Well Amigos the old woman Slow was busy with the camera yesterday – clicking away for our annual Christmas pictures. Sweet Jesus. Not a good choice of phrases I guess at this time of year – or maybe the best. We are anxiously awaiting an update from Navasota on the plight of the Church’s outdoor Nativity Scene where the Baby Jesus has been missing for the past two seasons. Check the archives for those crime stories. As soon as our loyal follower Church Organist lets us know the situation, we will send the news to cyberspace.
Tennis Ball Obsessed Chelsea
Born Dec 10, 2005 – 8 years and 50 pounds ago
Spike, the Texas Dog
Rescued by the Little Women of Worsham Street two years ago
Main claim to Fame: Fence Jumper
Oh, yeah – we’re missing two this year
Smokey Lonesome Ollie and Paw Licker Annie
Thankfully, one of our Favorite Amigas, the Wayside Artist, drew these portraits for us so I’d always remember my best brother and sister
I can’t even look at them yet
Well Sports Fans I’ve got my letter ready for Santa and here it goes:
Dear Santa,
Bring it! Whatever you got for the Baddest Dog on the Internet – that’s what I’m asking for – will leave treats out for you downstairs on Christmas Eve, you old Coot.
Ho Ho Ho,
The Red Man
P.S. Don’t forget I’ve got Peeps who’ll be checking on you.
Get me outta here Percy, I’ve got a letter to mail…
Red's Rants and Raves 
You are all looking mighty fine this festive season. So sad you’re missing two of your number. Red Man, we do believe you might get the biggest hoard of presents from Santa this year – how often does he get an honest letter?! 😀
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Yes, you’re absolutely correct – The Red Man is expecting quite the lot of Christmas treats this year – and we hope Santa makes it across the Pont to our best Amigos at the Animal Couriers!! Sometimes honesty is a bit of a shocker, but then who cares?? 🙂
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Love the portrait, Sheila.
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Thank you so very much, Don. We do, too. Merry Christmas to you in South Africa!!
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And to you. I’m actually in London spending Christmas there.
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Ah, excellent news – we hope London is just where you wanted to be!
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I have a feeling that you would prefer not to share the limelight , Red Man, but I must tell you that is a stunning photo of Tennis Ball Obsessed Chelsea. Mommy wants to know what conditioner she uses to get that gorgeous shine on her coat. P.S. I hope she’s not sticking that pretty pink tongue out at you. 😉
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Well, thank you very much Miss Harper Lee for the compliment for TBO Chelsea, but reassure your Mommy that TBOC NEVER gets to go to the beauty parlor. Oh my goodness, no. She wouldn’t know how to act, I’m afraid. So she goes au natural and she and Spike have the best coats of any of the Pack.
As for the pink tongue, she was probably trying to capture a morsel of food on her nose. 🙂
Have a great weekend!!
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I loved your letter at Santa, Red Man. Hope the Coot brings you lots of treats…MOL.. 😀 What a beautiful portrait. I can imagine that it still hurts to look at them, Red Man. Granny’s dog is gone for 10 years now, but always when she looks at a photo, or talks about her, I see tears in her eyes 😦 Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend 🙂
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Pawkisses back at ya, angelswhisper! Please tell your Granny we’re all doing our best to make the Holidays full of Fa la la this year and we hope the same for all of you!! Paw Snaps and Twirls to you for hanging in there with us!! 🙂
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Once again Ma is a day late and a dollar short! Great Christmas photo ops! We love the Santa hat bandannas. Way cool!!! Cassie P and I are thinking we might like those. 😀
Thank you, thank you for showing us the how the portraits look all together. The framing is super awesome! Ma was a beast when she was painting Annie and Ollie, especially near the end because this was “so important for Slow and Pretty.” We had to be very, very quiet because SHE COULDN’T HEAR HERSELF THINK! I did steal one of her paint brushes, an expensive sable hair one, just to get attention. Holy Milkbones, was Ma ever hot! I dropped it after two runs around the downstairs.
We hope everyone is feeling a little better and wish you all kinds of love!
Poppy, Cassie Potatoes, and the old Crackpot
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Greetings, Poppy, CP and the old CP…
We are all so very happy that you like the framing of your Ma’s work!! It hangs in the main room just as you walk in the front door at Casa de Canterbury so all the world will see. Several friends came over to play cards this week and were smitten with the paintings!
Pretty is getting much better but remains busy, busy at Mast with little time to rest. Slow is at her version of 100% so all is well.
Wishing you and all of yours lots of love from a very wet South tonight!
The Red Man
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