Okay – maybe not the snow you were thinking – snorticles!
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We got SNO!
Okay – maybe not the snow you were thinking – snorticles! Now I’m hungry. I’m off to find something to nibble. Maybe dad will give me a snowball?
Shopping Around the World – MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Thanks to everyone for another great edition of Shopping Around the World last month. It’s so awesome to see the various prices around the world – and the pictures with recipes!
Me and my pal Fozzie will be holding another Shopping Around the World scheduled for Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Do a posting on your blog linked back to mine. That way we can keep track of all of the different prices and recipes.
This month we are opening the floor for you. You can post ANYTHING (desserts, appetizers, snacks, entrees) that you want to share. Just remember pictures and prices. So what will you post my friends? We can’t wait to see.
Please share this posting with your friends – the more the merrier. Come join the fun of Shopping Around the World – mark your calendars – Wednesday, May 25th!
Travels to Israel
Every Wednesday for the month of February, I’m going to bring you a travel story of a trip to Israel that my aunt went on during the Christmas holidays. This was indeed a once in a lifetime kind of trip full of great scenery, history and wonderful food and people. I’ve looked over my aunt’s pictures and I can tell you in one word a description of them – AMAZING! I hope you enjoy us every week this month so that we may all relive her travels.
A trip to Israel? Seriously? Do I have to scream YES?! Plans to be made – passports to be ordered. What do I pack? What will the food be like? The people? Okay, I’m getting ahead of myself. First things first, travel arrangements. Everything was planned months in advance.
Then the big day came – WOW! I’m so excited. I rushed around the house doing final packing and out the
door to the airport I was. I was happily counting down the hours until touch down in the old country. I get to the airport for the first part of my trip which is to fly in to Detroit for my connecting flight to Paris. However, this is where I met my first obstacle. My flight to Detroit was delayed due to damage the plane took on while in flight. Bummer. But safety first, right? So they put us up in a hotel overnight with food vouchers. Who can say no to that, right? It was part of our adventure.
The next day, we did it all over again and was able to get on the plane for Detroit. This flight took us a little over an hour. Once in Detroit, we then boarded our connecting flight to Paris – the land of love. This time we would be in the sky for almost 8 hours. And who says that airplane food is bad – especially served with free wine 🙂 
Airplane food – pastas, lentil salad
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Finally we touched down in Paris where we would have a six hour layover. Paris has lots of emphasis on style, perfume, alcohol shops and lots of smoking areas – thank goodness. Since our layover was only six hours, we decided to check out the airport and what it had to offer. Chocolates for one thing – yum! The Paris Airport has a Fauchon shop which is known for their macarons. Also at the airport, the have cheese and wine – who would have thought that huh? It just makes you want to pull up and nibble on some for a while.
Below is a picture of the ‘smoking rooms’ at the Paris Airport. Crowded huh? Also below is a picture of a coffee shop. Coffee in Paris is different than in the States, not only by taste but size. In Paris, the largest cup size that is offered is smaller than a Starbucks tall. What a difference!
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Finally, it was time to board the plane for our final connecting flight to Tel Aviv which would take us over 5 hours. Again, with free wine and great food – we were set for the destination of our travels. Please join us next Wednesday for more in my travels to Israel.
Dear Bacon
Dear Bacon – Never EVER trust a dare from a dog my friend. They will put you up to something knowing darn well that the end results would not be good… at least for the kitty. The barky thing was like, “Hey, cool kitty don’t you want to fly?” He persuaded me that hanging on to this balloon would be the coolest thing since sliced bread. What he neglected to tell me was that the balloon was going to float my hairy little body up and it would scare me and then my nails would come out and when I was half way up the balloon would pop because of said nails. That bastard dog is all I gotta say. Never trust them. Signed I’m Floating… but not for long
Dear I’m Floating … but Not for Long – Okay apparently the pooch had the brilliance of foresight to take your picture to capture this for eternity. And you have to admit that it was really creative on his part to see if you could fly, even if it was momentarily. Look at the bright side, you are a cool cat!
Dear Bacon – There I was. Finally I had the attention of the gal that so rocks my world. I was showing her my ninja moves trying to impress her with my skills and abilities. While my buddy Rolan was on the porch rolling with kitty laughter. I tell you pig, never let your friends stay around when you are trying to hit on a chick. They don’t help in any way. Signed Ninja Kitty
Dear Ninja Kitty – I gotta say you got some moves my friend. I think that pose is awesome. Who says cats can’t push themselves off of the floor and kick that high? I wish I could! I bet I would be able to impress the ladies too. And don’t worry about Rolan. That’s why he is still single – snorts.
Dear Bacon – Sometimes when you are tired you are just too tired to care. Here I was climbing my house to get my kitty cat exercise. That’s when it hit me – BAM! I was tired. So I did what I do best. I made the best of the situation and took me a little sunny siesta. I could feel the heat from the sun on me and was dreaming for just a while that I was on the beach somewhere enjoying sand in my paws and a cold drink beside me. Sigh – it was such a great dream. That is until I fell out of the hammock onto my tushy on the floor. Shakes my body. Dreams suck sometimes. Signed Taking Five
Dear Taking Five – I agree. Sometimes dreams do suck. Once, I had a dream that I met Miss Piggy and we were going swimming in a lake under the moonlight – just me and the love of my life. The water woke me up – I peed on myself. Shakes piggy head. See, dreams can suck like you can’t imagine!
Dear Bacon – I’m all for one in picking up sports that fit your body and your skills. I myself LOVE to swim – especially diving off of the diving board. And what can I say? This body was made for belly flops at our local watering hole. I highly recommend them. And I can tell that you would be good at this. Just look at your pot-belly. That is a piece of artwork you have there my friend. Next time you get a chance, take the splash. Signed Happy Trails
Dear Happy Trails – Really you think so? You think this belly is made for some flops in the water? I do work hard at maintaining my piggy physique. It’s not as easy as one would think it is. It takes time perfecting the right amount of munchies throughout the day to have this keg – who wants a six pack these days? That’s just so common! Happy swimming my friend!
Dear Bacon – Play with the little humans they said. No one will get hurt they said. It would be fun they said… aren’t those famous last words? So I let the little humans play with me – I was thinking chase not bury the treasure. I knew I was in trouble when they dug a hole and stuck me in it. And then the big humans had the nerve to yell, “Dinner”. You know those pesky little people left me like this – nothing to help me but my paws and tail sticking up. Really? This is how you treat me for not leaving poo in your house. Barks – we’ll see how fast that changes. Signed Butt Deep in Trouble
Dear Butt Deep in Trouble – I have to admit that it does look kind of fun. I mean not the you are stuck in the sand never to flee again or chase mailman fun… but the look at you aren’t you so cute with your paws and tail sticking out fun. I think you look so very cute! Don’t worry, you can bury the little humans next time when they play – fair play is fair play – snorts with piggy laughter.
REMEMBER my friends, Dear Bacon can’t happen without YOU. Please continue to email me your letters and pictures ❤
Shopping Around the World – MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Thanks to everyone for another great edition of Shopping Around the World last month. It’s so awesome to see the various prices around the world – and the pictures with recipes!
Me and my pal Fozzie will be holding another Shopping Around the World scheduled for Thursday, December 31st.
Do a posting on your blog linked back to mine. That way we can keep track of all of the different prices and recipes. I know this is going to be around Thanksgiving so mark your calendar so you can do a posting with us.
This month we have a suggestion from my cousin Sammy on highlighting cookies or other sweets for December. Is there a special treat that you fix only around the Christmas holidays? A certain cookie to share? It does not have to be five items or less this month. Share your recipe and picture of your sweet items.
Come join the fun of Shopping Around the World – mark your calendars – Thursday, December 31st.
Little Debbie Anyone?
I don’t think mom’s sweet tooth will be calling any time soon these days – snorts. Mom and dad went to the market for some Little Debbie’s. I don’t think this is what she had in mind.
She was just standing there looking at all of the different cakes trying to decide just chatting away about this and that. Then dad said she almost jumped over the buggy into his arms. He was completely taken off guard until he looked up and saw this guy looking out at the world.
The next thing he heard was giggles and looked over his shoulder to see a couple of boys laughing like crazy. Then dad did the most amazingly stupid thing I’ve ever heard him do. He walked towards the boys with mom saying, “Get em”.
He walked up to the two lads and what did he do? He gave them high fives. Oh daddy. Why do you go to the market with mom? You always get in trouble there. Snorts – XOXO – Bacon
I Got Mail!
You might remember a couple of weeks back I wished Percy Pig happy birthday. You can find the post here https://piglove.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/happy-birthday/ He actually turned 21 that day – what an accomplishment! Mommy has Percy Pig on her Facebook and we often read about the candy. We’ve wanted to try them and even mentioned it in my post.
Well let me tell you about the kindness of someone right here on our blog. Misaki, who is an Alaskan Malamute, has his own blog at http://themisadventuresofmisaki.wordpress.com/ Misaki emailed me to advise that his human works close to a Marks and Spencer that sells the Percy Pig candies and asked it we would like some. This little piggy was overwhelmed at the generosity of Misaki and his family.
Last night when mommy got home, we had a package in the mail and it was to me! I opened it up and there was a personalized letter from Misaki.
I was so piggy thrilled and excited! My first international mail from the United Kingdom. I couldn’t slow down from running throughout the Hotel Thompson. Mommy thought I was already high on sugar – snorts. We opened the package to find – insert angelic music here – Percy Pig delights! All kinds of Percy Pig delights! There was Percy Piglets, Percy and Penny, Percy Pig and Percy Pig and Friends. So much to choose from! Mommy opened up the bags and put them in a tight sealed container. I got to pick one to eat – snorts. She *thought* she was going to get a picture – snorts. She gave it to me and I was so hyped up from getting the package that I took off to my room to eat it.
Might I add – it was delicious! It was kind of like a gummy bear and we all know that I absolutely LOVE my gummy bears. It was sweet with a fruity taste. I like to refer to them as pig heaven – snorts. Mom/dad tried one as well. Daddy was not a big fan. He doesn’t know good taste when it comes to gummy bears like me and mom do 🙂 Mom, of course, loved them too.
You’re probably asking what they look like. Well, that’s easy. They look like little pigs 🙂 Except for the package of Percy and Friends. They have pigs, cows and sheep. Cool huh? Here’s a picture of them.
So Misaki and family – thank you so very, very, very MUCH! I can’t tell you thank you enough. Thank you so much for thinking of this little oinker and making his week with such a kind and thoughtful gesture. Many hogs and snout kisses my friend – XOXO – Bacon
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