Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day to my favorite veteran. This is from two years ago... look how skinny Hugo is!

There were a lot of restaurants offering special to veterans today. We ended up a Famous Daves BBQ so Aaron could have a treat.

Thanksgiving Mantelscape

There is no skipping to Christmas after Halloween at our house. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Who am I kidding, I love all holidays... but there is something about a special time that isn't about costumes or gifts. Focus on food and family. Being thankful.

I like to wait on the Christmas decorations until after Thanksgiving. I've picked up enough turkeys at yard sales and thrift shops to have a Thanksgiving mantelscape.

Fall Pugs

Pugs at the golden hour in the autumn.

Wearing their Swiss cow bells.

Although they are neither Swiss nor cows.

Skillet cookie

We were going to go out for dessert but couldn't think of a spot that had exactly what we wanted so I made a batch of chocolate chip cookie dough and baked in a cast iron skillet. I especially like this little one baked in a wee number three skillet.

Warm out of the oven with a scoop of salted caramel ice cream!

Warm & toasty calves.

I got a pair of leg warmers in Switzerland.

They make my meaty calves look even meatier but I'm bringing them back! Heh.

Tuttorosso Tomatoes Wooden Spoon Giveaway

I have blogged before about Red Pack tomatoes. Canned tomatoes are one of those staple items I like to keep in my cupboard so I can easily make home cooked basics... spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, soups and so much more.

One of the Red Pack brands, Tuttorosso Tomatoes is running a sweepstakes featuring another classic kitchen staple, the wooden spoon. You can visit the Tuttorosso Tomatoes Facebook page to enter to win one of 3000 wooden spoons, or a grand prize of one personalized Tuttorosso heirloom wooden spoon by Whetstone Woodenware and a 6 piece Signature Cookware set by Le Creuset! A home chef's dream!

You can enter for a chance to win on the Tuttorosso Tomatoes Facebook Page.

New Pet Bed

I got some cute bike patterned fleece to make a new pet bed. Stewie thought the fabric was good before I even started sewing.

I love sewing fleece... no hemming.

This is what I have to look at while I'm sewing. "Are you done with my bed yet? Are you done with my bed yet?"

Stewie was the first to try it out.

Hugo looks tiny in it.

It's big enough to fit all of them.