I want a pug like Lola

We had the great pleasure of dog-sitting for the dog-sitter. Katie occasionally dog-sits a cute little pug named Lola for her friend. This weekend, Katie and Tim had plans, so Kerri offered to dog-sit for Katie. We (including Dot) had already met Lola once before, but it was only a 2 hour visit. How would Lola do for a couple of days?

Well, she did just fine! She sniffed everything in sight, played with Dot, ignored the cats, sat on everyone’s lap, and came running when she heard Vin open a bag of snacks. We don’t give Dot any kind of treats except veggies, so Lola had to abstain as well. And Dot was such a good dog! She was a bit jealous whenever Lola would cuddle with someone, but Dot is not a cuddler, so there wasn’t much we could do about it. Besides, Dot gets jealous when Vin and I hug good-bye in the mornings! We just made sure we kept petting her, playing with her, and telling her what a good dog she was.

In the evening, Lola settled on Vin’s lap pretty early. My God, does she snore!!!

Katie had warned us that Lola likes to sleep on the bed, and that she was a bed-hog. With Schr?die spending so much time in Kerri’s room at night, we knew that there was no way Lola could sleep in there. We usually have Pixel with us at night, and we knew my MIL would never had a dog sleep in her bed. So, poor Pixel got the shaft. Lola slept with Vin and I, often right between us, snored all night and licked us whenever she woke up.

Dot got her back the next morning however (because Dot had to sleep in her crate): she ate all of Lola’s breakfast! All in all, though, it went so well, that I now want a second dog, a pug just like Lola.

firefox bookmarks frozen search results

I was actually googling “firefox bookmarks frozen” because I can’t add or reorder any of my bookmarks in Firefox, and I desperately want to bookmark some CDs I have been listening to through my Naxos subscription. I didn’t find any useful information, but I did see a line “Firefox has been frozen by your add-on.” in the search results. Even though the site was something I’ve never heard of (MyProps.org), it didn’t have google’s warning about being a spyware site, so I clicked on it. The article in question turned out to be just a link to another site, which turned out to be a photo gallery from the Telegraph (UK): “A tight spot: the silly animals that found themselves a bit stuck“. Great photos! Except the one with the six-week-old fox cub; that one was very sad. Thank goodness someone found the cub before it died. Of course, I still can’t add bookmarks.

Hobbit Day at Kerri’s house this Sunday

We’re having another Hobbit Day at our house on Sunday! All are invited, hobbit dress encouraged but not required. Must bring a beverage or maybe a dish (hobbit foods only, please). Appetites a must!

Last Hobbit Day menu included great foods such as Sauron Eyeballs, Bilbo’s Tea Cake, Irish Scones, Daddy Twofoot’s Eggplant Parmesan, Roasted Green Beans, Taters Boulangere, and wonderful drinks such as Merry’s Spiced Chai and Merry’s Mulled Cider.

cream cheese danish
cream cheese danish

french onion soup
french onion soup

hungarian cookies and lemon tea cake
hungarian cookies and lemon tea cake

kerri and colleen with mugs of hot cider
kerri and colleen with mugs of hot cider

po-tay-toes
po-tay-toes

sauron's eyes
sauron's eyes

scones
scones

watching frodo
watching frodo

Don’t be late or you’ll miss second breakfast!