We love you, Yum-Yum...
Panda's First Smile
PandaPig's First Smile!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
IN THE LAP OF LUXURY: A WHOLE NEW WORLD REVEALS ITSELF!
The "Arrival" via Big Box!
The Installation...
Comfort and Joy?
(ya KIDDING?!)
Habitat now fully stocked with
even more Pirate booty!
So, Yeah, comfort, joy...
Oh-So-Soft & Warm
as nights grow cooler.
(ya KIDDING?!)
Habitat now fully stocked with
even more Pirate booty!
So, Yeah, comfort, joy...
Oh-So-Soft & Warm
as nights grow cooler.
Yours still on it's way in
Box #2, Little Grasshopper.
Still on the way...
{P.S> due to difficulty typing, am not responding to emails
because of never-endless typos. DO want you all to know how grateful
we are and that Yum-Yum's Habitat in the Lap of Luxury sits sandwiched
between my bed and the three other piggy Habitats, so he can
remain the UNCONTESTED Pirate of ALL He Surveys;
apprentice Pirate-in-Training-Squirrel's Mohawk
continues to grow defiantly from his lion mane down
his soft back: THIS PLEASES YUM-YUM no end, who
SEES THIS AS A definitive SIGN of Successor-Ship.
MAY CHAOS REIGN SUPREME!}
Box #2, Little Grasshopper.
Still on the way...
{P.S> due to difficulty typing, am not responding to emails
because of never-endless typos. DO want you all to know how grateful
we are and that Yum-Yum's Habitat in the Lap of Luxury sits sandwiched
between my bed and the three other piggy Habitats, so he can
remain the UNCONTESTED Pirate of ALL He Surveys;
apprentice Pirate-in-Training-Squirrel's Mohawk
continues to grow defiantly from his lion mane down
his soft back: THIS PLEASES YUM-YUM no end, who
SEES THIS AS A definitive SIGN of Successor-Ship.
MAY CHAOS REIGN SUPREME!}
Friday, October 5, 2012
A Fun Place for Watermelon!
"We are sweet
our life's complete
and we are very happy.
but nothing can compete
with watermelon."
~ original Haiku by Bhindi
~*~
Yum-Yum: The Good, The Beautiful, The Heartbreaking...
Today the first of two big boxes
full of Custom Cavy Floors arrived
from Jen's Custom Crafts (see on
Blogs We Read) and they are so
amazing that I WANT A BIG ONE
TO PUT ON MY OWN BED!
THANK YOU ALL WHO DONATED
TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, THEY
ARE BEYOND AMESOME!
Yum-Yum is the first recipient of a brand new, large
Habitat area with his floors newly installed and he absolutely loves it!
Since he is now living on soft, plush, cushy, moisture-wicking pastel pink & blue pads instead of dark
litter made of recycled paper, I was able to see his pee for the first time, because his snuggle blanket is too colorful to see the little "Hi, Mom!" surprises he leaves. Today the vet told me to continue with his antibiotics for the bladder stone and Urinary Tract Infection, but to take him off his pain meds.
He loves his new home so much the first order of business, of course, was to pee in it, on the pastel pink floor.
To my horror, all that he left was blood. Not pink blood, not some blood, not dark red blood, but blood.
He is too old for the stone to be removed yet I would not choose that option anyway for its high mortality rate under anesthesia.
My understanding is these stones can be excruciatingly painful (our semi-feral rescue cat Sami had one, too, but it was safely removed, she was young at the time, and she is a cat.)
So...friends. There is no cure. And the antibiotics only appear to be keeping him eating, drinking, and comfortable. But the outcome of bladder stones in guinea pigs usually results in fatality.
All of you who generously donated enough for all the guinea pigs to live this comfortably: you have given my boy, our oldest surviving Pirate, the most comfortable hospice care possible and I cannot express my gratitude through the tears.
We transition once more from Sanctuary to Hospice, as we did at the beginning of the year.
Yum-Yum will be "sheltering in place" adjacent to my bed so I can reach in and pet him frequently, even on days I cannot get out of bed. My bed is low, on a futon, so Yum-Yum's new home is easy to reach into.
Jen did an absolutely astonishing job
with your donations, and there has never been
greater need than now to receive them!
So, yes: we enter fall and winter much the same
way we entered the New Year. Except that now I
will also "Shelter-in-Place" and not go to
the Hospital. We shall remain together this time
because we've discovered tragically what
happens when we do not, cannot.
Thank you for letting me keep you up to date with
my profound gratitude, noting that you and Jen's timing could not have been more perfect!
And the cage liners she made us with your love
and her own, for she has become a friend,
are simply magnificent; each made individually
by hand, from you to us.
Thank you, Jen. Thank you, readers.
~*~
MANY of you have made other donations, quite generous ones. We are fully stocked now thanks to you and require nothing more than the most you can offer up and this we do unashamedly request:
your prayers and love.
These we desperately need now more than ever.
Chana
full of Custom Cavy Floors arrived
from Jen's Custom Crafts (see on
Blogs We Read) and they are so
amazing that I WANT A BIG ONE
TO PUT ON MY OWN BED!
THANK YOU ALL WHO DONATED
TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, THEY
ARE BEYOND AMESOME!
Yum-Yum is the first recipient of a brand new, large
Habitat area with his floors newly installed and he absolutely loves it!
Since he is now living on soft, plush, cushy, moisture-wicking pastel pink & blue pads instead of dark
litter made of recycled paper, I was able to see his pee for the first time, because his snuggle blanket is too colorful to see the little "Hi, Mom!" surprises he leaves. Today the vet told me to continue with his antibiotics for the bladder stone and Urinary Tract Infection, but to take him off his pain meds.
He loves his new home so much the first order of business, of course, was to pee in it, on the pastel pink floor.
To my horror, all that he left was blood. Not pink blood, not some blood, not dark red blood, but blood.
He is too old for the stone to be removed yet I would not choose that option anyway for its high mortality rate under anesthesia.
My understanding is these stones can be excruciatingly painful (our semi-feral rescue cat Sami had one, too, but it was safely removed, she was young at the time, and she is a cat.)
So...friends. There is no cure. And the antibiotics only appear to be keeping him eating, drinking, and comfortable. But the outcome of bladder stones in guinea pigs usually results in fatality.
All of you who generously donated enough for all the guinea pigs to live this comfortably: you have given my boy, our oldest surviving Pirate, the most comfortable hospice care possible and I cannot express my gratitude through the tears.
We transition once more from Sanctuary to Hospice, as we did at the beginning of the year.
Yum-Yum will be "sheltering in place" adjacent to my bed so I can reach in and pet him frequently, even on days I cannot get out of bed. My bed is low, on a futon, so Yum-Yum's new home is easy to reach into.
Jen did an absolutely astonishing job
with your donations, and there has never been
greater need than now to receive them!
So, yes: we enter fall and winter much the same
way we entered the New Year. Except that now I
will also "Shelter-in-Place" and not go to
the Hospital. We shall remain together this time
because we've discovered tragically what
happens when we do not, cannot.
Thank you for letting me keep you up to date with
my profound gratitude, noting that you and Jen's timing could not have been more perfect!
And the cage liners she made us with your love
and her own, for she has become a friend,
are simply magnificent; each made individually
by hand, from you to us.
Thank you, Jen. Thank you, readers.
~*~
MANY of you have made other donations, quite generous ones. We are fully stocked now thanks to you and require nothing more than the most you can offer up and this we do unashamedly request:
your prayers and love.
These we desperately need now more than ever.
Chana
Thursday, October 4, 2012
too much rain-carole king - YouTube
too much rain-carole king - YouTube
Dedicated to a very special friend
only learning to let people know
how much pain she is in.
i love you. thanks for sending this.
we both have traumatic brain
injury so you'll laugh knowing I think i had this album but do not remember having ever heard this song before! funny/sad...friend, please stop saying you are fine.
Love will come from places you
never expected.
I speak from experience.
Honestly showing our vulnerability is terrifying.
But the payoff comes from those angels who broke a wing,
fell to earth,
and will befriend you
in your darkest hours.
Some will be animals, some will be birds...
Some will even be human.
Dedicated to a very special friend
only learning to let people know
how much pain she is in.
i love you. thanks for sending this.
we both have traumatic brain
injury so you'll laugh knowing I think i had this album but do not remember having ever heard this song before! funny/sad...friend, please stop saying you are fine.
Love will come from places you
never expected.
I speak from experience.
Honestly showing our vulnerability is terrifying.
But the payoff comes from those angels who broke a wing,
fell to earth,
and will befriend you
in your darkest hours.
Some will be animals, some will be birds...
Some will even be human.
It's called HUMANITY.
Readers here have it.
I'll share mine with you if
you send me a vegan
waffle with strawberries
and a steaming cup
of chai with two
shots of espresso.
love you.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
YOU NEVER SAW THIS!
medication can take an entire
YEAR before it's really out of
your system and we are marching
into Week
Sunshine, and a Bowl of Cherries!
"No, seriously Squirrel, how
IS MOM DOING?
WE CARE.
(REALLY.)
What? I do SO look sincere!"
(REALLY.)
What? I do SO look sincere!"
(even mom's fave-O-fave, Adele, cares!)
"Eh, ya might not wanner be
askin' that question exactly
now...
She was last seen in my
dressing room and - PFTutttt!!!
HA! OMG! WHATTA -
Oh, is the mic on?
Wah-HA! BETTA SHUT UP
ME OWN PIE-HOLE
THEN, 'AVEN'T I?
WAAH!$!!@##^+"21"
AND I THOUGHT
I WAS A BLOODY MESS?!"
"Eh, ya might not wanner be
askin' that question exactly
now...
She was last seen in my
dressing room and - PFTutttt!!!
HA! OMG! WHATTA -
Oh, is the mic on?
Wah-HA! BETTA SHUT UP
ME OWN PIE-HOLE
THEN, 'AVEN'T I?
WAAH!$!!@##^+"21"
AND I THOUGHT
I WAS A BLOODY MESS?!"
Peter-Peanut weighs in:
"THANKS FOR THE WARNING,
ADELE: EPIC FAIL!
WE STILL SAW HER.
NOW WE REFUSE TO SEE
THE NEW JAMES BOND FILM
YOU RECORDED THE SOUNDTRACK TO: YA!
YOU THINK WE DUNNO
WHAT YOU'RE UP TO?!"
"THANKS FOR THE WARNING,
ADELE: EPIC FAIL!
WE STILL SAW HER.
NOW WE REFUSE TO SEE
THE NEW JAMES BOND FILM
YOU RECORDED THE SOUNDTRACK TO: YA!
YOU THINK WE DUNNO
WHAT YOU'RE UP TO?!"
OMG! OMG! OMG!
NOBODY APPROVED THIS MESSAGE! NOBODY EVAH WILL!
NEVAH! EVAH! NOW, MOVE,
I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE -
BOYS, YA WITH ME?"
Wheek! Wheek! Wheek! Wheek!
NEVAH! EVAH! NOW, MOVE,
I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE -
BOYS, YA WITH ME?"
Wheek! Wheek! Wheek! Wheek!
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Precious Baby Boy, Yum-Yum After Taking Meds On My Lap
Two-Cuddle Days Now, not bad, huh?
For an old Pirate like me.
(Squirrel makes me laugh!)
We still aren't sure he's a guinea pig,
we think he just came without a tail, and mom
assumed: baby guinea pig...Tra-La-La, but who cares?
We love him and he makes a fine Baby Pirate,
reminds me of a certain little Mohawked trouble-maker
groomed personally by PandaPig himself!
And that would be none other than Yours Truly.
TRULY!
For an old Pirate like me.
(Squirrel makes me laugh!)
We still aren't sure he's a guinea pig,
we think he just came without a tail, and mom
assumed: baby guinea pig...Tra-La-La, but who cares?
We love him and he makes a fine Baby Pirate,
reminds me of a certain little Mohawked trouble-maker
groomed personally by PandaPig himself!
And that would be none other than Yours Truly.
TRULY!
Monday, October 1, 2012
SO SHAKE IT UP, BABY! Baby SQUIRREL! Twist and SHOUT!
I STOLE PETER-PEANUT'S
LETTUCE!
LETTUCE!
GOTTA SHAKE IT ALL
ABOUT!
ABOUT!
OH! i'm still a baby and
now i done wore m'self
out.
Who is "Woody Woodpecker"
and why they callin' me that
then laughing so hard they fall
down on they's backs gigglin'
till they's bellies ache?
Well, i don't like it!
(or do i? who he?
like James Bond?)
i'm only trying to make
mommy laugh.
she got sick today
and might have to
go to the hospital.
me and Yum-Yum,
we got it! if she go for
a day or two, we gonna
parTAY down.
(what parTAY mean?
why does everybody make
fun of me cuz i still little?)
~*~
p.s. being sick is making mom really, really mad now so that makes
her take her drumsticks and turn on the music in the car on the way
home and play on the steering wheel so if you read the posts on
HoneyAntDreamer, (our secret blog, don't tell anyone) and it
sounds like we're all having a real party, we aren't.
In reality, we are trying to survive, or mom is, and today when
she told her doctor we are her Therapy Animals, she really meant it.
now i done wore m'self
out.
Who is "Woody Woodpecker"
and why they callin' me that
then laughing so hard they fall
down on they's backs gigglin'
till they's bellies ache?
Well, i don't like it!
(or do i? who he?
like James Bond?)
i'm only trying to make
mommy laugh.
she got sick today
and might have to
go to the hospital.
me and Yum-Yum,
we got it! if she go for
a day or two, we gonna
parTAY down.
(what parTAY mean?
why does everybody make
fun of me cuz i still little?)
~*~
p.s. being sick is making mom really, really mad now so that makes
her take her drumsticks and turn on the music in the car on the way
home and play on the steering wheel so if you read the posts on
HoneyAntDreamer, (our secret blog, don't tell anyone) and it
sounds like we're all having a real party, we aren't.
In reality, we are trying to survive, or mom is, and today when
she told her doctor we are her Therapy Animals, she really meant it.
Mom, I Really Think a Haircut Would Cheer You UP! Just Look How Happy I AM!
Take this photo and tell her you want
to look just like me!
VOILA!
Honest, you're beautiful, too.
Just need a new "do" and watch the
sun smile down upon us all in heaps
of fall happiness.
MOM: "My precious darling, I already
look like you. I need a latte."
"A whadda-whadda?"
"You'll learn soon enough, Little Grasshopper,
you'll learn soon enough."
"Then, mom, can we listen to that music on
the Radio again? My favorite song was the
Symphony playing "When Johnny Comes Munching Home."
You betcha, Sweetie.
~*~
to look just like me!
VOILA!
Honest, you're beautiful, too.
Just need a new "do" and watch the
sun smile down upon us all in heaps
of fall happiness.
MOM: "My precious darling, I already
look like you. I need a latte."
"A whadda-whadda?"
"You'll learn soon enough, Little Grasshopper,
you'll learn soon enough."
"Then, mom, can we listen to that music on
the Radio again? My favorite song was the
Symphony playing "When Johnny Comes Munching Home."
You betcha, Sweetie.
~*~
Friday, September 28, 2012
My Comfort, Our New Love
Little Squirrel Having Breakfast in Bed.
We just discovered how much he loves
classical music!
Yum-Yum and the herd are happy
and soon I will be out of bed, too.
We still believe everyone
needs a little Squirrel now and then!
(although it's true I dream he has a bushy tail...)
Love,
us
~*~
We just discovered how much he loves
classical music!
Yum-Yum and the herd are happy
and soon I will be out of bed, too.
We still believe everyone
needs a little Squirrel now and then!
(although it's true I dream he has a bushy tail...)
Love,
us
~*~
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Bellingham volunteer pilots fly rescue missions to save two dogs | Local News | The Bellingham Herald
Bellingham volunteer pilots fly rescue missions to save two dogs | Local News | The Bellingham Herald
We're taking a little break.
^^^Read for Hope, Happiness, and Joy!^^^
Before taking a brief time-out from being online, we want to leave you with this heartwarming, true story featured on the front page of today's
Bellingham Herald!
Most media outlets break news that only creates fear, divisiveness, and is enough to cause anyone to believe we live in a world on fire with hatred.
Most media outlets break news that only creates fear, divisiveness, and is enough to cause anyone to believe we live in a world on fire with hatred.
Guess what? Those are words. THESE are pilots.
Real people. This is selfless service, called Seva in Hindi, this is ACTION SAVING LIVES!
And this is their inspiring, true story!
See ya soon! Love you all.
Yum-Yum, Bhindi, Vinny-Guinea,
Peter-Peanut, & adorable Squirrel.
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