Let the Dog in!Let the Dog in!humorous reflections and stories from a Bainbridge Island, Washington family of 3, plus dog. Articles
do you know the sausage man?
2007-12-28 04:12:00 [Warning: vegetarians may want to look away.] This Christmas we had no guests, went nowhere, and just hung out in our dishabille. Except for one project taken on by DH. Those who know him know that my spouse, DH, the hubs, periodically amuses himself by taking on a new food project. I’d say he tries ... More About: Sausage
I?m dreaming of a white Christmas??
2007-12-25 22:48:00 Oops. I’m awake. Now, where’s my ball….. Share This More About: Christmas , White , Bainbridge Island , Dreaming , White Christmas
Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
2007-12-25 22:18:00 Hope your day is filled with family, fun and love! (I may have gone a little overboard on the decorations this year….) Not really. This is the Teddy Bear Suite at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Washington. Merry Christmas , everyone! Share This More About: Family , Merry Christmas
Friends to sink your teeth into: a gingerbread village in Seattle
2007-12-22 20:29:00 We had a family outing to the Seattle Sheraton to see the gingerbread village display. It was our first time. Here are some shots I thought my mom you readers might enjoy. You know, in case you don’t live nearby or don’t want to stand in a very, slow-moving line (”hey, it’s ... More About: Friends , Teeth , Village , Gingerbread
The Snow Queen, a 4 year old?s theater review
2007-12-20 17:51:00 We went to a real theater on Bainbridge Island and saw a show called The Snow Queen . It had real people in it and puppets, so I didn’t get any Hot Tamales. I sat with my friend, Sally,* on the floor, up front with the kids. The show was about a winter fairy or ... More About: Theater , Review
Dog saves elderly woman in snow.
2007-12-20 09:52:00 Here’s a hopeful, holiday story for you readers reader. Did you hear about the Jack Russell Terrier in this article? A 91 year old neighbor delivering Christmas cookies slipped and fell in the snow, and although the snow berm hid her from view, the neighbor’s dog, Taz, had seen her from inside his house and ... More About: Woman , Snow , Elderly
google+images=meme
2007-12-18 09:52:00 I’m doing a meme. I don’t usually do them, but I don’t usually get them, either….. But when a queen hits you with one, well, eventually you have to do it or someone might drag you to a dungeon or something. No? I’m doing it anyway, even though I must say ... More About: Google , Meme , Images , Ages
Christmas reruns?.
2007-12-17 18:21:00 Last year, I mentioned how our pooch was in love with certain fuzzy tree ornaments. A singing cow and dog, to be exact. They sing to her, and she moans and whines to them. True love. This year, the moment after I opened the wrapping paper box to get my Elf on, the ... More About: Christmas
more hot drinking?..
2007-12-15 19:19:00 In addition to the tea I’ve been drinking, I love hot chocolate. Today, it’s rainy and breezy outside, so I am making an instant hot chocolate mix. I got this recipe from Food Network star Alton Brown. It is short, easy and brilliant, with no nondairy crap or other garbarge you find in instant ... More About: Drinking
spelling winter with a tea
2007-12-13 22:42:00 This time of year always has me drinking more and more. Tea, I’m talking about. Especially since our replacement Insta-hot is working great. I recently succumbed (hey, 2 for $4!) to Celestial Seasonings holiday teas. I got these three (purposely avoiding the “sugarplum” one since it gagged me last year and then the stupid ... More About: Winter , Spelling , Spell
I am eggnog, and you?
2007-12-12 03:37:00 Sweet, thick, spicy and heavy, that’s me! And the closer it gets to Christmas, I will definitely be SPIKED, too. Actually, I was hoping for fudge. To eat. At this moment. And you? Click on my test results to find out which holiday treat you are. You know you are curious. Share This More About: Eggnog
Look, up in the sky, it?s a bird!
2007-12-11 15:24:00 Okay, it’s not actually up in the sky, but it is a bird. Just what is going on around here, I’d like to know. Every day I sit on the couch (gotta get my weight up for winter, as DH says for himself) and hear CLUNK! at the sliding glass door. CLUNK! at the windows across ... More About: Bainbridge Island , Bird
Christmas floats
2007-12-10 15:32:00 The Spirit of Seattle, an Argosy Cruises boat, has its holiday duds on. We just saw it last night (although I did not take this picture). It came creeping into Eagle Harbor on our island, blaring Christmas music. Then it led a boat parade out of the harbor. It was all ... More About: Oats
holiday help in our flooded Washington backyard
2007-12-09 19:25:00 Proving her daringness, Daring Young Mom blogger Kathryn just posted complete with pictures about her experience lending help in flooded Lewis county, Washington . Compared to that area’s millions in damage, our little island fared well in the recent downpour. Sure, I had my visions of the south end becoming its own island due ... More About: Holiday , Flooded , Backyard
Christmas crumbles
2007-12-07 21:03:00 Good name for a Christmas treat, eh? Unfortunately, that is not what crumbled. See, we have a special Advent calendar that a friend of DH’s made in Alaska. Cute? It has three rows of pockets at the bottom there with special little ornaments. Last year, did Kid like it? Not so ...
did ya miss me?
2007-12-07 07:19:00 Well, I still don’t know what went wrong on this website — I didn’t do it! It’s been stuck, spiraling in some kind of ether-twister for almost a week. And I was just another cow plucked up from the field, spinning off into the clouds. Feeling like I have the brains of ... More About: Miss , Miss Me
woman gives birth in truck
2007-11-30 17:29:00 Did you hear about this Mississippi woman? Last week, when putting her turkey in the oven her bun in the oven decided to come out. First of all, why was a nine-month pregnant women hauling the turkey into the oven? Where’s Uncle Jimmy? Of course, this was her fourth pregnancy, so ... More About: Truck , Woman , Birth
Learn-A-Word Wednesday: bug·bear /buhg-bair/
2007-11-28 16:53:00 noun 1. any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear. 2. a persistent problem or source of annoyance. 3. Folklore. a goblin that eats up naughty children. [Origin: 1570?80; bug2 + bear2] Here’s one I don’t remember being on the SAT verbal section. You know what’s a bugbear for me right now? Christmas shopping. Yep. Fear, ... More About: Word , Learn , Wednesday , Bear
Saws recalled due to laceration hazard!
2007-11-28 07:27:00 NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2007 Release #08-100 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 689-9928 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Miter Saws Recalled by WMH Tool Group Due to Laceration Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with ...
Dog eats. . . .
2007-11-27 16:14:00 Yes, that is Waldorf Salad. She has branched out from cake, blueberry muffins and snowmen. Now, LTK has added a little roughage and fruit. A neighbor had brought her delicious version of the salad and left it outside in the cool air prior to our Thanksgiving meal. Guess who also was outside? Not for all that long. ...
packing: I do it myself
2007-11-26 05:44:00 This was Kid’s proclamation prior to our little 4-day Thanksgiving weekend trip to Grandpa’s house. She’s 4. I said, “okay, here’s your bag.” She packed her essentials. By essentials, I mean, a Pocahontas dress, three skirts (no shirts), four nightgowns, one swimsuit (two sizes too small) and six dresses ranging in season from Spring to ... More About: Packing
pssst!
2007-11-21 01:59:00 Guess what? * * * * Yet again, I have proof a holiday is near: I am happy to report we had no pumpkin filling incident this year. And no turdukin looms on the horizon either! (that I’ve been informed of, anyway…) Have I mentioned I love my pecan pie? There’s drool on my keyboard. ‘Scuse me. Share This
please let the pigeon drive the bus!
2007-11-20 15:45:00 According to this article, the ONLY Bainbridge Island bus service running outside commuter times is going to end in four months. This saddens me. How is anyone supposed to wean off of cars if there is NO bus service whatsoever? I don’t know about all my local readers, but I live on ... More About: Drive , Pigeon
what?s wrong with this picture, friends ?o canines?
2007-11-18 16:24:00 Covington Labradoodle Collection You will love the soft fuzzy feel of the scarf, hat and gloves against your skin (sold separately). Ideal for keeping warm on those cold days. Polyester blend. Machine washable. Imported. I know some people LOVE to HATE these new designer dog breeds, but really, isn’t this a little Cruella De Ville?? Hats ... More About: Friends , Picture , Wrong
Candles recalled due to burning!
2007-11-16 00:46:00 These cute candles just got recalled according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission. Turns out, the birch wood decorating the wax might catch on fire. Wood catching on fire?? Who could have ever guessed that as a possible outcome? This design brought to you by the team that created the scooters with blow-up ... More About: Burning , Recalled , Candles , Burn
amazing feets of knowledge
2007-11-15 18:39:00 Some days, I like to pretend to be an idiot and see how annoyed Kid gets with me. Hence, this scene: It was a gray, rainy morning. Wind was blowing our last few rust colored leaves off the maple trees. Kid marched stiff-legged out of my room wearing her nightgown and my tall, ... More About: Amazing , Knowledge
Hair I Am!
2007-11-13 21:17:00 It is officially Fall. We had a nice little harvest fair here last month, full of small town charm. But I have another crop growing, and it’s not harvest time. Yet. I’m normally a poor gardener with plants shriveling, browning, and sprouting but then stopping. But this crop grows like ... More About: Hair
dogs with reach
2007-11-13 02:33:00 I must say this today: My Dog takes the cake, I swear! Really. My dog took this cake. And ate it all up. I swear. And keep swearing. ‘Cuz it was a good cake. I used mango chunks instead of blueberries. Easy to make. But I’m too mad to make it again. ALREADY. I hope the plate ... More About: Dogs , Reach
one person can make a difference: saving rabbits, one bunny at a time
2007-11-12 05:18:00 I’m over at the Velveteen Mind today guest posting. Woo hoo! My first guest post. I confess I sort of like the freedom of boring someone else’s audience. Share This More About: Time , Make , Person , Saving , Rabbits
my new best friend
More articles from this author:2007-11-11 21:30:00 Perhaps you know him? His name is Mark Allasread. Here’s the backstory to our relationship: I just started using Google Reader. I know, bloggers, I’m a few years LATE. Well, we can’t all be FIRST. The point is I started, okay? But guess WHEN. November, the month that bloggers nationwide do this crazy thing swearing ... More About: Friend 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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