Belle's fame continues to grow.
 
She came in second place in the costume contest at the Ohio Ferrets and
Friends Association Show in Akron on Saturday.  She was tastefully dressed
as a southern belle in a lavendar hand-crocheted dress with purple shawl and
bonnet (courtesy of one of Joy's Barbie dolls).  And her costume, along with
her brother Caruso's, was described in an article in the Sunday Akron Beacon
Journal.  Joy was also quoted exensively.
 
Caruso, exhausted after a long afternoon of formal showing, was right in
character in his little nightgown, with a small pillow sewn to one sleeve
and a tiny teddy bear on the other.  He slept though the contest.
 
Linda, Richard, Joy, Belle ("Ah'm so greatful to y'all for the honor") and
Caruso ("Zzzzz")
[Posted in FML issue 1526]