The Quiet Life of Violet

# 2, Fly a Kite

While in Canada, I unexpectedly got to complete one of my 26 goals.

Number 2, "Buy a kite and figure out how to fly it," just waltzed right into my lap while on a walk with Leigh-Ann, her Momma, her Grandma and Kody's girlfriend, Miss Halie. I wanted to see the waters of Lake Winnipeg, so we leashed up the pups (Tom and Momma's pup, Ruby) and went on an adventure!

Leigh-Ann's Mom was super awesome and pushed me over bumps and lumps and across the grassy terrain. She's pretty much a SuperMom.

Grandma was the only person without someone/thing to push/walk (Leigh-Ann + Tom, Halie + Ruby and Momma + Me), so she did a bit of exploring along the way. Hidden in the trees, she found, you guessed it, a kite. It was a sad, abandoned little kite with a short string and no handle, but it had heart. Grandma tied the end of the string to her camera  as a makeshift handle (brave!) and handed it to me, thus completeing #2, "Fly a Kite."

1,300 Things to Be Thankful For (week 24)

(Previous posts)

576. Bowls of steel cut oatmeal with plump raisins and cinnamon.

577. Willem Dafoe, actor.

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578. Women who discreetly nurse in public.

579. The first wear of a new pair of tights.

580. Eighteen count pack of organic eggs.

581. Capers in pasta dishes.

582. Full length mirrors.

583. Yawning dogs.

584. When little kids omit letters while singing the ABC's.

585. Winesap apples, organic, locally picked.

586. The book, Goodnight Moon.

587. Mini size contact lens fluid samples from the optometrist.

588. Daddy's 58th  Birthday.

589. "Booty rubs" -- getting my butt cuddled when I feel crummy or sad.

590. "Burning the midnight oil."

591. Fortune cookies with relevant fortunes.

592. Hot oven baked, baked potatoes with crispy skin.

593. Huge heating pads with snugly covers.

594. Shadow play.

595.  Q-tips and getting lots of earwax out of your ears after a hot shower.

596. Stephanie Nielson, blogger.

597. Napkins tucked into shirts before a messy meal.

598. Children's drawings taped up on the refrigerator.

599. Dustin's scrambled eggs... I don't know HOW he does it, but they're AMAZING.

600. Taking a "stroll" after dinner.

Flashback Fridays -- Puppy Porn

Okay, I know the title of this post is questionable, BUT -- there will be no dog sex on this blog, I swear! The "porn" part refers to the following pictures, and, if you're not familiar with the non-sex usage of the word, let me fill you in.  People say that beautiful pictures of food are "food porn" or pictures of pretty dresses are "dress porn." You can have "cupcake porn" and "vintage hairstyle porn," too.  Get the point?

Anyway, these pictures of Widgey and Fonzie are in my stash of Puppy Porn.
  They warm my soul to the core!

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  Little dogs each pushing a shopping cart full of cans of puppy food as big as theyare.

Why, yes sir, I'll take two!

....

and we did.

In Canada: Tim Tom

 

 

Thank you, Leigh-Ann and Mr. Keith for letting me love your puppy!

1,300 Things to Be Thankful For (week 18)

 

426. Skyping with the love of my whole life (and flashing a boob).  ;D

427. Finding blogs with pretty pictures that the blog owners took themselves.

428. Dance parties in the car.

429. New pack of bobbie pins.

430. Homemade, gluten-free chicken strips


431. Pretty pea-green velvet cushions on Leigh-Ann's couch.

432. The town of Morden, Manitoba.

433. Beautiful patina on vintage door hinges.

434. Plucking out the first few grey hairs.

435. "99 Bottle of Beer on the Wall."

436. Getting tripped up on the freeway when I see the signs --  "Maximum 100" ... that's 100 kilometers per hour, not miles per hour! Gets me every time!

437. Making sugar scrubs for my lips.

438. The cherry chocolate-y brown color of my eyes.

439. "Snap, Crackle & Pop."

440. Giant popcorn bags at the movies.

441. Pretty ponytails on twenty-somethings.

442. This picture I took of myself a few years ago. It makes me realize how much I love my tattoo and my wedding ring.

443. Miniature ponies.

444. Hand-sewn quilts.

445. Pretty boys who speak french.

446. Roadtrips = funny faces and multiple people with bandannas and sunglasses.

447. Holly's business, McKenna Salon & Spa.  The Aveda products were amazing! Ahhhh.

448. Laundry baskets with sweet smelling, freshly folded linens.

449. "This Little Piggy..."

450. Really deep talks with Leigh-Ann. Giggles, God, men, babies, tears & "We gotta go to sleep!"

 

Three Pugmigos

My Sister and I were Skyping last night and she sent me this picture:

This was her view while trying to watch the telly. She was also munching on carrots, but I'm sure that had nothing to do with it. Dogs don't like carrots.

From left to right: Em-J, Pickle and Mowgli.

After the carrots were gone, they decided that keeping their little puggy eyes open was way too much work. Aren't these little runts cute enough to chop up and brew into the most delicious mugs of pug-tea? I do say so!

Have a yummy day,
Violet