Dear Mom & Dad,

Marcello let me borrow his teddy bear. I put it next to me and now I
look like Olivia, brown & white. Don't you think I'm cute in this
photo?!

We are okay, not very happy that it's raining. Chicco said we have to
move away to a place with snow. I don't know what snow is, but from
what Cello told me about Boston, I don't think I'll like it. It
sounds too cold--you know I don't have an undercoat, don't you? Can't
we stay here?

Olivia is pouting too, but for a different reason. She saw a 25 pound
turkey in the fridge, but Brunsli said she can't have any.

That's the news from Pasadena.

No rattlesnakes, mountain lions, bears, or coyotes. Chicco said he
saw a cricket in the garage. Oh! I saw hummingbirds. In fact, I
spent the whole day watching them. They are even smaller than I am!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Love,
Sofia

PS Please call our diggie nannies and tell them it's okay to give us some
turkey. Did I mention how much I love you both?

A note from our houseguests to ther parents

Dear Mom & Dad,

I am not happy. How could you go away and leave me here with these four?

I cried by the door when you left. I cried all night, except when Iwas barking or scratching at the door. That will teach Cello & Chicco's parents to offer to take care of me. They are sleepy and grumpy now.

And, have you seen Breadfruit dance? No dog should be subjected to that. Brunsli was doing her hair, so I thought I would help. But she didn'twant me to lick her hair.

Finally, we all watched a movie together. It was a good movie, it had Al Pacino in it when he was young. I like him. But, Breadfruit was dancing to the theme music with Cello. See above.

To tell the truth, Brunsli with rollers in her hair is a scary sight too. Have you no kindness?

Besides, these people have no fish oil. They keep trying to feed me Japanese dog treats. Of course I eat them, but I want my fish oil.

Sofia told me you left us here because I was a bad girl last week. Is that really true? I think she's just oblivious to what's going on because she has a thing for Chicco.

Speaking of these dogs, Marcello is the biggest fifone ever. It thundered and he hid under the bed. Under the bed! Can you imagine? What a wimp.

Your loving cane,
Olivia

Oishii!

Yasubei-san came all the way from Tokyo to bring us some Tokyu snacks and keep us company. We really enjoy them!







As you can see, we are not sharing with our Papa. He has to get his own snacks.





We don't have to share with the Picuru-san, do we?

My eyes aren't really green