This is Fruitycake. My, my, my. What a web we weave sometimes. I’m not a spider, but I made myself a web of invitations of my tummy party. And it was not a party I wanted to turn out this way.
There are many things that can harm you in the woods. Wild pigs are obvious. Snakes are obvious. But the little monsters in the ground? They are very dangerous. And I didn’t know it. Neither did Girl Person.
They look harmless. They act harmless. In fact, they just lay there. After they fall from the trees, they sit on the ground. And they looked mighty good to me the other day. So I made it a snack party time and I ate some up. Now, I can’t say that they were delicious. But somehow, they seemed like they were food and just waiting for me to find them. I was quite happy with my snack party until I wasn’t.
Have you ever been to a dull party and just wanted to go home? I was ready for more at my tummy party and so I ate some dinner and it was time for bed. That’s when the party took a turn for the worst.
Parties are a lot of work. Somehow, you have to clean up before the party so that everyone can dirty it up. And Girl Person had washed the sheets that day. Washing the sheets around here is no small deal. It takes both buckets and fetching waterfall water a few times.
But when the party in my tummy was about to start, oh, it started with a bang. All over the sheets and persons and floor.
Those little monsters from the ground called acorns really were living it up in my tummy. Playing the music really loud and breaking things. We were up all night and there was a lot to clean up. Unfortunately, the party is not over yet. I still don’t feel well.
I will be ok they say. But I didn’t know that you should never invite little acorn monsters to a tummy party. They don’t bring anything, they are bad guests and they don’t want to leave.
We can worry about the big things that can harm us…like the wild pigs. But sometimes, it’s the little things that can sneak up on you and take away your peace.
I have to rest and address the fact that my Girl Person dropped the acorn on this one. She didn’t know they were bad for me. And as much as she loves dogs and has knowledge of dogs, none of us ever know it all. We do know this. This is a party no one wants an invitation to. And it will be a long time before I go to a party again. I have some rest to do.
–Fruitycake
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