Paolo was born near that Duane Arnold Energy plant. He has two noses, three eyes, and two tails. He was born without legs, but we're waiting for the prosthetic corks.
Anyone who knows anything about the iowa State Fair knows that everything comes on a stick, and pigs rule the...well...pen. One of the top attractions is the "Big Boar" contest. The Iowa State Fair is also named one of the 1000 places to visit before you die in the book, "1000 places to visit before you die..." Clever. Anyway, Rodney had a most unfortunate accident on the way to the fair, so here he is. Yes, it's slightly disturbing, but only until you get to know Rodney. He is very sweet, and he will charm the pants right off of you. Besides, Rodney is one of a kind. There'll never be another Iowa State Fair pig quite like him. Rodney is available at simplysilly.etsy.com
Summer is the wallflower of the bunch. She is a little bit bohemie, a little bit flower child, a little bit geek, a little bit wallflower. But she is very pretty. She's multicolored. Various shades of orange, blue, purple, even copper grace her shell. She has a danish cord tail and leather ears. Her feet are made of wooden beads. It makes her taller.
Razz is such a pretty pig! She's super popular with little girls. You could say that she's the Brittany Spears (with underwear and pre-breakdown) of pigs. She's very pretty, a lot of fun, and she brightens up any room she enters. Razz was born here in Iowa to Dolores before she came to me.
Sally is sure a handsome girl! She was the second biggest out of this litter, but she's still feminine as can be. She's a dark violet color, with pretty purple eyes and soft brown ears. She has lots of room for jinglies in her belly. jsut like her brothers and sisters, she has a real cork nose and real cork feet. No coins will fit through her foot holes, but you can remove coins through her nose. Sally was born here in Iowa to Dolores, before she came to stay with us.
Penny is the color of a brand new chiney-I mean shiney-penny. She has big eyes that are slightly slanted, like almonds. I guess. At any rate, she's a little thinner than the other cannonball gourds so that makes her a bit more delicate. Like a little flower. Penny was born here in Iowa to Amy, before she came to stay with us.
Peppy was named not only for her "peppy" personality, but also because of her traditional pink piggy color. My husband named her peppy after his favorite antacid. She's very sweet though, and would love to be a pink princess. She's love to go home with a little girl princess. Peppy was born here in Iowa to Dolores, before she came to stay with us.
Clara is very curious, as you can see in her photo. It was difficult to get Clara's photo because she was pretty busy snooping around. She's a very pretty two tone blue color. She's quite a bit smaller than her brother Blu, but she's sure mighty. She needs a little time to grow into her ears though. She takes after Bob that way (Bob is her big brother from a previous litter.)
Jonny Apple Gourd Seed is the biggest of all this brewd of pigs. He really likes mud, and so it's a good thing that he's brown. He stays cool in the hot Iowa summer by rolling and rolling and rolling. That's why he stands a bit crooked. He's a little dizzy. Jonny was born here in Iowa to Dolores, before he came to stay with us.
Blu met the fortunate fate of going home with grandma Debbie. Blu was sure sweet and mild mannered while here at home. It will do him good to remain so as he will be soon gifted to one of Debbie's grandsons, and I'm sure he'll get a workout!
Apple is a unique little pig. She is the color of a green apple. She's a bit bespeckled, but that sure makes her unique! She found a very happy home with Bill and Dolores, where she was originally born.
Four little piggies waiting to go to market
I'm not sure why I added the -a at the end of her name, but I'm pretty sure it's because I wasn't sure if she should be a Coco like Coco Chanel or a Cocoa like chocolate, because she's the color of the most yummy decadent chocolate. Either way, she found her home with a little girl who shared my fondness for her. I was elated when she told her mommy "I want coco-a!" I always thought Coco-a looked a little more like a guinea pig than a piggy pig but hey, it works for her.
FeeBee is still hanging out at our place with Bob. Right now she is sitting atop the printer next to me as I type (I'm waiting to get my macbook so I can sit in front of the tele with a cup of Joe...) She is very much a "lady" in every way. From the tips of her very lady like eyelashes to the tips of her teeny tiny cork feet. She is really more honey colored than this picture gives her credit for, but she liked this photo because she thought it accentuated her "curves". 
on July 7. She was one of the first pigs everyone picked up, probably because she was so cute and sweet (alas the name "Angel"). She is a pretty pig who is best for very small coin and paper money. Quarters won't fit through her little piggy nose, that's just the way she was made. 
Alas, she was gone by the end of the day. Greta is a sweet, plump little piggy, with a stubby little nose, chubby cheeks and a very unique gourd stem tail! She doesn't have a leather tail like the other piggies. Greta's special trade marks are her special tail and her cross eyes. She is such a cute piggy, I'm sure the person that bought her doesn't "regreta" it a bit.
hey want to do. But it works for Meredith. Meredith was hand delivered by me to my Aunt & (Fairy) Godmother Sally (Brighton's Nana Sally) to take to work. She has a scratch along her back that she got in a "farming" accident, which I think makes her unique, but others didn't see it that way. So Meredith will be a perfect piggy to hold "jinglies" for this or that or for when Nana Sally get's the whim to buy a Iced Venti Blueberry White Tea Lemonade...Got all that? 
Bebe has to be my favorite. Don't get me wrong, I love ALL my piggies very much, but Bebe is just so loveable. She has big BIG eyes to match her BIG BIG cork nose that just stare right into your softened heart. Bebe went home with a very good family friend, Sally. Sally took on the task of throwing me a baby shower when Brighton was just a wee pod in my belly. (Well, at that time he was pretty big...) I promised her a pig and it only took me two years and a couple months to make due...but I did finally, with Bebe. And now Bebe sits atop their fireplace mantle, where with her big eyes, she can keep a pig's eye view on the goingsons. Who knows if she'll ever have "jinglies" but she sure will be happy. 
ear that flops over and one ear that stands up straight. He is another that was born from Dolores' garden of mystery shaped gourds. OF course, I love them because they make perfect piggies! He is very sweet and mild mannered and loves "jinglies" in his belly. He is still waiting for that special person to love him forever...If you are that person, you can find him on simplysilly.etsy.com
Sweet Chester! One of my very favorites. Chester was the first to go home at the market. A nice lady immediately fell in love with his big silly eyes and his soft leather ears. She said "I must have this pig!" And so I said "OK! He's YOURS!" It was love at first sight. 
s nose that very closely resembles my fingerprint in black. Hmmm...He was born in Iowa to a friend, Dolores R. His shape is very unique to her gourds. She didn't intend to have piggy shaped gourds, but it just so worked out that way. He became spot on July 1, 2007. Spot was the very lucky pig to get to go home with a little boy who found him at the farmer's market in Cedar Rapids. I believe he was about Brighton's age, and so I know he will be put to the test! But at least his belly will have lots of room for "jinglies" for some time to come.
She was the only one of her "litter" to actually become blue, which makes her extra special. She is also the only piggy with blue eyes. Blueberry very much wanted to go to a home with children who would love her and fill her up with lots of "jinglies." She got her wish on July 7 when two boys and their father came to the Farmer's Market in Downtown Cedar Rapids and picked her out over many of her brothers and sisters. She is now on her way to her new home in Tokyo, Japan. Though I'm sure Blueberry will pick up the language and customs very quickly, her big blue eyes will surely get her places as well.
