#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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Weekend Dog Blogging (WDB) #17

January 16, 2006 · Narrative

We turned things a bit upside down tonight, and had The Neighbors Dine Over Sunday at The Neighbors’ house instead. The Neighbor did a great job, making a bunch of tried-and-true favorites from previous Sunday dinners, Smoked Salmon Pizza, Greek Salad and Creme Brulee. I brought Salami Salad with Tomatoes and Mozzarella and Cheeseburger Soup, which was perfect for this chilly, windy weather we’ve had all weekend.

Salmon Pizza


Creme Brulee

Before I leave you, tomorrow I promise to post what I’m doing with the overly ripe bananas … just ran out of time today to make something. And also there will be a belated edition of Sound Bite Saturdays (plum forgot all about it yesterday — ooops!). Until tomorrow…

Without further ado, here’s the round-up for Weekend Dog Blogging #17:

Oliver and Harley from 2 Girls in the Kitchen check in from Canada:

Greedy Goose in Singapore’s new Mom, Molly, takes a romp in the waters after giving birth to three healthy pups, followed by a picture of one of the new pups taking a snooze (awwww!) and a little cuddling with Oxford:

Dale from One Hot Stove:

Tiny from Ragus Pug visits us from sunny Florida:

Ziggy from Soul Fusion Kitchen:

Pepper from Cookin’ with Cyndi:

The dogs from Musings give us a trip down memory lane with pictures from when they were mere pups:

Raffles and Missy from Forest Walks:

The dogs from The Cooking Adventures of Chef Paz out for a Sunday stroll:

The cuties from Live, Laugh, Love join us with this wintery scene:

Up close and personal with one of the trio from Rob Wonton in California:

Robin and Leopold, the Ram, from Farmgirl Fare:

Sadie, Charlie and Moose getting ready for some shut-eye from The Moveable Feast:

Alisha shares a very cool, almost vintage-looking picture of her dog:

The too-cute-for-words Bailey from The Savory Notebook:

Doolin, Wicklow (this may be the first picture of a laughing dog in WDB yet!) and Donegal from Dispensing Happiness:

A relaxed and happy Buster from Adventures in Food and Wine:

And lastly, two contributions from me. First up is our Eli, in a picture Nicholas took yesterday:

Next is my parents’ dog, Beauregard. He loves to sleep on this quilt. My parents were moving furniture out of the dining room and needed to protect the table, so they threw the quilt on top of it. Beau, of course, seeing “his” quilt, decided it was just a new bed for him, and yep, you guessed it, climbed up on the dining room table for his afternoon nap.

Beau

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  1. Seth Chadwick says

    January 16, 2006 at 5:08 am

    For some reason, when I look into the eyes of the doggie photos, I hear, “I better get a treat out of this!”

    Your Creme Brulee looks divine! Yum!

    Reply
  2. Ivonne says

    January 16, 2006 at 11:22 pm

    Beautiful brulee! Very cute dogs!

    Reply
  3. Alysha says

    January 17, 2006 at 12:06 am

    Lotsa cute pups. LOVE the puppy from Greedy Goose – sooo cute.

    Sweetnicks – If you haven’t already been tagged for the Me in Fours Meme – consider yourself tagged! I checked your blog and didn’t see it, but I’m not sure how long this one has been circulating. Let me know if you’ve done this one already….

    Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    January 17, 2006 at 1:05 am

    Howdy sweetnicks..well once again i couldnt email you for WDB :(

    am seriously going to kill this computer today!!

    maybe i will get a fellow WDBlogger to send in my pics next time :)

    ABE/HAPPY
    http://freshasadaisy.squarespace.com

    Reply
  5. abe/happy says

    January 17, 2006 at 1:07 am

    Not sure why it posted me as anonymous ?

    Reply
  6. Ayatollah Mugsy says

    January 17, 2006 at 1:19 am

    I just happened across your weekend dog blogging for the first time. What a wonderful service to the online dog community. Allah will surely reward you with copious amounts of rawhide.

    Reply
  7. Cate says

    January 17, 2006 at 10:22 pm

    Seth – At the very least, they want treats! Creme Brulee – one of my favorite desserts.

    Ivonne – thanks for visiting!

    Alysha – I think that one was my favorite this week too. ;)

    abe/happy – Not sure what’s going on, but this weekend, I’ll keep an eye on your site for a picture and grab it. :)

    Ayatollah – I don’t know if I need the copious amounts of rawhide, but Eli will surely be happy!

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I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛

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#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨

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