A Fetch Too Far
“Here’s a nice story,” Spence says.
“The moral being – don’t litter,” says Admin.
“And we’re glad Lola’s okay.”
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/12/hiker-dog-saved-in-dramatic-cliff-rescue/
Welcome Micro the Great (that was quick!) and Kip.
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9:00 am on December 30th, 2011
That is a nice story Spence.
Admin, you’re not mocking me
Are you?
9:05 am on December 30th, 2011
Good morning, Masquers, Chet, Spence and Admin, and everybody,
How is Admin mocking you, Masquers?
Hey, look at this great gift that we received for Christmas…sort of says it all, doesn’t it?
9:17 am on December 30th, 2011
Will look at all the links from last night and this morning after back from a good time. Some info on Johnny Depp.
He’s a producer on at least 13 films up through 2015. He’s acting in at least 5 films through 2013. There’s going to be a Pirate of the Caribbean 5. He’s in it.
And he couldn’t let a Native American play Tonto????
9:27 am on December 30th, 2011
We have missed a lot during our Christmas vacation sounds like…are we complaining about Johnny Depp? Mom says she never understood why so many people are infatuated with him.
As promised, Mom’s favorite Christmas gift…
9:38 am on December 30th, 2011
I have never understood the whole Johnny Dep thing. We did not like the pirate movies, Alice, or any of his other movies.
And don’t even get me started about Tom Cruise!
That was a great rescue strict! I hope the dad feels bad!
9:40 am on December 30th, 2011
Cliff!…And that folks is what you get for littering…grunt!
9:41 am on December 30th, 2011
Spence!
Is that the manuscript for Book 5 in that folder?!
9:42 am on December 30th, 2011
Nice hat!
9:44 am on December 30th, 2011
It’s a little thin for a book. Maybe it’s that new short story!
9:48 am on December 30th, 2011
Good morning all.
Dawson’s question is also my question…ms for book 5??
9:50 am on December 30th, 2011
I can’t really see how thick or thin the file is Wolfie.
Howlers: That is exactly what my Stormy Kromer looks like.
9:53 am on December 30th, 2011
And I can’t read all of the words on the picture TC posted. “Dogs
come to their owners. Cats….”??
10:00 am on December 30th, 2011
Hi Everybody. We don’t like Johnny Depp either.
10:05 am on December 30th, 2011
Dawson: I have a paperback copy of Lighthouse that I’d be happy to give you. It isn’t the one I used for teaching so it’s not filled with notes but there are a few notes in it. I’d need your address. If either Wolfie or Melanie has your address I could get it from one of them via email.
10:14 am on December 30th, 2011
If you double-click the picture, I think you can read it, but it says:
Dogs come to their owners.
Cats summon their staff.
10:16 am on December 30th, 2011
Bee, you probably can’t tell from the SK picture, but it is Blue Spruce (sort of green).
10:20 am on December 30th, 2011
That looks like my SK hat but mine is black. Kat’s hat looks black in the picture.
10:44 am on December 30th, 2011
Yes, it does look black. Its a very dark green (sort of blue-green). Mom loves it. But get this…when she asked our pop to get it for her as a Christmas present, he thought it was goofy, but he ordered it from stormykromer.com as a present for her. Now, he is so jealous of this hat that he ordered himself one! It is the greatest, most comfortable hat that either of them ever had! The ease of a baseball cap, and the warmth of a wool cap.
p.s. Kat really didn’t enjoy wearing it though.
10:48 am on December 30th, 2011
I just read Masquers link from yesterday about cats on book covers. That was brilliant!
I also like the title on today’s blog.
10:52 am on December 30th, 2011
Howlers: I could tell that Kat didn’t enjoy wearing the SK. It does look black which is the color of mine. Your description of it is wonderful. I think you should send it to SK.
10:59 am on December 30th, 2011
Thanks TC. I just single clicked on the picture before. That is funny! (As with the Hitchens quotation yesterday from Bluecat contrasting cats and dogs’ personalities, I wonder if it’s true. Is it, instead, the human’s perception of the difference? I’ve had cats that were very loving though independent. Perhaps it’s “independence” that needs clarification.)
11:04 am on December 30th, 2011
The clumber spaniel is named after the estate where they were first bred in, I think, the 19th Century–Clumber Estate, Nottinghamshire, England.
11:07 am on December 30th, 2011
Hey Guys, sorry I’ve been away from the blog all week. I was too busy enjoying my mommy’s lap while she was enjoying her book. It’s been a very satisfying week for us cats. I just went back and looked at Masquer’s link to the cat covers…love them! And then we looked at Alice’s video of the cat and the card…hysterical!
As to Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise…Mom and I don’t like either of them.
Mom says to tell Barb that the book with the date in the title was the best book she has read in years, other than C&B books, of course. Daddy is finishing it up now too. She says to tell Rio that she has not read SK books in a long time because he got too gorey(sp?) and wierd, but this book is excellent…even better than his previous masterpiece IT.
11:52 am on December 30th, 2011
King!… I think the last book we really enjoyed of King’s was IT…snort!…Although, the giant spider part was a big let-down in my opinion…sniff!….The clown scared the fur right off of me…wuffle!…Maybe if she sees this latest one on the Bargain Books table at some point, she will buy it and we will give that guy one more chance….grunt!
Kromer!…I think the Howlers should send Kats photo to the Stormy Kromer people…sniff!…Who knows, they might use her in their advertising…heh!
11:55 am on December 30th, 2011
Hats!…My friend is not a Hat person, she is more an earmuffs type…sniff!….But for the trip up North she says she will purchase a Stormy Kromer hat if AJ wins the Living Legend award…..chuffle!… Boy, oh boy I hope he wins!….Woooo! ….That would be a real feather in his cap to take with him on the Iditarod Trail!…snorkel!
11:59 am on December 30th, 2011
Rio: The Stormy Kromer has a flap that you can pull down and it covers the ears.
12:07 pm on December 30th, 2011
On movie celebs – sometimes people mistake the character for the actor and only think of the actor in terms of their roles.
We like to see some of these celebs on talk shows like Letterman. Then the real personality comes out. Depp was on recently – he does have just a touch of egomania(understatement). Mark Harmon,(who we really like in NCIS) has got to be one of the world’s most boring interviews ever. There was a popular sitcom actor on recently who got big applause when he came out, and then he proceded to make a complete a s s of himself – rude, high, not funny, gross. By the time he was done
the audience wasn’t laughing, or clapping or even paying attention. Bet the ratings go down on whatever his show is.
We need a (photoshopped?) group portrait of Plunderers in their Stormy Kromers. Melanie is adorable in her eggplant hat. So pretty with her dark hair, dark eyes and fair skin.
12:12 pm on December 30th, 2011
Closing!….The year is quickly coming to a close…sniff!… Here is a card that someone picked out for me and Beau to send to all of youse…grunt!…It’s not really my style, but it will do I guess…wuffle!
http://www.americangreetings.com/ecards/view.pd?i=556614962&m=9432&rr=y&source=ag999&c=emag63458
12:15 pm on December 30th, 2011
Celebs!….The only celebs that someone I know fawns over are of course, Kevin Spacey and Kiefer Sutherland….snort!…Top notch actors and she has met both of them….wheeze!…The stories she could tell, but probably won’t….heh!
12:25 pm on December 30th, 2011
We don’t have much to add to the discussion about the actors. I like Depp better than I used to, just because he seems to have a stable family life and is a seemingly good parent. At lease he is still wtith his children’s mother. That, in itself, is unusual in Hollywood.
Can’t stand Tom Cruise. Yuck.
As far as choosing an actor for Tonto, unfortunately the movie moguls look more at a star’s popluarity and ability to draw an audience to the theaters. Unless it a documentary, they don’t seem to be too concerned about political correctness or accuracy. $$$$ is what it is all about.
12:26 pm on December 30th, 2011
Thanks for the link, Chet. Mom was going to watch this on the news this morning but we had to leave for the dog park. We are very glad that Lola was rescued and we hope her family is a little wiser on their next hike.
I like Rio’s idea of sending Kat’s picture to SK.
12:35 pm on December 30th, 2011
Rio: Thank you for the Happy New Year card. That was very nice of you and Beau – you even included the Lurkers.
T.C. The remark pertained to “litter” as in Kitty Lit…from yesterday. I must say your kat gift was great and says it purfectly.
BTW: Thank all youse for the nice comments. I feel much better today. (And, to Macy’s Mom, the scritch was very appreciated!)
Mom wants to order a SK, in pink like Bella’s, to match her pink snow boots. Haven’t had much use for winter gear so far, but the hat is so kool looking it won’t matter.
12:38 pm on December 30th, 2011
I was confused at first, thought why are they sending Kat’s pictures to Stephen King.
Should we check out IT? Is it as good as that date book?
Yes, we hope Lola’s folks don’t make that same mistake again. Take your garbage home or to a trash can!!!
12:38 pm on December 30th, 2011
Whoops, It was Stover’s idea to send Kat’s photo to SK. Good idea.
Mom and I both think Kat is a whole lot better looking than Johnny Depp. So is The Hot One, Dima, and all the rest of you dogs and kats on the blog.
Yark! Rio and Beau’s card won’t open for me.
TC, This is just a heads up here, but not all dogs come to their owners when called.
12:49 pm on December 30th, 2011
Siber, it says “dogs” not “huskies”….very much 2 different entities in my experience. Buddy comes when he is called way better than any of those huskies. LOL
12:52 pm on December 30th, 2011
Rio, thank you for the very nice New Year’s card.
Are we having any sort of par-tee tomorrow or Sunday?
12:55 pm on December 30th, 2011
O.Howlers: It’s nice to have you back. Kat does look a little po’ed about wearing the hat (lol)
Yes, it would be a great pic to send to the Stormy Kromer folks. Only 10 more days and we’ll know who won the contest!
Alice: Your link from yesterday was one of the best we’ve seen in a long time and Basil’s reaction to it was priceless!
Barb&Magpie: Depp definitely has big financial interest in the movie. We agree – He no doubt thinks he will be a big box office sensation.
12:57 pm on December 30th, 2011
The New Year’s card is very nice. We love how it goes thru all the seasons, ending with our personal favorite: winter!
Barb, IT was very good, but it is very scary too.
It just occurred to us that we have not yet posted a picture of our Iditarod Dreams dreamcatcher hanging in our living room, so here it is. Can’t see it’s detail, but that was visible on the auction site. We just wanted to show youse how beautiful it looks on our wall.
1:03 pm on December 30th, 2011
I’m going to an interesting party tonight. A friend of mine has spent three years writing a play and tonight, at the party, is the first reading. I have a part in the play.
None of us has seen the script. I don’t even know what it’s about, but who cares.
I can’t wait. This will be so much fun!
1:22 pm on December 30th, 2011
Oley, Lovely. Is that a water color of your home?
Molly’s Mom, Barb says she is much too shy to act in a play like you are doing. Bravo!
1:37 pm on December 30th, 2011
Mollypop’s Mom: A play – how fun!
T&G: My interest is piqued. What was this actor’s name, play tell, who made a fool of himself on national tv?
Did someone mention Partee?
1:41 pm on December 30th, 2011
Barb, that is not our home. It is another home in our area, painted by Julia Longacre…we have a bunch of her paintings in our house.
We think the idea of acting in a play at a party sounds like fun fun fun ! Let us know what it is about afterward, MollysMom!
1:50 pm on December 30th, 2011
Yes, “pray” tell. We may as well stop worrying about the iPaw errors. I know when anyone else makes them we automatically read it correctly. Hope you guys do the same.
B&M: That is a funny though – sending Kat’s photo in the hat to S. King instead of S. Kromer. Doesn’t Stephen King have Corgis?
IT was very good and also scary. We read the book along time ago. Were you the ones who said to read Water for Elephants before watching the movie? Now we are in a conundrum – suddenly having both on hand.
1:53 pm on December 30th, 2011
Hey, Kat in the Hat, tee hee.
2:00 pm on December 30th, 2011
Lola!
Is that the same Lola that Chet was…er…running around with in Mexico?
B.Stover: I printed the rest of the book off last night so no need to send it.
2:14 pm on December 30th, 2011
Called!…. I never come when called…snort!…I might turn my head and look and then quickly look away, but I never ever come….sniff! ….Neither does Beau. Although, he turns and stares blankly at whoever is calling him…heh!… I don’t know which of these actions is most irritating…chorkel!
2:34 pm on December 30th, 2011
The more we look at that folder on Bernie’s desk, the fatter it gets. Imagination in overdrive! Definitely a story in there somewhere.
Dawson: So, you are thinking Chet’s mini is somehow the result of his rendezvous with Lola? Then too, there’s those midnight canyon escapades…..
2:41 pm on December 30th, 2011
Love Kat in your mom’s hat, OleyHowlers. She’s a beauty!
Had a great time today. Lots of decorated Christmas trees. After a while you just thought, “Okay, seen that one” even if you hadn’t.
Went out to lunch and had a prosciutto, montery jack cheese, roasted garlic spread and arugala on gluten free bread. Yum.
BBL
2:48 pm on December 30th, 2011
I’m glad those of you with SK hats like them. I would never point you in the wrong direction with a SK hat. When they called AJ to notify them he was a finalist, they asked him if he was aware that I was wearing a SK hat in the picture Melanie sent in. He replied that my hat had sparked somewhat of a following.
In case anyone is interested, AJ’s Iditarod bio has been updated. http://www.iditarod.com. Its under the 2012 race information, musher listing. 🙂
Wookie: Looking good at the top of my page.
2:58 pm on December 30th, 2011
Wonderful card Rio. Thank you.
SH: It was Rio who suggested that Kat’s picture in the Stormy Kromer be sent to SK. I suggested that Howlers send the description of the hat: “The ease of a baseball cap, and the warmth of a wool cap.”
I wasn’t going to comment on this. However….I like Johnny Depp and think he is a fine actor. I am sorry, though, that they did not cast a Native American for the part of Tonto in the film.
2:59 pm on December 30th, 2011
Thanks Rebecca! I’m interested…I went there immediately.
I’M SHOUTING HERE GANG!!!
We are now listed with AJ on his Iditarod bio page!!
How cool is that!
We have now made the big time in dog mushing along with Snowhook!
3:03 pm on December 30th, 2011
Melanie posted a picture of one of the Newfs–Patsy, I think–in her SK. Patsy looked pleased to be wearing it, or should I say, to be showing it off.
We haven’t heard from Wookie for a while, or from Kirby T.
3:10 pm on December 30th, 2011
We really like the title of Chet’s post today, “A Fetch Too Far”. It would make a good book title.
“A Bridge Too Far” is a good movie, but a loooong movie.
I was thinking about Wookie this morning.
3:19 pm on December 30th, 2011
Thank you Rebecca. Cool!
3:40 pm on December 30th, 2011
Iditarod!….WooooHoooo!….snort!….My name is beside Spencer Quinns on AJ’s Iditarod page!….sniff!…It doesn’t get much better than that!…heh!heh!
3:43 pm on December 30th, 2011
Very cool that all of the Plunderers are listed on A.J.’s official Iditarod page.
3:47 pm on December 30th, 2011
I don’t remember who mentioned the phrase “pray tell” but it made me curious so I did some research. In Medieval England, “pray” meant “please” and was probably derived from “prithee” meaning “I pray thee” as supplication.
Here is a quotation which I think is hilarious. It’s Benedick to Beatrice in Much Ado about Nothing: “I pray thee now, tell me for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?”
3:47 pm on December 30th, 2011
Kool!…It’s Below Zero Cool!…heh!
3:50 pm on December 30th, 2011
Love the card (and it’s from BOTH Riö and Beau!).
AJ, looking good. He’s got a race this weekend.
Bella, how do we follow it?
4:44 pm on December 30th, 2011
Umlaut!…Beäu’s name needs an Umlaut…heh!
4:59 pm on December 30th, 2011
What pray tell is a umlaut?
5:07 pm on December 30th, 2011
Siber-H: Sounds like a book title to us too!
Rio: And that would be pronounced as…..no wonder Beau has that look when he’s called.
SnowBella: How are the musher numbers assigned?
Where is that Wookie…..
5:12 pm on December 30th, 2011
Rio (and Beau) love the card. Iditarod info is exciting and SK hats must be very comfortable. Kat is adorable.
Speaking of the other SK, is IT really that good? I haven’t read SK but the numbers one is waiting on a Kindle for us.
Bee – have you lived with a cat? It seems to me dogs want to be with their people most of the time and cats want to be with their people some of the time, at the cat’s convenience. I wasn’t going to comment either (the Plunderers are a tough crowd!) but I liked Chocolat and Finding Neverland and I enjoy Depp’s performances. He is making a mistake with Lone Ranger casting. Mom faithfully watched the Lone Ranger on Saturday mornings, back in the day. Yes, she’s older than dirt.
Happy 2012 to all. May each of us find exactly what our hearts desire in the coming year – may there be peace and prosperity and love and laughter. Thanks for friendship, Plunderers.
5:20 pm on December 30th, 2011
Just catching up – slow day in CLL.
Masquers- lol- Kat in the Hat. Tee hee
We would tell you the name of the actor that was such a jerk on Letterman , but we don’t remember it. Might have been Josh? He had curly, dark hair and an obnoxious, self congratulatory, nervous laugh.
Mama is woefully ignorant of tv actors names. She watches both NCIS, Bones, Mentalist, Castle and sometimes CSI. But she can only name Ted Danson, Paulie Perrette , Mark Harmon and LL Cool J. She just doesn’t pay attention. She doesn’t watch sitcoms or reality shows, so she doesn’t know any of those folks either.
(but she does pretty good on Jeopardy)
5:26 pm on December 30th, 2011
Plant alert:
So far for FOTAS and OTAS I have identified a cherry tree and a magnolia tree (and I’ve never seen the place!)
This plant has me stumped though. Anyone know what it is?
5:29 pm on December 30th, 2011
Ok, Rio, you were not fast enough for us so we answered our own question. An umlaut is a diacritical accent that makes a vowel sound differently. Sooo, how would Beau be pronounced? An umlaut sounds like it should be an Icelandic spear.
T & G’s Mom, we like many of the same shows. We love Bones, The Closer and The Mentalist. Don’t watch Castle. Also will not watch reality shows or sitcoms. We don’t like the super shoot-um-ups violent ones either.
5:32 pm on December 30th, 2011
Umlaut!…It’s word Bling!…snort!
5:39 pm on December 30th, 2011
BearSpiritDog: I was thinking that Lola sure gets around. I wasn’t thinking of puppy-that-looks-like-Chet at all. But now that you mention it…
5:47 pm on December 30th, 2011
Melanie, I think it might be Ajuga, a shade or sun ground cover.
5:53 pm on December 30th, 2011
Melanie? What is the name of the race AJ has entered this weekend? They usually have their own website even if it isn’t a fancy one.
6:04 pm on December 30th, 2011
Here’s the link: (Thanks Siber-H) http://www.knik200sleddograce.com
6:10 pm on December 30th, 2011
Barb and MagPie, I think you are right!
Also Barb . . . Zoë’s name has an umlaut. So we added one to Riö’s and Wölfies and Wöökie’s names! Usually I remember to do it!
6:12 pm on December 30th, 2011
Thanks Melanie…I have heard of this one and recognize the names of some of the mushers.
GO SNOWHOOK!!
6:14 pm on December 30th, 2011
Not this weekend, next. Next weekend is next weekend not this weekend.
Hitting head against keyboard now.9huien,adu09[w3hgkl
6:16 pm on December 30th, 2011
Hey Siber-H, did you notice they are going to have LIVE TRACKING! We can worry about AJ in real time!
6:21 pm on December 30th, 2011
That is not a small race! It is 200 miles. Buser, Dee Dee…lots of Big Names. Go Snowhook!
6:22 pm on December 30th, 2011
Hey watch it, I resemble that remark!
And on the 3rd day of the new year, I will be yet another year older. Sheesh! (but it beats the alternative)
6:23 pm on December 30th, 2011
Rebecca, I noticed that more mushers live in Willow than anywhere else. Are there more people or dogs there?
6:29 pm on December 30th, 2011
I’m betting dogs. We have more dogs than people here in our part of the village.
16 people vs 20 dogs!
BBL
going to make more Family recipe Eggnog!
6:31 pm on December 30th, 2011
Yeah, I just noticed that the race is on Jan 7. Rebecca will be back in AK by then.
Woo Hoo, Melanie! Live Tracking!! We will, umm, not plan on doing anything else that day. This will be fun, fun, fun!
Macy, Mom says that is funny.
6:36 pm on December 30th, 2011
Wow!
The Plunderer’s are in the Iditarod Insider pages. Cool.
Melanie: Thanks for the link to next weekends race.
Macy’s Mom: Enjoy New Year’s while you are still relatively young.
Rio and Beau: Thanks for the sweet New Year’s card.
I like: T.C.’s cat; Kat’s SK hat; OleyHowler’s dream catcher and Mollypop’s mom in a play. I wonder if she has a speaking role?
I’m going for a nap because there is a big card game tonight, involving lots of quarters.
6:41 pm on December 30th, 2011
In English the umlaut is used to show that two vowels that are together in one syllable are pronounced separately (Noel for example. The “e” should have an umlaut.) “Eye” is an example of “glided vowels” when there is a slight shift in tongue movement to make the sound. (It’s called a dipthong.) They don’t require the umlaut.
Here ends the phonology lesson.
6:52 pm on December 30th, 2011
Thanks for the very pretty card, Rio and Beau. It finally decided to open for me.
8:02 pm on December 30th, 2011
Thank you B! I always wondered why people called Zoë, Zo . . . It’s because they don’t have you around.
Dawson, good luck on the game tonight.
If it’s a “reading” of a play, does anyone speak out loud? I asked YSAS this and he wasn’t polite.
Macy, Zoë said, “you mean some people don’t have to scroll?”
Barb, FOTAS said she was glad she hasn’t pulled that stuff up!
Family Eggnog made. The alcohol version of that stuff is STRONG!
8:05 pm on December 30th, 2011
Whoops,
Being part of a Newf group, many pictures are passed around. I saved this one just for Riö (and Beau).
8:25 pm on December 30th, 2011
Melanie!….heh!snort!heh!…I sure hope Wookie gets to see that photo of Pugs and a Newf….snort!
Da Vinci!….Just for Rose we are now downstairs watching Decoded – DaVinci or his paintings are the subject of the show….grunt!…Apparently he was 500 years ahead of his time and they have found a new drawing that will tell all of humanities future….gurgle!….Sometimes I would slap my own flat head in disbelief if I could…grunt!
8:29 pm on December 30th, 2011
Melanie – Its me – GillyFlower. I want an umlaut! Can I have one pretty please? I can sit and ask real nice….pleeeeeezzze??
8:38 pm on December 30th, 2011
Vowels!….Tupper you have to have 2 vowels in your name to even consider getting Bling (or Umlaut) for your names….snort!…. So there!…heh!
8:38 pm on December 30th, 2011
Hi everyone. Wookie checking in here. Sorry, I didn’t mean to alarm anyone, but everything is fine here in Chevy Chase. We’ve had a quiet few days since dad took the week off from his busy place, although mom has kept him kind of busy with some early spring cleaning (me, I help supervise and then just lay low in case mom decides that I need spring cleaning too). Wookie
BTW, I actually just posted this a few minutes ago, except my #%¥#&$ IPaw put it on the wrong page.
8:40 pm on December 30th, 2011
GillyFlöwër! I tried it just on Gilly, Gïlly, but it just looks like my computer screen has a spot on it.
Gílly? or Gill∑? or Gill¥? What’ya think?
8:47 pm on December 30th, 2011
Too much fun today.
Must sleep.
good thing I’m not playing a game with quarters . . .
TTFN
8:48 pm on December 30th, 2011
Greetings All:
The Prof and I are back from the little cottage. The R&R did us good. I have to go back to work on the 2nd, the Prof does not.
Boy, lots of activity here on the blog. My two cents:
Masquers: The Prof and I laughed at your book covers from yesterday. The Prof really liked “Paws.” I am sending you scritches and rubs.
TC: I love your cat!
Rio and Beau: That was a lovely card!
Poor Kat. She looks highly mortified to be wearing that hat. But, I know she did it for the love of her mom.
Speaking of actors (or so-called actors): Tom Cruise…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. And Johnny Depp, PUL-LEEZE. I don’t understand what he’s all about. I know that he was one of the producers on “Hugo.” Apparently, he was going to play a small role (Django Rhinehardt) in the film, but his schedule wouldn’t permit.
I remember a looong time ago, Crispin Glover was on Letterman and was acting stupid. He was far from funny, and threw a karate kick at Letterman. Glover immediately got the hook. And the guy that played Kramer is not very funny being anything but Kramer.
Rio: Please tell your friend I respect her taste in acctors. I love Kevin Spacey. When she met him, did he treat her nicely?
OH: I really wanted the Iditarod Dreams, but I see now that it is in its proper place. It looks just beautiful!
8:52 pm on December 30th, 2011
Glad you checked in Wookie.
Hi Rose!
I may not have an Umlaut, but I have a hyphen.
8:54 pm on December 30th, 2011
Tub!….Lay low Agent Wookie! Lay very low…snort!….By all means do not find yourself in the tub with a bunch of bubbles on yer head….grunt! …All those secret devices that you carry around on your body at all times will short-circut and possibly cause pain and suffering….gasp!…Stay away from the Tub!…gruffle!
8:59 pm on December 30th, 2011
I don’t have an um-a-lot or a hyphen but I can spell my name backwards! Please note: there is no “e” in noswad.
I’m off gamboling.
9:03 pm on December 30th, 2011
Noswad!…..Awwww, that brings back memories…snort!….Well, not really, but it does give me a feeling of nostalgia….sniff!
9:04 pm on December 30th, 2011
Barb&Magpie & Tupper&Gilly: Lots of shows we don’t watch anymore because of no longer having cable. Either we see it online or wait for it on dvd. Same with the news. There is a small tv for local news and weather, but most anything can be tracked online these days. Soon the new tvs will connect directly to the internet. The death of cable as predicted.
Tomorrow is the end of 2011. Does everyone take down their decorations before the new year, or wait until the week after?
Getting ready to watch The Adjustment Bureau.
But first a bite to eat – Bear
9:12 pm on December 30th, 2011
Rio: That show sounds interesting.
9:13 pm on December 30th, 2011
Man!….Bear is always eating…sniff!… Shouldn’t he be hibernating right now instead of shoving food into his face every evening…chorkel!… Lets see, sleep or eat? Sleep or Eat?…grunt!… I love both so much it is almost hard to decide. EAT! I would EAT over sleeping….slurp!
Decorations!….Her mother has already boxed up the tree, the candles, the figurines, the poinsettias, and the Christmas cards have probably gone into the trash. Oh and she has eaten every bit of Chistmas candy including MY Toffee….grumble!….When we lived away from this women, we prolonged Christmas till after the New Years…sniff! ….Not here. Boy oh boy. Its all back to gloomy normal again quick as that! ..grumble!
9:14 pm on December 30th, 2011
I’m trying to work this through….”Gilly” doesn’t need an umlaut because the two vowels are separated by the two “l’s” so an umlaut isn’t needed for pronunciation. You just want the bling, right Gilly?
Mollypop’s Mom: Let us know what the play is about and what your part is.
9:16 pm on December 30th, 2011
Good one Dawson, er I mean Noswad.
Glad you checked in, Wookster.
We must have a moment of silence here. Barb just ate the last piece of toffee. No more till next December. She is going into mourning. Snuffle!
9:16 pm on December 30th, 2011
Look! Look what Melanie gave me for Christmas! GillyFlöwer!
I got an umlaut, I got an umlaut!
9:20 pm on December 30th, 2011
Gillyflowe?….heh!…Nice try but no respecting Umlaut will stick around for that name….grunt!
9:21 pm on December 30th, 2011
Melanie, Has anyone suggested Coral Bells, see the 6th picture down on this blog. Latin name Heuchera. They are a low mounting plant with the thin flower stalks held high above the leaves. They are not a ground cover though and this does look a little like a ground cover….
http://divaodete.blogspot.com/2010/04/coral-bells.html
9:22 pm on December 30th, 2011
Yes, Miss Bee – I just wanted my name to be decorated.
Tupper has a diamond studded collar, but all I have is just a plain old cloth one. Mama says maybe when I grow up. Tupper says over her plumb body…SHE is the Queen around here…I am just a junior (tomboy) princess.
But now my name is Diamond Studded! Ha ha Tuppence
9:22 pm on December 30th, 2011
Our decorations will be up till sometime next week. We will probably take them down on the 3rd or 4th.
Gilly, We are glad you got an umlaut, since you wanted one so badly.We don’t know how to make one on our computer. How do you do it?
9:25 pm on December 30th, 2011
Umlaut!…That last sentence should have been “…no self respecting Umlaut would stick around for that name.”…Gillyflowe?…heh!
9:26 pm on December 30th, 2011
Rio – ppphhhhhbbbbbtttttt!!!
(whispering – Barb, we cut and pasted Melanie’s and then edited it. You can type it on a pc by holding down the ALT and typing a four digit code like 0246 for a small o with umlaut. Its different for Macs,laptops and notebooks. You can do a search on “how do I type an umlaut?” and get all the info.)
Our decorations are still up – and they will stay up until we have a day off….
9:31 pm on December 30th, 2011
I agree with Barb, (now that I caught up on the blog) Here is some news about Ajuga…
http://www.robsplants.com/plants/AjugaRepta
Fotas might want to pull up some of it. Snicker…
9:32 pm on December 30th, 2011
OMG!…You are going to keep the name GillyFlower just so you can have an Umlaut…grunt!…Of all the Corgi hair-brained ideas…sniff! …Back to Da Vinci. He is more believeable than Gillys new name…snuff!
9:44 pm on December 30th, 2011
Show!…..Oh good grief. She turned that Grimm show on again from the beginning…grunt!… This show really scares Beäu…sniff!…I really wish she would not make him watch it…grumble!
9:54 pm on December 30th, 2011
Rio – Tupper here. Actually, Gilly’s name has always been GillyFlower (sans the umlaut)
When Mama adopted her, she wanted a name that spoke to our Welsh heritage, but none of the Welsh names she could pronounce seemed to fit.
Then Mama came across a web site that talked about how in Wales, Corgis are considered to be the steeds of the little folk and fairies. When the fairies ride them, they decorate the Corgis with wreaths of bright colored flowers, which the Welsh call gilly flowers.
Of course, when Mama gave her that name, she thought this poor abused little baby dog was going to be a delicate little lady…
Well, not so much.
So most of the time now, we refer to her as the GillyMonster.
9:54 pm on December 30th, 2011
Rio, You are being so thoughtful of your lil’bro. I bet that show doesn’t scare you at all!
Those umlauts seem like a lot of work. Maybe we will reconsider.
Does anyone have any leftover toffee?
10:04 pm on December 30th, 2011
Barb, In my house, the toffee is gone, gone, gone. I didn’t get a bite of it. Mom stored it way up high, almost as high as the stuffed huskies.
I like the story about Gillyflower’s name.
10:08 pm on December 30th, 2011
Barb!…Of course that show with all those monsters does not scare Me…sniff!…It’s Beäu I am concerned about…sneeze!cough!…. And just to be clear, Beäu is not my brother…sniff!
Monster!…. GillyMonster I can live with…heh!…That Gillyflower name I have a hard time swallowing…snort!
10:11 pm on December 30th, 2011
We love the story of how Gillyflower got her name. How did Tupper’s name come about?
10:12 pm on December 30th, 2011
OK? Is that better?
10:15 pm on December 30th, 2011
Hmmm…If you get rid of the illegal Umlaut over the single “o” it will be accurate…snort!
10:20 pm on December 30th, 2011
Hi Howlers – When Mama adopted Tupper, her name was (ick) “Dusty Rose” Can you beleive it?
Mama is a big fan of Agatha Christie, but the idea of calling such a pretty little Corgi “Agatha” or “Miss Marple” didn’t seem to work. But she always liked the Tommy and Tuppance series of Agatha’s books – and she thought she might get a second Corgi some day – maybe a boy.
Oh well, so she got a tom-boy instead.
10:21 pm on December 30th, 2011
snort yourself Pug Butt!
I’m keeping my bling!
10:23 pm on December 30th, 2011
Grumble!…guff!
10:25 pm on December 30th, 2011
Tupper and Gillyflower are both great Corgi names.
10:31 pm on December 30th, 2011
That’s the way, Tupper and Gilly. Rio loves it when you stand up to him….
; -)
10:33 pm on December 30th, 2011
Mommy & Daddy just got back from a big scrumptious meal. BYOB (and they did). So I’m taking it upon myself to sign off for the Howlers, T.C., Mommy and Daddy. G’nite all.
10:35 pm on December 30th, 2011
My last comment is in moderation so here goes Try #2:
Mommy & Daddy just got back from a big scrumptious meal. B.Y.O.B (and they did). So I’m taking it upon myself to sign off for the Howlers, T.C., Mommy and Daddy. G’nite all.
10:37 pm on December 30th, 2011
My toffee has been gone for a week.
10:37 pm on December 30th, 2011
You guys are in rare form tonight, but we are getting very sleepy, so will catch up tomorrow.
11:19 pm on December 30th, 2011
Our eyes are getting droopy here also. See you all tomorrow. I am excited for the tune up race that Justin and the team will be running next weekend.
1:35 am on December 31st, 2011
Ok, I hate to go all English prof on my dear friend, but by Bee’s definition, there have to be two vowels, together, with the second one being sounded, with only one syllable, so the pug is right. BUT, by the same rule, Beau would be pronounced beeoww with the umlaut. Is he part Kat?
1:37 am on December 31st, 2011
And the first vowel is sounded as well. Phew, too much grammar makes my head hurt.
Mom and Macy out.
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