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]