Looking Hip

 

 

A pair of child's tiny, antique sunglasses found on Etsy

Take a tip from Scooter.  Anyone can be hip in the right pair of sunglasses.  You are so cool, Scoot dog!

A Tiny Tree

 

 

Bunnies and Bones adorn our tiny Christmas tree.

Tall Husband and I could not resist this perfect four-foot fur tree at our local nursery.  I made iced sugar cookies (bunnies and dogie bones) for decoration.  You may notice that some cookies are missing from the lower branches...Scooter and Skipper loved "trimming" the tree.

Sunday in the Kitchen

Armed with a favorite recipe for Anise Seed Pound Cake, a new bunt pan and Spanish anise seeds found this morning at a local spice shop, the guys and I whip up a delicious cake.

The fragrance brings back a Sunday, long ago in the medieval Spanish village of Chinchón...sipping strong coffee and eating local, hot anise bread with Tall Husband.   I breathe in the pungent anise and I hear a passionate flamenco played on Spanish guitars in the distance.

Skipper (left) and Scooter

And the aroma of warm cake has the Guys dancing too.

Anise Seed Pound Cake

1 cup unsalted butter
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
5 large eggs
1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons anise seed

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Spray bunt pan with a cooking spray that contains flour.  In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and add sugar.  Beat for 10 minutes at high speed.  The mixture will be light and fluffy.  Add eggs and beat well.  Stir in flour and salt, do not over mix.  Stir in anise seed until evenly distributed through the batter.  Spoon batter into the bunt pan and tap pan on counter a couple of times.  Bake for about 45 minutes, testing with a toothpick to determine when the cake is done.  Cool in the pan before removing to a cake plate.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Eat your cake with your favorite person and/or dog(s).  Can you hear the Flamenco guitars yet?

Dog Days of Summer

These are the "Dog Days of Summer" and even the dogs want to stay indoors! Stay as cool as you can.

Puppy Love

Scooter took us to the dog show. He didn't want to sit still to watch the competition but wanted instead to check out the real action. He found Ian and Wilson, the cutest and smartest little Westies. These adorable dogs have made commercials and Wilson is an agility champ.

He looked up to a handsome Great Dane.

Scooter checked out the local real estate.

He backed away from this exotic creature...not sure of its species. This is Midas, a Chinese Crested Dog.

He cast a curious glance at the two cuties (above and below) in clothing. (Slap me if I ever get this silly.)

Scooter thought a scarf was acceptable, though.

Scooter couldn't get close to this precious pup, as she was on the move. (I know, the photo is blurred because she wouldn't sit still but I had to show her!)

Scooter (left) is smitten by this petite charmer, "It's just you and me Babe and there's a little pink cottage waiting for us over on aisle D" (Translation from Dog Talk.)

National Take Your Dog to Work Day

Scooter heard that today is National Take Your Dog to Work Day and is getting ready to go to work with Tall Husband.

Come on Mom and turn on the water! You know dogs don't have opposing thumbs...if we did, you would be going to work with me today.

Is There a Stylist in the House?

I get help from my little friend.

A Really Good Shoe

Scooter is loosing his baby teeth and cutting new ones. Guess we'll have to go barefoot!

Window Seat

Mine!

Still mine!

Nap time now!

The purpose of this post was to show all of you our new white denim window seat cushion; however, Scooter refused to get out of the picture. You see, he thinks every package that arrives at the Bungalow is his. While guarding his window seat, he was leaping to the floor, attacking my camera and tripod.

Note: Scooter, our Maltipoo, was four-months old yesterday. We got his window-seat cushion at Cushions By Design via the Internet.

Scooter and the Family Portrait Pillow

Before Scooter, our Maltipoo puppy, came into our lives, we ordered a family portrait pillow for The Bunny Bungalow's new studio apartment.

The pillow arrived after Scooter was part of our family...he noticed. We tried to convince him that the artist had misunderstood our instruction, "Long tail and short ears," and reversed the image. But he wasn't buying that.

So, we ordered a second pillow with a likeness of Scooter proudly displayed!

Scooter is quite happy now...look at that smile.

Note: We got our pillows from: K studio.

Beware of Severely Cute Dog

We don't worry about barefoot bandits at our house...not with Scooter on the job!

It's a Boy!

Scooter

We have a new addition to our family. Tall Husband and I are no longer empty nesters. Meet Scooter, our black and white Maltipoo.

This eight week old, four-pound fuzz ball is helpful in fighting the autumn leaves...

...irrigating the lawn...

and just being the cutest thing you could imagine.

Note: Tall Husband found Scooter in our city, via the Internet...thanks Cathy. He's the smartest little guy! Also, thanks to Linda and Cute Husband for all the puppy advice gained via their adorable Yorkie, Alessandro.