On the Veranda, May 2013.
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Winslow and the Chicken Pot Pie
Here Winslow is drooling in anticipation of his own slice of Homemade Chicken Pot Pie. A delicacy for any Welsh Springer Spaniel !
The pie was lovingly crafted for Winslow by his Mum Cathy Hatfield. She calls it Winslow’s Shark Pie. Of course there is no Shark in it (although Mum is sure that Winslow would love shark), but there is a shark ON the pie ! There were two, in fact, even though the recipe did not call for it.
Winslow says that the pie was excellent and we should give credit to the recipe we found at http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-pot-pie-ix/ and the really easy crust at http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/perfect_pie_crust/ .
Visiting Sur La Table Lemonmania
My Brother Tappy
My brother Tappy came to visit today ! It was so cool to see him after all these years ! He was named after the Tappan Zee bridge in New York.
Midnight Snack
Mmmmmm, Mom was late coming home from her WordPress meeting. I thought I could guilt her into a good midnight snack. Boy did it pay off in spades !
Here I am watching the tender morsels of filet mignon on the skillet. I had to make sure that they weren’t over cooked !
This is the part where I have to pretend to be a good dog, befitting of my noble Welsh Springer Spaniel heritage. I could have done without the place setting, but staff had recently washed the floor.
As you may have guessed, I made quick work of that, and am now a member of Tuesday’s Clean Plate Club ! Not another shred to be found.
Actually this arrangement smells quite nice. I think there is some lingering eau de opossum from the garden from whence they came !
Winslow’s Menagerie
Here Winslow the Welsh Springer is enjoying time with his new menagerie. You see, once a month or so, Winslows Mom goes to garage sales and brings home stuffed anipals for Winslow. Usually they are clean but still smell of wonderful adventures in far off places. Winslows Mom says the best part is that they cost 25 cents.
Here Winslow is removing Mr. Wombat’s nose. Can’t have him nosing around all of Winslow’s special places. Winslow promptly spits out noses and eyes so that they can be sent to the nose and eye repository.
Thomas Eakins’ Setter
This is a sketch (by Eakins) of Thomas Eakins’ setter Harry. I told mom to put it in her painting blog. She said he’s a dog, he’s going in the dog blog. Harry was a studio dog too. Eakins painted a picture of Harry with his wife in 1884, so it was about then that Harry was around. The Met has a lot of Eakins paintings and a good bio on its website. He painted wonderful rowers.
Here is a photo of Harry,
Happy New Year
To top off our New Years Eve celebrations, Winslow enjoyed a piece of pizza.
Winslow’s tweet buddy Bear loves pizza, so this one’s for you Bear ! ! !
And Annie. Let Rosie eat tuna !
Looking forward to lots of fun and furiends in 2013
Happy Christmas ! ! !
Happy Howloween
It is getting near to Howloween and we have been taking some pictures. . .
Winslow and his Squeaky Ball
Here is Winslow with his new squeaky ball. He hadn’t had a new toy for quite a while (BAD MOM) and was very happy to play with this and squeak it loudly for hours. We were going to be having a lot of folks over for Winslow’s Uncle Ricky’s birthday, and this was Winslow’s consolation for being ignored during preparations. He was not ignored during the party, and in fact scored many many tidbits.
Dos Chinos Truck
Next up we were in the mood for some Latin Asian Grub. So where else but the Dos Chinos Truck . Jason and Hop make such good burritos that Winslow is sure that they must have spaniels that do taste tests for them.
Lobsta Truck
Winslow is quite the sea food affectionado, so our first stop at the So Co Collection Farmers Market on Saturday was the Lobsta Truck. It was too hot to eat (we are both on diets so this is admittedly a new concept for us) so we just took pictures. But the menu was tempting to the extreme.
Cheese Shoppe
Winslow loves cheese, so a visit to the cheese shoppe at the So Co Collection was de rigueur ! Winslow loved the smells but we kept clear of the counter so as not to bother paying customers. We were just collecting scents. By the way, may we recommend our new favorite cheese, Colliers Powerful Welsh Cheddar Alas, its up to you to find someplace that sells it. We cannot risk our source being out of stock. (Again. . . are you listening Mr. K)
Whiskey Tasting
We went Whiskey Tasting! It was a nice whiskey tasting event hosted by Rex and Penny Antiques in Cannery Village on 31st Street. There were wonderful smells and Winslow showed remarkable restraint in the face of Prosciutto, Salmon and many Cheeses, grilled veggies and many meat based hors d’oeuvres. Winslow did not taste any whiskey, but had many tasty morsels. Cathy enjoyed the Singleton.
Peace
Well, we went to Fashion Island in Newport Beach for a walk yesterday. I am one lucky Welsh Springer Spaniel! Here I am at the Jonathan Adler store where they have really cool stuff, and Mom really liked this PEACE foot stool and took my picture by it. The nice girls at Jonathan Adler are very hospitable to pups and I don’t know why Mom told them to stop giving me treats. I still had lots of room for more!
My Tennis Ball
Hi Everybody. I have a question for you. All of my pals LOVE their tennis balls and most slimy tennis balls that they find. But what is your very FAVORITE tennis ball? (We deactivated the poll, but Mom likes this picture of me a left it here!) BTW this is me as a pup when I really liked tennis balls. Now I am kind of a baseball guy as far as chewing and chasing, but I love to watch Rafa play tennis.
Happy New Year! !
Happy New Year, everybody. I am very lucky to be a California pup, but especially so this New Year. It has been lovely beach weather and I went swimming with my pal. Mom never did find me a stick, so I just let Mr. Kipling bring my ball back. He is very good at ball retreives. I needed to keep my mouth free for any sticks or birds that might have appeared.
Happy Howlidays!!!
Happy Howlidays to all my friends, furry and biped alike. I have been walking and shopping a lot. Here I am at Rogers Gardens in Newport Beach.
Thanksgiving Leftovers
It seems that there were leftovers. Mom had a pie shell that she forgot to put a pie in. So she put in my food and some gravy and some turkey pieces for garnish. Whaddaya think? It was very very tasty.
But there is one thing about this blog that I don’t like, and it is all the endless picture taking and I have to wait to EAT until the photo is just right. This is not right and may verge on cruelty.
Finally I did get to eat, and I am very glad to report it was DELICIOUS !!! and there is the other half left for morning!!
