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Saturday, March 17, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Thursday 13 - St.Pat's Sweet Treats
1. Shamrock Cookies.
2. Chocolate-Irish Cream Cheesecake. Get the recipe.
3. Irish Black Bun Shamrock Cookies. Get the recipe.
4. Irish Chocolate Ice Cream (You add a cup of Irish whiskey to chocolate ice cream. Yeah, baby!)
5. Shamrock Milkshake Cupcakes.
6. Black & White Irish Cream Cupcakes. Get the recipe.
7. Chocolate Stout Shake. (Chocolate stout beer + choc. fudge + vanilla bean ice cream + milk = YUMMY!)
8. Toffee-Coffee Brownies. Get the recipe.
9. St. Patty Cupcakes with green M&Ms
10. Dublin Eggnog. (Eggnog + double-strength coffee + 6oz of Irish whiskey= wide awake fun)
11. Green beer. I don't usually drink beer but thought I'd better put it on my list any ways.
12. Rainbow Cupcakes. This recipe is so cool. Check it out.
13. Toffee Shortbread. Ah... buttery shortbread, a layer of toffee with chocolate topping. Sigh. A favorite sweet among families in Ireland. Get the recipe.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
My Dog Maggie
March 13 is not only St. Patrick's Day but also the anniversary of when I adopted my dog Maggie.
Shortly after my lab, Ruby was killed in a freak accident; I knew I had a heart full of love to give to another dog. So I went onto PetFinder.com and looked for a new lab. I came across Maggie's picture. She was called Rhonda at the time and because she wasn't spayed, I passed on her. However, a week later I came across her photo again, this time she was spayed so after a short discussion with hubby, we made an appointment to see her.
We drove a couple hours to where her rescue center was located. We met several potential dogs before "Rhonda" was brought out. They were lovely dogs, but I was too anxious to meet the one who caught my eye.
When "Rhonda" came out, she trotted directly to me, sat on my feet and began licking my hand. I knew we were meant to be together.
About a year and a half old, she had been dumped with her five puppies in December. A farmer named Ron found her eating rotten corn in his field to stay alive for her babies during the bitter Michigan winter. He took her and the pups to the rescue center. The pups were weaned and mama got her health back.
She jumped into our truck without hesitation as if to say, "Let's go home."
We named her Maggie on the way home. (Yes, the Rod Stewart song, Maggie May was playing.) She's been an amazing member of our family.
My middle son even wrote and published about book about her when he was in 2nd grade.
Feel free to check it out.
It's available for purchase.
Print Format
Ebook Format
iTunes Book Format
Barnes & Noble Nook
Please consider adopting a rescue pet.
Visit PetFinder.com or you local animal rescues and shelters.
Adopt or be a foster parent to a shelter animal.
Shortly after my lab, Ruby was killed in a freak accident; I knew I had a heart full of love to give to another dog. So I went onto PetFinder.com and looked for a new lab. I came across Maggie's picture. She was called Rhonda at the time and because she wasn't spayed, I passed on her. However, a week later I came across her photo again, this time she was spayed so after a short discussion with hubby, we made an appointment to see her.
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| Actual photo from PetFinder.com |
We drove a couple hours to where her rescue center was located. We met several potential dogs before "Rhonda" was brought out. They were lovely dogs, but I was too anxious to meet the one who caught my eye.
When "Rhonda" came out, she trotted directly to me, sat on my feet and began licking my hand. I knew we were meant to be together.
About a year and a half old, she had been dumped with her five puppies in December. A farmer named Ron found her eating rotten corn in his field to stay alive for her babies during the bitter Michigan winter. He took her and the pups to the rescue center. The pups were weaned and mama got her health back.
She jumped into our truck without hesitation as if to say, "Let's go home."
We named her Maggie on the way home. (Yes, the Rod Stewart song, Maggie May was playing.) She's been an amazing member of our family.
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| First photo of Maggie in her new home. |
My middle son even wrote and published about book about her when he was in 2nd grade.
Feel free to check it out.
It's available for purchase.
Print Format
Ebook Format
iTunes Book Format
Barnes & Noble Nook
Visit PetFinder.com or you local animal rescues and shelters.
Adopt or be a foster parent to a shelter animal.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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