Once again, Janie and I were asked to babysit her parent’s two guinea pigs, Thalia and Daphne, while they sailed to Alaska and contracted norovirus.
Last year we looked after these two piglets and got to know them well enough that they cooed with delight when I would hold and pet them. In the time since then, I’ve been to their home and have had several opportunities to mingle with them. They have no reason to fear me – they know who I am, only this time they don’t …

We took possession of two guinea pigs on Saturday afternoon. We are charged with their care and upkeep until July 4th, when Janie’s parents will return from three weeks of vacationing in France and elsewhere. It’s a tough life they have, with the travel and the leisure time and whatnot.
In 2005, we watched their prior guinea pig, Machi, while they sailed around Antarctica for a month. Yes, a very tough life, those two have. For sure. Machi was originally Janie’s guinea pig, whom she entrusted …