Burger Bid-ness
Kiss Me You Fool…
… that was Burger’s motivation for his latest greeting card photoshoot which resulted in this stellar mistletoe related greeting card that we sent to family and friends:
And while this year’s “Merry Kissmas” card was a fun way to send smooches to all of our family and friends, of course we still have a special place in our hearts for last year’s Rudolph themed card (that we created thanks to a dog who loves to pose and our penchant for Photoshop):
Each of these annual holiday cards were just jpgs that we saved on a CD and took to CVS where we inserted them into one of their preformated Kodak holiday cards. Then we just printed out a slew of ‘em for something like 18 cents each. Can’t beat that deal with a stick.
What do you guys do when it comes to sending holiday cheer to your friends and family? From glittering greeting cards to cookies by mail, tell us how you send your seasonal sentiments.
Eat Your Heart Out Jackson Pollock
Just in time for John’s 27th birthday, Burger whipped up an original paw painting for his doting dad. He’s a regular Jackson Pawlock, I tell ya.
It was actually a cute little project that Burger and I took on together, and he had an inordinate amount of fun throughout the process (even afterwards at bathtime). I grabbed an 8.5×11 piece of white cardstock to serve as the canvas and some water based craft paint (which I squirted onto a plate). Then I just carefully dipped his front right paw into the paint puddle and let him dance it out on the cardstock.
The only important point to mention is to be sure you snatch up your pooch after his stompfest and thoroughly wash that paw before he scampers off onto the rug or the couch (we did the whole thing in the kitchen on the wood floor) and if you have a bigger pup you can always close doors or otherwise block off doorways to rooms that are less wipe-able in case puppy makes a break for it.
Slipped into a crisp white frame with a generously sized white mat (Target, $12) it actually looks like real art:
And although John adored his artful little puppy painted prezzie, I also got him a few practical and borderline professional (by our standards anyway) gifts for fun in the kitchen. The first being a 12″ Cuisinart Green Gourmet skillet coated with Ceramica, a new eco-friendly nonstick coating (similar to glass or ceramic) which keeps food sliding right off without any harmful off gassing or food leeching like Teflon. It certainly wasn’t cheap but as John’s mom so eloquently pointed out as I pondered whether I should spring for it, we’ll have it for years. And we love it. We’ve never had quality cookware before, so consider us smitten.
And along the same “quality cookware” theme I also bought two super sharp J. A Henckels knives and a nice little bamboo box for storing them (as opposed to those plastic knife sleeves- we’re on a BPA/plastic-free kick even when it comes to our knives). Contrary to popular belief, John’s actually the chef of our family and since unwrapping his new toys he’s been even more excited to slice, dice and saute. Which of course is fabulous news for me and Burger the begger.
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Nothing Beats A Glossy Magazine
Apparently even if you’re a dog. I was propped up in bed early this morning with one of my favorite mags when the phone rang and I sprang up to grab it. I returned to the bedroom to see this:
Apparently dogs can appreciate a good read. And speaking of a good read have you guys been loving Cottage Living as much as we have lately?
Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Mulch
It was time to mulch all our happy little bushes (all five million of ‘em) in hopes of helping them retain water and stay warm through the winter (even though it’s still around 65 degrees here).
It’s not only a nice thing to do for your plants, it’s also a nice thing to do for your back since it’ll save you about a million tedious hours of weeding thanks to mulch’s magical (and pesticide free) weed-fighting ability.
And not only does mulch repel weeds, it seems to attract adorable little pooches with big ears:
So we’re never really surprised to find a sleeping chihuahua in our freshly mulched garden.
Yard work can really tucker you out…
