The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

[Fran]

In light of the del Mar family's economic woes, Alma wanted Ennis to take precautions so that Alma Jr. and Jenny would not get a new brother or sister.

[Fran]

Round 737!

Ring!  Ring!  Ring!

The hollow ringing began again in the next room, and as if he were answering
it, Ennis picked up the phone on the bedside table, dialed his own number.

Each post will include the word "ring" and an unplayed word.
The "ring" may be contained in a longer word.

Words containing "ring"

[southendmd]

Alma was good at airing dirty laundry, both literally and figuratively.

[memento]

When Ennis wasn't with Jack, he led a relatively boring life.

[Fran]

After a brief courtship, Jack and Lureen exchanged wedding rings, becoming husband and wife.

=comment=
I just added this to the announcement:

Words containing "ring"

[southendmd]

Normally reticent Ennis showed his daringness when he planted a big wet one on Jack.

[memento]

During their years together, Ennis and Jack spent time exploring "The Big Horns, the Medicine Bows, the south end of the Gallatins, the Absarokas, the Granites, the Owl Creeks, the Bridger Teton Range, the Freezeouts and the Shirleys, the Ferrises and the Rattlesnakes, the Salt River range, into the Wind Rivers over and again, the Sierra Madres, the Gros Ventres, the Washakies, the Laramies, but  never returning to Brokeback."

=aside= Fran
Thanks for the "ring" link.

[Fran]

"Get beaver fever doin that," said Ennis, then, "Good enough place," looking at the level bench above the river, two or three fire-rings from old hunting camps. A sloping meadow rose behind the bench, protected by a stand of lodgepole. There was plenty of dry wood. They set up camp without saying much, picketed the horses in the meadow. Jack broke the seal on a bottle of whiskey, took a long, hot swallow, exhaled forcefully, said, "That's one a the two things I need right now," capped and tossed it to Ennis.

[story]

[southendmd]

It was glaringly obvious to Alma that something was amiss when she glared at her husband kissing Jack Twist.

[memento]

In August  Ennis spent the whole night hunkering down with Jack in the main camp during a blowy hailstorm.