Ravioli and Photo Tag

Guess what mom discovered?
That this kidney girl can have ricotta cheese and we already knew that I could have oonies!
Well, that's what ravioli is, right?Mom NEVER shares ravioli with us because it's one of her very favorite meals in the whole wide world and she's STINGY!
She must be in a very good mood because lookie what we got!
OMG, they were worth waiting for!
We got tagged by both Dave of the Army of Four and Sonic to open our first photo folder, scroll down to the 10th photo, post that photo and tell the story behind it, then tag 5 more bloggers.

Our first folder is called ABB and it stands for Art By Butterfly. When our artist friend, Miss Barbara, was selling paintings on ebay, ABB was her ebay ID. Mom just loves her work and she used to snag lots of pictures of her paintings because she couldn't afford them all and she wanted to enjoy them.
This painting is of an Airedale at the Brandt Point lighthouse and Brandt Point lighthouse just happens to be on Nantucket, our favorite summer vacation spot!We're going to break the rules and tell you that this is a lot of fun so if you want to play, please do so!

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch

Our Bank Trip

Mom and dad had a bank errand to run yesterday and we got to go along too!
OMG, do you see that great big bone in the window! That must be the cookie jar! Imagine how many cookies are in that huge container!Do you think the bank teller knows that there are two of us in the truck and that we both NEED cookies to stay alive, Mitch?Did you drop cookie crumbs in here when you crunched down on your cookie, Maggie? I think I smell them!If I did than they're MINE, Mitch!
Did you eat them? Those were mine!When can you ever trust brothers? NEVER!

Our very good friends, the Rocky Creek Scotties lost their brother, Java, yesterday. Please stop by their blog when you get a chance. They lost such a precious member of their family.
Run free sweet Java! We will miss you.

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch

Almost Silent Saturday

All of that chicken is for me?!

Thanks, mom!

Love ya lots,
Maggie

True Colors Thursday - Leprechaun Green

It's true colors Thursday again! If you want to play along, just shoot Blue a hello and let her know!
Today's color is LEPRECHAUN GREEN!

Mitch got out our collection of LEPRECHAUN GREEN toys!Our Airedale rock with a LEPRECHAUN GREEN shamrock!
Guess how many eggs I get to eat every single day? FOUR!
But I only get one yolk and and the whites of four eggs!
Mitch gets to have a yolk too!
A LEPRECHAUN GREEN cuc! Mitch and I both LOVE cucumbers!Next week's color is RAINBOW colourful !

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch

Wheelie Wednesday - I Feel Pretty

Hi everybody! It's me, Francesca!
Spring is coming and mom said that we needed to put my knitted scarf and hat away and don our spring bonnets! I now have a flowered straw hat all decorated with flowers just like Autumn has!
And because my favorite color is purple, mom used lots of pretty purple iris and hydrangea and African violet flowers and pansies! Gosh, Maggie, you look tired!
My bandana is actually a doily that mom found and folded in half. I like the lacy look. I have a pretty garnet stick pin fastening. Can you see it?
The yellow witch hazel is blooming in our yard right behind the house!
And our younger red witch hazel is blooming in the garden that's in front of dad's workshop!Spring is coming and I can't wait!

Thank you for sharing your blog with me, Autumn!

Friends Forever,
Francesca

P.S.
Hi everyone. It's me, Maggie. I have a special favor to ask. My very dear hooman friend, Miss Barbara, who used to take such very good care of me when mom and dad were running back and forth to the doctor when dad was sick and waiting for his heart transplant, has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She just had surgery to remove her tumor and she and her husband, Chris and her sweet Golden Retriever, Emma, are waiting for test results to come back so they know how best to proceed with treatment. Could you please say a prayer for her? My mom and dad are so very worried for her. Thank you.

My New Bedroom

Hi everyone! It's me, MitchyBoy!
Remember the guestroom that mom and dad worked on last year? Autumn showed you the stencil just about one year ago!
They did finish the bedroom and it was just beautiful and we did have guest sleep in it a couple of times.
Well, mom and dad talked about switching their bedroom that's in the front of the house to this guestroom, which is in the back of the house. They thought it might be more quiet in the summertime when the windows are open!
Mom had a brainstorm to not wait until the summer to switch!

Come on up!
Dad made this canopy bed for mom in 1999. She asked dad to build her a canopy bed not long after they got married and dad built everything else under the sun but he refused to tackle a bed for her. And as they say, all good things come to those who wait!
Mom finally got her beautiful cherry canopy bed and she LOVES it and dad actually had a great time making it for her!

The schoolhouse quilt on the bed was the first patchwork quilt that mom ever made and she now needs to add fabric on either side to make it longer. The quilt was made for a full size bed and the canopy bed is a queen.

We're moved in and it's very cozy and very comfy!
This is my spot right next to the radiator! I've been a very happy and warm boy this winter!
I'm coming, Maggie!
You see, Maggie doesn't like the stairs! She never really did but she did go up and down once a day when she slept upstairs with us for many years but now that she's getting older, she prefers not to make the trip up and down any longer and she's perfectly happy sleeping on first floor.

We go out for peepees at 9PM and we kiss Maggie goodnight and she sleeps downstairs next to her radiator with her stuffie that we call Baby!So Maggie and I each have our own spots that we sleep in at night and in the morning, we're very happy to be together again and we wait for our breakie to be served at 6AM sharp!

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

Your friends,
Mitch and Maggie

Afternoon Fun

Dad suggested dindin at Lenny and Joe's yesterday afternoon and we got to go too! whooohoooooo
Mitch couldn't wait to get in the truck!
I no longer jump in on my own. Dad lifts me in because I can't jump that high anymore and to get out, I jump into mom's arms and she catches me on the way down to soften my landing.
We had one stop to make before we got to Lenny and Joe's. Dad wanted to get our truck washed! We're not allowed to stay in the truck while it's going through the wash so we wait on the patio in front of the car wash building.
Notice dad's outfit - Indian motorcycle top, Carhartt's and Dansko's!
Our truck is nice and clean!
Next stop - Lenny and Joe's!
Mitch gets the last of dad's clam chowder!
Shrimp roll and tartar sauce, fries and cole slaw! yummmmmm
OMG, how embarrassing, mom! Yes, I want that piece of fish but do I really have to stick my head under Mitch's undercarriage to get it?! What will my friends think?
When we got back home, there was a box sitting on our back porch. Guess what was inside?
Dad's new Indian motorcycle jacket! OMG, NOT ANOTHER ONE!
Yes, we do owe you all a HUGE picture of his Indian motorcycle jacket collection! We haven't forgotten.
The front~
And the back of the jacket. Yes, dad. It is very, very nice!
His reasoning is that the jacket is black and tan - like us!
Okay - sure dad -whatever you say!
So that was our Friday afternoon!
We sure did have fun!

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch

True Colors Thursday - Navy

This is the second time we're doing navy! Our last time was the day before mom's and my birthday! We share the same birthday, ya know!
If you want to play along, stop by Blue's blog and let her know!
OONIES! This is one thing that we kidney pups can have!
Mom's sissy-in-law, Miss Carol, gave this little handmade bunny to us. He's wearing navy!
This Gorham teacup has navy on it! It's the Spring Laurel pattern! Mom is sure looking forward to spring!And speaking of warmer temps, mom saved this picture from the summer! This is navy lobelia!
The pram in the hallway of the dollhouse is navy!Next week's color is LEPRECHAUN GREEN !

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch

Wheelie Wednesday - Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Hi everyone! It's me, Autumn!
This past Friday it was snowing at our house..................And mom and I decided to make a loaf of cinnamon raisin bread!When the bread machine beeps, it's time to toss in the raisins. Once you close the lid, it kneads them in!I don't think you two beggars can have raisins! You'll have to speak to mom about that!
I'm not getting myself into any trouble by handing out raisin treats - NOPE!It's all baked and ready for breakfast! It smells WONDERFUL!
See you all next Wednesday!

Love, Autumn

WoolieDale George

Mom was visiting Carol Usher's website a week ago on Monday and she discovered that Carol had a brand new book for sale on the history of the Wooliedales! Seeing as she owns quite a few of them, she thought that this would be a perfect gift and decided to treat herself but before she left the site, she took a look at the woolies for sale and discovered an Airedale that she thought was just adorable (heck, they're all adorable)! She learned that his name was George. Our dad's name is George and last Monday was George Washington's birthday so she knew it was deja vu that she have George!

George and the book arrived in the mail and mom fell in love like she does whenever a package from Carol Usher arrives here!

Back in October, when we were at Barktoberfest, mom saw this handsome guy and had to have him! He made the cover of Carol's new book! Is that cool or what?!
Thumbing through the book, Goosey Gander that mom bought in 2005, made the cut. Goosey is #415.
Macintosh Mitch(#739) is now famous and Maggie with her teddy, bought in 2003 (#281) is sleeping with her teddy just like this guy is!
Meet George! He made the cut too! Isn't he so handsome? And Sarafina was in luck! Sarafina (#433) from 2005 is normally sitting on her beach chair enjoying the Nantucket surf!You have to see the back cover of the book! It's Jessie and Scuffer - Carol's furkids!Two Woolies that didn't make the book were me with my ice cream cone and Mitch begging for a lick! These are 2 of mom's very favorite Woolies of all time! They're called "Two in Paradise"!

Can you see Squirt and his fire hydrant in the background? Mom won Squirt (#275) in the Barktoberfest raffle in 2003!Carol Usher has been needle-felting WoolieDales for 9 years and she numbers every single one of them and names them all! That's what all of these above numbers meant.

The WoolieDale in the middle of this next picture is Fuller and she's numbered at #38 and mom got her in 2001. She's our very first WoolieDale and we got her at a Barktoberfest event! What a fun day that was!
There's George again in front of Mitch. His number is #810 and he's a 2010 WoolieDale! So mom has been collecting for the nine years that Carol has been needle-felting WoolieDales!That's a picture of Carol and to the left are all of the Woolie tags that have the number and names. Mom sure has lots of them!Carol's needle-felted beauties go all over the world! Our mom feels so very fortunate to have so many of them. They are some of her most prized posessions!

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

Love ya lots,

Maggie and Mitch