Really hot here

My Huskies are really feeling the hot weather. They have two fans going which they love to lay in front of. They also have a swimming pool which they wil not go in but think of as their giant water bowl! Olivia and Daisy...

I made them some frozen "pup-scicles" which they loved.
I used silicone cupcake cups but anything will do that will hold the mixture -like empty yogurt cups. I had these ingredients on hand so this is what I used but lots of substitutions can be made or fruits added, like blueberries, bananas ec. I was thinking of trying canned pumpkin and canned salmon next!

Ingredients:

One container of fruited yogurt mixed with a small amount of water

Milk bone - for center stick

Small spoons of peanut butter

You can add stuff like blueberries and peanuts too

spoon in a layer of yogurt, add milk bone treat standing in center

add small dollops of peanut butter

More yogurt to fill up

Put in freezer. 

If using silicone cups.

You will need to place them in a container 

so they to hold their shape in the freezer.

Hope your doggies enjoy!

what the eff?

A tasty summer treat for these hot summer days for the doggie girls!

These are the picture steps:

Waiting...waiting...waiting..OK where are they already?

May-Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day

Me and my mother, Pauline on a lunch cruise on Keuka Lake -the Keuka Maid, Hammondsport, NY

My mother, me, Grandmother Thelma and my great grandmother Hattie King

Daisy the husky pup

Painting of my mother Pauline and her horse Queenie-not finished yet.

Miss Olivia wondering what I am doing.

Daisy loves to pose for photographs!

Miss Olivia and Daisy on a walk along the canal.

Mixed media painting of Daisy.

Women in my family, mixed media

My Husky Miss Olivia

Salmon Pumpkin Dog Biscuits

Salmon and Pumpkin Doggie Treats

These are the ingredients. I try to use what I can that is organic. The salmon is wild caught and low sodium-important. I used gluten free flour and coconut flower just to try them. Regular flour or whole wheat or rice would work as well.

I put 2 large eggs + shells, 1 can salmon, 1 can pumpkin in the food processor and mixed until blended. Then added 1 cup of each of the flours (2 cups total-more if too soft) slowly in and continued mixing. I chilled the dough for about an hour. Then rolled out the dough onto a floured surface. Can make a long roll, chill and slice circles off.

Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

They were rolled to around a 1/4 inch thick. But could be various thicknesses. I used lots of flour because the dough stuck to the counter. I have seen recipes that used 3 cups of flour instead of the 2 that I used. I used a cookie cutter to shape them and then placed them on a cookie sheet sprayed with oil. Parchment paper will work well also. 

Bake for 15 minutes. I put them back in to dry crispy at 200 degrees for 25 minutes.

And here are a few of them. The recipe makes a lot. I would keep them in the refrigerator.

My doggies went crazy for them.

Simple, quick, and inexpensive especially if you buy good quality dog treats like me.

Holiday card thoughts

Here is the card I was working on using a pixie from my collection. BUT using Daisy and Olivia are really cute also with their little husky faces.

Holiday card for 2017

Olivia as a baby

Little Daisy would really make a cute card!

Catching Up!

Some how summer is gone. It has been so cold and rainy here with no end in site. I am trying to keep my pool cleaned up to be able to get the cover on but the wind and weather is making it an impossible chore.

Renaissance Faire in Sterling, NY

winter up date

It is and has been bitter cold-single digits. I do get warmed up with all the wood splitting and hauling and carrying it in for the wood stove which I am about 10" away from.

Please come out and play with me...

Christmas tree in Macy's, Philadelphia

Zora- Mixed media portrait

The blanket is finally FINISHED!!!

and good night!

Happy Holidays!!

Happy Holidays to everyone.

From Miss Olivia

Snow!!!!!!

We have snow not just super cold weather but snow with it, which makes it much more bearable.

Miss Olivia is certainly enjoying the snow and cold.

This is the day we are having

Husky Dog!

Lots of rain this week but not all day, not long enough so that I can get out of

running with my doggie, Miss Olivia.

Miss Olivia at the lake, Seneca Lake one of the
Finger Lakes in New York State

Miss Olivia

We went to a Mennonite Farm Market (with other vendors) It was her first time going to a public place. I wasn't sure if she would be too crazy acting but she was super well behaved. So proud of her. And it was very crowded too.

Just some randomness

Penguin Egg

 Miss Olivia having a drink with her boyfriend