Scrappy Dog Sunday!

I'm pretty sure my dogs follow this mantra. As a matter of fact, Pete may have written this.

Not only do we have pups running around the backyard, but we also have quite a few birds.

 Feeding frenzy with the finches.

Our resident crows, or at least one of them. I really wish they would stop trying to put their raft in the pond and demand refills on their cocktails and peanuts.

Lola has tried to fly with our Heron. Thankfully, Mark

stopped her before she grabbed on to the tail feathers and flew away.

This beautiful Coopers Hawk comes every year and helps get rid of the riff raff.

And last but not least, our humming birds. They are with us all year long.

I love that we have so birds come and visit, even when the dogs are in the backyard. It's our own little wild kingdom.

Feel Good Friday!

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Whew! I just got back from the county fair. I LOVE fairs! I love the smell, the animals and don't even get me started on the food. We saw deep friend Capt. Crunch today. Who knew you could deep fry cereal-it's crazy!

There is nothing better than friendship, except maybe a side pony and if you have a friend who sports a side pony-you've died and gone to heaven. I adore dahmerdawn's stitching. Check her out on Flickr. The rick roll is worth it!

I will fully admit that I am a product junkie. I love beauty and bath supplies. I can't help myself. That's why I know I have a kindred spirit over at Red Lip Gloss. Great hints, reviews and how to's help save me a ton of money and keep me looking great. I'm still sore I didn't win that awesome prize package but I suppose I'll live.

I'm a huge Hello Kitty fan. Every since I was a little girl, I just love that cute little kitty with the bow in her hair. So, when I saw this house. I knew I wanted to move there. Who cares if I have a perfectly good house here, I want to live in the Hello Kitty house.

Fine! Since I can't have the Hello Kitty house can I at least get the toaster?

 Why is it when I see this picture, I want to break into an Elvis song? I'm not sure who this handsome beast belongs to, but if it's you, I'm pretty sure your dog rules.

Well, there ya have it! A little bit of this, a little bit of that and a whole lot of feeling good on this Friday. I hope that your weekend is filled with friends, side ponies and puppies doing their best Elvis face. Now, if you will excuse me, I'm off to find the perfect shade of pink for the house. I'm sure OMP won't mind.

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
-Mae West

Three Wise Men

See this man, otherwise known as OMP, I love him more than words can express. He's cranky. He likes to think that he's tough but he's a big marshmallow....mmmmm.....marshmallows.

And this old man, he's my dad and he's even crankier than OMP, he's a huge marshmallow too.

And this guy, well...he is the crankiest. He's not a marshmallow, he's a sausage.

Tie One On Tuesday

Earlier this week I was talking to my friend Lori about making a Key Lime pie. She immediately put me in a happy place when she asked, "have you made a margarita pie before?" WHHHHHHHAAAAAA? There is a margarita pie? Are you kidding me? A pie, that is like Key Lime but it has booze in it? Did I just die and go to heaven? Well, I scoured the interweb for this so called Margarita pie, and there are a ton of them out there. This one is from cooks.com.

Crust
1/2 c. butter
1 1/4 c. crushed pretzels
1/4 c. sugar

Melt butter. Add crushed pretzels and sugar. Press into 9 inch pie pan. Chill.

filling
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/3 c. lime juice
1 tbsp. Tequila
1 tbsp. Triple Sec

1 c. whipping cream
Wedges of lime

Combine sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, Tequila, Triple Sec.
 Whip cream and fold into mixture. Pour into chilled pie crust.
Freeze or chill for 3-4 hours until firm. Garnish each piece with a lime wedge.

Easy Peasy! At first I was a little put off by the crust but that gives it the salt around the edge taste to the pie. It also called for green food coloring but,ummmm,,,no.

So, to celebrate my wonderful pie, I decided to make up a batch of raspberry margaritas with the last of my raspberries from the garden.

Raspberry margarita
1 cup raspberries
1 cup brandy-based orange liqueur
3/4 cup gold tequila
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
ice cubes
Mix up in a big pitcher and serve!

No matter how you end up serving your margarita, it will be a huge hit and you will win the love and admiration of friends and strangers alike, they might even build a monument.

Scrappy Dog Sunday!

Have you met Pete? He is a silly little Min Pin who likes to think that he is a Jack Russell Terrier, like his sisters. He has gone so far to prove his Jack Russell Terrierness by catching rats.

I don't have the heart to tell him that the rat is stuffed and thus we are safe from it's clutches.

 I'll just let him go on believing that he is 100% Jack Russell. Oh Pete, I can't help but to look at you and think of Don Knotts' character, Luther Heggs, from the Ghost and Mr. Chicken. I know sweetie, your whole body is a weapon. Thank you for saving us.

Feel Good Friday!

 

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I can't believe it! The sun decided to come back to the Pacific Northwest! We have sun! It's a miracle! Okay, maybe not a miracle, but it's pretty awesome.

 Speaking of awesome, check out this piece by xperimentl. Power to the stitchers! We shall take over the world one embroidery hoop at a time! PS-While you checking out her other amazing embroidered pieces, look at her gingerbread house. TO. DIE.FOR!

Speaking of stitchy goodness, have you gone over to Feeling Stitchy lately? They are having an awesome stitch-a-long! The pattern this month is so adorable! It's a gnome from the wonderful mimilove.

It's hard to believe that this is edible. Andiespecialitysweets not only has this lovely necklace in their shops but dozens of other beautiful creations. Just absolutely stunning craftsmanship!

Have you ever heard of photobombing? Well, animals are experts at it!

There ya go, my little rays of sunshine. I'm heading outside while there is still a little bit of sun left. Yeah summer!  Have a wonderful weekend!

For every minute you are angry,
you lose 60 seconds of happiness.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

10 Happy Things

Right now, at this very moment, I am giddy. I'm happy, smiling, laughing and I haven't even had a cocktail! Because I'm a list person and because you need to know-here are 10 things that make me happy at this very moment.

OMP. Seriously everybody, I love this man so much. How do I know that he is my soul mate? I was just outside and I yelled, "Hey! Look out the window!" I then proceeded to show him my best robot. He counteracted with an even better version of the robot and  threw in a pop and lock. True love? I think so.

My pups. Three little furry children, running around, encouraging each other to do bad things. They are too cute for me to punish them, so, I guess I just have to live with the monsters I created. I mean, c'mon-have you seen their faces? They are cute!

My friends. I really wish I could express in words how much I adore them. They lift my spirits. There are no better people in the world than my friends. I wish they were all right in front of me so I could give them hugs and kisses. I don't ever distinguish between "real life" friends and "internet" friends. They are all the same and all hold a special place in my heart and soul.

The sun shining. For the love of all things holy! It has been rainy and cold here in the Pacific Northwest. I mean COLD! So, when the sun comes out , it is a cause for celebration. Who cares if it is only going to last for a minute or two-basking in it is heaven. 

Big hair. My hair is HUGE today! HUGE! I look like a Dolly Parton wig who was in a bar fight and lost and I am loving it! Maybe I'll throw on some bad 70's music, a little red lip gloss and shake my money maker. Hmmmm....I'm wondering if I can feather my hair.

The Beckys. I have lots of Beckys or versions of Beckys in my life. I met them both through my blog and the stitching community...and can you believe they live close to each other and they have become friends too? I like referring to the Beckys as the Beckys cause they remind me of the Coreys (from great 80's movies) only, they are girls, don't have drug problems and were never vampire hunters-that I know of. Every time I need a lift, the Beckys are there for me. When I say I look fat, they tell me that my curves could stop traffic. When I feel like my stitching is stinking, they tell me that it's fab and if I whine too much, they tell me to snap out of it.

Our two resident crows. We have a male and female crow who have taken up residence at our house, on our garage. They hang out, tell us when something or someone is coming and love to hide peanuts from the squirrels. They never bother us or the pups and I expect to find them lounging in the chairs, demanding cocktails any day now.

My garden. There is nothing more satisfying than growing your own food. It just taste better. Getting your hands dirty and growing something from seed is amazing. I hope that each year we can continue to expand our little farmette.

Stitching. Embroidery is like therapy to me. It eases my mind, releases my tension and makes it so I don't become Smashy Pam. I wish I could explain how wonderful the feeling is to create something, give it to someone and see the smile on their face. Stitching helps me preserve my history and reminds me where I need to move on to.

Finally, YOU! You all make me happy. Now don't think I'm just saying that to finish this list. I really mean it. I can't believe people even read this silly blog, let alone follow it. I'm glad that I get to make people laugh, help them create and bring out a smile. You bring me so much joy and I really want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Gah, I'm sure I could go on and on, but I have probably given you a cavity by now. Besides, OMP and I are having a robot-off. I'm planning on bringing the big guns out-the hula hoop! Yeah Boy! That's how I roll!