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THE TEA CUP PIG!

March 31, 2015 59 Comments

I do BELIEVE I introduced my latest GRANDPIGGY to you all a POST or two ago!

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This is BANKSIE…………my FIRST BORN’s latest ADDITION!He thought THE ADMIRAL or BUTTER’s the BOXER as he is called needed a playmate!

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BANKSIE likes to eat OATMEAL with a dash of ALFALFA pellets with warm water.IMG_4137

As you can see from this photo  HE is the size of my foot.IMG_4150

BANKSIE will nap on my lap………………after many minutes of rubbing his nose into my arm.IMG_7699

Banksie likes to have snacks too!IMG_7701

He does a good job of going under my stove and showing me HOW DIRTY IT IS DOWN THERE!IMG_4167

BANKSIE sleeps on me…………………..I then carry him to his BLANKET in a bathroom for the nights sleep.He sleeps through the night BEAUTIFULLY!IMG_4280

HELLO BLOG FOLLOWERS!!!!!!!!!Winston, does not like this TOO MUCH but I do it anyway!IMG_4202

BANKSIE’s pink nose!!!!!!!IMG_4217

I AM PRETTY CUTE………………..Can you make out that SMILE?IMG_4243

Duke the Boxer looking on………….thinking how long will HE be around?!!IMG_4283

An afternoon sleep outside in the sun.On the carpet. Close to the kitchen……….did I mention he figured out the doggie door with only TWO LESSONS!

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Let’s just say it will be VERY DIFFICULT for this NONNA to give him back………..

His oinks and squeals are delightful……….

The other animals do not seem to mind too much………..

The ITALIAN HUSBAND seems to LIKE him………..

Shall WE take bets………..he stays or goes back to his HOME with my SON………

PS. Remnants of the PAST is around the corner……..24 more days.I will be selling vintage and antique GOODS.If you can PLEASE come by and say HELLO.

http://www.remnantsofthepast.com

Juried vendors displaying vintage decor from 
around the world! 
Friday, April 24th, 3pm-8pm
 Saturday, April 25th, 9am-5pm
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in Pleasanton, California
(entrance off of Valley Avenue at Gate 8)
Admission: $15
Good for both Friday & Saturday.
June 2014 Remnants of the Past Vintage Show

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Our very Special Guest Rachel Ashwell will be signing her book on Saturday, April 25th from 10am-2pm. Today is the last day to purchase the “Special Online Ticket” that includes Rachel Ashwell’s brand new book,World of Shabby Chic and your entrance to Friday and Saturday’s show (a $68 value for just $50).

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“Another great event at Alameda County Fairgrounds.”

 

 

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  • Sheila
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    April 12, 2015 at 10:50 PM

    How cute Banksie is. What fun it must be to have him around. See you at Remnants of the Past.

    Sheila

  • Pat
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    April 9, 2015 at 10:05 PM

    I can’t believe you ever gave him back the first time! Certainly, you can find a place to hide him from Kristopher. And then, we’ll work on getting you a lamb!!!

  • cherie
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    April 8, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    I am finally getting to your most recent post. Life lately has been so busy I can barely keep up. I am in LOVE with Banksie and would love to have him! Is he still with you?

    Would love to shop your vintage and antique goods and would really love to meet Rachel Ashwell. Have fun Contessa!

    Cherie
    http://www.stylenudge.com

    • contessa
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      April 9, 2015 at 7:57 AM

      The little pig is back with ME………..I really do not want to give him up again.
      Busy is GOOD!!!
      XX

  • Anita Rivera
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    April 6, 2015 at 3:08 PM

    MY DEAR DEAR FRIEND! This fabulous post never ever came to my email (Was that what you were referring to?) Oh my, there has to be a better way for me to get your posts….

    OK, you have stolen my heart. Or rather, Blanksie has stolen it! That pig is outrageously A D O R A B L E !!!

    My friend, you rock. You are my kind of person. I can’t wait to speak to you again and I want more information on this piglet! teehehehee…I am loving the way he is laying on his belly with outstretched hind legs! He looks like a roast chicken! tehehhehe

    Delightful. AND I wish I could be there on April 25 to meet Rachel Ashwell! My birthday is April 23 and what a treat that would be for me to meet her. I also wish I could shop chez vous!

    Well dear Contessa, I must go prepare dinner. Thank you for the smiles and love! Anita

  • Jeanne Henriques
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    April 4, 2015 at 10:08 PM

    PS…HAPPY EASTER and THANK YOU for you lovely WEDDING WISHES. 🙂 xx

  • Jeanne Henriques
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    April 4, 2015 at 10:07 PM

    I am in LOVE…utterly and completely! Can we start a BANKSIE fan club? As always, an absolute DELIGHT to visit your blog, Elizabeth! xxx

  • Heather Lindstrom
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    April 3, 2015 at 11:09 AM

    OMG-too adorable!! What fun pics! I also adore your colorful dress and that green door-fabulous, colorful fun here today.
    Happy Easter Contessa!
    xx, Heather

    • contessa
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      April 6, 2015 at 7:01 AM

      THANK YOU To YOU to Heather…hope it was a hopping DAY!

  • Jennifer
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    April 2, 2015 at 3:37 PM

    Having met and held Banksie first hand, I can attest…he is adorable!!His cute like noises are funny and endearing at the same time.
    I for one, think you should keep him. The entire household loves him and he fits like a glove.
    He’s so smart to have learned the doggie door in 2 tries!!
    Keep him Elizabeth!!
    xoxo

    • contessa
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      April 2, 2015 at 5:09 PM

      OKAY!I SHALL TRY…………….stay tuned.

  • foodiefan
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    April 2, 2015 at 3:22 PM

    Absolutely ADORABLE! You have to keep Banksie….he has found his perfect
    Mama. Noticed I wasn’t getting the blog after re- subscribing so I just went and looked
    you up on the web. Happy Easter to you and G. xox

    • contessa
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      April 2, 2015 at 5:10 PM

      SORRY……..have a TECKY GAL helping me.I do not know what to say!
      Did you have a HAPPY WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY!!!

  • Our French Oasis
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    April 2, 2015 at 2:55 PM

    Oh I so want Banksie. He is adorable. My children have all fallen in love with him too, my fourteen year old thinks your blog is just the coolest blog she has ever seen by the way! Maybe your youngest follower!!!

    • contessa
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      April 2, 2015 at 5:11 PM

      FANTASTIC……..and SHE SPEAKS FRENCH I WOULD ASSUME???

  • Stacie
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    April 1, 2015 at 9:31 PM

    He will be yours! Oh he’s so darn cute. You belong together. Sorry first-born child.

    • contessa
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      April 2, 2015 at 8:17 AM

      XOXO

  • Catherine
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    April 1, 2015 at 5:17 PM

    Banksie is is adorable! He would fit right in with the black and white Belted Galloway cattle that live down the road from me. They are very picturesque AND have matching black and white goats as companions. Seriously…. I’ll try sending you some photos, or you can google Belted Galloways.
    xx, Catherine

    • contessa
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      April 2, 2015 at 8:18 AM

      I would ADORE A PHOTO from YOU!
      Did you receive the email with the BLOG this time???!!!!!
      XX

  • Jody Brettkelly
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    April 1, 2015 at 3:24 PM

    Love wee banksy – he is so cute.
    Kiwis are very keen on piggies as pets – they are smarter than dogs

    • contessa
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      April 2, 2015 at 8:19 AM

      I BELIEVE THAT!

  • French Basketeer
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    April 1, 2015 at 12:25 PM

    Banksie is the cutest lil thing I have seen in a long time! How big will he get?? I love seeing him snuggle up to Winston and hope the Senior Dog Duke doesn’t mind too much! I am planning out the summer today, and making lists and lists of what to do and such so that you can start to think of our days there, aside from the driving lesson of course. Sending much love from Laguna~

    • contessa
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      April 6, 2015 at 7:00 AM

      35 pounds is what WE have been told!

  • Loree
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    April 1, 2015 at 12:12 PM

    Banksie is cute. We have a dwarf rabbit at my parents’ house. He’s quite a cheeky little thing. BTW, I love your shoes.

    • contessa
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      April 2, 2015 at 7:17 AM

      GRAZIE……………and a dwarf bunny!I have had BUNNIES TOO…………..BEAUTIFUL creatures.

  • Heather in Arles
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    April 1, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    Now, please don’t be mad…but this is one of my favorite posts of yours! It just is so incredibly lovely and sweet. Who could have ever thought that a wee little pig could do that to a person?! Now, I know that he was not supposed to be yours, but then again, maybe he was? He certainly loves you enough! Time will tell…Thank you, as always, my friend for hitting it out of our boring blogosphere so often.
    With much Love,
    Heather

    • contessa
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      April 2, 2015 at 7:13 AM

      I love HOW well YOU KNOW ME without ever having met me!HARD TO TYPE as he is in my arms……….wanting caresses.XO

  • Nancy Case
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    April 1, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    I love being delightfully distracted from my work by your blog! Piggy is so snuggly and precious Elizabeth.
    Your cuddles with Banksie are too precious for words really. May I pop over for a visit next time he stays at Grandmies?:) love love

    • contessa
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      April 2, 2015 at 7:11 AM

      OF COURSE!

  • Lee
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    April 1, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    I’m smitten with Banksie! Should I be getting an email when you post?
    PS… love your floors and bamboo arm candy!!

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 8:41 AM

      YES,LEE you should be getting an email.I am having problems GALORE with this…….all I can say is TRY to re-subscribe it may let you or it may say you already are!!I post about every two weeks……….if you do not get an email just GOOGLE me I should pop up.I have a delightful MOTHER of four helping me now so hopefully SHE will get ME back on track!The damage was done before she came on board so WE are FISHING!!!!
      THANKS for your comments……….I appreciate them VERY MUCH.BAMBOO ARM CANDY CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!!!!

  • Cheryl
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    April 1, 2015 at 8:13 AM

    Too cute for words ! I’ve heard little piggies ( big ones too ) make great pets and he looks pretty happy at your house . …….

  • karena
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    April 1, 2015 at 6:45 AM

    I adore Banksie, Elizabeth! Too darn Cute and fits right into the rest of the family..
    What I really want to know is where your espadrilles came from!!??

    xoxo
    Karena
    The Arts by Karena
    Ellipsis

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:12 AM

      This is so funny on two levels as i just left your site.
      My shoes came from NORDSTROM’S they are ON SALE!
      You are the second person to ASK about the shoes!CUTE pig but TELL ME ABOUT THE SHOES!!!!!!!!!

  • suzanna
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    April 1, 2015 at 6:06 AM

    thats Wabi Sabi….can’t type today! lol

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:26 AM

      Thanks your a doll!

  • suzanna
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    April 1, 2015 at 6:05 AM

    Wabi Wabi Elizabeth, love it, love it, love it! xoxo

  • suzanna
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    April 1, 2015 at 6:04 AM

    Hi Elizabeth, I had no idea you had a new page! I typically get notified and read on Ellie’s page about your little pig. Pigs are so smart! They do get big, ha ha ha…..I also lost my computer completely so have not been around, my Macbook named Jack fried. Gosh my heart so wishes I could meet you and Ellie in Provence, my dream for so long to go there, live there, I told Ellie if I found an old chicken coup, I would fix it up, to live in Provence and make it livable for me, ha ha ha….as you, as Ellie, as me, I live barefoot! And Pesto it is! xoxo

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:26 AM

      That JACK……………bad boy!!!Maybe too many comments!!!!!!
      Have you made the big move?
      Happy you found me!!!!Spread the word…………….

  • sarah
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    April 1, 2015 at 5:16 AM

    Banksie is so sweet Elizabeth and it must fun to have him around. By his regular insta appearances and now his debut on the blog it seems the decision may have already been made???? Enjoy him, they are very clever and affectionate animals…… I have a friend with a pig called Peppa. She was similar in size to Banksie to start with (pot belly pig) but has tripled in size………huge appetite, huge personality!!!!!

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:24 AM

      I can see that happening quickly too……………..
      His personality is adorable!!!
      He truly LOVES me!!!

  • Julie Russell
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    March 31, 2015 at 7:38 PM

    Banksie is too cute! My money says he’s staying with Nonna!

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:22 AM

      I wonder how you got that feeling!!!!

    • Julie Russell
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:25 AM

      Love those shoes too!!!

  • Katie Clooney
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    March 31, 2015 at 1:24 PM

    Oh Contessa… I am positively SMITTEN with your sweet little PIGGY!!! I told the Mister that I want ONE! He said NO!!! but I’ve heard that before! Enjoy the rest of your week with all your DAHLING Fur Babies!! Oink! oink!!

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:22 AM

      They ALWAYS say NO!!!!!!

  • Anita@letshavelunch
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    March 31, 2015 at 12:04 PM

    What a delight it must be to have little Banksie around.
    I love how chilled the dogs are with him.
    It could break your heart to see him go Elizabeth.
    Whilst the boys are away see if you can find a replacement piggy………. For them!!!!!
    My verdict……. Banksie stays!!!!!!,
    xx neat

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:21 AM

      OKAY MATE down under I hope your right!!!!!

  • Stephen Andrew
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    March 31, 2015 at 11:11 AM

    AHHHH he is sooooo cute! And I love his name. love your life full of sunshine! I saw on Ellie’s blog you are headed to France this summer! I’m already excited to read all about that!

    • Stephen Andrew
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      March 31, 2015 at 11:11 AM

      Oh and he’s yours forever I think!

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:20 AM

      Oh, Stephen………not yet!I just mentioned the NEED to go!!!Takes time to convince the ITALIAN to let me go………..he then has to CARE for the animals and the house SO baby steps!!

      I hope your right in your ASSUMPTION!!!

  • jill
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    March 31, 2015 at 11:07 AM

    he and winston are two peas in a pod, the way his little piggy legs stick straight out from his body when he is lying down!! i’m sure they’ll grow to love each other.. my bet is he stays with nonna more often than not!! 🙂 xxx

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:15 AM

      CHECK…………..

  • Catherine Robinson
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    March 31, 2015 at 10:50 AM

    Oh, Elizabeth I want a little piglet..he is too cute 😉
    I love the last picture, adorable…have a great week with all your animals! xx

  • kim
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    March 31, 2015 at 10:43 AM

    Oh Elizabeth what a sweetheart!! I love that little snout. I think my favorite is him in the sun by the door. What a smart little guy he is. Wish we could pig sit for your son. Too bad we are so far away. The boys would just ADORE him!!! Another addition to your much loved home…Lucky guy!! xxoo Kim

  • Sandra Sallin
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    March 31, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    Aw, he is so cute and obviously brilliant. How can your son resist. Adorable!

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:13 AM

      This SON takes after ME in many ways!!

  • Donna~Faded Velvet
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    March 31, 2015 at 9:53 AM

    Elizabeth, I though I was an angel for having pit bull brothers at every seasonal celebration!!! Mercy! A piggie. I don’t know……I have so many questions!!! Love on the little piggie and I will wait anxiously to hear how he does long term!! I love that he uses the doggie door and sleeps on his doggy buddies!!
    Donna-Faded Velvet

    • contessa
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      April 1, 2015 at 7:14 AM

      Will phone with ANSWERS to your QUESTIONS!

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