These little piggies .......

…… are definitely not going to market.  They’ve lived with me for over 50 years, purchased in Hong Kong when we lived there in the ‘60s.
Netsuke:  A small carved ornament, especially of ivory or wood originating in Japan
 
We had significant rainfall this morning, a better afternoon which I spent taking tea (and biscuits) with a friend two weeks in from a hip replacement and doing very well.