I love the Holidays and I love Winter!

Oh Boy, you gotta check out the ornament Mollie & Alfie made for me... it's a mini me!

Thank you!  http://www.molliesdogtreats.co.uk/

On the 14th we set a record for snowfall and I have been having a good ole time!

 

Yup, you guessed it...playing in the snow again!

 

 You just can't keep a good dog down!

But you might have to dig him out!

I am giving it my all and then some!

One must take full advantage of the perfect weather conditions.

Cuz you never know when the weather will change.

There is a saying here, "Don't like the weather, just blink"

Hello!

Whooo hoooo!

Day or night...

You know where to find me...

Enjoying my little slice of heaven!

 

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Gingerbread Village with Assistant Chef Ryker

Yay, it's that time of year again and you know what that means . . .  

 

. . . that's right, my Uncle Joe Hickel, the Pastry Chef at the Hotel Captain Cook Anchorage, has built his Gingerbread Village again and I gotta go take a look.

 

This is me an' Uncle Joe in front of the village.  Uncle Joe counts on me to inspect the village and give it the Ryker Sniff of Approval.  That's sorta like a Blue Ribbon, only better.

Let's do a quick photo-op for our fans, Uncle Joe.

And of course I need to say hello to my fans real quick too.

OK.  You ready?  Here's a high-five for luck.  Lemme put on my hat and let's go have a look.

Uncle Joe is explaining how he made the pieces.  He's very clever with gingerbread and candy and chocolate and icing and everything.  

Hey mama, you gettin' this?  Uncle Joe says we can do some close-ups.

 

 

Do you get a sense of how big this Village is?  Here's some more!

Isn't that gorgeous?  It takes him about three weeks to build it.  And there's more . . . 

All that detail - I could stare at this for hours . . .

 

Look over here Mama.  There's even rock pieces showing through the snow.

 

 Well that is just incredible detail.  And it tastes really good too.  Hey Uncle Joe, I have GOT to know how you did that.

 Uh huh . . . had to cut each piece to size, eh?  Oh, and you put 'em on *after* the icing . . .

 

. . . really?  Each piece, one at a time?  And you just push 'em right in?  That's very impressive.

 

 Congratulations Uncle Joe, I hereby award you the coveted Snootersnack Award.

 

You deserve it Uncle Joe.  I think this is your best Gingerbread Village ever!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everybody from Mama, me and the bestest Uncle Joe a doggie could have.

To see more live views of Pastry Chef Joe Hickel's Gingerbread Village and even a time-lapse video of him building it, you can go to his website here: Gingerbread Village

No school today, freezing rain!

Freezing rain outside today, guess we will stay indoors.

Hummm, now what can I get into?

What, mama made a German Cheesecake!  Maybe staying inside isn't so bad after all!

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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

We want to wish all our friends a very Happy Thanksgiving. We are so thankful to have you all in our life.  Eat, Drink and be Thankful!

I am also very thankful that mama is not in hospital and feeling good enough to cook us a Thanksgiving feast.  Sure she admits she relied heavily on Costco this year but it sure does taste fine!

She ended up in the ER with an infection, was mis-diagnosed, two days later her doctor got her started on the right treatment.  I was gonna show you a picture of her arm but that would just ruin your turkey day, suffice to say she is on the mend and plans to return to work on Monday.

The cranberry-cornbread-sausage stuffing from Costco was yummy!  Homemade cranberry sauce, home grown carrots.   A precooked turkey breast, and real mashed potatoes with turkey gravy...delicious!

Cooking tip: be sure and mix some butter in your dressing...nothing worse than a constipated dry bird!

UH oooo

Hey mama, don't eat it all, save me some.  I know I already ate but it is Turkey day!

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Wordless Tuesday

A HORRIBLE THING!

Buck and Bill (and the lamb they saved)

You can help save the lives of these two dogs and help bring them home! 
We need signatures to help Karen Erskine bring home her two dogs, Buck and Bill, who are confined in a small concrete room, have no access to the outdoors and are developing medical problems not being addressed by the Manatee Country who has sentenced them to death over a single incident.
 Petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/manatee-county-board-of-commissioners-county-attorneys-minix-and-palmer-release-hero-dogs-buck-bill-back-to-their-owner

More detailed info at: http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2013/11/injustice-in-manatee-county-help-save-buck-bill/


Ryker and I are so terribly worried about these two dogs and  have signed the petition and donated money.  Now we are sharing with all our friends so they can help too.

KAREN VISITING HER DEPRESSED BOYS

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