The Celebration Continues

My sissy, Melissa and her husband, Jim came for dindin tonight to celebrate mom's and my birthday so the celebration continues!
OMG, PIZZA!!!
Mitch and I were trying our very best to get as many pizza crusts as possible! We kept making the rounds to see who was taking pity on us!
How can you resist these faces! We are trying so hard! We're starving! Can't you see that?!
I love putting my paw in dad's lap!
It works every time!
Check out dessert!
It's from the Italian bakery! Mom got to choose first and she chose the cannoli!
Which one would you have chosen? Mom said it was such a tough choice!
You're going to share with me, right?
The card Missy and Jim gave mom was just too cute!
We hope it biggifies so you can read it!
Being eleven is not so bad after all! I really think I like it!

So until next time...............

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch

I'm Eleven!

I'm eleven years old today and Mitch and I have started the pawty early - like right after morning walkies! yahooooooooooooo

Mitch and I both watched as mom whipped up my special birthday cake! It's a sponge base and then she sprinkled in a few blueberries followed by Spumoni ice cream - pink for me and green for Mitch and then whipped cream and then a blueberry for the top!
Time to dig in! I'm wearing my pretty purple redhatter bandana that my wheelie sissy, Autumn and mom made me last year for my 10th birthday! Mitch agreed to wear a purple hat so we could match! Thank you, Mitch
OOPS! Well, we both lost our pawty hats because we had to really work hard to get that sponge cake out of mom's goblet! That was really yummy! Thanks, mom!
Awwwwwwww, thank you, Mitch!
Now you promised that this is my new pretty pink piggie and you won't ever touch her! You're going to keep that promise, right?!My goodest and bestest friend, Putter, also sent me a birthday pressie! A red and black tug puzzle that Mitch already thinks is his (why does that not surprise me) and 2 HUGE packages of yummy pegetables! OMG, thank you so much, Putter! Mom says that we have to wait to open the pegetables or we're gonna burst if we eat anything else right now! And I love my card! You're so sweet!
I also got the most beautiful birthday card from Asta! With all of the issues she's been having she didn't forget me! Thank you so much Asta and mommi! I love my beautiful card!
And you have to visit Blue! She featured me on her bloggie today with the most beautiful collage!
I also received online cards from Blue and Jeannie and Marvin, and Noah, Willow, Tess and Lucy!
And because my mom is so computer challenged, she has no idea how to show them to you but believe me, they were very special and very pretty and very much appreciated! Thank you so much!
What a birthday I'm having! whooooooohooooo

And now mom wants to say a word or two:

As many of you know, Maggie and I share the same birthday! I remember so well the day I put a deposit on my little girl with her breeder and I asked Phil her birthday and he told me that it was July 10th! I thought he was pulling my leg but how could he know! He had just made my day! Sharing a birthday with Maggie is one of the greatest gifts I could ever receive!
We'll be together forever, my sweetest most precious friend!
Happy Birthday to you! I hope we have many, many more birthdays together! I love you!

Happy birthday to you too, mom! We'll have ice cream together soon! Dad said!
I"m off to play with my new pink piggie!

So until next time.................

Love ya lots,

Maggie, the birthday girl, and Mitch

True Colors Thursday - Navy

It's true colors Thursday once again!
If you'd like to play, drop by Blue's blog and let her know! It's a LOT of fun!

Today's color is navy!

Mom's Salmon Falls pottery sugar bowl has navy on it!These blueberries look navy to us!Dad's RedSox cap is navy!This is a Carol Usher original Woolie sculpture! It's called "Day's End"! The sweet elderly lady is actually Carol's hubby's mom, who has since passed on and the Airedale resting on the sofa with her is Jesse, Carol's dog in real life! The one at her feet is a mini-Dale that mom won on ebay!
Mom sprays our doggie grooming clipper blades with Kool Lube after she cleans them and then she packs them away for the next time!
This is a felted purse that mom made for Cousin Norma! And that would be Norma's parakeet pet that mom needlefelted on the navy purse!
This is another one of mom's felted purses! She used to crank them out left and right but now she's knitting socks and it's taking her FOREVER!
Next week's color is peach!

So until next time..............

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch

Wheelie Wednesday - Out To The Vegetable Garden

Hi everybody! It's me, Autumn!
We're on our way out to dad's vege garden! Dad started all of his flowers from seed and all of his tomato plants from seed!
The flowers that are just staring to bloom are giant zinnias. He also has marigolds planted and those bigger plants in the center are sunflowers! We've had a LOT of rain lately and very little sun so our garden is a little behind where it should be for this time of year!
This tomato is called Fourth of July and in years past, we'd be picking it and eating it but not this year! It's a smaller-type tomato but it has a tremendous yield! Once these tomatoes start to ripen, we'll keep picking them until September! Mom loves to toss these tomatoes across the brook to Maggie and Mitch who are waiting for are patiently waiting their treat! They both love tomatoes!
All of the rain hasn't hurt the zucchini squash! It looks like we'll be picking it very soon! yummm
Do you see that little guy in there? That's a baby acorn squash! This is the first time that we've ever grown acorn squash! We sure hope it does well for us!
Look how big these leaves are! I could get lost in the garden and mom would never know what happened to me!
We're heading back across the brook now!
Hello grampa Grey Lag! Nice day we're having, isn't it?!
This is Mitch's apple tree! We don't prune it and we don't spray it! The apples are pretty much for the ducks, geese and Dauby, our swan and of course for MitchyBoy! They're not as pretty as what you see in the grocery store because we don't spray but nobody complains about it - they just scarf them up!
See you all next Wednesday!

Love, Autumn

True Colors - The Challenge

We are taking Blue up on her challenge!
This lovely poem is called, "The Colours" and it's by Christina Rossetti

What is pink? a rose is pink
By a fountain's brink. - Okay, so they're raindrops, not a fountain!

What is red? a poppy's red
In its barley bed. " - our red silk poppies are blooming in the vase!

"What is blue? the sky is blue

Where the clouds float thro'. - this weathervane and cupola are on top of Dad's barn.

What is white? a swan is white
Sailing in the light. - this is Dauby and she's swimming on our pond!
What is yellow? pears are yellow,
Rich and ripe and mellow.


What is green? the grass is green,
With small flowers between. - Are we fooling anyone with the silk flowers?!

What is violet? clouds are violet
In the summer twilight. - ahhhhhhhhhhh, Nantucket! Our favorite spot on Earth! This photo is from our summer vacation last year!

What is orange? Why, an orange,
Just an orange!" - You're not supposed to eat the fake orange, Mitch! You're ruining the picture!That was fun, Blue!

So until next time....................

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch

Our Fourth of July Visitor

None of us slept very well last night! The stoopid fireworks were still going off at 1AM and I had been constantly trying to find just the right spot to hide!
Mom gates us upstairs at night so she can sleep and know that we won't fall down the stairs! Why the heck do you bother with the nightlight at the bottom of the stairs, mom?

This morning mom was brushing her toofies and she just happened to glance down into the bathroom trash basket!
Do you see what we see? How the heck did he get in there?
Mom thought that it was a good idea not to alert Mitch! That boy is a fabulous mouser and he would have been on the case in seconds!
You have to know that last week mom just happened to glance down in the upstairs trash can and OMG, she saw a bat! No, she didn't run and get the camera! She ran and got dad and asked him why he put a dead bat in the trash can! Dad said that he didn't do any such thing which meant that the bat was ALIVE! EWWWWWWWWWW!
Dad through a towel over the top of the trash can and took Mr. Bat outside, kissed him good-by and told him to have a safe trip to the AO4's house! Bats are welcome there!

We want to wish all of our USA friends a very happy Independence Day!
Yes, that would be MY ice cream cone stuffie that Mitch has in between HIS paws!
So until next time................

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch

Mango Ice Cream

Look what mom found at the grocery store Wednesday!My 11th birthday is only a few days away and mom and Mitch and I are chatting about what kind of cake I should have for my special day! Mitch voted for an all apple cake but that's Mitch's favorite and that's what he got for his birthday and I want something different!

Mom was teasing me and telling me that I should go with a lemon cake!
I thought you were my friend, mom! You know I HATE lemons! Can you see that my lips are already puckered at the thought of that nasty lemon! ewwwwwwwwwwwwww

Getting back to mango - a mango cake, mom?? Is that what you're thinkin'?

Shall we pop off the lid and see if we like it!Oh my! This is pretty good stuff and eating out of the ice cream lid is even better!
I think I could be very happy with a mango cake with mango ice cream, mom!
Let's make sure we get every last drop of mango goodness, Mitch!
Yes, dad, mom washed the lid before she put it back on the container! hehehe

Hey, Mango - have you ever had mango ice cream before? It's really good! You need to take a ride in your Mangomobile to get some!

What do you all think? Should I go with mango or would luscious strawberry be better or some other yummy flavor? My favorite color is pink!

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So until next time..................

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch