Leaf Raking

A beautiful Halloween in Central Oregon. Going to Redmond to go Trick or Treating with Taylor. Can't wait. And Annette is making Sloppy Joes. Oh joy, oh Bliss:)

Spent a couple of hours out raking leaves. The min pins helped........ and Conway and some of the girls supervised. Thank goodness my roll cart filled up fast.

Hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween.

Indoor Cooking

Bummed out last night I had to use Forman Grill for the first time after a great summer season BBQ'n. How did summer go by so fast. Just didn't want to deal with the cold and dark last night.

Yumm, I had forgotten how great steak comes out using Forman. So juicy and tender.

I got a tri tip for this weekend. Looking for a great recipe. Might try braising it and slow cooking in oven. My guacamole and cheese are at the ready for some great meals.

Bzzzzzzzzzz

Happy Halloween Everyone!

From All the Bees and Flowers at

Bella Moon

The Bee and Her Flower

St Patty's Day??

Uh oh.... Connie has his holidays mixed up:) Looks like he needs a green beer.

R & R

A little down time at motel. We don't show until 2:30pm. I wonder who designed those awful bedspreads. The Flea stole Conway's big chew and he is finishing her little "special" chew.

Vancouver

Arrived safe and sound in Vancouver. Staying at a friendly Motel 6. It the first time I haven't gotten a ground floor. Boy the stairs are a pain. They don't have the nice grounds like many do. The people that live here in motel don't pick up their dogs poop. I don't want to take Connie and The Flea out there. YUCK!!!

I thought I had a package of wee wee pads in van. The Flea uses them great. There is major shopping all around us, so will head out to get supplies and dinner.

We don't show until the afternoon so we don't have to rush out of here in am.

This is a picture of Conway posing as Cheryl's Facebook profile. She just hasn't picked out a picture yet. I think she should use Connie's.

Lobster attack

Sneak peek of girls Lobster costume. Its very cute. But the min pin's are on the attack. They are Lobster Wrestler's.

Snow on the Cascades

Sunday Dpg Park

Indian Summer?

Saturday was a 70 plus degree day. Minni's and I loved it. Sat out on patio and read a really good book about baseball....

If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving a infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. Dave Barry.

It was chilly Saturday morning and I put a little bed by heater for the Min Pins, but like usual they had to share with a Setter.

Sent this picture to Annette on Facebook, wishing her a Happy Birthday. She loves "Ferdinand".

Connie is working on his Halloween costume to be The Bee's Flower. He needs a green sweater for the stem. Iam hoping that I don't have to get out my sewing machine.

The Not so Wicked Witch

Got costume out to put on little dog statue on table, but Connie had to model first.

He looks good, but we are still working on his flower costume to go with the Flea Bee.

Emmy got a lobster costume, but don't have any pics yet. Its akinda a stuffie and the min pins pull at it. Going to have to take to work to get a picture.

Freezing Rain

Brrr freezing rain storm yesterday. I can't wait to get my studded tires on. Big warm up this week. Promised 72 degrees this weekend.

I hope weather stays mild. Trying to go to last show of The Flea's winter show season. Its in Vancouver next weekend. Studded tires not allowed until Nov 1. But I will put on early.

Isabella's Dad

CH Chateau Acres Stetson

I wish I was on my PC, I don't have Tahoe picture available. But his grandson does Stetson proud. They look so much alike.

It seems like yesterday, but it was 10 years ago, I decided to get a show dog. It was the early days of the Internet and I happened upon a woman in Idaho who didn't have any puppies, just a few pointed girls. At that time I only wanted a 8 week old puppy(NEWBIE).
But she told me about the PNWMPC Speciality in Canby. She told me to call the girls bitches or no one would take me seriously and to wait at ringside until show was over, before approaching anyone One was true:)
So I did.
I got to see a few puppies. Judy and Janis were just back from Florida. They had puppies, Twana was one, she was so nice, but not available.
Sharon and Ann had puppies. So I went to Ann's set up first. She really didn't have a show prospect right then, told me I should look at Sharon's.
I went to look at Sharon's. She was parked out on the grass, by the fence.
Never knowing show dogs, just around the top hunting setters and Nationally know Arabians I had no clue about show dogs, but knew beauty and movement.
Sharon had 6 or 8 puppies in pen. "Oh I want that one". She was so striking. Sorry just sold her last night to family parked next to me. That was Skip and Nancy. The beginning of our friendship.Okay, The dark red one looks special. "No keeping her for my breeding program". I couldn't decide what to do. Followed the shows around the NW that summer, learning and listening. Finally at Brush Prairie Gloria told Sharon to take a chance on me. Sharon let me have Isabella.
All 3 of those girls were Stetson puppies. All became Champions. He had many others.
Thank you CH Chateau Acres Stetson.

Rhonda and CH Chateau Acres Isabella Bean

YUMMMM

Great new recipe. Very easy and good.

Penne with Braised Short RibsRecipe courtesy Giada de Laurentiis
Ingredients
4 pounds beef short ribsKosher salt and freshly ground black pepper1/4 cup olive oil1 large onion, diced3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped5 Roma tomatoes, cut into eighths1 cup red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon3 tablespoons Dijon mustard2 cups low-sodium beef broth1 pound penne pasta1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Directions
Place an oven rack in the lower 1/3 of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Season the ribs with salt and pepper. In a large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or ovenproof stock pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. In batches, add the ribs and brown on all sides, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the ribs and set aside. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, wine and mustard. Bring the mixture to a boil and scrape up the brown bits that cling to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Return the ribs to the pan. Add the beef broth, cover the pan and place in the oven for 2 1/2 hours until the meat is fork-tender and falls easily from the bone.
Remove the ribs from the cooking liquid. Using a large spoon, remove any excess fat from the surface of the cooking liquid. Using a ladle, transfer the cooking liquid in the bowl of a food processor. Process until the mixture is smooth. Pour the sauce into a saucepan and keep warm over low heat. Remove the meat from the bones. Discard the bones. Using 2 forks, shred the meat into small pieces. Stir the shredded meat into the sauce. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the pasta and place in a large serving bowl. Using a slotted spoon, remove the meat from the sauce and add to the pasta. Pour 1 cup of the sauce over the pasta. Toss well and thin out the pasta with more sauce, if needed. Sprinkle the pasta with Parmesan cheese and chopped parsley before serving.

Halloweeen is Coming

The Flea is a bee!!!

Up next....

Connie is her flower:)

Love

Taylor 3 years and Paige 1 week

Snow Storm aftermath

Ahhh took most of day to get phone at shop connected. Phone company forwarded calls to my cell so that worked out great.

They are here now cutting down the big limbs from Cherry tree in backyard. Not going to be much tree left. Hope it survives. Its a very pretty tree and gives dogs lots of shade.

The snow was so dirty when it fell. Really looked yucky. Turns out the HUGE dust storms up in WA around Moses Lake was mixed in snow. They closed the highways for a time up there. Five feet visibility.

So picture shows what our cars and everything else is covered with.

Tired of winter:)

Hard to get good pictures of min pins in snow. The Flea doesn't mind it, but she runs so fast I can't get picture. Other ladies, stay under trees where snow not so deep. I washed 8 throw rugs yesterday at Laundromat. Wonder if they will dry by spring.

Snow Day

Sunday Snow

Snow Storm!!!! Didn't look to bad, setters love snow. Wanted to let them play in first snow at the big dog park. Roads were terrible. Once off main road, couldn't get traction or stop. Scary!! So use to studded tires and their help. Turned around and crawled home.

Chetley

English Setter Nationals Best of Breed today. My "boy" Chetley, made the cut in a tough class. But winner was really a done deal. But Iam proud of him. He got a 3rd in Stud Dog class, Rhett and Gracie represented him.