Check it.

Ontario peach pie, crust is made with all organic and fair trade ingredients (if you overlook the salt).   This pie is fabulous. 

I am feeling SO morally superior right about now.  


Off to wipe the smug smile off my face!

DAIKON!

One of my many attempts at reducing my carbon footprint is joining a CSA.     Just as I was getting a wee bit tired of last years beets July smacks me in the face with awesome new things. 

I grabbed a diakon today thinking it was more of a taro.  One can't imagine my despair when I learned that it was just a big fucking RADISH.   I will eat modest slivers of radish in a salad but that's it.  Blech. 

Instead of giving it cut eye all evening I tackled the interwebz looking for a magical recipe and it did not disappoint. 

A diakon cake sounds reasonable, yes?

The first batch ended in disaster when my soon-to-be-but-not-quite-there-yet perfect dog decided to eat it all which of course resulted in a call to the emergency vet and the most ungodly evening emissions.

But the end result was ah-MAZing.   Crappy picture and in no way does it justice.

You Say It's Your Birthday!

It's Abbie the Terrible's 5th birthday. 



The family giving birthday hugs

In light of all of the complete garbage she has eaten lately including an ENTIRE box of FROZEN chevap I figured it couldn't hurt to give her a real cupcake.   I should mention that this dog is rather portly, so let's just say this was the very last treat this dog is getting!  
But here she is, waiting SO patiently for her cupcake.

This is one happy making dog. 

Back to Bark

Becoming a parent, while obviously a learning curve, came with months of preparation.   You could plan for the next month even.  By the time you popped out that kid you were a flipping expert.


It isn't really the same with dogs.


I've had about a week to figure out how I was going to manage this dog.   She's pretty bad and I have been defending her way too long.  She counter surfs,  chews shoes, drags garbage INTO MY BED, barks and pees EVERYWHERE when she's excited.  So, I have decided to dedicate my life to making this the greatest dog in the world.  

I think her greatest challenge will be that she's totally and completely neurotic.  Neurotic and dumb. ...with an estrogen problem that causes her to periodically pee my bed.


BUT SHE'S HOME!!!!

I tried to get a picture of us but she attacked me instead.

I can think of someone NOT happy about this reunion.

So I tried to even things out.

captcha=Breeder. Not a fan.

It's been a lifetime since I have posted anything new. Life gets super busy, and writing shit down and listening to music from time to time was just pushed aside.

Anyhoo.....imagine a yellow school bus, full of 12 year old kids. Now, imagine listening to them yell and fuss while you already feel a pounding headache caused by only getting about an hour of sleep the night before. Knowing that you STILL have another hour and 45 to go.

  Now imagine a faint smell, and then sudden cold silence as every single person on the bus realizes the same thing at the same time.

That kid with a brush cut just totally hurled all over the place.

Imagine the moment that unmistakeble stench of vomit hits you like Chris Brown on a bad date.....you know what's coming, complete chaos.

  The screaming kids, the dodging of vomit as it rolled towards our feet. The confusion, the despair of knowing that you have such a long way to go before you can get out.


Now I know EXACTLY what Vietnam was like.

This puts a huge weight on my shoulders.

Harper urged to reopen abortion debate

Mostly because this is one of those things that even thought I wouldn't want to, I would HAVE to stand up against. Not because it will ever really effect me personally but because it's the right thing to do.

I feel very sad this evening.

Election TIme!

Oooh baby, one thing I love is an election!

I'm not going to lie, I am actually terrified of Harper winning a majority. Hopelessly terrified.

I certainly would not consider myself patriotic by any stretch of the imagination but something about this election has me wanting to scream at people -WE DESERVE BETTER!-

Anyhoo-off to build my panic room!