9.05.2010

September 4, 2010

White Dog and Quinn were a little disappointed that our late night Friday and their time change meant that visiting Howard and Jim did not want to go to the Farmer's Market at 7:30am...BUT Steve's "consolation prize" of taking them both to the Park seemed to ease their pain. White Dog ran and ran as if she were a puppy and Quinn continued to prove himself trustworthy off-leash as he dutifully trotted beside Steve. Both were more than ready for breakfast when they returned home...Quinn, more so than his sister, it seemed.

When Steve opened the car door so the White Dogs could hop out, White Dog pranced up the stairs and waited to come inside. The OTHER White Dog jumped down, noticed the next door neighbor's front door was open (where Cauliflower the C-A-T lives) and smelled their breakfast cooking. So HE went over, walked into their house, and sat waiting at their table. Steve had to go and bring our boy home, where White Dog let him know what a boorish ill mannered act it is to invite yourself into another's home for a meal. She is amazed sometimes at his lack of party manners.

Howard and Jim came over late in the morning so Howard could make apricot pine nut cookies for the evening's "Welcome" dinner and both White Dogs watched and supervised and taste tested. When it came time to bake the goodies, we discovered that sometime since it's last use, our oven had crossed the Appliance Bridge and was no longer among the functioning. So next week we will be adding a new appliance to our family (keep paws and fingers crossed for a good sale!)

White Dog made a quick call to Dragon to see if we could bring the cookie sheets over to their house for finishing...and since he, too, had a vested interest in the upcoming dinner, he graciously gave permission.

Once back home, the group gathered and chopped and sliced and sauteed and bbq'd until the entire neighborhood was drooling over our meal. Richard and Steve made whole red snapper stuffed with wonderful veggies fresh that morning from the farmer's market...WD, TOWD and The Honorary White Dog supervised the grilling until things were just right. There was beet and goat cheese salad, and a tossed salad made from greens from Gregg's greenhouse, and a fresh baked loaf of bread (from the farmer's market), homemade wasabi potato salad, grilled eggplant and squash mixed with newly roasted chilies, the fish and of course, Howard's cookies with fruit.

After finishing "their" snapper, the pups stretched out for a post meal snooze while conversation and laughter ebbed and flowed. It was a wonderful evening of catching up and sharing.

P.S. White Dog has inspired Michael to take up blogging! She promised to share his address, even though it is not a dog centric blog because she knows that if he is writing about his life there will surely be stories that involve a certain pair of fluffy White Dogs. Visit him at http://www.mainstreamconnection.blogspot.com/ and welcome him to the blogging world. Thanks

13 comments:

Hansel said...

OWD!!! you went into soemone elses house?! You make hansel proud. :) We are on our way to visit Michael straight away!

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

TOWD is too funny - he was just trying to be sociable:)

Sounds like a wonderful dinner - hope you all enjoyed it.

Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara

Jacqueline said...

Quinn going next door for breakfast is hilarious=that open door was surely an invitation :)...Wow, what a wonderful meal=the snapper sounds amazing!...It seems you all are having a wonderful holiday weekend with good friends and good food!...Will stop by Michael's new blog to say hi...kisses, sweet friends...Calle, Halle, Sukki

Sagira said...

BOL, that is so funny that Quinn went to visit the neighbors.

We went over and said hi to Michael. :)

Coffee Talk with Shar said...

Ohhh Quinn, you make me proud. I see nothing wrong with visiting the neighbors. When I visit our neighbors garage, I just tell Mom and Mommy that I'm stretching my comfort zone and learning to be sociable (I'm not sure they buy it though). It sounds like a good time was had by all. Please give Howard and Jim big "Welcome" Eskie kisses from us (and of course to the rest of our Heart Family too) We will surely stop by Michaels blog and welcome him to the world of blogging.

Kari in Alaska said...

Baily used to love to run into our neighbors house when we lived up in AK. She thought they were the greatest!


-Kari
http://dogisgodinreverse.com

TimberLove said...

bol! That was funny:)

Angel Ginger Jasper said...

Well if the door was open lol.. That meal sounded wonderful. Red snapper had mum drooling.. We are going to visit Michael.. Hugs GJ xx

Brian's Home Blog said...

I think it is very nice that you are so neighborly!

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

Oh to have seen the pikh of TOWD in the *GASP* KHAT'S house!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

Teddy Bear said...

Oh what a fun, fun day! Quinn, did you get some of your neighbors breakfast?:) All that yummy food and great company, and a long weekend...what more could we ask for?:)

Love,
Teddy Bear

Shiloh's Space said...

Dropping in un announced isn't always ill mannered. BOL

D.K. Wall said...

We see nothing wrong with neighbor visiting, Quinn. Salute.