Four years

Happy birthday Kirby bear!!!

Christmas decorations

A picture of our Christmas tree before it was attacked by one 10 lb yorkie.  My poor ornaments are now downstairs, safely out of reach.  I suppose they were just too tempting...

Handsome puppies

Puppy throw pillow

Here's an adorable present we got for Christmas--a puppy pillow!!  Thanks J!

Check it out here: the quality is wonderful--I highly recommend it for the pet lover in your life

Where to find a puppy...

Basking in the sun

Or curled up on somewhere soft

We will be back to our regular programming...

Sorry for the lack of posts--we've been enjoying our holiday break with friends, family, and general lazing around.  Will be back next week with many vintage treasure discoveries from Missouri!

on a break...

We've got family in town this week so I'll be taking a little blogging break.  Lots of baking, cooking, shopping, watching movies and puppy kisses to catch up on!

Thank you!

Link is doing much much better this week.  Thank you for all the good thoughts sent his way!  Do you spy Kirby's little rear end in the picture above?  I think the "Thanksgiving turkey leg" pose is the cutest thing I've ever seen.

Home again

These little guys are the best part about coming home

A portrait of a puppy

Kirby is the most photogenic member of our family.  

He's so darn cute and he knows it too

Look at me, my big ears and tiny paws are enough to 

distract you from the undershirt wearing man in the background

I also do emo puppy

But mostly I'm irreverent!

Wishlist Wednesday: a puppy nap

I've been enjoying my spring break but it hasn't been as restful as I'd like.  There's been lots of errands, gardening, tidying and not enough napping!  For me at least.  As seen around our house this week...

wait! that's not Kirby's ear...someone's been sleeping in his bed!

Kirby is happy to share his bed for company--they'll be here the entire week

Link tries to blend in with the faux fur throw

Lizzie doing what she does best

And where is Kirby while everyone's sleeping?  

Waiting and watching for a squirrel to chase...

(or a golfer to bark at)

Happy Birthday Kirby!

Kirby is 2 today!  This is significant because everyone has told us that this officially marks the end of his puppy years and that he'll start settling down now...right?  right Kirby?

A Thanksgiving Poem

Inspired by Kirby

'Twas the day of Thanksgiving and all was in place,
For a day of good eating and stuffing our face.
The turkey was roasted and pie left to bake,
Fresh yeast rolls were ready for us to partake.
It only took once for our backs to be turned,
Swift, haste and speed our puppy Kirby has learned.
"No Kirby!", "Stop Kirby!", we cried in dismay,
But it was too late to keep this pup away.
Half the pan of rolls were quickly devoured,
Before this swift pup could be overpowered.
He sat in his crate to contemplate his deed,
But soon we caved and he now sits at my knee
As I take to this blog to share and to write
Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night!

 

Favorite Friday Puppies

Since I already posted this week's recipe early due to the recipe exchange, I thought I'd leave you this Friday with a cute Link and Kirby picture.  Have a great weekend!  I'm counting down the hours till I get to go home to these little guys...

Weekends are better with dogs

This is a common sight at our house during the weekends.  Notice who is doing all the chasing?

Underneath all that rambunctiousness...

Kirby loves his big brother Link

Happy Father's Day!

(ps: whatever it is, it wasn't me!)

Favorite Friday Recipe: Cucumber sandwiches

Summer is officially upon us here in Texas and that always puts me in the mood for lighter fare such as sandwiches and salads for meals.  These open face cucumber sandwiches are perfect for a late afternoon tea or snack and are super easy to assemble.

First, slice your cucumbers thinly.  I love using mini cucumbers because they are seedless and sweet.  (you can get a big bag of them at Costco for a great price)

Then lay out the slices on a paper towel to absorb any excess water

If you have any leftover stumps, you can feed them to anyone lurking around...

Wash your hands if you participated in the above step.  Then begin to cut out pieces of bread.  Note: you can just make the sandwiches and cut them into squares, triangles, whatever you want.  I felt like circles that day so I went with that.  Also, you can use any type of soft bread of your choosing (like wheat, rye, etc.), I went with thin white because that felt more classic tea time to me.

Once your bread is cut into shapes, spread seasoned cream cheese on the surface.  Some recipes call for mixing cream cheese and a dry Italian dressing packet.  It would save you a step to just go with a pre flavored garden vegetable cream cheese or another flavor of your choice.  I chose a garlic and chive flavored cream cheese.

Next, top with your cucumber slice (this was a prototype with two, after taste tests, I went with one slice as it was easier to eat!)

And sprinkle with a bit of dill to finish (this little seasoning truly makes the flavors come together and it looks fancy and pretty with minimal effort)

Another great thing about this appetizer is that you can stack the sandwiches and they're perfect for bringing to a party! (if you don't eat half of them before it's time to leave)

Enjoy!

Back at work...

but wishing I was home looking out the window with this little guy

Missing my boys

It's my last night here in FL.  I've had a great time and now I can't wait to go home to my boys!