On Coffee

...a few sharpie markers, a lot of caffeine, rain, sea, wind, and doodling on an allegedly "spring" morning...

From drizzle to downpour

From drizzle to downpour

Just Taking a Break from Wedding Planning

to bring a cool breeze and a Pacific NW Downpour

to any o'youZ HOT/MODS out there...although

this video is from Opening Day of our local

downtown Farmers Market in April, the weather

actually hasn't changed that much, so we wanted

to DRENCH YOU IN IT!

Also, today mom went to the art gallery owned

by the site manager of our Farmer's Market to explain

that she needed more time to prepare work to show

him...of course, that includes cards of GUINEA PIGS,

SQUEEEEE! They had never met although another

artist had told him about mom...but she left bewildered

and confused because apparently she somehow found

herself having been hired as a volunteer to WORK THERE
and he wanted her to come by Monday for a set of keys with

as much art as she could bring...mom still not sure how

that happened or what Monday will bring but it's in

the 'hood, a way-cool SoHo type Artist's loft space,

very bohemian, and she worked at a wildlife art

gallery in Carmel, CA back in the day...but that's

another (long) story...about ducks, actually!

Everyone who sent love, prayers, emails, and well-wishes

today sure brought the sun out in good ole Bellingham!

Thank YOU!

HOMELAND INSECURITY I.D. BADGES FOR WEDDING

The Official Fascinator

Coconut, for the sake of enhancing the beauty of her own carrot-top fascinator, has chosen another owl from CAR's
Creative Wedding Closet...she has not decided whether or not the owl depicted will be invited with the fascinator.
That is a decision to be discussed with Wedding Planner MariFun at our next psychiatric counseling session.
Thank you,
YumYum

We Sniff A Wedding...

                                   {Quote by Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj}

As you can see, MacNut and CocoNut Pie are pensively alert and self-introspecting about the meaning of Marriage:  like, does this mean we have to SHARE our carrots? And maybe they are getting cold feet about the sharing of treats.

Well, who wouldn't...they are PiePiggies, after all, and ample in girth. But we know once MariFUN gets out her wedding planner, they will both be dancing for joy...providing they have a pre-nup about not having to share treats!

COCONUT REQUESTS...

YouTube - The drench Clever Hamsters jazz band - official ad

^ MariFuN has her work cut out for her as Coconut^ (watch THIS!)

DEFINITELY has specific ideas for the Big EVENT!

GO MARIFUN!

DEDICATED TO BETA-BOB AND CD3, with love...

YouTube - Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance

please^ enjoy^this^ beautiful^ experience^

And Bob, we hope you and Catherine DANCE!
These are actually Lee Ann Womack's daughters
in the video. Bob is a magnificent Beta fish who
dances in his bowl when he sees his Catherine
through the glass. He is ill. We hope they dance...

WHAT YOU DOIN' WID THAT TWISTY-TIE?

Coconut here. Don't know what the boyZ been talking about and don't wanna know.

We lady sows are above it. I intend to remain positive and wait for YumYum to bring

home the #1 Book Award he has been promising us for weeks. Then eat it!



GO, ERIC, GO!

Recently, YumYum and Eric experienced a major breakthrough in their brotherhood when Eric actually - for the first time since high mountain soul-searching hiking with YumYum last year - used the word "piggy" instead of "hamster." We were deeply touched. Delighted the whole herd!
Normally, we are happy for our friends when they win awards. But, in light of Eric's grace under fire (YumYum was ready for another backpacking trip with Eric and he was PACKIN'!) we realize that we are really excited and WANT HIM TO WIN
The San Diego Book Awards Association FIRST PRIZE for "Molly the Owl." YumYum and the herd sending our Eric a big SHOUT OUT and YOU GO, SURFER DUDE! and can hardly wait to see the award he promised to send YumYum to make up for all the hamster jokes.

As we said, "grace under fire." And we want TOP award, Eric, so get on it!

Sincerely Your Friend,
YumYum and his pet slave

P.S. for those of you on pins and needles about last night's "DIY Procedure" YumYum came out of it with a clean bottom, a nice mani/pedi, lots of love, and...well, one look at the site and no crime was committed because the smell alone was too scary. Eric, this has nothing to do with you, so do NOT read anything but this post, please. Otherwise...

WHAT? YOU WROTE ABOUT - WHAT?!

There are times my good looks get mom sidetracked from where ON me she looks...and, judging from her pathetic attempt at "Do It Yourself Fecal Anal Impaction Removal" I shall remain beautiful. Nobody un-impacts MacNutPie!

In fact, I may even propose to Coconut...planning a cavy wedding would keep mom's idle mind out of the gutter and into June pet wedding magazines; yeah, think I gonna do it...who doesn't love a June wedding? Besides Coconut...she been bossy lately, but I find it an attractive quality, a liberated sow who knows her mind and ain't afraid to express h'self!

Would a twisty-tie suffice as a toe-ring engagement ring?

FECAL IMPACT!

Guinea Lynx :: Impaction

^^^W.H.A.T. the ^^^?!

Or, the "We Is In Trouble NOW Event of 2011."

This what mom think she gonna do, her very

first Do It Yourself project...couldn't she just make

a popsickle-stick-puppet or something artsy?

Nope, she gonna clean up places never meant
for cleaning...All 'cause YumYum got an infarction -

{EDITOR: "Impaction, an anal impacation, dear."}

Dear Lord:  RAPTURE US - NOW!

Nothing Good Can Come From This...

"Psssst! Taj, is it safe to come out?"
"She gonna get ya one way or the other, so you may as well.
Or, better yet, stay in the pigloo; more hay for me."
"No, seriously, is she around?"
"She's lying down. But it's only to gain the strength and
energy for the You Know What!"
"This is all YumYum's fault, y'know, him and his stupis
anal impactions...always had 'em, why can't she just take
him to the vet like she always does?
"Ain't got the energy, this gonna be a genuine DIY project..."
"We are in SO MUCH TROUBLE NOW!"
"Ya think? It's gonna be nasty. Worse than what she got
growing in that fridge! Even all those flies can smell it...
hasn't emptied the thing in how many days?"
"You're in denial, Taj, this isn't about the fridge. This is
all the Internet's fault, that she thinks she gonna be able to
Do This Herself!"
"Ain't gonna let her, that's all."
"How you gonna stop her?"
"I dunno yet, thinkin' about it, though, gonna find a way."
"Until you do I goin' back in. Lemme know when she AWAKENS."
"No worries, it'll be awhile."
"YumYum gonna get it now, gonna get it bad, real bad, he know yet?"
"Nope."
"Good."
"Yup."
"Nothing good can come from a Do It Yourself Fecal Impaction Procedure
at home with warm water and mineral oil, she don't even know the difference
between our...y'know...and our...y'know."
"Nope, she don't."
"She gonna find out real fast, though, don't ya think?"
"Yup! REAL FAST! YumYum loves her like crazy, but he ain't goin' for a home
fecal impaction oil & lube, know that f'sure!"
"Yeah, think he'll bite her?"
"Dunno, that was an accident. He was gunnin' for Bear the Beaver Pig and she
stuck her hand between them and got it! But he didn't mean to bite her."
"What you think he gonna do?"
"Dunno, depends...ain't gonna be nice, ain't gonna smell nice, ain't nothing nice
gonna come of it, especially cuz she read she needs to keep all our bums clean and
free of poo pieces, hay, litter, and stuff...with warm water and mineral oil and -
sigh...we is in big trouble."
"Roger that, big, smelly, nasty trouble, cuz she gonna find things back there they don't even
mention online...I know cuz I can feel 'em!"
"And that why she doin' it, my BROTHER, THAT WHY WE ALL GETTING A BUTT BATH,
likes it or not, our time is nigh."

oh my.