More goodness

I love soup and I love pie and daughter dear knows this....the way to her mum's heart is through her stomach.

 

 She made a big batch of split pea herbed soup enhanced with coconut milk and it was enough to keep us both fed for three days....it was lickety split tasty.

She also made a delicious Lemon Meringue Pie.......

.......which was her first attempt and it was finger licking good.

After the first slice was cut, it was so hard not to cut another and another and another.
I did share a few slices with my neighbour and some friends.

Thank goodness I did share a few slices if not I would have eaten the entire thing all by myself....no....not in one go....I do have some restraint but not that much....

....soon only one slice remained.....and that didn't last too long.....it died a  natural death.
I've washed the pie pan to be used again.  I'm hoping if I return it to daughter dear that she will make another pie....wishful thinking?  I hope not.

All is mine!!!

Just like us humans, animals have the funniest antics, especially our beloved family pets.
Speaking of beloved family pets, if you want to see something funny, try taking away Brownie's dish that's been sitting there for a while with ends of chow remaining.
Don't try this while he is licking it clean.
Mind you the dish may already be empty and sparkling clean, but woe betide if you try to take that dish before he's finished licking it to smithereens, you're in for a bellyful of laughter.
It's a theatrical production worthy of the Canine Carnegie Hall stage.

Brownie you don't want that leftover chow do you? It's been sitting there for ages.

Of course I want my chow....it's in my dish isn't it?

I said I want it....leave my dish alone.

I'm not going to let you take it away from me.

Here he is blocking my hand in a defense move that would make any sports coach envious.

You can't get it!

No way....you have to move me.

When he throws his body in a protective mode over the dish, there is nothing I can do but burst out laughing.

Over my dead body!

After this ritual of pretending to want the chow and not eating any, he lies down keeping a close eye on me and the dish.

In two minutes he's sleeping and dreaming......

.....and dreaming and sleeping as the cool air from his fan caresses his body.

It's a dog's life. 

Lola Boo Girl Update

Today I have news about my other favourite bow wow who lives in VA with my girlfriend Ellise.
You remember my sweetie pie Lola Boo, don't you?
Remember that bad dog incident?  Well thankfully she's all better now.

New chairs have arrived at the household, however they are now made of leather and poor Lola kept on slipping off as she tried to climb up to take up her prominent spot on the back of her new favourite chair.
Yes, her mummy laughed at her efforts......but............

She finally made it!!

As you can see she is still ruling the roost....Go Lola Go!!

I'm bringing lunch!

I'm bringing lunch!!
What does that mean to you?  I'm sure it means the same thing to you as it means to me.
When someone says "I'm bringing lunch!"  then a full lunch is expected.....right?
Yesterday when daughter dear said those infamous words above "I'm bringing lunch!" it meant that once again only a part of the lunch was prepared.....one would have thought I would have learned my lesson from before about expecting a full lunch....but nooo!!
In she sauntered with bags of semi-prepared items and placed them on the kitchen table.

"All you have to do is fry the fish and the plantain and steam the veggies," she said with a big smile that lit up my heart.
So said so done.
While I was preparing the food she playfully stood around taking photo after photo. 
"You're the best mommy in the world!" she said mockingly.

I didn't take a photo of our delicious lunch but the menu included:
Basmati Rice, Fried Marlin Steaks, Fried Plantain, and Fresh Steamed Veggies.
It was really GOOD!

Today after lunch

Today after lunch................

Time for a good old nap after a great tasting lunch.

Belly full of brown rice and cheese-filled meatballs.

Hey you're disturbing me....go away.....