"Sorry for the excitement." That is what the lady who lives mauka (uphill) of us said as a greeting to me, then to Dad.
Their dog had chased one of their piglets under our house. One of the boys crawled under, and chased their piglet out. Their dog chased their piglet back under the house. The boy chased their piglet back out. Then their dog chased their piglet under the makai (seaward) neighbor's large bush/small tree. The dog kept trying to chase the piglet as the woman tried to catch the piglet. The boy came out, and tried to hold the dog. The boy didn't succeed, nor did the dog, but the woman did manage to grab the piglet after a few tries. The piglet squealed VERY LOUDLY! It stopped after a bit... I guess it didn't mind being held; it just didn't like being picked up. When the woman was sure she had a good grip, she started back mauka to return the piglet. She muttered about getting rid of the pig.
Actually, I kind of hope she does. That pig a rather spoiled pet, and a very large one. She was a nuisance even before she had piglets. (We think a wild boar from the swamp across the street is the father; certainly the humans didn't arrange to have piglets. Or puppies. Or kittens. Their pig, dog, and cats made the arrangements all by themselves this year. All of them. {Amused Smile}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
That's hilarious! The poor boy, going after the pig all those times. You have wild boar in your area? Do they mostly keep clear of people?
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ReplyDeleteI know. Yet we're lucky they have that boy. Our "basement" is really just a crawlspace under the house. I remember a gal from the phone company complaining that it was too low for her to crawl on her hands and knees on the upper end. Our neighbor's boy is about eight-ish, so he's small enough to crawl on his hands and knees in even the lowest part of the basement. That was a big help with that pig. {SMILE}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
I'm glad he could help. Our neighbors just have a crawlspace. Once when I was maybe fourteen, I was watching a repair man check their pipes by crawling under the house. I warned him to watch out for black snakes. I'm not sure the pipes got checked quite as thoroughly as they should have. He was out awfully quick after I mentioned snakes. :)
ReplyDelete{Chuckle} It's amazing how quickly repair men can work at times, isn't it? {GRIN, wink}
ReplyDeleteYeah, we have a crawlspace. That's common in Hawai'i unless they just put down a slab. Unfortunately, what started out as a comfortably high crawlspace became a very tight crawlspace as we added on up the hill without raising the floor. It does make the basement cramped, but I think living on one level is worth it. My parents and I all have trouble with stairs, sometimes more than others. Not having to worry about them while we go around the house is really great. {SMILE}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
When my sister lived in Florida for a couple years, most of the people there didn't have basements either because the ground gets spongy.
ReplyDeleteLiving on one level can be wonderfully convenient. When my grandparents retired they made sure their house was a single level so they wouldn't have to deal with trying to get up and down steps.