Last Night in Seattle
Role play (many, many thanks to Jennie and Perry!):
Welcome new friends bunny hunter; Nick; Rey; Maui (and best buddy Sancho, perfect name for a best buddy).
Today at 3 PM: Spence is at Eagle Harbor Book Co. on Bainbridge Island.
Tags: appearances, Bainbridge Is., Eagle Harbor Book Co., Paw and Order Tour, Porsche
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11:57 am on August 10th, 2014
YARK!!!
12:31 pm on August 10th, 2014
Good something, Siber H and everyone! Nice foto, GOOD looking 4 legger and spiffy car 🙂 G-son got to Dallas before peeps got back from Hotlanta and now he is heading for so cal. sob, Sob, SOB, we already miss him, in fact Blondie found the flip-flops he left here and chewed up the left one. So many of our blog family traveling…stay safe.
Have a dog day Sunday 🙂
12:38 pm on August 10th, 2014
Yep, That is one cool car Spence is setting in.
Hi HOH!
12:41 pm on August 10th, 2014
That is a neat red car.
Good morning all.
12:46 pm on August 10th, 2014
Carpola! We posted a quick update to check in with youse. Turns out Spence opened today’s blog at the same time. So for anyone not reading yesterday’s: Howdy!
1:11 pm on August 10th, 2014
Finished Paw last night, which is pretty much the one consolation for a sleepless night. Yeah, like someone said…good something or other. Melanie says that Chet reminds her of, well, Chet. That is to say, guide dog #2, the other Chet. Except that Chet wasn’t a hundred plus pounder.
1:15 pm on August 10th, 2014
We always read yesterdays post. Especially when SQ/PA is on the west coast.
I went out to get some more milkweed for my new batch of monarchs to much on and found another caterpillar. It is about as long as the i in the post. I keep finding more when I am trying to just pick some milkweed for the previous tenants of the caterpillar house. I now have 30! That is too many but I can’t stop! Yikes.
(I even found one about an inch long in my compost yesterday.) Oops. Good think I put the rejected milkweed in there instead of tossing it outside.
1:15 pm on August 10th, 2014
If OFA came to the kennel, I’d let him sit in my dog truck. Hell, I might even let him drive on account of me not having my license. We may have to jiggle a couple of wires and swear a couple of times, but it will be purring like a kitten in no time—a very large kat with breathing problems.
1:28 pm on August 10th, 2014
Over on facebookie, Spence tells us about the car…gasp
It is a 1962 model.
Hey! Howlers!!
1:32 pm on August 10th, 2014
1:34 pm on August 10th, 2014
Siber H, we said it was a sweet ride! Some times we see C&B in a 911 and sometimes in the one that reminds us of a square frog….kinda like
Chet’s ear changing.
1:48 pm on August 10th, 2014
Hey, Maggie, is Barb due home today? Inquiring K-9s want to know.
3:03 pm on August 10th, 2014
Oops, beginning to feel like Rio here…the lone stranger.
3:15 pm on August 10th, 2014
We are here. Taking a break during all the prep for the Really Big Shew coming up.
Good to hear from the Howlers – glad they are having a lovely and relaxing vacation. Can’t wait to hear how Barb’s family reunion went.
Macy – did your girl get the boyfriend from Amazon? She must have Prime membership.
4:05 pm on August 10th, 2014
4:12 pm on August 10th, 2014
Welcome back travellers. HOH: what would we do without you on the blog? Our number of posts would drop dramatically as would our enjoyment.
The Hobbit Hotel has been busy. Four people just left and four are arriving today. More happy guests and a happy host.
4:41 pm on August 10th, 2014
Dawson & moi…Home again, home again.
Bernie & Chet in the infamous Porsche…very kool!
4:44 pm on August 10th, 2014
Hi Everyone!
A Cool Photo from Ventura, CA on Friday.
5:00 pm on August 10th, 2014
It is a Beautiful, Beautiful Day in the Pacific NW.
Today is the signing on Bainbridge Island. We wanted to be there to meet with TM. Our Badges & Passport were in paw for the event. But Nana jumped the gun and met him last Thursday in Pasadena. Sob.
5:03 pm on August 10th, 2014
Welcome back Bear and Masquers!!!
5:08 pm on August 10th, 2014
Porche!…Wow!….SiberH, did you go to Seattle and not tell us?…wheeze!…Spencer almost looks like Bernie in that kool kar!…Wow!…I’m so glad he is having fun on the whirlwind tour…snorkel!…Only two more gigs and then the next gig will be ME!ME!ME!…WOOOOOOOOO!
5:13 pm on August 10th, 2014
Rio, I don’t want to go to Seattle. It is too wet, but for that Porsche I would risk it.
5:14 pm on August 10th, 2014
Shopping!…Someone has been shopping and now she has dropped…snort!…All done she says. All done – Over and Out…grunt!…She never goes shopping…sneeze!…Hardly ever at all by golly…sniff!…She did bring home a new DVD player and it’s picture looks worse than the first one that is all red and greens…grump!… The box lead her to believe it came with a HDMI connector, but it did not. So she still has shopping to do…grumble!
5:18 pm on August 10th, 2014
Hi, Siber-H!
Rio: Masquers wants to know if you are tracking the Awesome One.
5:22 pm on August 10th, 2014
Siber: What? Seattle, Wet?…You are misinformed.
5:36 pm on August 10th, 2014
SiberH: Speaking if wet, I think that girl was very brave to rescue that poor fish from the river. I’m with you on water. It is meant for drinking. Nothin more. I’ve been known to ride on my lady’s lap as she rowed the rapids when she was a river guide. It was the best seat in the house.
6:02 pm on August 10th, 2014
Tenzing, You are braver than me. There would be no running the rapids for me…shudder.
It would have been fun if we were able to track Spence’s flights all over the country.
6:07 pm on August 10th, 2014
Tomorrow, Mom gets to go see OFA! Dad is probably going to go with her but won’t enjoy it like Mom does. But he needs to get out of the house sometimes too, other than just to the grocery store and the cat food place. Last weekend, they took a trip to Dallas to see family and had a great time but he was worn out by the time they got home.
Mom will try to get a pic with OFA. Maybe someone else in line will take it for her. Badge and passport are ready to go. WooHoo!
6:09 pm on August 10th, 2014
Our favorite musher has a birthday this week!
6:09 pm on August 10th, 2014
Go BooBear & Mom & Dad!
6:10 pm on August 10th, 2014
Maskers!…I thought you were tracking her…grunt!
6:11 pm on August 10th, 2014
BooBear: That Birthday is Paw-Printed on our Calendar!
6:12 pm on August 10th, 2014
Riö: Gah.
6:14 pm on August 10th, 2014
According to our flight coordinates the Awesome One has landed.
6:24 pm on August 10th, 2014
Yay! Nana, Bear, and my dearest Masquers are back!
It is paw printed on my calendar too! August 13th!
Hey there, Howlers!
BooBear , Hope your mom and pop have a tip-top time!
6:30 pm on August 10th, 2014
The Giant is going to be the big 2-8-0!
6:38 pm on August 10th, 2014
280, Thieves, you are funny!
7:11 pm on August 10th, 2014
Dawson!…Home again!…snort!…I wonder what Dawson’s Man has been up to while she has been away…heh!heh!
7:16 pm on August 10th, 2014
Tied!…The Rocks are tied with the Snakes in the 9th inning at 3 ta 3…grump!
7:16 pm on August 10th, 2014
280!…I do not “get it”…sniff!
7:18 pm on August 10th, 2014
I don’t get it either.
7:31 pm on August 10th, 2014
SiberH!…Are you watching the game?…sniff!…We are in the 10th inning. What are those White Tracks across the left side of the field?…wheeze!…We missed most of this game watching a movie this afternoon when she finally got done shopping…gruffle!
7:32 pm on August 10th, 2014
Hello everyone, Barb is back from her Vacay and is worn out. Had a great time visiting with family. We stayed here, but Lisa our doggy sitter came over and took care of us. Tomorrow we get back to our walking routines, Yay!
Is everyone OK? Did we miss anyting exciting?
7:39 pm on August 10th, 2014
He looks really, really dreamy for someone so old, or so I have been told.
7:44 pm on August 10th, 2014
Giant!…In dawg years he will be 280 years …hehheh! …Now I get it…snort!…My friend says she remembers that age and did not care for it. She likes the age she is now much better for some reason…chuffle!
7:45 pm on August 10th, 2014
WIN!…The Rockies WIN ONE ….wheeze!…Oh my dawg! I did not think it would happen, but it did…heh!heh!
7:46 pm on August 10th, 2014
T an G, it remains to be seen if the bf came from Prime or not. We looked him up on the school website, he has a masters in art and printmaking from Yale. Not bad.
7:50 pm on August 10th, 2014
Rio, Yes, I mostly watched the game. Rockies won! WOO WOO
I don’t know what the white tracks are.
dog years, oh
Welcome back Barb and Maggie
7:55 pm on August 10th, 2014
RIO! Maybe your friend will try this recipe out sometime:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/zesty-porcupine-meatballs/
7:55 pm on August 10th, 2014
Wow, miss the g-son but LOOK at moi…
How can anyone resist this face?
7:57 pm on August 10th, 2014
lol
She takes the funniest pictures.
8:00 pm on August 10th, 2014
HOH: AAAAAWWWWWWW, what a sweetie!
B&M: Glad to have you back!
8:14 pm on August 10th, 2014
There is another Super Moon tonight!
8:19 pm on August 10th, 2014
Dunno about Rio’s friend, but I think those meatballs sound pretty good myself. No clue why they’re called porcupine meatballs though, Also…age…I hit 280 last year, which makes me 287 this year, and I really don’t know what people complain about. I heard these complaints at 30. At 40. I say any day on this side of the ground is a good day. Or, as our pal Rob says (that’s Leno’s friend Jackson’s friend), “We’re here for a good time, not a long time.” Works for me. Enjoy it while you’re here.
8:28 pm on August 10th, 2014
Buddy, any day on the right side of the dirt is a good day 🙂 Missing the g-son like crazy but the girls (Pookey, Lucy Lou, Darah and Blondie) and mom will do lots of fun things.
Welcome home BARB!
8:37 pm on August 10th, 2014
Buddy and Leno:
Here is a real porcupine recipe.
http://prairiemary.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-to-do-with-porcupine.html
8:40 pm on August 10th, 2014
Barb, please see our post at the end of yesterday’s about Woman in White. Many thanks.
8:42 pm on August 10th, 2014
We finished P&O and loved it. And did youse know that Chet loves butter, just like me? Twins!!! I eat a whole stick of that stuff, any chance I get.
And here I am, enjoying my vacation, and doing my best Chet imitation:
9:05 pm on August 10th, 2014
Howlers, We appreciate the thanks, but it was not Barb who recommended Woman in White. Have never read it, but maybe we should.
Just started P & O. Going to try to pace ourselves, but not sure how that is going to work. Sometimes it is just so hard to put down.
9:06 pm on August 10th, 2014
Face!…I can! It looks like the Wolf Man…gasp!
9:09 pm on August 10th, 2014
Rose!..Someone here never puts rice in her meatballs…gah!
9:12 pm on August 10th, 2014
Hobbit and others…
9:14 pm on August 10th, 2014
B&M, now that Barb is home, how was the family reunion?
9:19 pm on August 10th, 2014
Welcome back Barb! So glad you had a grand time.
We had an “adventure” today. Mama was roasting a chicken and planned on sautéed zucchini on the side. At 5 pm, Crazy Aunt and Ichabod Uncle showed up unannounced on the doorstep. Thank goodness Mama had gotten a LOT of zukes at the farm stand. So it was just a scramble to find enough stuff for other side dishes.
Pulled it all together, including getting out the dining room table and setting it to put dinner on at 5:30 when the chicken was done.
They came, they sat, they ate, and then they “commented” on the fact that there was no dessert. Then they left.
Mama’s jaw is still hanging open in disbelief.
And hey, speaking of zucchini, here is Gilly with our teenage mutant ninja alien squash.
9:19 pm on August 10th, 2014
Been up since 4:30, 2 hrs to Hotlanta and back 🙁 Going nighty night.
9:21 pm on August 10th, 2014
T&G, your friends you choose, your family you explain!
9:34 pm on August 10th, 2014
Sharon, Barb had a good time. Smaller group this year. Sister’s two kids did not come (one just moved to Fort Worth, the other is 7 months pregnant and didn’t want to travel). We may go to St. Louis in November to see her and the new baby. She has a 3 year old and it would have been fun to have her there.
The weather was perfect for all 4 days. Sunny, not too hot. Did some boating around Lake Geneva. Went out to eat dinner once, and ate in the other two nights. Best food we had was when we cooked at home.
9:35 pm on August 10th, 2014
T & G, Now the squash is looking like a Hubbard.
All of a sudden we are overrun with tomatoes here.
Getting ready to call it a night here.
9:42 pm on August 10th, 2014
Barb, TY for the reunion report. Glad you had good family time.
WE see Chet and Bernie in the boxy 914 porsche, not the svelte rounded model that OFA was fotographed in.
Now we must go beddy bye.
9:50 pm on August 10th, 2014
To mom, this is the “Chet & Bernie mobile”
10:11 pm on August 10th, 2014
We couldn’t pace ourselves at all. P&O is great fun to read. Chet’s voice is stronger with each book and we Love him and Bernie and OFA.
‘Night all. Have a good week.
10:13 pm on August 10th, 2014
Wait, this is a really C&B car…
10:16 pm on August 10th, 2014
Tupper!…ugh!…I thought her family was self-serving and unappreciative…grunt!…Yours beats hers today…heh!
10:17 pm on August 10th, 2014
Car!..The car was made in Spencer’s first photo, just leave it alone..grump!
10:55 pm on August 10th, 2014
OK, Rio, we acquiess to your superior knowledge (but we still think Bernie’s Porsche looks like a frog).
11:21 pm on August 10th, 2014
Rio – we know. And these are the people who make all the demands for special accommodations for food – no dairy, low carb, only stevia as a sweetener etc, etc.
Mama was so pissed, she heated up a veggie/cheese casserole she had in the freezer, made with lots of butter, cream and cheese. And buttered rice. And iced tea made with Splenda.
And they ate their heads off. Harrumph.
Maybe we should have served our alien squash.
11:24 pm on August 10th, 2014
MollyPop’s Mom! We had to go back to March 22nd, 2013, to see that it was you you you who recommended Woman in White (seconded and thirded by Bee and T&G). We don’t know why Mom thought it was Barb, but thanks MPM! Mom really really loved that book! Best of all, it was a free book from Amazon on her Kindle!
11:32 pm on August 10th, 2014
Dawson called me tonight. She says her internet is out and she is bummed. The man in her house will not be around to fix it for FOUR days and so she will not be able to post. You are not supposed to worry about her. She is fine just a little grumpy.
She also said there is a 4 foot moat around the house where they dug out to repair the foundation of the house. There is also a pile of clay soil as high as the house in her yard. What a mess. On the other hand she harvested 3 tomatoes and a foot long zucchini. She hasn’t really looked for zucchini, that one was just sticking out of the plant. She probably will find more.
1:09 am on August 11th, 2014
Loving the car photos.
Poor Dawson, she can’t get a break. She might need another vacation in the near future. (Remember the Hobbit Hotel is open all year)
T&G: your relatives leave me speechless.
Oodles of noodles
10:32 am on August 11th, 2014
Spence!…If we do not get a new post soon, this may be why…snort!
10:59 am on August 11th, 2014
Spence! He’s flying over Colorado to the Gulf? Yeep!
11:08 am on August 11th, 2014
Wyoming!…If this is his flight he is over Wyoming righ now…grunt!
11:17 am on August 11th, 2014
Teddy and Zeta seen from the back end (Thereby Hangs Two Tails?) after completing a nine mile hike on Saturday in Prince William National Forest.
11:27 am on August 11th, 2014
Those two are certainly life long friends.
Took a kawfee break hoping for a new post for the day, but alas, OFA is in the land of time zones and flights. Hope he has an easy landing and can get some rest in between signings.
11:42 am on August 11th, 2014
Wow, Spence is busy so I guess we can’t whine and complain about a new post. What am I saying! Of course we can whine and complain. Heh. But that is the way it goes on travel days.
Mr.Staff harvested 4 heads of broccoli this morning. He is quite proud of them. So far nothing on his artichoke plant though. It is about 4 feet across with long thin deeply serrated leaves. I can almost hear it from here. feed meeeee…..feed meeee…… Heh heh heh.
11:44 am on August 11th, 2014
Path!….Spencer’s flight path is right over my flat-head…snort!
11:44 am on August 11th, 2014
Oh I forgot to say I love the pics of Gilly and her squash, Teddy and Zeta and Zeus! Looking very Chet-like Zeusikov!
11:46 am on August 11th, 2014
Oh I forgot to say I love the pics of Darah looking cute, Gilly and her squash, Teddy and Zeta and Zeus! Looking very Chet-like Zeusikov!
11:47 am on August 11th, 2014
Had to put in Darah, She was on the first page and I forgot her…oops.
11:49 am on August 11th, 2014
W&T’s Dad: Heh. It took a minute or two for us to mentally untangle the Teddy and Zeta tails. Long hike…2 tired doggies.
Staff: The gardens are taking over! Yeep!
Poor Dawson…in the land of no wifi…we know it well.
11:52 am on August 11th, 2014
Tupper&Gilly: Our Cawfee this morning is Wake-em-up Strong. Just how we like it.
Just read about your “Favorite” relatives dropping by for the “Eat & Run”. Joining your mama with mouth open in disbelief.
Zeus: You look Just Like Chet in that vacay picture!
Great Photos Everyone.
11:57 am on August 11th, 2014
Rio: Did you run out and wag at OFA when he flew over you? Did you see him wave back from the plane?
12:13 pm on August 11th, 2014
Texas!…I have reason to believe Spencer is in Texas!…snort!
12:14 pm on August 11th, 2014
Thieves!…No, I did not wave, but I did feel something hit my head as he flew-over…grunt!
12:23 pm on August 11th, 2014
Spence will be in Houston soon!
Teddy is always good to Zeta. I can tell from the pictures. Thanks for the pictures.
12:26 pm on August 11th, 2014
Thank you for the flight pictures Rio. I hope everything is going well on Spence’s travels.
I just bought some beautiful Michigan tomatoes and corn on the cob from the Roadside stand. I’ve made guacamole and gazpacho. Love summer food!
I’m on the last chapter of Paw. And tonight is the season finale of Murder in the First. Rio: I still think the pilot did it.
Good after noon all.
12:27 pm on August 11th, 2014
Howlers, Glad you figured out who recommended that book. I think we gave you a recommendation on The Blessings of the Animals by Katrina Kittle, as one you would really like. Did you ever read that one?
Relatives, T & G doesn’t have the only rude ones. Our neighbor’s aunt asked them to host a large family party since their house and yard were bigger. She brought subs and then asked everyone else to bring something. When the party was over she packed up all the leftovers, including some things that had never been opened. On her way out she went to their small garden (3 tomato and 2 cucumber plants) and picked the ripening tomatoes and took those too. Said she hoped they didn’t mind! What can you even say to that?
12:32 pm on August 11th, 2014
Stover!…I think the Pilot did it too…snort!
12:42 pm on August 11th, 2014
Barb and Maggie’s neighbor and Tupper and Gilly. I am glad I don’t know your relatives or have any like them. We are going to Fargo to pick up the new lights for my redone quilt room. Next we will wait for electricians.
12:56 pm on August 11th, 2014
ETA!…snort!…20 minutes before Spencer may or may not be landing in Houston…wheeze!
1:15 pm on August 11th, 2014
BooBear! Your mom and dad are up next!
(paws crossed your fotoz are better than ours)
1:15 pm on August 11th, 2014
Barb, we did read Blessing of the Animals and liked it.
T&G, we cannot believe the gall of your relatives, or Barb’s neighbor’s relatives. Un-friggin-believable.
1:16 pm on August 11th, 2014
Landing!…The landing gear is coming down…snort!…Almost safely on the ground…wheeze!sneeze!
1:19 pm on August 11th, 2014
Wait!…Where is Spencer’s plane going?…gah!
1:21 pm on August 11th, 2014
So many flights, so little time! Missing the g-son. Glad Spence is approaching Houston. Rio, remember last year’s rain when OFA was in CO.
1:21 pm on August 11th, 2014
Whew!…They are circling back towards the airport!…wheeze!
1:25 pm on August 11th, 2014
Down!….They have safely landed. Thank Dawg!…chuffle!…I was never worried at all…sniff!
1:33 pm on August 11th, 2014
Murder by the Book…LOOK!
David Rosenfelt will also join Spencer to talk canine at this event.
Woozer! Lucky Cat BooBear.
1:35 pm on August 11th, 2014
Nerves of steel. That’s what commander rio has.
1:43 pm on August 11th, 2014
Whoo hoo!
2:02 pm on August 11th, 2014
Ventura Welcome
2:03 pm on August 11th, 2014
Rio, excellent job of tracking. Maybe you could be an air traffic controller.
2:05 pm on August 11th, 2014
The Dragon Lady
2:08 pm on August 11th, 2014
Ventura Harbour View
2:21 pm on August 11th, 2014
Riö has insider tracking info!
2:30 pm on August 11th, 2014
Beautiful pictures Masquers.
2:35 pm on August 11th, 2014
BSD, where did you see that David Rosenfelt is going to be there? Mom didn’t see that on the website, only that part of the proceeds are going to a rescue group. OMK, I hope you are right! How exciting that will be!
2:56 pm on August 11th, 2014
BooBear! from Chet’s facebookie page:
Monday, August 11
at 6:30pm in CDT
Starts in about 5 hours · 96°F Partly Cloudy
Show Map
Murder by the Book
2342 Bissonnet St, Houston, Texas 77005
Don’t miss your chance to meet New York Times bestselling author of the Chet & Bernie Mystery Series, Spencer Quinn, as he tours the country to celebrate the release of his 7th novel in the series, PAW AND ORDER.
David Rosenfelt will also join Spencer to talk canine at this event.
2:58 pm on August 11th, 2014
BooBear: Purrfect timing for your meeting with Spence tonight ^..^
2:59 pm on August 11th, 2014
Don’t Forget Your Passport & Badge!!!
3:08 pm on August 11th, 2014
There is a new post up for today.