Happy Tuesday to all our readers! In some delicious news, Le Diplomate is reopening starting Wednesday April 22 for delivery and curbside pick-up. Menus here.
It’s so weird, we started writing our blog as usual and then all of our pets demanded we let them write some sections? It was crazy. So anyway, here’s the MAA Blog, written by our favorite furry friends <3
aloha! down here! for those of you who don't know me, i am shorts. even though you should by now. i believe i am very cute. or so my mom and dad say. i have lots of energy and everyone is my friend because i make them be my friend. wait where was i? oh yeah i'm shorts. my mom and dad adopted me from hawaii about a month ago. HAWAII. do you know where that is? well i dont but i do know i was on the plane for a very long time. except i didn't cry or bark at all because i am a very good boy.
anyway. so ya now im in dc and i think maybe i will run for office one day. I have lots of ideas about how to improve this nation. i will probably win because my mom and dad tell me i am the very goodest dog and everyone loves me. ok but that's for another day.
anyway. all day long my mom and dad work and it is VERY annoying. they will pet me every so often but honestly i deserve at least two hands on me at all times. i also have very good ideas for their work but they do not listen to me?? oh well. today i am going to bark at every single person who walks by so they know that i am a very smart dog. maybe then they'll listen.
anyway. i am slowly learning that when the humans leave the house they always seem to return? it is a very new concept to me. usually i cry. but i think maybe one day i will stop.
anyway. this was exhausting. i am going to go lay in the sun because i deserve it.
HAPPY TUESDAY!
Home Haircut by Posy Pants Gaynor
I believe it was a caturday. It is hard to know days of the week now with human #1 and human #2 always being home these days. I was inspecting the apartment, as is my custom in the morning, to see if there were any intruders I needed to hiss at, when I heard a commotion in the other room. I ran in to see how I could help and I saw human #1 attacking human #2 with a pair of scissors. Human #2 looked very silly, in my humble opinion.
I jumped up on my back paws to alert human #2 of the attack but he seemed preoccupied with the glass box where the other cat lives. After a good look at the situation it seemed to me that human #2 was not upset by the attack so I decided to take a nap as I had been up for a full 30 minutes at this point and was feeling tired from all the activity. When I awoke, both humans seemed to be meowing to each other in their dulcet tones that I can never understand. They both need to learn how to project from the throat so that their meows carry better. I looked up and human #2 was gone. He had been replaced by a hairless human. Who was this new man? He seemed familiar and yet totally different. I looked at human #1 to see if she had also noticed the intruder but she seemed to not notice.
I decided the only course of action was to run back and forth from room to room so that human #1 understood the urgency of the situation. But then suddenly, through the window I saw a bird! This required immediate attention. I will have to deal with the hairless human later. After staring at the bird for a while, I decided to take another nap. What a caturday it has been. PS see below for the pics from the events! I think they tried to follow Molly’s instructions but i’m not sure what happened……
Hello. Franklin Ritacco here, reporting from my couch spot. I like to split my time between here and my Mom-and-Dad’s-bed spot. Really helps the day go by to get a change of scenery and break up my tedious schedule of napping, barking at innocent passersby outside and unabashedly begging for food. Mom and Dad have been around a lot more lately, along with my small human brother who honestly, I try to work with but he still hasn’t mastered the concept of “fetch.” Guess that just comes with more experience. Also, as you may know, there is a new, much smaller human who started about a month ago who I think Mom and Dad got for me. I keep close watch over him to make sure he’s settling in OK. Mom and Dad have been a little off recently (yesterday morning they couldn’t remember if I had already eaten so I got TWO breakfasts! Suckers.) so I’m doing my part to cheer them up by providing velvety soft ears and extra long belly to rub. It’s hard work but Mom slipped me some bacon the other day and small human finally gave me pets without hurting me so I think I’m doing a goodboy job. Shout-out to all the other goodboys and goodgirls who are doing their part to help. We collectively love you humans and appreciate all the extra walks. 😊
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt Gershberg Ritacco
A Letter from Luna Schorr — Goooood afternoon. It’s me. Luna! How ya doin? Well it’s certainly been so nice having my hoomans here wif me. ALL the time. They let me eats lots of snacks. all day. And some days. we go for a walk…and just when I’m settling in afterwards…they surprise me. With another walk.
I also make them throw my stuffed fren. up and down the hall. and I chase it and bring it back over. and over. and over. And over.
The hoomans don’t know this. but I secretly hid half a carrot in the backyard. I am happy to report I went back and checked this morning. and it was still there. Minding its business.
At the end of the day. the hoomans watch the news. on the big box in the living room. And when they watch, they get a little sad. and a little scared. But don’t worry. I make sure to give them a cuddle so they feel better.
I know they get a little mad. When I bark in the middle of the night. But it’s just cause I sometimes hear a leaf fall. Off a tree. And I want to protect them from it.
The only weird thing. Is they all keep asking me questions. Who is the best dog? Who is the greatest dog? Who do they love more than anything else? I keep telling them. I know the answer is me. But they keep asking anyway…strange...
Well. I’m sure you all have a lot going on right now. I just want to remind you. You’re doing great. And I love you.
An update from Molly! I’m pleased to announce I finally wore my husband down and we are adding a dog to the Allen-Tuesca family! Our Labradoodle baby is due May 14 and should be coming home to us mid-July! We won’t know until late June if we are getting a boy or girl or what color, etc. but we have started a “Name Jar” at our house and welcome your suggestions. So far, my kids like Lucy, Rookie, and Abraham Lincoln. Click here to submit your vote!
I’ll post photos when we have them but here is a snapshot of a past litter 😍
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