A Message From My Daddy – Food Porn

Daddy wanted to make sure that he told everyone that wished him Happy Birthday yesterday – thank you so very much.  It really touched his little heart.  Mom surprised him by coming home early yesterday from the worky place and taking him to one of his favorite restaurants that has all you can eat crab legs.  Afterwards, she then took him to a local diner for a small slice of birthday cake – which also happened to be his favorite peanut butter cake.  I’m attaching photos for you to see how happy he was my friends 🙂

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Dad says it’s all about preparation first so it’s important to have your tools of the trade in hand and ready to go waiting for the endless crab legs to arrive to the party.  This is his serious face of bring on the feast.Then when the guest of honor arrives on it’s platter, dad says it’s important for separation.  Take each ‘leg’ off gently now.  This allows for you to overtake your opponent in a more civilized manner without popping crab legs across the room.  I’m thinking with daddy saying that, it’s had to happen to him before.  What do you think?  Snorts.  Then you pop the pieces that you can… gently though.  It’s not the time to be strong armed and you want to be gentle with your crab.  And sometimes dad says it helps to talk to your food.  Mom said she heard him telling these crab, “I know… I can’t wait for you to be in my belly too.”Shaking piggy head.  Yes.  I truly believe daddy needs professional help… maybe a straight jacket and padded room too.  I’m just sayin’.

And if you did all of this, you will be so fortunate to pull out full pieces of crab meat from those succulent legs.  Just look at that long piece of meat dad is fixing to devour there.  Mom will tell you in a heartbeat, she is pretty lucky to have daddy in her life.  Not only is he a great guy but he is a professional when it comes to crab legs and getting that awesome meat out of those shells.  When mom’s fingers give in from her arthritis, dad is always a gentleman and steps up to crack hers for her.  aaww – isn’t he a keeper?

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And did I say that these crab legs were prepared in a spicy boil.  So when you ate them, you got some heat.  Not just heat from them being just out of the pot but heat as in spicy heat.  After all those crab legs, daddy had to have something sweet that he shared with mom.

Yep, that was ONE slice of birthday cake – peanut butter cake to be exact.

 

Old Rock Day

Journalist Rocky the Squirrel here –

“Keeping my paws on the nuts of the world!”

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January 7th is Old Rock Day.  Yeah, I shook my head at first because I was like what does that exactly mean?  Then I did some research and went aahh okay then.  Old Rock Day can mean several different things according to who you are.

Say you are a woman and you have a lot of ‘rocks’… as in jewelry.  Today can mean to get out something old and wear it today – show that rock off to the world.  I bet he’s been lonely in that jewelry box of yours – chitter chatter!

Today can also just mean what it says – Old Rock Day.  How about all of these pet rocks we have here at the Hotel Thompson?  They are by all definitions old due to their nature even though they are new here – does that make sense?  Perhaps they need to celebrate today and have a rock party.  That would be a blast wouldn’t it?

However you spend today, celebrate Old Rock Day and share with us how you will celebrate 🙂

 

Spotlight Thursday – A Celebration of our Friend Stuart

Spotlight Thursday

Welcome my friends to our first edition of SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY.  This is the time that I will introduce you to one of my fellow anipals so you can get to know them better.  Some of them, you may already know.  We hope that you enjoy this new series!

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UPDATE:  This post was already set up to highlight my pal Stuart.  Then we heard about his passing on 12/12/2015.  We were all so upset to hear the news just as everyone else was.  We went back and forth trying to decide to post this today but then thought YES.  

Let’s celebrate the life of our good friend Stuart.  

We know he’s watching over all of us and let’s spend today not in sorrow but remembering the life of our pal and what he meant to all of us.  And by all means, let’s remember his wonderful sense of humor! ❤  So join us my friends as we celebrate the life of Stuart in his interview.  Please feel free to share this page, your stories of how you met and how he has touched your heart.

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Name: My AKC name is BoBo’s Over the Shoulder Dream Choice, but my friends, like you, can call me Stuart. Stuart the Scottie. I also answer to “Stu Pot”, “Lamb Chop”, “Stumeister”, “Love Boy” and “Streudelhead”. But don’t tell anybody. Actually, I don’t answer to anything unless I want to.

Age: Well, technically I’m 9. But people think I’m a gazillion because my brindle hairs make me look like a gray old man. To tell you the truth, I walk like an old man sometimes, but that’s just because I’m bored. I can get a kick in my kaboodle any time I want.

Location: Richmond, VA

Web/Blog Page:  Scottie Chronicles – You can also find me on Twitter, Tumbler and Pinterest.

What were your first thoughts when you met your new parents?  Oh. I thought they were nice. Nice enough to fall asleep in one’s lap for a while and to stare at the other one’s eyes once I woke up. It worked. Because they came to pick me up the next week. I still fall asleep with them, but I don’t stare at them too much any more. Don’t want them to think I can’t live without them, now would I? No. I. Would. Not.

What was the defining moment when you knew you were in your forever home?  .I was only 10 weeks old at the time, but I knew I was home just as soon as our car pulled away from the place where I was born. Those folks weren’t nice. They didn’t like me and they wanted me gone. I didn’t even know how to play like most puppies. Good riddance I say. My peeps – as I call them – love me to pieces and I love them. The past is forgotten. Well, not really forgotten. I still have bad dreams sometimes about that awful place. But my peeps are always there for me. Geez. I gotta stop with this mushy stuff. It’s unbecoming to a Scottie.

What has been your biggest “Oh no, now I’ve done it” moment so far in your home?  .I do so many things that the peeps don’t know about, but it must have been the time I got caught on the sofa in the big room. Now, I know I’m not supposed to get up on that thing. But I do it all the time. Been doing it for years. What the peeps don’t know, won’t hurt them, right?

Who do you have wrapped around your paws more – mom or dad – and why?  Now that’s an interesting question. I’d say they’re about even. I get what I want. Whenever I want it. No question about that. Absoroootly no question.

What’s the biggest misconception that humans think about you?  That I’m an old man. I fool people all the time. Just the other day, a neighbor with one of those designer dogs saw me chase a squirrel. He was amazed. “Wow! Look at Stuart go! I’ve never seen him do that!” Right buddy. And you’ll be lucky to see it again. I’m not old, I’m just very particular about how much energy I exert. Not like that BOUNCY thing you’ve got.. I. Do. Not. Jump. On. People.

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 Check back next week for another Spotlight edition!