Free Apples

We have an apple tree in our yard and it just happens to be where we spend most of our outside time!
This time of the year it is LOADED with apples! Overnight the wind knocks some of the apples off the tree and in the morning Mitch and I always have free snackies until our evil mom picks them up and tells us that we've had more than our share for the day! After our walkie Mitch is always the first one outside with dad so I honestly think he snags a couple more apples that mom doesn't know about!
Mom says she can always tell by his poo if he's fibbing or not! hehehehe

I happen to be more lucky than Mitch seeing as I am actually tied to the apple tree and I get all of the fresh ones that fall - the minute they fall!

But I'm not a pig like Mitch is and I won't eat 25 apples in one day - he would if he could!

I'm happy with just one!

Mitch is tied on a staircase inside the barn near where mom and dad are so he can only get so far and when he sees a couple of apples that he can't reach, he barks for help! hahaha

And if I were a nice sister, I'd roll them to him but I'm not a nice sister because then mom will yell at me for feeding Mitch too many apples!

Mitch will stand there and bark at the apples until he either gets one or until mom tosses it to the geese and ducks. They love apples too!

Can you see the apple spittle on Mitch's chin? Don't you think at this point he's had more than his share?
What a piggy boy!

After we got bored of the apples, we had a friendly game of tug!

The green bone pillow now has a small sized hole in it! Once the hole grows larger, that will be the end of the pillow! Oh well! It was fun while it lasted!

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie

Mitch Has A Turn at Scattergories

Mitch has been whinning that he feels left out because he can't play scattergories! Okay Mitch - you can play!

Do you feel better now?

Go ahead - everyone is listening!

Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the questions. They must be real places, names, things…nothing made up! If you can’t think of anything, skip it. You can’t use your own name for the boy/girl name question.

Okay - I'm Mitch and my name starts with M!

1. Famous Singer - Meatloaf

2. Four Letter Word --Milk

3. Street – Magnolia Drive

4. Color -- Midnight Blue

5. Gifts -- Music CD or video

6. Vehicle -- Maserati

7. Things in a souvenir shop – Matches??

8. Boy name -- Michael

9. Girl name -- Marie

10. Movie Title -- Miller's Crossing

11. Drink -- Manhattan

12. Occupation -- Medical Assistant

13. Celebrity – Muhammad Ali

14. Magazine – Motorcycle USA

15. U. S. city – Miami

16. Pro sports – Minnesota Vikings

17. Fruit -- Mango

18. Reason for being late for work – Mononucleosis

19. Something You Throw Away -- Moldy cheese

20. Things You Shout – MOM!

21. Cartoon Character -- Mr. Magoo

Thank you very much Maggie! I feel much better now and more included!

So until next time when Maggie lets me post..............

Love ya lots,

Mitch

Scattergories Game

We got tagged by Koobuss to play the scattergories game.

Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the questions. They must be real places, names, things…nothing made up! If you can’t think of anything, skip it. You can’t use your own name for the boy/girl name question. Since my name begins with M and so does Mitch's, and because we're behing the eight ball already from being gone for so long, I'm going to answer the questions. Mitch said that he'll agree with whatever I say! Wow! This is a first!

1. Famous Singer --Mary Chapin Carpenter

2. Four Letter Word --MINE!

3. Street – Main Street, Nantucket

4. Color -- Maroon

5. Gifts -- Martingale collar

6. Vehicle -- Mercedes

7. Things in a souvenir shop – Magnets

8. Boy name -- Mark

9. Girl name -- Marilyn

10. Movie Title -- Mr. Holland's Opus

11. Drink -- Martini

12. Occupation -- Mayor

13. Celebrity – Michelle Pfeiffer

14. Magazine – Mademoiselle

15. U. S. city – Minneapolis

16. Pro sports – Miami Dolphins

17. Fruit -- Melon

18. Reason for being late for work – Migraine

19. Something You Throw Away -- Milk that's gone bad

20. Things You Shout – Move over!

21. Cartoon Character -- Marmaduke

That was a blast! We're not going to tag anyone because we have no idea at this point who has played and who hasn't. If you want to play, please do!

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie

We're Home!!!

Vacation was awesome and we stayed busy every single day having so much fun but on Saturday morning at 6AM we boarded the ferry to come home. We had a blast but it's so nice to be home in our own house with our own stuff and to go on our neighborhood walkie to smell who's been here while we were away!
We do apologize that we didn't sign blogs while we were on Nantucket and now that we're home, we're having so much fun catching up on them!

We already miss our nightly ice cream! This was the spot that had the gingersnap molasses flavor! I wish I had a spoonful of that right now! Boy, it was yummy!

Mitch kept himself in great shape climbing the stairs all day long! We'd go into town and he'd still be practicing! Practice makes perfect, right!

Here he is trying to get me to climb with him! Naaaaaaaaaaaaa, it's new to you Mitch, not to me! You do it! By the way - Mitch now weighs more than I do - the little porker, and he's taller than I am!

We went to Nantucket center twice a day, every single day. The first time was after our walkie down to Surfside beach so that dad could buy the newspaper to keep up on the football news!And the second time was after dinner.

We met so many new friends. Check out the Herbie and Helios look-alikes!

This is a Labradoodle. We saw him carrying his lunch in his mouth one morning going to the store that his mom owns to hang out. Mom's camera was acting up that day so we missed the shot of him carrying his kibble! Bummer!

We sure swear that this was Simba! We found this guy on the docks hanging out with the boats! It was you, right Simba?? Who's that lady who's kissing you?

Check out Mitch! He's a dare-devil for sure. One wrong step and he'd be in that dirty nasty seaweed-filled harbor water. ewwwwwwwwww!

Here's Opy minding the store! We apologize that Opy's face is so dark.

This store is called Cold Noses! It was mom's favorite shop on the Island and I think she went in there about 6 times while we were there!
This is a picture of Nantucket as the ferry is moving away from the dock. It sure was a fun vacation!

Here we are aboard the ferry hanging out for the 2 hour trip back to Cape Cod! What a totally relaxing vacation it was! We're so glad that we got to go! Thank you so much mom and dad! We had the BEST time!

We're still catching up with our chores at home and we're trying like heck to make the rounds so we can see what all of our bloggin' buddies have been up to! We'll get there, we promise!

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie

The Middle Name Game

I got tagged by my Aire-buddy Bogart!

There’s a new game in town, the Middle Name Game:

Here's how it goes:

1. Post the rules before you give the facts.

2. List one fact that is somehow relevant to you and your life for each letter of your middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.

3. When you are tagged you need to write your post using your middle name and facts about it.

4. At the end of your post choose one dog to tag for each letter of your middle name. Be sure to let each puppy know she/he has been tagged-

(And seeing as we've been on vacation, I'm sure everyone has been tagged already!)

My official name is Magapee BriddleBritt! It's dad concocted name and it's special, just like I am. So I guess my middle name would be Briddle!

B - is for beautiful, need I say more?!

R - is for raisings, barn raisings and I sure hope I get to go to LOTS more of them!

I - is for ice cream - all kinds - I don't have a favorite. Any kinds will be just fine, thank you!

D - is for digger! Everyone know that you can't take the digging out of the Terrier even though mom tries her very hardest to tell me to stop digging Maggie!

D - is for determined - determined to get my own way at all times!

L - is for loud! I'm a talker and I have a lot to say and I'm never quiet about it!

E - is for energetic! I'm an Airedale! We don't stop to think; we just move and quickly!

Okay Mitch - now it's your turn!

Well, I don't exactly have a middle name and seeing as I'm named after Mitch Miller then I guess that middle name will do me just fine till a better one comes along! It's all about the goatee~

M - is for manly, something I'm still dreaming about seeing as I'm only 9 months old!

I - is for intelligent! I can now climb stairs so I'm a smart boy!

L - is for loveable. I'm all boy but I sure do love to be hugged and I love to lick back!

L - is for lime. I've taken quite a fancy to limes ever since I found one in the center of town. I carried it for the longest time and then I decided to clamp down on it and I was making lime drool everywhere!

E - is for everybody. I love everybody except small children- they're scary monsters!

R - is for rides in the car! It means we're going someplace fun and I'm always ready to do that!

******************************************************************

Today is our last full day on Nantucket so we have to make the most of it! Last night we had another picnic and then we strolled into town for ice cream once again. I got to sample mom's vanilla pistachio almond cardamom flavor and dad was having orange mango sherbet. Both were very yummy! Tonight mom has decided on Peppermint Stick and dad wants Rum Raisin!

We've had such a great time here on the Island. We've had lots of rest and relaxation but we also miss home and our daily routine there! And we're also anxious to catch up on all of our friend's blogs! Tomorrow at 6AM we board the ferry to return to Connecticut! We'll miss you Nantucket and we hope to visit again in a year or two!

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

Your Nantucket reporter signing out!

Love ya lots,

Maggie

Brant Point Lighthouse

Yesterday when mom and dad got home from Surfside beach we packed into the car and headed to Something Natural again for another picnic dinner. Mom and dad have been trying to eat light so we have room for ice cream!
I see dad coming back! Great ready Mitch!
You can see my new collar in this picture! Dad bungies us to the picnic table so that we won't run off and get ourselves into a heap of trouble. Hey, no way am I going anywhere when there's food on the way! You can count on that!

After dindin we headed to Brant Point to check out the lighthouse. This is the harbor side of the Island, not the ocean side so the waves aren't quite as intense. Dad was hoping that maybe he could get me to go for a swim. hummmmmmmmm, I think NOT!

Mitch tried to taste the ocean and decided he didn't like the salt water! Smart boy!

Mom tried to lure me closer to the water where Mitch and dad were and she got me to follow until I felt damp sand on my feet and that was enough of the wet stuff for me! I think I'll explore this nice seaweed mom, at a safe distance from all that nasty ocean water!

When we approach Nantucket, while we're still on the ferry, this lighthouse is one of the first sights we see. It never ceases to bring a smile to mom and dad's faces! Mine too mom!
I love Nantucket!
We sure do love it here!
Just to let you all know, we did have gingersnap molasses ice cream and it was to die for but unfortunately mom's memory card in the camera got filled up and all photo taking came to a halt so we'll address that issue today and we'll be back in business in a hurry!

Newsflash! We're back in business! yippeeeeeeeeeeeee

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

Reporting live from Nantucket...........

Love ya lots,

Maggie

The Missed Lunar Eclipse

Mom is bummed!
Since we've been on Nantucket, I've been waking her up every single morning at exactly 4:40AM and she keeps wondering if finally, at my age of nine years old, I know how to tell time!
She was psyched last night when she heard that on the east coast, if you're up at 4:50AM, you can watch the lunar eclipse! But I disappointed her. I didn't wake her up until 5:30 so we missed it! Sorry mom! I'm on vacation and I wanted to sleep in! Please forgive me!

We had a good time in town yesterday. We were there for a good hour checking out all the sights. Take a look at this antique car! Mom says that if she could somehow squeeze this into her suitcase, she'd love to take this baby home! Wouldn't we be nice and cool riding through town on this!

For dad, it was a toss up between mom's antique car and this boat. OMG could Mitch and I ever do laps on this thing!

Mitch is constantly practicing his stair-climbing all day long! So many of the shops have a short flight of stairs and he's forever climbing them and trying to check out the goods! He scored in this one! They actually didn't toss him out on his ear!
Mom and dad had dinner last night at The Brotherhood of Thieves! It's a very popular spot on the Island! I wish we could have gone too but no dogs allowed :-(

The plan tonight is to hit Brant Point where the lighthouse is and after that more ice cream! Mom and dad found another ice cream shop this morning that makes gingersnap molasses ice cream and they sampled it and gave it the thumbs up so we're drooling already just thinking about it!

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

Love ya lots,

The vacationing Maggie

Cisco Beach

Yesterday was the most awesome day! We started out with our two mile walkie down to Surfside beach and along the way we met our friend Colleen - the one who's getting Jake, the Airedale puppy this coming weekend. Mom and dad suggested that the four of them go out to dinner one night so everybody's is excited about that!

We all went into town again to help dad buy the newspaper. BTW, we would never dream of rooting for the Yankees, Agatha and Archie! No way! Red Sox all the way!

Mom stopped into a store called Cold Noses and came out with two fancy rope collars for both of us. Mine is green and pink and reminds mom of wallymelon and Mitch is a patriotic boy in red white and blue! While we were window shopping I spied a sign for ice cream and pointed that out in a hurry!

We meet so many doggies every day. We saw Simba hanging around the docks and we saw this grey Poodle that had been shaved down to the point that mom asked the owner if it was a GreyHound! Mommmm! She's so embarrassing! We saw Ernest and we've seen lots of Golden Retrievers and Labs! No Boston Terriers yet Ruby! We saw Herbie and 5 month old Helios and Pacco and Scruffy and even Opy, who was minding a clothing store!

After town we headed back home, had lunch and then mom and dad headed to the beach for a couple of hours. They were back around 4PM and told us that we'd all be going out to dinner as a family. Whooooohooooooooo! We went to Something Natural. It's a sandwich shop where you can eat outside on picnic tables with the best views! Mom grabbed bottles of water and a bag of chips and we were off!

The next stop was Cisco beach. Mitch has never seen a beach before. We were standing in the sand admiring the view when a wave came in and got Mitch and dad wet! Mitch wasn't sure about it at first but soon realized that this could be fun! He starting digging and tossing sand everywhere! Good thing it was after hours and no people were nearby!

I don't feel the same way about getting wet - no way do I want that nasty sticky salt water all over my fur!

I couldn't wait to leave!

I got my wish! We left after dad dried Mitch off and got all that icky sand off him! We headed to Stars for some Vanilla frozen yogurt. It was so yummy and refreshing! What a great ending to a perfect day!



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

Love ya lots,

The Vacationing Maggie

On Nantucket!

We met the neatest people on the ferry! We were hardly even out of our car when these nice people stopped us and told us that this coming weekend they were picking up a 3 month old Airedale puppy and that his name is Jake. He's coming from MY breeder so it was pretty neat to hear all the stories. It passed our 2 hour trip very nicely. Mitch did awesome on the ferry stairs going up. Going down he spazzed with dad and dad gave in and carried him down but then it was mom's turn to take him down and she made him do the top step and everything was fine after that. And now at the house Mitch is up and down the stairs all the time. This is his reward at the top of the stairs!His very own bed - or so he thinks! And it's all dressed out up there in pink!

We've been to town a few times already and we found out that the dogs all congregate in front of the coffee shop with their families. Yesterday we met quite a few of them. Mitch is making sure this one is a boy like he is!

We've had ice cream once and mom and dad promised that tonight is another ice cream night so we're psyched about that!

We have a 2 mile walkie down to Surfside beach every single day and then we head back into town so that dad can buy the newspaper to read on the beach. This is the Bartlett truck that comes into town every single day and sells fresh flowers. Seeing this truck is very special to mom and dad! This is Nantucket's Main Street!

We're finding this vacation stuff real relaxing and hope that it never ends! We could get very used to this fat and happy life style!

We apologize that we're not sharing many pictures but our connection is very slow. We'll share lots more pictures when we get home. And we want to thank Blue and Bogie and I think Sitka for tagging us. We'll get to the tags when we get back too, okay?

We miss you all lots! We see lots of doggies that remind us of so many of you!

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie

Packing for Nantucket

Mom has been busy getting stuff together so she can load the car on Thursday.
Friday morning we'll leave in the wee hours of the morning. Our ferry leaves at 7:30AM and Hyannis (where the ferry departs) is a 3 hour drive from our house. It takes the ferry 2 hours and 20 minutes to go from Hyannis to Nantucket! Check this out! Mitch is going to ace those stairs - we're feeling very confident! Wait till he gets on the upper deck and meets new people and new doggy friends. He's going to have so much fun!

Mitch spent the morning outside with dad while mom and I got things going. I'm making sure that mom has packed our favorite stuff!

Next was the beach umbrella. She wanted to make sure that it was in tip top working order.

I was on Cisco beach with the family just one time - my first trip out - when I was one year old! Nantucket now has these stupid rules where they don't want dogs on the beach anymore unless it's after hours!

How rude is that!

We're trying on my hydrangea bandana in this picture. Nantucket is famous for their beautiful blue hydrangeas! We'll be bringing lots of bandanas! I have lots of pretty choices!
The books are getting packed!
Reading material for the beach! hummmmmmmm I'm not sure these are the best choices though!
I hope mom remembers to pack lots of treats!The suitcases haven't come out just yet. Clothing is usually the last thing mom packs! Our guestroom upstairs is looking pretty messy. Mom is piling stuff everywhere! Stuff is staying upstairs so that Mitch doesn't help himself to everything!

Hey, can I wear your hat mom? Don't forget the sunglasses and the sunscreen!

The packing continues.........................

We just want to let you all know that we're going to miss all of you HEAPS!

The camera will be coming along and we'll get lots of pictures! It's still up in the aire about the laptop coming along or not, so if we post, it can be a surprise! And if not, we'll be back in September!

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

Love ya lots and lots,

Maggie

The Glenwood

Dad has been going to the Glenwood for years and years and when dad married mom, he introduced her to this famous drive-in restaurant in Hamden! They make the BEST hamburgers and hotdogs! Mom was hungry for a hamburger so we decided this afternoon that the Glenwood was the place to be! This restaurant is on a very busy road so there was lots to watch while dad was inside placing our order.
Mitch appointed himself the look-out!

OMG check out that food! The smell is killing me! When do we eat?!

I see fries and mom's hamburger and it looks like dad ordered a hotdog for himself! ummmmmmm onion rings!!!!

We've never had those before! Mom is telling us these are not for us.

awwwwwwwwww come on mom - just one??!!

Mom has a real hard time trying to take pictures of us eating. We basically swallowed that piece of hamburger before the flash even went off! hehehe
It was good though!
Thanks mom!Here comes a french fry and it has catsup on it! yummmmmmmm
Right into my mouth it goes! Me first Mitch!
That catsup is pretty tasty stuff! Do you mind mom?
Attached to the Glenwood is Kelly's Kone Konnection and we were really hoping that we'd get ice cream for dessert but it wasn't to be tonight. We left without ice cream!

Mom said that while we're on Nantucket, we'll be eating ice cream every single day and she wants to save her appetite for something special! I'm not sure I totally agree with this but mom's word was law. No ice cream tonight!

So tomorrow we'll begin to pack for our vacation! Only 4 more days before we leave! We're getting excited!

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie

He's Getting There!

Mitch is getting there! We have one more week before we leave and we think he'll make it - no problem!




Mom tried to video his descent but she was too close to him. He actually came down better than he went up!
As soon as he reaches the bottom he turns around and goes right back up! He's like a kid with a new bicycle! He doesn't want to get off!! I wonder how many ups and downs he'd do before he got tired?

So guess what the latest is??

Is this rude or what?

First mom wants him to learn and now that he's on his way, he's locked out! Go figure!

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie