Christmas 2008

[spicedogs]

No, I am not crazy. I am going to talk about Christmas 2008. Our family did not celebrate Christmas on December 25, 2007. None of our children were in town. So, we decided to celebrate it on the first Saturday in January. Here are the picspams of the fine food served and the odds and ends of pictures I took over at my daughter's house.  

We brought the Spicedogs (Caraway and Basil) to Cocoa's house. Here are some pictures of their stay at the house.


Basil (B&W) and Carie (next to the pumpkin)



Looks as if they are fighting, but they are really kissing.



Carrie found the cat (Brie). She wants to play, but Brie wants none of it.



We managed to pur our gifts under a tree.

Dinner is served. 
(Just letting you know that the meal was DELICIOUS.)


First the appetizers.


Soup. 


Black rice.


Vegetable


Roast chicken

and


and orange soda.


Ambereen opens her gift.



Abbie opens hers, while Jack looks on.



Jack wants a Boston terrier, but with Cocoa in the house, all he gets is the calendar. My mom is smiling.



The activities are over. Carrie and Cocoa take a snooze, while my mom looks on. ( I apologize, but the picture is blurry. I forgot to set the flash.)

Merry Christmas, everyone.!!!!

     

Comments

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

We did this a few years back. It is a very relaxed Christmas.

My dogs are sweet. We used to have 5. Now we are down to a manageable 2. We also have our own cat. Her name is Camembert. (We call her Cammy.)

Brie is a delightful cat. She never opens up her claws and never hisses. She was running away from Carrie to go to her litterbox. But when Carrie gets on her nerves, she boxes her with her claws closed. It's funny to watch.

We had another dog before Carrie was born. Her name was Coriander (Cori). Brie would let Cori lick her to death. It was a nice sight to see.

The avi right now is that of Cori.

[fylimar.livejournal.com]

I really like the names of your dogs, especially Coriander - and she is a sweetie.

[spicedogs.livejournal.com]

My dogs are named after spices. We had Ginger Rosemary Sage, Cinnamon Amber, Coriander Anise, and Zack Curry. These dogs have gone to what we call the Rainbow Bridge. It's a legend based on a poem that says that when a dog dies, he or she waits for his or her important family member by the foot of the Rainbow Bridge. When the family member dies, they cross the Bridge together. It's a beautiful poem.

Now we have Basil Houndini (he used to escape a lot), Caraway Annata (Carrie Ann), and Cocoa Licorice.

The cats are named after cheeses. We had Gouda. And now we have Brie and Camembert.

[fylimar.livejournal.com]

I like the thought of the Rainbow bridge. I had a dog, too, many years ago and I would love to see her again :-)
Basil Houndini is my new favorite dog name - I nearly fall of my chair laughing when I read that name.