Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempest Hanging Out.

~ John W. Howell

“Twiggy. Let’s hit the backyard.”

“That does sound good. What should we play?”

“We could do the Panther and Puma hunting game.”

“We haven’t done that for quite a long time.”

“I know. So what will it take to see some movement on your side?”

“The Puma is resting at the highest part of the hill looking over the valley.”

“Hey Puma. You better not scare the folks like last time.”

“Don’t worry. The puma has more sense than to jump into the valley.”

“Okay. I left a leaf here when I came in last time.”

“You aren’t supposed to be eating leaves. I’ll bet Mom picked it up.”

“Makes me wonder how she knows it’s there. I also had a stick over here.”

“Are we going to play Panther and Puma, or will you continue talking about leaves and sticks?”

“I don’t know how you feel when your stuff disappears, but it is unnerving.”

“For heaven’s sake. Those leaves and sticks aren’t your stuff. They are forbidden fruit.”

“I would  like to see how you react if someone took your leaves.”

“Oh, brother. Do you know if you stopped eating sticks and leaves, we would have the run of the yard?”

“Hey, Mom. Is that true?”

“Is what true?”

“If I stop eating sticks and leaves, would we have the run of the yard?”

“Absolutely true.”

“Told ya, Tempeste. Why don’t you give them up?”

“I don’t have a good reason, Twiggy. I think I’m addicted.”

“Hello, leaves and sticks intervention.”

106 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempest Hanging Out.”

  8. So you’re saying twigs and leaves are Tempeste’s version of my reaction to ice cream? You’d better watch her; given the absence of real twigs, she might try gnawing on Twiggy’s leg.

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    1. Ha ha ha. Yes, Tempeste looks at leaves and twigs like ice cream treats. She has plenty of stuff to chew, but I guess it would be like commonplace as opposed to forbidden temptation. Thanks, Linda.

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  15. Tempeste, I agree with you. When my stuff disappears it’s quite unnerving too. We women like our things. Twiggy might just be over it, if you know what I mean. Age does that. Don’t tell her I said that.

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  17. The girls give me such a big smile each week. I would love to see a leaves and sticks intervention. I hope they eventually got to the puma and panther game. Belly rubs to both of them!

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  23. It doesn’t seem to matter how much we buy them to chew on — they prefer the things they’re NOT supposed to eat (like the Monk and the grape). Sort of reminds me of how many kids would rather play with an empty cardboard box than the toy that came within it.

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  24. Lots of funnies in this episode. Their (your) dialogue is quite convincing and entertaining. Thank you, John.

    “… what will it take to see some movement on your side” lol

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  26. Intervention… LOL. You reminded me of a great veterinarian I had ages ago. He told me about a dog-patient whose owner couldn’t keep from eating rocks. The dog ate a bellyful of rocks (he said you could even see the shapes of the rocks because there were so many) and the vet had to do surgery. Then it went right back to eating rocks. But I digress — thanks for a fun visit with the girls, John. Hugs.

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  37. Tempeste, you must not eat leaves and twigs!

    I understand, they can be quite tasty, as I enjoy a good leaf myself every once in awhile.

    Like Twiggy says, then you can have the run of the yard, and I urge you to avoid an intervention!

    Hello to dad!

    O🍂 O🍂 O🍂 O🍂

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