscape and I prefer THAT ONE!" O.K. who knows, really?

Mom just found their ongoing conversations totally delightful and eavesdropped every chance she got.

To learn more about our swans, enjoy this link to Washington Audubon Society and stay warm!

Who loves ya, Baby?

YumYum & Raj & Taj Mahal & baby MacNut Pie & Erica & Coconut

whew!

WHAT IS SNOW AND CAN WE EAT IT?!

RAJ MAHAL ENTERTAINS "DEEP THOUGHTS"

HMMmmm...am I in the mood for carrots, or would I prefer fresh wheat grass, THAT IS THE QUESTION!

COCONUT FEELING DA LOVE!

Even though I was dumped at an old feed and grain store because nobody wanted me and they thought I was funny looking
and no one would adopt us for the longest time, we have found our Forever Home and I'm thinking we could get used to this
"love stuff" real fast! Mom thinks I am beautiful, loves to brush me and watch my fur turn all "silky" and glitter and glow,
while I just learn how being loved feels...how being safe feels...how being wanted, really, really cherished feels...
and I'm pretty sure I like it!

Love,
Coconut, the Silky Love Cavy!

THERE'S NO TIME LIKE SNOW TIME!

We here at Panda Pig's Peace Sanctuary eagerly await our first winter snowstorm (in town!) because it means more cuddles, even BETTER treats, and more reasons for mom to pick us up, wrap us up like "pigs in a blanket" and take us to bed under the covers where we escape and scurry about leaving little "raisin treats" for her to SURPRISE! Discover later when she goes to bed at night (hee-hee, we poo sometimes!)

Mom may enjoy snow-play up at Mt. Baker (pictured in background) and it is snowing EPIC amounts of powder up there right now, but our warm Sanctuary is everyone's new favorite playground and we promise to keep it lively this winter by installing our new CavyMade Espresso Machine! Who's ready for Happy Snow Feet NOW?! WhEEEeeeeekkkKKK! Wu-HOOO! Let it snow, let it snow, let it SNOW!

Love,
YumYum and the Cavies of Subdued Excitement

Mom's New MOD Avatar

Our Local Hero, Apolo Anton Ohno, the most medalled Winter Olympian
in American history!
For all you's wise guys who think Mom's avatar is of a person slapping
hisself whilst falling down, think AGAIN!
Not to mention the photo is signed!
We are proud of our boy, he done good!
But we refuse to grow soul patches. So do not even ask!


Love,
YumYum

MY NAME IS RAJ MAHAL, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH TAJ MAHAL, MY BROTHER, GOT THAT?

RAJ MAHAL AND HIS BI-COLORED LOWER LIP

I AM GOING TO HOWL LIKE A WOLF NOW, PLEASE EXCUSE ME!

MAC-NUT-PIE BECOMING TAME!

MY PRETTY WHITE FOOT, AND MOM DISCOVERED THAT I AM AN AMERICAN SHORTHAIRED "SILKY" PIG!

OUR SWEET, LOVELY BABY "COCONUT"