Archive for February, 2011
Tammy
Posted in dogs on February 27, 2011 | 4 Comments »
At Last
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Usually, I love winter but I was so, so glad to spot these snowdrops today.
Poppyseed & Vanilla Cake
Posted in Food, Recipes on February 16, 2011 | 17 Comments »
There are words that make me happier just by saying them. Among these are the Scottish place names Beeswing, Wogle, Auchterarder and Mugiemoss; the animal names aardvark, moose and piglet; and the food names butterbean, nectarine and poppyseed. And quite frankly, my like of the word poppyseed was what possessed me to make the following [...]
Olive Bread
Posted in Food, Recipes on February 12, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Home for a couple of days. As I drove into the village yesterday, this was the view that greeted me. Quite a welcome. And that was nothing in comparison to the welcome I got from my beloved pup, Marco. Think he missed me as much as I missed him. Treated him to sunny walk and [...]
More Guest Dog Blogging
Posted in dogs on February 9, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Was sent the following pup pictures over the last week. They sincerely did cheer me up. Hope they brighten your day too. Marco and a couple of kitties manage to sneak in there too. Couldn’t resist. A larger version can be viewed here. To Mary, Andrew, Eve, Mary, Cynthia, Artiom, Jeanne, Julie, Amanda, Maria, [...]
Guest Dog Blogging
Posted in dogs on February 3, 2011 | 10 Comments »
My friend Lucy sent me an email a couple of days ago with some words of support and a cheering photo of her pup, Poppy. I adore Poppy even though I’ve never met her or her owner, both of whom live on the other side of the planet. Ain’t blogging grand? So here is [...]
Wolfhounds
Posted in dogs on February 1, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Still recycling old photos. A couple of summers ago we were asked by friends to dog-sit four Irish Wolfhounds. They towered over my own pup, Marco, but guess who was the boss of them all… Yup. The wee, black, bully spaniel.


