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Apple Orchard Baking Day

2/23/2014

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Our day always starts with a walk: no matter what's on the TO DO LIST, how early, how bad we feel, or what the weather, pups need the exercise and the stimulation of scent and sound of the outside that only a walk can provide. This is our reward...a beautiful sunrise!
Today is Apple Orchard Baking Day!! That means the Farm House will smell like fresh baked apple pie!
I toss some apples into our Pup's breakfast, along with some non fat yogurt because it's good for their digestion. Then off for our walk!

They chase each other and try to divert my attention so one of the others can sneak off to snatch some of the soured soybeans that have been cleaned out of the combines from last year's pickings...a constant battle we fight with them. Soybeans plus a dog's digestion is NOT a winning combination! (Hence the non fat yogurt each morning.) I win this morning, but the battle will resume with our afternoon walk...I would expect no less as they plot their next move.

As they play and I snap pictures of their antics, the day ahead forms in my head. I make a mental note to have my husband check to see if Jones Orchard (Memphis) has any apples left since our supply is running low. Now, since it's a MENTAL note, the challenge will be to remember to ask hubby.

Time to return to the house and begin the day. My new cookie cutters have arrived. I am anxious to give them a try. If you all notice a shape change in the mediums and large over the next couple of weeks, it's because we are switching to a multi cutter!!! Each cut (still by hand) will cut 7 mediums or 5 larges!!! It's the little things in life!

We're back and it's a mad dash to the treat jar...who's going to get their treat first??? All is right with the world. And so our day has begun....while wishing you a wonderful start to yours, and make it a great day in your piece of the earth!

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Ace, diverting my attention away from McKenzie as she runs behind me to the soybeans. Teamwork that doesn't work because they have tried this trick before!
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McKenzie, checking out the morning smells.
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Buddy, enjoying the morning view. This is his "routine".
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McKenzie: You are BUSTED!!! No soybeans for you! No matter how innocent you look!!!
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Our walking lane...planted in Winter Wheat to cut down on the mud. The plan was not a big success because of the harsh winter this year...the wheat went dormant, and is only now emerging. There are no plans to harvest...this is a cover crop only.
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Introduction to Buddy, Ace, and McKenzie

2/20/2014

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Buddy came to live with us in 2005. He was a Farm stray that wandered up while I was outside with our sick pup. Fearing that this new dog would attack, I picked up a mop to move him along...however, he just rolled over and wanted his belly rubbed. (Yes, he got his belly rub.)

He stayed outside and "protected" us for the bathroom breaks we took during the end of life of our treasured Basset, and when the time came to say good bye, Buddy, as we started calling him, was there for us. He helped to bridge the difficult transition from having to say good by to newly adopted Pup parents.

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Ace came to live with us in 2007...a real surprise! My son was in college and wanted a dog. We told him it wasn't a good idea because, at some point, he would move back to an apartment and a dog would probably not be allowed. Like all good sons...he did not listen. I'm glad he didn't because he got him from a family that kept him in a yard. Labs are people pups and need a family. Ace is a very social dog and is always in the thick of things.
So, when the time came for son to move into an apartment...we took Ace into our home. What a lively character he was! The first thing I did was make an appointment with a dog trainer...one of us needed lessons on how to behave! Such a smart Pup, he graduated at the top of his class! A Proud Pup Parent Moment. Fast Forward...son has graduated, wanted him back...Mom says NO! He's ours now.

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McKenzie is our Princess and came to us in 2009..this is her baby picture. It has taken us 4 years to be able to think about adopting another Basset. What a bundle of happiness! She rules us and the boys!

She cuddles and loves freely...but some days I firmly believes she belongs in a black and white ref shirt because she barks and howls when she believes the other 2 are out of line.

She favors her Dad over me, but I guess that's why they call them Daddy's Little Girls...when he comes home, she runs to him with helicopter tail, and you can not separate the two. So sweet!! Her favorite toy is a Mallard Duck that she proudly carries to him, and they will play fetch for the longest!


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Abby (black nose) and Hannah (white nose) the Dynamic Duo. Both came to us in 2001. Abby, from a No Kill shelter in Nashville and Hannah from a friend.

They keep to themselves during the day, napping, but venture to the den in the evening to socialize with us and the Pups. The "getting to know you" phase was dicey, but they have made friends and all is now well, peaceful and calm, except for the occasional spat for some odd reason known only to them. We have a 4:00 a.m. wake up call by Abby that I wish I could find a snooze button for, but for now, there's comfort in routine, and it's her routine.

We feel blessed to call this Fabulous 5 ours....

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