Melanie’s Snowhook Video (Revised, good grief)
Melanie’s wonderful Snowhook video (all about the Iditarod race and Snowhook Kennel, partly sponsored by the Plunderers and chetthedog.com) can now be viewed here at the blog. Just go to the About link up top. Congratulations, Melanie, on such a beautiful job.
Welcome Topi from Finland.
Tags: Iditarod video, Melanie, Snowhook
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8:34 am on May 11th, 2012
Good morning all.
8:46 am on May 11th, 2012
Good morning, Bee.
Uh…the About link up top, maybe better than Above.
9:09 am on May 11th, 2012
Good morning, all. Looking for an Above link… (wink)
9:15 am on May 11th, 2012
BlueCat! For a minute there I didn’t know of what you spoke. We all have gotten so accustomed to the occasional faux paw it is now automatically read correctly.
Good Morning to you, B, O.Howlers and All.
Melanie! Your very own post! As it should be. We know you are having the time of your life. A more deserving person there never was.
9:37 am on May 11th, 2012
Spelling!…At least he spelled Melanie’s name correctly…heh!heh!
9:39 am on May 11th, 2012
Stover!…What do you call it when someone says, “the Above link up top”? … Redundant?
9:44 am on May 11th, 2012
Good morning, y’all! Mom has today off, so she says we have work to do around here. What that means is that Mom has lots of projects planned, but she probably will end up sitting around reading a book most of the day. I think I can talk her into leaving the computer on so I’ll be able to keep up with y’all!
9:48 am on May 11th, 2012
Rio: I’d say superfluous.
9:54 am on May 11th, 2012
As Bluecat indicated, Spence means “About” rather than “Above.” (Can’t get away with anything around here.)
10:21 am on May 11th, 2012
I’m thinking about “redundant” and “superfluous.” They are synonyms. I think of redundant as repeating something in exactly the same words and superfluous as saying something with the same meaning but not stated in the same words. (This is just me not the dictionary.) I suppose I just like the sound of “superfluous.”
10:31 am on May 11th, 2012
Redundant!…I would imagine BlueKat sees everything redundantly…snort!…What with those crossed-eyes of hers…heh!
10:36 am on May 11th, 2012
Good morning all. Didn’t get here in time to read the post before it was revised. Congrats to Melanie for the shout-out.
Hope Melanie is having a great time. Weather should be good for the weekend.
10:55 am on May 11th, 2012
Revised….heh!heh!heh!heh!…Nothing makes my morning like giving Spencer and Admin a hard time…chorkel!
11:02 am on May 11th, 2012
B: I don’t know why, but this is now running through my head nonstop (!) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
11:33 am on May 11th, 2012
Bear!…Have you been watching Mary Poppins lately?…snort!…That could explain it.
11:36 am on May 11th, 2012
Melanie is a professional at making videos! Thank You, Melanie!
A 6 year old boy in Little League made an unassisted triple play this week. The big leagues are probably scouting him already.
A Red Sox starting pitcher got booed yesterday at Fenway Park. He’s in good company. Yankee fans booed Mickey Mantle.
11:37 am on May 11th, 2012
Bear: I love that word. Of course, I always sing it in my mind rather that say it.
11:48 am on May 11th, 2012
Factoid!…Here is an interesting tidbit about how the word “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” came into being….snort!
In the stage musical, Mary Poppins takes Jane and Michael Banks to visit Mrs Corry’s shop to buy “an ounce of conversation”, only to find that Mrs Corry has run out of conversation. She does, however have some letters, and Jane and Michael each pick out seven, with Mary choosing one also. As Bert, Mary and the rest of the ensemble struggle to create words out of the fifteen letters, Mary reminds them that they can always use the same letter more than once, and creates the word (and song) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. In addition, the cast spells it out in a kind of sign language that was suggested by choreographer Stephen Mear.
12:06 pm on May 11th, 2012
Heh heh. We just love it when Admin has to make correction thanks to our needling.
BSD, we love that word as well.
12:17 pm on May 11th, 2012
Bear: Mom says thanks alot! (That’s for Bee!) Yesterday a friend of Mom’s posted the first line of a song on Facebook, and then everyone in the comments section added another line until it was finished. That song was stuck in Mom’s head all day yesterday, but now your song has supplanted the other one. Mom’s not sure it’s an improvement!
12:35 pm on May 11th, 2012
Kirby, What was the song?
Oley, Are you going to be helping plant the garden this weekend?
12:53 pm on May 11th, 2012
B&M: Jeremiah was a Bullfrog! (Don’t blame me if it gets stuck in your head now!!!)
1:32 pm on May 11th, 2012
Was a good friend of mine…..
2:08 pm on May 11th, 2012
Greetings All!
Now that I’ve had lightning bolts shot through my head, I am back home under the care of the Prof and the watchful eyes of the Smoochers. We will be plotting are grand gate crashing entrance to the wedding of the year, and after much debate with Belle Starr as to the appropriate time to do the wave we are ready!
I will really be making a fashion statement with my pink watering can handbag, and the lovely floral centerpiece Belle has chosen for my hat!
Masquers and the Prof are having a jam session right now, Belle Starr of course has her proper place on my lap, and Luna is most diplomatically trying to talk me into maybe wearing another hat…..
2:14 pm on May 11th, 2012
burp!…I helped him drink his wine…heh!
2:36 pm on May 11th, 2012
he always had some mighty fine wine…
2:40 pm on May 11th, 2012
….and he always had some mighty fine wine… (and Rio, I’m sure will back up that statement)
Melanie, your video is wonderful! I watched it with the Prof earlier, and he loves it!
2:42 pm on May 11th, 2012
Staff, is this another version of the double Dawson? 🙂
2:48 pm on May 11th, 2012
Sing it, Joy to the World!
Wookie
2:57 pm on May 11th, 2012
All you boys and girls…
2:59 pm on May 11th, 2012
Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
3:00 pm on May 11th, 2012
Joy to you and me!
3:06 pm on May 11th, 2012
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thebigchill/joytotheworld.htm
3:06 pm on May 11th, 2012
All right, so admit it now. How many of you have been humming that song all afternoon?
3:17 pm on May 11th, 2012
Rose, Tee hee, great minds think alike!
3:18 pm on May 11th, 2012
I don’t mind if it’s in my head because I like that song.
3:23 pm on May 11th, 2012
Barb says why can she remember words from a 40 year old song, but can’t remember things from last week, or yesterday!
3:27 pm on May 11th, 2012
Barb: Because it rhymes and has a tune.
3:31 pm on May 11th, 2012
And you can dance to it!
3:32 pm on May 11th, 2012
We are planting our tomatoes, peppers and beans this evening. Then cleaning stalls, then we will help to groom/trim Annie and Ned. Tomorrow, Mom tells us they will be leaving bright and early with Annie and Ned (“Nannie”) for the Spring Fling Scavenger Hunt, whatever that is. Tomorrow evening is the Art for Arf’s Sake Auction to help our guys. Whew! We are tired already. Mom says we have to let her rest on Mama’s Day. We say No Way!
3:39 pm on May 11th, 2012
Rhyming is an ancient form of mnemonics.
3:48 pm on May 11th, 2012
The good news is that Mom and Dad got everything out of the “new” refrigerator the other day, then turned it off and let it sit overnight to thaw. Then when they turned it back on it worked! Everything is the temperature it’s supposed to be, so we don’t have to call a repairman — which I’m sure would have had a serious impact on my treat budget, as Rio says.
The bad news is that now Mom’s a little miffed at me. She and Dad decided to take advantage of the refrigerator being empty to give it a real good cleaning. Yesterday Dad cleaned the freezer. Today was Mom’s turn to clean the refrigerator part — taking out all the shelves and drawers and scrubbing everything down. When I went in to see if she needed any help, she was grumbling about all the dog hair in there. What makes her think it was me? Bubbie the kat has black hair, too. Not to mention the fact that I’m not real fond of cold temperatures. Can you see me hanging around in the ‘fridge? I don’t know what Mom is thinking!
3:50 pm on May 11th, 2012
If I were the king of the world….
Had to do the next line of that song. It is just a fun one.
So, the weather is looking wonderful for the wedding. Melanie and her family members are being used as last minute panic labor force. The bride is a basket case – as most brides are, but she has done a wonderful job of putting this together almost single handedly. The big rehersal starts at 5. We hope that will help settle FOTAS (soon to be GLAD) down. OTAS seems to be taking the laid back kind of view. He seems a lot like a certain Giant that we all know and love. They are both even redheads. Hmmm. Both tall, both redheads, both quiet, calm and stoic, both handsome….we think there may be some long lost relative connection going on here
Anyway – off to the rehersal. We’ll report back later.
3:53 pm on May 11th, 2012
Oley, What tomatoes are you planting? We are doing:
Paul Robeson
Mortgage Lifter
Granny Cantrell German Red
Pink Ponderosa ( I think that is the one Wolfie liked)
German Giant
Box Car Willie
Black Sea Man
Black Krim
The first 5 were planted by seed at our house in March, the last 3 are purchased. All are heirloom, what else!
4:50 pm on May 11th, 2012
Boxcar Willie is a country singer, but not the “through your nose” kind.
I just learned somethig from Stover…Why we can remember songs.
5:07 pm on May 11th, 2012
Kirby’s folks rebooted the refrigerator and now it works!
5:23 pm on May 11th, 2012
Kirby, it is horrible to be ” j’accuse”.
5:30 pm on May 11th, 2012
Siber, That tomato is named after that cw singer. Paul Robeson too, he was an opera singer in the 30’s I believe. Have no idea who the Sea Man was, but the tomato is considered a “black” tomato, just like Black Krim, which is from Russia. They really aren’t black, but they are a really dark color. So much more interesting than Big Boy, Early Girl, Better Girl. Such blah names, we couldn’t stand to raise them.
5:54 pm on May 11th, 2012
Barb: Those are interesting names. I wonder why “mortgage lifter.”
6:04 pm on May 11th, 2012
Bee, Mortgage Lifter was created in the 1930s by M.C. Byles who had a radiator business. The tomato is also called Radiator Charlie. He sold the plants for $1.00 a piece (in the depression) and raised $6,000 over a few years to pay off his mortgage. Supposedly people would drive up to 200 miles to buy his plants. It is one of our favorites. We have had some fruits over 1 lb. in the past.
6:36 pm on May 11th, 2012
Thank you Barb.
6:45 pm on May 11th, 2012
Interesting bit of trivia about the tomato. Question: Is the tomato a vegetable or a fruit? The Tariff Act of 1883 required a tax to be paid on imported vegetables, but not fruits. In Nix v. Hedden, a case was filed against the Collector of the Port of New York by Nix to recover back duties paid. The Defense argued that the tomato is botanically a fruit. However, the Court ruled the tomato is legally a vegetable based on the common meaning of the word and its use for culinary purposes.
6:54 pm on May 11th, 2012
We have always heard that it is a fruit, but as you say, for culinary purposes, treated as a vegetable. Interesting, Bear.
7:06 pm on May 11th, 2012
I think technically anything that contains the seeds within is a fruit, and veggies would be what is left – roots, leaves and stems. But you are right, BSD, it was taken all the way to the Supreme Court, and eventually considered a vegetable. We did not know that!
7:48 pm on May 11th, 2012
The garden is planted. We planted only 5 tomato plants: Jubilee
Old German
Brandywine (our favorite, altho it is tempermental)
Early Girl (sorry Siber but we just cannot wait for that first tomato and they never let us down).
Legend (a determinate)
We planted 3 bell peppers:
Lady Bell
Orange Sun Sugar
Chocolate Beauty
This year, we did not plant our usual habeneros and jalepenos. Reason: we still have many frozen ones from last year.
We also planted pole beans. Here are some pictures, but of course our garden is small and sloppy compared to Barb’s Magic Garden.
First, our lettuce and peas that were planted St. Patricks Day. We lost 2 lettuce plants, but the others are doing well.
7:57 pm on May 11th, 2012
Potatoes and onions, also from St. Patricks Day. This is the first time we planted onions, and the first row never came up, so we planted some more there last week.
7:58 pm on May 11th, 2012
Nice garden, O.Howlers! I see many salads in your future.
8:03 pm on May 11th, 2012
and finally, the tomatoes (indeterminate) and peppers. We didn’t bother taking a photo of the 4th bed because there is just the one determinite tomato and a whole lot of empty bed until the beans come up.
8:04 pm on May 11th, 2012
Thank you Bear. We are still newbies at this stuff. Trying to learn as we go.
8:08 pm on May 11th, 2012
Garden!…Our garden, the one my friend worked so hard on, does not have anything planted in it yet…snort!…Thats a good thing because it is going to get really cold tonight…sniff!…Everyone is chomping at the bit to buy chili peppes and other plants and plant them, but no go yet…heh!
8:17 pm on May 11th, 2012
Rio: Speaking of COLD…check this out: (taken 15 miles from Leavenworth, WA – to the east of us) Not that cold here. Thank Dog!
8:20 pm on May 11th, 2012
Bear, thanks for that interesting info on tomatoes. It is one of my favorite veggies.
OH, very nice garden! I would love nothing more than to have a nice fresh salad from your garden.
8:21 pm on May 11th, 2012
Shudder!…I hope it doesn’t looke like that here tomorrow morning when Beau and I are forced out of our nice warm beds…sniff!…To do our Duty…grunt!
Howlers!…Nice garden spots….snort!…Way more interesting than our one little bitty emyty thing…grunt!
8:22 pm on May 11th, 2012
Bear, what a great photo! I love the way the ice sparkles in the sunlight.
8:24 pm on May 11th, 2012
I think your gardens look lovely. The lettuce is beautiful! We like Brandywine a lot too. That is probably the most popular heirloom. We have never grown Legend, so let us know how you like it.
The Black Sea Man is a determinate, which we probably would not have bought. A friend bought it when she was looking for a Cherokee Purple for us, and couldn’t find one. If we planted a determinate tomato (one that sets it fruit all at once) we probably would have gone for a red variety, to use for sauce or salsa. Oh well, her intentions were good.
8:33 pm on May 11th, 2012
Barb!…Here is a tomatoe growing question…sniff!…Her mother decidded she was going to plant the tomatoes without my friends help…grunt!…When my friend came home early in May one day, the tomatoes had been planted way way way far apart from each other, except for two….wheeze!…The question is, will the out-lying tomatoes produce any fruit? They are all alone separated from the big group of two…heh!
8:41 pm on May 11th, 2012
Wow – what a rehearsal! We were so far out in the woods we were certain we were lost. Then all of a sudden there was this loooooonnnngggg driveway up to a beautiful big house. There was a big white tent filled with Japanese lanterns and a lovely little grotto into a wooded clearing.
When everyone got there we did a walk through and then there was a huge buffet of wonderful food. Lots of laughter , lots of sentimental moments and lots of fun. And everyone thought Melanie was just gorgeous!
The wedding tomorrow will be so marvelous. We know Melanie will put pictures up soon.
8:45 pm on May 11th, 2012
What does “determinate” mean when referring to tomatoes?
8:46 pm on May 11th, 2012
Excited!….I’m so excited!…snort!…And I never get excited except over the Rockies when they start a game and they win a game…heh!…I’m very happy for Melanie right now….wheeze!…I hope she is having the time of her life!
8:52 pm on May 11th, 2012
Yes, they will be fine. They don’t need to be close to each other to bear fruit. How close are they planted? We do 9 in a 8 x 8 plot, using cages to keep them upright.
Yes T & G, we want to see pictures. Glad it is going well. Can’t wait to see Melanie alll dolled up!
8:56 pm on May 11th, 2012
Close!…Barb, thats the problem, they are not close at all…sniff!…I am talking YARDS here, not inches or feet…grunt!…Far far far away.
9:17 pm on May 11th, 2012
SiberH!…Its almost a whole hour before the game starts….wheeze!… We are actully starting to go thru baseball withdrawal here…gah!…to subdue the pain She popped some popcorn and we gobbled that all down. Now we are tackling the chicken fingers…grunt!…There will be nothing left when the game finally starts. I can always chew on the couch covers, but its not the same as real junk food…wuffle!
9:18 pm on May 11th, 2012
Rio, the tomatoes need a lot of room, because those plants get H-U-G-E. Not sure they need yards, but we only plant 4 in our 4×8 ft. bed.
The determinant produces all its tomatoes at one time, and will hopefully make for better sauce than the indeterminate ones we made sauce with the past two years. The indeterminate tomatoes produce all season long. Romas are determinate and used for sauce, but Pop couldn’t find those when he went yesterday. Time is short for us, as our greenhouse place is not open on Sundays. Pop had a half day off yesterday afternoon, so he got drafted.
Mom is super excited to go on that scavenger hunt tomorrow. She says you look for clues while hou ride, to
9:20 pm on May 11th, 2012
How’d the blog think we hit Enter? Anyways, we meant to say while you ride, to answer questions at the checkpoints.
9:24 pm on May 11th, 2012
Good reporting by the Royals. I wonder if the Royal Mum & Dad know what they are up to.
Rio: Whatever possessed her to plant them so far apart I wonder. Perhaps she has a plan.
O.Howlers: Sounds like your mom and pop will have a great time on the scavenger hunt tomorrow.
9:31 pm on May 11th, 2012
Okay. Someone mentioned popcorn. Now I’m hungry again even though it was suppertime not that long ago. Hey, but no dessert so I’m entitled to a snack, right?
We can blame it on Rio. Heh.
9:36 pm on May 11th, 2012
Snacks!….Bear, I will always be happy to wake up your appetite…heh!…Cept’ now we are sitting here snackless…sniff!…The game starts at 8:00 our time and its the DODGERS!…grunt!…She says we can’t eat past 8:00! What the hell is that all about?…grump!sniffle!
9:42 pm on May 11th, 2012
Hurry! You still have time.
9:43 pm on May 11th, 2012
Blame it on Rio…heh heh! Good one.
Rio, Will Clower says that rule about not eating past a certain time is rubbish. The body does it’s best digestion while at rest, and sleep is the very best rest.
T&G, we agree with Bear. That was excellent reporting. We feel like we are there and we are having a truly lovely time.
Thank you to all for liking our garden pictures. We are sort of shy about them, because we are not so knowledgeable or diligent.
9:45 pm on May 11th, 2012
Bear!…I’m with you!…snort!…But she is playing it safe tonight…grump!…No more food for us tonight….grump!
9:49 pm on May 11th, 2012
Clover!…Says the long regarded time theory is Rubbish?…Her fears are imagined!…heh!…Although, I bet Will Clover does not agree that one should start eating early and not stop till way past 8:00 just because a pug can…wuffle!
10:00 pm on May 11th, 2012
Hah Hah! Clower definitely wouldn’t say that, Rio. He says 3 meals a day. Thats it.
Well, Mom says it is time for us to turn in because she is going to have a long long day tomorrow. How that affects our need to go to bed, you tell
meus.Good night.
10:07 pm on May 11th, 2012
Time!…Awwww! Eat only three times a day, no mater what time – and no snacks (Bear!)…snort!…I can remember that but it doesn’t seem like enough times to eat. Especially during baseball season…grunt!
10:10 pm on May 11th, 2012
Oley, I think your gardens look great, and you did the right shape right away. We learned the hard way that 8 x 8 isn’t the best because you can’t reach into the center.
Rio, to answer your question about spacing, we do 3 rows of 3 plants in a square,so they end up being about 3 feet apart. You don’t have to have them close, because they will not usually cross pollinate. You can have them far apart, or even have just 1 plant, and it will still produce fruit. Some fruit trees call for having at least 2 trees for pollination, but you do not have to do that with tomatoes. Yours will be fine.
10:13 pm on May 11th, 2012
Barb!…Thank Dawg!…snort!…My friend really didn’t want to have to dig them up and move them…sniff!…She says she will send you photos on how the Loner Plants are doing this summer…heh!heh!…And she says thanks!…wiffle!
10:20 pm on May 11th, 2012
I am finally here, Rio. We have the Rockies game on.
I was watching a really good Rangers game, a pitching dual, until a downpour came out of the sky in Texas and there went the game. sigh, A rain delay really messes up the starting pitchers.
10:20 pm on May 11th, 2012
SiberH!…You out there?…sniff!sniff!
10:21 pm on May 11th, 2012
HA!…There you are!…chuffle!…Crap! Now I forgot what I was going to ask you…wheeze!
10:24 pm on May 11th, 2012
Seats!…OH! Now I remember. Look at all the empty seats at Dodgers Stadium. Now aren’t those the mose comfortable looking seats you have ever seen in a ball park???…grunt!…Why aren’t they filled up?…sniff!
10:26 pm on May 11th, 2012
Now Rio, If you and Beau pee on them every day, that might be a different story. Remember your plant in the living room?
10:30 pm on May 11th, 2012
I noticed the empty seats right away at Dodger Stadium and it is a much bigger market than Denver.
The Rangers have sold out tonight and both weekend days.
10:35 pm on May 11th, 2012
SiberH!…Seriously, I do not want to hear about the Glories of being a Rangers fan…grump!sneeze!
Beau!…He makes a point of peeing on the peonies and all the tomatoes each and every day…gah!…My friend says she will not be eating any tomatoes this summer out of her mothers garden…grunt!
10:35 pm on May 11th, 2012
The Rangers game is being played again, but, too late, I am watching the Rockies until I fall asleep.
10:37 pm on May 11th, 2012
Grrruump!…Rangers will go down, down, down…sniff!…One day.
10:44 pm on May 11th, 2012
Siber – you have dancing shoes polished and ready? Natasha has beautiful dress vith very high slit ready for tango.
Maybe ve vill have chance to dance vith Giant. Ve understand he is very good for dip.
10:46 pm on May 11th, 2012
Curses on Mr Moderator Ve vill try again
Siber – you have dancing s h o e s polished and ready? Natasha has beautiful dress vith very high slit ready for tango.
Maybe ve vill have chance to dance vith Giant. Ve understand he is very good for dip.
10:47 pm on May 11th, 2012
Question!…Non-baseball…heh!…Please someone tell me that Zoe is also in New Jersey for the big wedding tomorrow…sniff!…I do not remember if Melanie mentioned how she was getting there. I am hoping she went with Golinka and The Story-Teller, but I am not sure..sniffle!…Zoe has to be there!
10:58 pm on May 11th, 2012
Someday the Rangers will win the World Series…someday…maybe not in my lifetime.
I’m as ready as I’ll ever be Natasha.
I was thinking about Zoe today and wondering the same thing as Rio.
11:08 pm on May 11th, 2012
I remember Melanie saying Zoe was going on Friday, but don’t remember if she was going with T & G’s folks.
Now we are turning in. Night all.
11:09 pm on May 11th, 2012
Wooweee! We have a report from Golinka and by all accounts the mother of the groom is beautiful and having fun!
Rose: It sounds like Luna is being practical and conservative…typical.
I’m waiting for my next and final leg of my flight home. My flight out of the village was delayed because of a wind advisory. When we finally landed, my boss said, “Nothing like coming in sideways.” it was a topsy turvy flight and my stomach felt like splorting.
11:12 pm on May 11th, 2012
Thanks Barb.
We are turning in also.
I’ll be glad when the Rockies leave the West Coast.
night all
11:15 pm on May 11th, 2012
Rebecca!…I can type for me and my friend right now and say that we both feel like sporting just hearing about your side-ways flight…wheeze!gag!
11:18 pm on May 11th, 2012
Grump!…SiberH can watch the Rangers and brag about them, but not stay up for the Rockies…grumble!yawn!…It is getting late, after a very hard week…sniff!
11:50 pm on May 11th, 2012
Tomorrow’s the Big Day Everyone!
Tonight it’s Sleep-Time for Dogs
(and Kats) Bear
11:51 pm on May 11th, 2012
Rio, Before I go to bed I thought I might send you this link to a story about the worst team in the majors right now.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/151062035.html
So very sad.
8:11 pm on May 12th, 2012
The wedding was wonderful. Melanie will be back Monday. We cried a lot and they were happy tears. I just got back and wanted to let you know that we all did ourselves proud! Pictures to come. Best to all, Zoe
1:49 am on May 14th, 2012
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