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March Madness II ~ Being Green~ A Backstory Holiday Tale
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“Bette, I have something for you, too,” Kit had said tentatively as she reached to the floor and lifted a box with a black leather cover that matched Angelica’s. She had placed it on the table and opened it to reveal adult-sized contents that mirrored Angelica’s. Kit had looked at Bette with apprehension. Bette had reached out to gently touch the pastels, and then had looked up at Kit. She wore the adoring expression that was reserved for Kit.
The exchange had puzzled Tina, and she had assumed that it was yet another Porter family eccentricity. She had meant to ask Bette what it meant, but she had forgotten. She planned on asking that night.
Mother and daughter drew shamrocks to decorate the house for their party, consulting one another on the appropriate shades of green and how best to outline the stems.
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“What is he doing up there?” Red asked, though he didn’t expect an answer.
“Shut up,” his sister Silver Leaf snarled. “Leave the boy alone.”
“C’mon. He’s got his paws on that table and he’s staring at whatever they are doing.”
“What harm it is?”
“He’s forgetting how to be a wolf. He’s staring at something in two dimensions and wolves do not see in two dimentsions.
Silver Leaf thought for a moment, “Maybe Cranky Hunter is teaching him to hunt.
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Trouble had moved so that his front paws rested on the end of the table as he watched his aunt and cousin. He sniffed at the palette of paint. When no one was looking, he opened his snout and reached his tongue out and licked, “Kchowofulllbleh,” he choked, drawing the attention of everyone in the room.
“What did you do?” Tina asked, but the question was unnecessary. The offense was revealed immediately as the pup licked his snout repeatedly with his blue tongue
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Tina had spread a half dozen seed catalogs out in front of her as she tried to involve Bette in the selection of hostas for the garden.
Later, Tina had engaged a reluctant Bette in the selection of the perennials that would edge the path that led to the pool. Angelica sat on the floor in the living room, her pup cousins listening as she spoke. “We’re going to have a party tomorrow, just like my Aunt Kit, but her party is going to have fireworks and people hitting each other…”
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Hi, dear sweet Spumoni! This was certainly a great treat on your behalf, before hitting the road, and go on vacation. Thanks for sharing with us the TRUE story of St. Patrick’s. We enjoyed it a LOT. We are in love with the wolfies, especially Angie’s cousins. They are SO cute! You left us with this HUGE grin on our faces. Thank you, again for this beautiful update. PPS Hugs & kisses on both your cheeks.- Lucero & Marsha (Proud Salsa Aunties to the ever loving JC and Eunichick)
Another great chapter! I loved the part where Angie was telling the pups that St. Partick’s Day was about fireworks and people hitting each other. Made me laugh!
another great update…Kit’s flashback almost made me cry, and Angie is so cute…i love this story and i’m glad you’re back
That was hilarious. Kids do have short attention spans (as well as some adults, ME for one). Kit’s flash back allowed the readers to see into Bette and Kit’s past and what made them who they are today.
Bette and Trouble’s relationship makes my heart melt.
Loved it! Vicious leprechauns and all. Also enjoyed Kit’s flashback. Thanks again!
i know i ought to read before i comment but i felt the need to mention the word “earworm” just because. THANKS for posting, btw. Don’t think anyone can ever get enough of your writing and humor, no matter what you say.
I laughed as soon as I saw your post. Here are so many wonderful stories on this side, some romantic, some tragic, some deeply sad, but this one is sooo …different. Even when the circumstances like in a fairytale the behaviour of Bette and Tina are believable. I hope to see more from you. :) Ps. I like the little pup Trouble. He is sweet.
Well, honestly, I don’t think it’s been established that Angie is Irish (although Jennifer Beals is), but her cousins are. But so what? Come March 17 everybody is. I’ll just note that pre-Patrick dogs and wolves appear to have been important clan totems in the Celtic system. So are they going to serve green beer to the wolves for St. Patrick’s? Dogs love beer, I’m sure wolves would, too. And they could all celebrate their heritage.
Wackadoodle?
i just read this “There were customers who did not realize that they made excuses to go to The Planet just so they could catch an installment of the Tina and Bette melodrama” and i had to comment really quick so i can continue reading…this phrase reminded me of me, my excuse to watch TLW that was unbearable sometimes, was to catch an installment of Tibette melodrama… :) brb
Great update… love the humour and loved Kit’s flashback. Great story you write so well and I can actually see Tina and Bette behaving just like that with their wolf relatives :)
I liked the story of St Patrick’s (I never knew it), and I liked the bit of backstory with Kit and Bette even more. I think Red is the least grateful houseguest ever. It’s maybe time for him to jog on. “Cranky” Hunter will have one less mouth to feed, at any rate. In-laws, eh? Tina’s father’s reaction to the story really is funny. Thanks for the post, Spumoni.
Love this story, Love Lit’Bit and so love Troubles. He loves Bette so much. I can see him in a chair with his head on Bettes lap. Maybe if the leave T&B house they can leave Him and tell everyone he is an Irishwolf Hound.