An extraordinary set of circumstances has left us with a plethora of dogs at The Compound. My decision to temporarily foster the dachshund sisters coincided with a promise I’d made to Lynne to keep two of her dogs for a few days, and of course, there are the Compound Four, not to mention visits from Sugar and Minute.
Dog wrangling’s not so hard with several people sharing duties. Mealtimes get a little crazy because the only dog here who doesn’t act like starvation-is-imminent-WE’RE-ALL-GONNA-DIE! is Paco. But I’ve been amazed at how peacefully all these different personalities and sizes are co-existing, sometimes even playing with one another. Here are some photos from the past few days.
We decided that ValentinesGiving is now an official holiday, including turkey:
along with mashed potatoes and gravy, squash casserole, steamed chard, rolls, and salad that had Lynne, Tom, Lindsey and Rhonda making the sign of the heart:
Or maybe it was the brownies and coffee.
Today after I finished a really good book, I worked on sewing and photographing my Project Runway design. And tonight…
Paco, Sparky, Amber, and Esther
Rex, Margot, and Pixie
Guinness
Not exactly Mardi Gras or Olympic excitement at The Compound, is it? When Lindsey was shopping the other day, she picked up a button that expresses the mood around here. She knows me so well. I offer it to you as a bonus pre-Button Sunday gift:
All that Puppy Love… wow!!
Wanna borrow a few of them for a day or two? They’d probably like snow.
Sure, but if they like snow, we prob’ly wouldn’t get along. =0)
1. I want to pull all the skin off that turkey and eat it .
2. What is a Chard?
3. The Salad looks delish – but I fear there be spinach there.
4. Doggie serenity – the best thing for Valentines Day.
Can’t wait to see the design!!!
1. You’d have to fight Rhonda for it.
2. Swiss chard–it’s a green, as in collard or spinach.
3. There was no spinach in the salad.
4. Yes.
1. Under normal situations I would not think it would be possible, but turkey skin is inspiring … I could take her.
2. Rhonda could have my chard!
3. Yummmmm
4. Happy V-Day to all!
In a salad is the only time I like spinach, but then only baby spinach.
I’m with you, Gary. I like spinach in a salad, but no way can I eat it cooked.
I’m pretty much the same with onions–I don’t like them fresh, but I usually enjoy them cooked (can you say onion rings?).
I can’t do onions in any form unless they are chopped VERY finely. I even get my White Castles and Krystals w/o onions. lol
*major button covetousness*
Where did she get that?
So, it looks like you’ve learned to let sleeping dogs lie. Sweet.
Ha! So true. I’ll ask her where she got the button.
Okay, so I got it at Cindie’s (NSFW) http://www.cindies.com/home.cfm
I just *accidentally* wandered in there… thought it said “Candies.” I was looking for chocolate… yeah… chocolate. =)
Oh what a happy household – glad you all had such a wonderful day.
Guiness is obviously considered “top dog” – she gets her own sofa!!
Thanks! As for dog bedding, it is a constantly shifting dynamic without discernible rhyme or reason.
That meal looks delicious.
I love how all the dogs mill around so well together. I think the girls–or at least Phoebe, now that Sophie is an old bitch–would enjoy that. I think Tod would be OK with the smaller dogs; he’d have to get used to Rex and Pixie, problem child that he is.
Pixie is the one having the most difficulty right now. All the other dogs are old and/or cranky and want to sleep (especially since it’s cold–though not by Iowa standards), and Pixie is young and happy and wants to play. The injured look on her face when the wienerbrats charge her makes me so sad that she gets all kinds of petting and attention from me. I think she’s quickly learned to take advantage of this. I’m pretty sure she was practicing that woebegone expression in the reflection of the oven window. Or else she’s looking for another turkey.
Old and cranky? Sophie would fit right in!
I refuse to believe that. Sophie is a very refined lady who’s above crankiness.
Where dogs be, so be love. Happy VDay to all at the table and in the Compound.
Thank you so much. And to you, Mikey, and your critters, too. =)
ValentinesGiving was awesome. I now decree that we celebrate this new holiday every year.