I love you Chef STU....

Only Oregonians eat "man-aise"..

My Merrie Maid....

Today the maid came...she is four-legged and has a crazy-overactive tail. She especially loves making sure the tub is glistening clean! Aren't you excited to come for a visit and bath in our sparkly, clean tubs!

After I snapped this shot Daisy quickly ran off with her tail between her legs like I had "Busted" her eating undies! She really loves to get at the last inch of soapy water before it runs down the drain. Do all dogs enjoy eating bars of soap and licking up soapy water/tub residue? Oh well...simple pleasures.

Road side funny...

"Mom and Dad have been kidnapped by NINJAS..
Please help....
Must have money for KUNG FOO lessons... "

and I quote... please exit ramp poet, guy with the sign, odor challenged person, don't be offended that I have shared your roadside whit with my one or two blog readers.

Portland Oregon must in my estimation have the most creative pan handlers in the world. If this is not the case then they have parent kidnapping Ninjas.

A couple of weeks ago I was in Portland and enjoyed the time I was able to spend with my Mom and family. I also must admit that "Portland" did not disappoint either. Strange, unique, kooky, like no other place, these can all be used to describe my hometown. Where else would you actually feel like tipping the exit-ramp fellows just for their creativity and whit? In addition to colorfully witted pan-handlers Portland also grows all things green in abundance. Here are some pics I took of my Mom's yard.

Here are a few other of my most fav. spots in Portland:

A tree lined street just down from my Fathers old dental office

The house on the top of Alameda ridge that would host a Christmas Bazaar

Mt. Hood

The corner of 24th and Fremont

Perrys on the corner of 25th and Fremont

spray tans and wobbly steps

Here is my darling Veggie girl in her very cute homecoming gear. You will notice her sun kissed complexion compliments of our local tanning outfit. I think she had fun and boogied down righteously!

Let me first establish....

...that, I am a dog lover or one who enjoys dogs; feels the need to pick up their poops, feeds them, loves them, sweeps up massive amounts of blond hair which they have conveniently "ditched" on the wood floor, throws tennis balls in a very redundant manor for a good half hour each day so that they might have a game of "fetch", oh wait I already mentioned picks up their poopy well...let me mention it again because it really is an act of love and, last but not least replaces the articles of clothing that they devour when they are mistaken for a delicious taste treat.
This smiling canine is not my dear Daisy-Tallulah. I just thought is was cute how the dog was smiling.
What I wish to discuss is the anger that I feeling towards my neighbors for leaving their cute doggy outside in a kennel ALL DAY barking, and I mean ALL DAY. My neighbors along with their cute little boys leave for school early in the day around 6am from that time until around 6pm when everyone returns the dog is left outside BARKING! What to do/not the dogs fault???



Here is my sweet Doggy waiting for her girls after school....wow she's such a joyful little pain.

What would you say....