Category A Little Personal

Thursday – A Little Personal – Tempeste Learns Something

“Tempeste, what are you doing?” “There is something in the cross-vine.” “Don’t be silly. The only things in those vines are lizards and birds.” “I think there’s some kind of creepy crawly up there.” “You’d better get off that rickety fence.” “Lizards could be classified as creepy crawly.” “Hold on. I’m coming.” “I think we […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – The Puma and the Panther

“The panther catches the puma off guard.” “The puma reacts as an always-ready warrior.” “The panther gets a jaw lock on the puma.” “The puma thumps the panther on the head.” “The panther breaks the puma’s hold.” “The puma readies for the next attack.” “Another jaw lock by the panther.” “A ferocious roar by the […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Deal with Exhaustion

“Twiggy. I’m exhausted.” “What’s the matter?” “Mom took me to Lowe’s, and I’m worn out.” “Oh, poor you. You’ve got to go to Lowe’s.” “I know. All those people adoring me and the treats.” “Yes, the horror.” “I’m starting to recover.” “Oh, I would take the rest of the day. One can’t be too careful.” […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Miss Mom.

“She’s really gone?” “Well, for a while, Tempeste.” “Where’d she go?” “Daughter is fostering a dog and had to go on a trip, so Mom is babysitting.” “How long is she going to be gone?” “Till Sunday.”     “Till Sunday? You know how long that is?” “Yeah, it’s four days.” “We could die by […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste

” “What is that, Twiggy?” “What is what?” “That sound.” “Hmm. If I didn’t know better, I would say it’s a 3.2-liter truck engine.” “How far away do you think it is?” “I figure it is leaving the FedEx warehouse in Austin.” “I wonder how long it will take to get here?” “I’m not a […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Have a Snowman Toy

“What’s your favorite part of playing with snowmen, Twiggy?” “I like pulling his arms. A nice twisted cord with a knot at the end.” “I like making him squeak till everyone in the house wonders what’s going on.” “That’s okay till you get to the stuffing and the squeaker is out.” “Oh yeah. Then all […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste in the Jungle

“The Panther looks over and sees two victims. A hapless Puma or helpless chicken.” “Brother, so the drama begins.” The Panther decides it will be Chicken Licken for lunch.” “Nice illiteration there, Panther.” “The Panther decides to take her prey to the mountain top for a peaceful meal.” “Where else is there to go? No […]

Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Discuss Stalking

“I can smell you, Tempeste.” “That’s not a nice thing to say.” “Well, when someone is trying to sneak up on someone else, you have to go downwind.” “What does downwind mean?” “Your scent carries with the wind, so you have to move to where the wind is blowing at your face, not your rear.” […]

Thursday – A little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste View the World II

I made a scheduling error yesterday. Rather than pull the post, I let it run for two days. Sorry for any confusion “What’s it look like out there?” “Sunny but cool.” “See any deer?” “No, they have all moved off to another place.” They’ll be back. Then the bark-a -thon can begin. “I’m saving my […]

Wednesday and Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste View the World

As you can see, I’ve made a scheduling error. Rather than pull the post, I’ll let it run for the two days. Sorry for any confusion. “What’s it look like out there?” “Sunny but cool.” “See any deer?” “No, they have all moved off to another place.” They’ll be back. Then the bark-a -thon can […]