The esteemed Sir Roo Longtail celebrated his second birthday on or about June 13, 2023. We freed our little Roogele from the hoosegow on August 5, 2021. He’d been wandering the streets, homeless, hungry, and had been attacked by a ruthless gang of bloodthirsty ticks. Now he’s the tall, dark, and handsome defender of Bunnytown from all things cat, skunk, bird, lizard — Wait! Did Draymond just bite my lizard friend’s tail off? Oh, it’s okay? It can just drop off its tail like that? Whew! Dray, why do you have to be so mean?
BetsyMoo at her most inspirational moment?
BetsyMoo was a cow Betsy cannot speak just now
BetsyMoo has lost her head Betsy is what we call dead
Once a well-crafted toy Made to bring a child joy
Purpose served, sweet BetsyMoo Was loved to pieces by our Roo
BetsyMoo and Roo before the next round of violent joyThankfully, Roo refuses to check out my blog ever since the host/platform changed its name from WordPress to whatever the lightning bolt thing stands for, I forget. Dogs are amazing and incredibly forgiving and I adore them, but truly unconditional love? Nope. Roo should never see this, y’all!You can’t help but see the moon in his eye now, eh? That’s a golf ball in his mouth, btw. If you could just throw it without him letting go, that’d be great!Massage along the dotted line, if you would. Thanks.
Over a year of “quarantine” together can really test a relationship, even after 35 years of committed coupledom through better and worse. Recently, the man has presented me with the opportunity to feel the love — instead of/more than the irritation.
I guess I won’t kill him just yet.
1. He declared a gorgeous Black woman stunning! Very early on, he told me he didn’t find Black women attractive. Was nearly a deal-breaker for me, despite knowing of the bigoted environment of his childhood(+), coupled with our collective culture that doesn’t honor Black women for their beauty. And brains. Et cetera.
2. In a calm and loving voice he clearly explained to our younger dog, age 2 years and 11 months, why she should abandon her efforts to widen the hole she started under the couch cushion. Though she looked as if she understood him as well as a toddler, she has, in fact, stopped attacking the couch.
3. He is very excited that our vehicle is destined to be on screen, clearly — maybe even prominently — in a season 6 episode of Better Call Saul. He is practically ecstatic that he’s been involved in 1 or 2 episodes each of seasons 2–6 of BCS. Below is a still of him in action on the tee-vee.
4. He started watching the movie Queen & Slim without me and loved it so much he knew he had to hold off watching more until we could enjoy it together. (Film is amazing, intense, and possibly best enjoyed with a loved one.)
5. While reflecting on Easter holidays, he said, “I was severely Catholic as a kid.” Now we can’t stop playing with Severely Catholic. Band name? Clothing line? Dog-training method? Pasta sauce!
That’s my man under the big, red arrow. So handsome!
My Good Wolf 