Monday 01-09-14 -It's Officially Labour Day – to Belabour the Point LOL

Thanks AV- sounds good. I think May Day is a bit like that here.
Wish we had the leash law. It is about responsibility. I love dogs but I would rather have them under control at all times. Lots of children play in the field behind our house- not just dangerous for kitties. My Louis cat is asleep on the landing- he looks ok. I think he has already started tidying himself up a bit. Cats are so practical.

Yay Mac came back for dinner 🙂

Well looks like poor Miss Nutini will need a vet visit in the next week or two… I used to brush Buttons teeth and they were in very good condition but because I couldn’t get that close to Nutini I wouldn’t have ever had a chance to get a good look at her teeth..

Well I managed to look this evening and they aren’t good 🙁 an awful lot of tartar build up.. Mostly around her back teeth but there’s so much you can’t see the natural form of her teeth any more.. Yikes!!!! Her front incisors are good just the back gnawing molar teeth…

I’ll get a quote for teeth cleaning tomorrow from my vet and start saving and hope to have her gone in within two weeks.. It doesn’t seem to be bothering her but surely it will only be a matter of time before it effects her gums .. I’ll definitely be adding raw chicken wings to her diet ( and Noodles diet) at least once a week from now to help keep the tartar at bay in the future

Awwww poor Mac with a broken tooth. 🙁 Poor Nutini too. I had Perry’s teeth cleaned twice I think? Chad here has lost all or most of his teeth except one long front one. Perry got in a fight with him once and took one out. Gavin has some teeth left…had 9 taken out a few years ago. Has a couple long front ones I think. Funny, I can’t remember now.
I saw a beautiful young buck with lovely antlers tonight walk across the yard and also a doe. Both were terribly bothered by flies/bugs.. I felt so sorry for them. 🙁 Couldn’t even eat in peace…… Awww…. I have only been seeing the female hummer on the feeder so I guess SHE WON! YAY! The moon is lovely again. I always think of you Joan when I see the moon!
Joan, does school start there tomorrow? Some schools here do, and others started last week already.
SO funny… earlier dau IMs me for the peach cake recipe I used to make her. Says she is craving it and wants to run out to get the ingredients right away. So, I had to search through my thick notebook I made, to look for it. Found it quickly thank goodness. I guess the pumpkin recipe we saw on FB today reminded her of it. 🙂

The vet thinks Mac has a deformed jaw so possibly the tooth grew funny. Then caught on something and broke. Possibility of abuse or accident, but he has no scars.
How cool to see a beautiful buck and his mate; they do tend to get bothered by fleas and ticks and flies.
The moon is indeed beautiful, looking at it right now!
Some schools start tomorrow, some have staff reporting for mandatory annual training and in service workshops. All will be in full swing by next week; some start out with a half day (dunno why).
Peach cake sounds yummy. I bought some strawberries and cherries. Have to admit, the only way I can eat the strawberries is with chocolate spread? Hey, I’m still getting my serving of fruit!

Hi MS – Snuggy seems to be quite in tune with TDK! Good to get a head start in your mum’s garden. My little spot where I have planted peas in the past was covered with snow on a March 17th, the date dad always planted his peas. I never got off the ground with cleanup, so the only thing garden-wise that came up was rhubarb in another section of the yard.
KZ, thank you for the cracker Mac! (Notice my phone spellcheck capitalizes Mac!) great that the girls were pleasantly surprised that it was left in the fridge instead if the salad!
I was do happy to see Mac! I would have been beyond concerned if he didn’t show by dinner time, for I too believe he has found his home, even if it is outside my back door.
Just about time for me to try to get some rest – long week ahead. If I’m not around during the day, I’ll stop by later in the afternoon. Have a great one, litter mates!

Sweet dreams Joan and KJ.
Just had a good heavy shower of rain here which chased HRH inside so I have been entertaining her for a while. She just got a little boisterous playing and accidentally scratched me, no blood though. She knew is was naughty and has run off for a snack and has now headed upstairs to bed. Guess I will see her mid evening for dinner and a run outside before she comes in for the night.
Joan, for some reason my rhubarb has died right back at the moment, I hope it comes back up. My seedling tomatoes now have their first real leaves and in a little more time I can transplant them into bigger temporary pots. I am resisting putting anything in the garden as our Spring is usually quite unpredictable weatherwise and can catch out the early planter. Oh more rain falling now and noooooooooooooooooooooo ! ! ! I just remembered I have washing on the line.

Just woke to the sound if a fox crying out 🙂 dogs all go crazy when they hear one..

Eyes can’t focus great must sleep , yawn!!

Oh KZ yes it’s safe to give a cat a RAW chicken wing I wouldn’t give any other part of the chicken with bone in it.. The wing has kinda small bones and once the bone is raw it doesn’t splinter like cooked bones it more goes to a mush.. Just think of it as if they are eating a mouse bones and all 🙂 just never give any kind of cooked bone ..
It could have been someone here that suggested it to me I think as a kind of natural tooth brush 🙂

And of course I forgot to share this recipe 🙂

Couponing4you with Brenda Handlovits and 19 others
Easy Crock Pot Potato Soup

Ingredients:
1 30oz. bag of frozen diced hash browns
1 32 oz box of chicken broth
1 can of cream of chicken soup (10 oz)
1 pkg. cream cheese (8 oz, not fat free)
3 oz bacon bits
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Put the potatoes in the crockpot. Add in the chicken broth, cream of chicken soup and half of the bacon bits. Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
Cook on low for 8 hours or until potatoes are tender.
An hour before serving, cut the cream cheese into small cubes. Place the cubes in the crock pot. Mix a few times throughout the hour before serving.
Once the cream cheese is completely mixed in, it’s ready to serve.
Top with cheddar cheese and some additional bacon bits.