Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy with Toys

~ John W. Howell

“Hey, Lucy. Want to play tug ‘o war?”

“Umm, I was thinking more about who can keep their eyes closed the longest.”

“Oh, come on. This thing is fun. It is almost indestructible.”

“It is the ‘almost’ part that worries me.”

“So that’s a ‘no’ then?”

“I guess we could consider it. What else is there?”

“We could go outside and hunt pumas.”

“We just did that. Besides, I don’t think it is puma hunting season.”

“Well, let me see. We could always play with cheeseburger.”

“You put your tooth through the squeaker. Now it doesn’t make any noise.”

“Where did I put that big chuck-it ball?

“It’s in the basket. You need someone to throw it, though. Remember the opposable thumb lesson from school?”

“Yeah, okay. Looks like it is break time.”

“Oh, come on. Look at all these toys. Surely you can find one to play with.”

“I made several suggestions, and you rejected them all. Also, don’t call me Shirley.”

“I merely pointed out some of the pitfalls of your suggestions.”

“Okay then. You make a few suggestions, and I’ll do the pitfall point-out job.”

“I guess you have a point. Okay, whatever you say to play with we’ll play.”

“I bet I can keep my eyes closed longer than you.”

131 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy with Toys”

  12. Kids and pets. The toys are endless, and the never seem to be what they want.

    Love the shout-out to Leslie Nielson. And I adore how Twiggy always has puma-hunting in mind. But I’m with Lucy… the closed-eye game is a favorite of mine.

    Give the girls belly rubs from me.

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  17. Ah, the girls are at it again. The squeakless cheeseburger shows promise. Glad to hear they are still puma-hunting. Maybe they can find a Texas yak – an animal my daughter, when she was still fairly young, insisted existed.

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  18. These two act like my Monkey — baskets full of toys lying all around the house, yet somehow, I’ve been chosen as the Entertainment Committee. Why aren’t toys any fun unless I’m playing with them, too? Great story, John. Here’s hoping puma-hunting season arrives soon!

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        2. She’s very glamorous, that cow’a mine. I love the Lana Turner story about her daughter acing her Mafioso lover, Johnny Stompanato. You couldn’t write something like that, and that name alone. So Hammett, so Chandler.

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  25. I say! Mr. Eel has returned back! Hurrah! Toy season opening at the Twiggy Resort has passed without any disorder. Lucy-cius is as imperturbable as a rock. Thank you, dear John!
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🍤🍤🍤🍻

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  26. What a fun visit with the girls, John.
    It’s great that Twiggy can use those stairs. When my cats started getting older I bought a similar set — they wouldn’t touch them, I think because of the “give” in the foam. Now Crystal finally agreed to use some that are like foldable storage boxes. Not very sturdy, but apparently more cat-acceptable than the others. Who knows… I’m only the human servant. 😉 Hugs on the wing.

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  37. Hahaha!
    Love those closed eye contests.

    Good news Lucy and Twiggy! I suggested to your dad that he turn the Mosler into a grassy hill with flowers, for the puma to hide behind.
    This should give you an attack advantage while the puma is stalking you.
    This is for you 2 – xoxo🐆xoxo (no puma emoji… only leopard)
    Dad – 🐂

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      1. xoxoPUMAxoxo
        The ox is a terribly underrated animal. I’ll bet they are even more over looked in emoji ville. As the ox is a slow but steady animal, it is gaining the 💋s again.

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        19. Rats! Thought I could slip one by you!
          The sponge has slipped to #3. However, Marina hasn’t done an Anmar post today. Just watch 🧽 go to #1 when she does! Go 💋

          This race will take awhile. Laps aplenty!

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  39. I think they could do with travel to India to get them to expand their horizons beyond pumas and get some more excitement. 8 cheetahs have recently been imported from Namibia to seed a species that went extinct here some seventy years back. But then, they could go to Namibia as well 🙂

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