Saturday Treat

Saturday is usually a good day for me.  Saturday is the day that if mom is going to go to the market, it happens this day.  She went this weekend.  She *always* brings me back something good to eat.  This week was no different.

Her and dad bring all of these grocery bags into the kitchen.  I get to watch as they put everything up.  After everything is put away, mom usually takes my things and cuts everything up.  This is where me, the sous chef, comes in to play 🙂  She will give me tasty little morsels to try.  And trust me, they are so good!

After she cuts everything up (usually carrots, celery, watermelon or some other fruit and my salad mix), she will fix me a bowl as a snack.  Today’s menu consisted of grapes, Goldfish and watermelon rind.  Good thing mom’s dad doesn’t have a garden anymore.  I would be in hog heaven!

Mom and dad let me eat on my food carpet in the front room. So in this picture don’t fear the “dirty carpet”, it’s my feed placemat.  They pick it up and wash it every week.  As you can see, I am chomping down on that watermelon rind.  Mom took this picture of me in mid chomp.  I usually will eat what I like the most first.  Of course, it was the rind.  I couldn’t get enough of it.  You bite into it and the watermelon juice actually squirts inside of your mouth.  That’s my favorite part.

I guess you can say I’m a little spoiled.  Not a lot – just a little.  What do you think?

 

Any Suggestions My Friends?

I’ve been patient my friends this week.  I’ve tried to reason with mom/dad about this Summer Camp thing but it’s on.  I’ve settled with that. Mom wants me to know life as a regular pig – something should would be upset with if I never knew.  I’m okay with that.

While mom packed my bags, I supervised from my bed watching.  She really does have my best interests at heart.  I’m bringing my Egyptian cotton sheet for my bed.  I’m used to sleeping with that and it’s comfort.  She also packed my framed picture of me and her that I usually have on my bedside in my bedroom.  We can bring one electronic item – no cell phones.  I’m packing my laptop so I can still write from Summer Camp.  We can only use it at night time – not during the day when we have activities.  She packed me a care box with sunscreen – did you know that piggies can get sunburned if we stay in the sun too long?  We can.  She also packed some of my favorite snacks like my Gold Fish, Animal Crackers and some of my favorite grape flavored bottled water.

Can you think of anything else I might need?

 

Dear Bacon

Dear Bacon – My mom holds my trunk every time we go out on walks.  It’s so embarrassing.  I like to think that I’m a big elephant now.  I don’t need to hold hands.  Does your mom make you do these things too?  Signed Mommy’s Boy

Dear Mommy’s Boy –  I hate to tell you this my friend but we will always be mommy’s baby regardless if we are two or a hundred and two.  That’s the way it is.  I wouldn’t worry what anyone else thinks of your situation.  One day when your mom is gone, you will wish for these days again.  So I tell you, enjoy your mom holding your trunk.  Love every minute of it and hey why don’t you hold her trunk for a change.  You can tell your friends that’s the case.  You are protecting your mother and helping to guide her.

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Dear Bacon – This means war.  All day every day.  You do know what I’m talking about, right?  I refuse to become a chicken nugget.  I’m a rebel with a cause.  I’m the extreme free range chicken.  Unite with me and stand with the cause.  Signed Rebel with a Cause

Dear Rebel with a Cause – I’m so with you.  I would stand beside you for your cause.  I would even add my cause.  I refuse to be a pork meal in any shape or form from bacon to pork chops and anything in between.  If we don’t stand up for our rights,ele who will?  I say we have a meet up at Old McDonald’s Farm on Highway 42 at midnight to talk about our stand.  I’ll start making posters and hanging them in all of the fast food restaurant bathrooms ASAP.
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Dear Bacon – There we were at the local bar mingling when we ordered a drink called the Blue Calypso.  Were we surprised when it came to the table.  Oh my hamsters – it had a garnish that was alive and swimming.  We didn’t know whether to drink it, play with it or tip it.  What say you?  Signed The Twins – Adam and Bubba

Dear Adam and Bubba – Now *that* is a surprise my friends.  I’m with you.  What to do?  Well, you can’t drink/eat the tyke now.  You’ve been introduced and are on friendly terms now.  And on the other hoof, if you leave him, someone else will take care of your problem in a bad way.  I say, ask him to come home with you to keep him safe.  Wouldn’t that be fun to have an extra room-mate?   He does look kind of cool and just think of how much trouble ya’ll can get into.  I bet he would even be great at charades.

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Dear Bacon – There is always that one person in the hood that is your arch enemy.  So yes I have eaten little more lately than usual.  It’s summer. It’s hot.  There’s nothing else to do but eat.  Maybe perhaps I shouldn’t have eaten that last dog biscuit.  I went outside to take care of some business and while coming back in I got stuck in a compromising position.  I swear someone shrunk my doggy door.  And then there is that one friend-enemy that snuck up behind me and drew a happy face on my butt.  Really?  Don’t push me and help guy out, embarrass him instead.  What an idiot.  When I get out of this position, he is so going to pay.  What do you think?  Signed Two Faced

Dear Two Faced – Give me a second to gain my composure.  I’m not laughing at you.  I’m laughing with you at the situation.  It could very well be this little porker stuck in the doggy door.  While your friend-enemy was drawing on your butt perhaps you should have told him to kiss while he was back there.  At least he wasn’t talking behind your back – snorts.  And don’t worry, I’m sure you will get even.  You know what they say about karma – it goes around  Don’t forget that okay.

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Dear Bacon – Julia Child – nope.  Emeril – nope.  Bobby Flay – nope.  I’m the original Chef Wolf Dog Gang. Since graduating from the CICC (Culinary Institution of Canine Cooking), I can’t stay out of the kitchen.  Not only can I bring home the bacon (sorry pal) but I can cook it up in the pan.  Friends in the hood come from all over to taste some of my creations.  You can often find me shopping in gardens around the house and coming up with such masterpieces as Hot Dog Casserole, Mutt Balls with Brown Rice, Doggy Lasagna and Chicken Backlash.  They are all must haves and I hope to market them soon.  When I get my cooking channel up, I would love for you to be my first guest.  Signed Chef Wolf Dog Gang

Dear Chef Wolf Dog Gang – That is totally awesome that you picked up a hobby that is also a career.  You know what they say about if you enjoy and love your job, you will never work a day in your life.  Keep up the great work and hey can  you send me some Mutt Balls with Brown Rice?  That sounds fantastic!  Oh and I would love to be your first guest as long as well you know… I’m a guest and not the guest of the meal if you know what I mean – snorts.

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REMEMBER my friends – Dear Bacon can’t happen without *YOU*  Keep your pictures and questions coming by sending them to me on my email address.

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Mission: Gold Fish Incognito

Dear Humans of the Hotel Thompson –

Your pig needs help.  Yeah, that’s it.  Your pig needs help.  May us Gold Fish suggest GFA (Gold Fish Anonymous).  They have a quick 3 step program for peeps addicted to us crackers.  Really, we have feelings too.  We are just swimming here in our world when all of a sudden we are plucked from our families to enter your belly.  May we also suggest popcorn, nuts or maybe potato chips if you are not watching your waist lines.  They are way more tasty than us cheese flavored morsels of fish that you tend to eat by the handfuls.  We are just trying to help out.  Perhaps you can try the Gold Fish Challenge – yeah that sounds awesome.  Put all of us in a gold fish bowl and see how long you can resist us – I betcha you can go a long time my oinker pal.  Really, I have that much faith in you.

Signed, Gold Fish with a Cause 🙂

 

Subliminal Messaging

Hello my friends.  I have a question for you on this early Monday morning of the first of June.  Have you ever loved a certain food that you just couldn’t get enough of it?  I mean, like you dreamed of it and wanted to jump in butt naked and eat your way out… oh wait a minute.  Not that I would ever do that but you get the drift, right?  

Well, I might and I stress might feel that way about a certain food called Gold Fish.  They are little crackers shaped like little goldfish.  Cute huh? Well I can’t get enough of them.  They are so tasty.  I like the way they crunch in my mouth.  AND they come in different colors and flavors.  My favorite one at this time is cheese.

Whenever mom is not looking, I always write them down on her grocery list.  I know.  That’s so sweet of me, isn’t it?  That just shows you exactly how much talent this little oinker has. Speaking of talents.  I have a lot more talents than what you think.  For instance, I left this message in the kitchen for mom this morning.  I knew it would be the first thing she saw when she got up this morning.  Perhaps maybe she will get the drift that someone likes Gold Fish?  You think?

 

Treats – It’s a Pig Life

Any time I get treats, it’s a good day for me.  Mom went to the market this past weekend and bought me all kinds of treats to stock me up.  She *always* brings me back something good to eat.  This week was no different.

When mom and dad go to the market, afterwards they bring all of these grocery bags into the kitchen.  I get to watch as they put everything up knowing that I have stuff too.  After everything is put away, mom usually takes my things and cuts everything up in one day.  She puts them in buckets in the refrigerator.  This is where me, the sous chef, comes in to play 🙂  She will give me tasty little morsels to try.  And trust me, they are so good!

After she cuts everything up (usually carrots, celery, watermelon or some other fruit and my salad mix), she will fix me a bowl as a snack.  Today’s menu consisted of grapes, Goldfish and watermelon rind.  I’ve tried watermelon before but someone told mom that pigs like the rind as well.  Whoever you are you sweet dear person for telling mom this, I love you.  It is delicious and I’ve been eating every since!  Good thing mom’s dad doesn’t have a garden anymore.  I would be in hog heaven and never leave!  Snorts

Mom and dad let me eat on my food carpet in the front room. So in this picture don’t fear the “dirty carpet”, it’s my feed mat.  They pick it up and wash it every week.  As you can see, I am chomping down on that watermelon rind.  Mom took this picture of me in mid chomp.  I usually will eat what I like the most first.  Of course, it was the rind.  I couldn’t get enough of it.  You bite into it and the watermelon juice actually squirts inside of your mouth.  That’s my favorite part.

I guess you can say I’m a little spoiled.  Not a lot – just a little.  What do you think?  What’s your favorite treat?

 

Some of My Favorite Snacks

Some of you have asked what my favorite snacks are so I thought I would share a few.  Mommy has that mean old Mr. Arthur that chases her, especially in the winter time.  She always keeps cherries in the house and snacks on them herself because they are suppose to be good for arthritis sufferers.  Sometimes if I’m really lucky, she will take the pit out and give me the cherry.  Isn’t that nice of her?  They are delicious.  I like it when she snacks on these.

Around the holidays, we had some friends over to the Hotel Thompson.  Mommy fixed this bowl of Fish N Chips… creative huh?  Of course, since she used some of *my* gold fish, I got my very own little plate of Fish N Chips – mom style.  It was delicious!  I highly recommend them. 🙂

So, which are you?  Cherries or Fish n Chips?  Love ya! XOXO – Bacon

 

Saturday Treat

Saturday is usually a good day for me.  Saturday is the day that if mom is going to go to the market, it happens this day.  She went this weekend.  She *always* brings me back something good to eat.  This week was no different. 

Her and dad bring all of these grocery bags into the kitchen.  I get to watch as they put everything up.  After everything is put away, mom usually takes my things and cuts everything up.  This is where me, the sous chef, comes in to play 🙂  She will give me tasty little morsels to try.  And trust me, they are so good! 

After she cuts everything up (usually carrots, celery, watermelon or some other fruit and my salad mix), she will fix me a bowl as a snack.  Today’s menu consisted of grapes, Goldfish and watermelon rind.  I’ve tried watermelon before but someone told mom that pigs like the rind as well.  Whoever you are you sweet dear person for telling mom this, I love you.  It is delicious!  Good thing mom’s dad doesn’t have a garden anymore.  I would be in hog heaven!

 

Mom and dad let me eat on my food carpet in the front room. So in this picture don’t fear the “dirty carpet”, it’s my feed placemat.  They pick it up and wash it every week.  As you can see, I am chomping down on that watermelon rind.  Mom took this picture of me in mid chomp.  I usually will eat what I like the most first.  Of course, it was the rind.  I couldn’t get enough of it.  You bite into it and the watermelon juice actually squirts inside of your mouth.  That’s my favorite part. 

I guess you can say I’m a little spoiled.  Not a lot – just a little.  What do you think?

 

Goldfish mmm

So mom got me something new at the grocery store yesterday. She called them goldfish. I call them tasty little morsels. I didn’t get a lot. Just a few at a time. But they were yummy !