Dear Sunny B.

Sorry to hear about your ear trauma. 

Wish I’d known about Blue Basils after my “incident” with the vacuum.  You know how mommies can get cleaning up before you’ve had every scrap of kibble. Well don’t tussle with the vacuum.  It always wins.

The swelling has gone down quite a bit since this picture, but my sniffer is still quite tender.

Another Blue Basil please! 

Any hoo, other than that, Plent is going well.  It’s my favourite thing; well that and walking, oh.. and plums, and chasing squirrels, and dinner time, and…..

P.S. And let those among us who haven’t had their nose stuck in a vacuum hose cast the first stone at the glass house.

Licks

Tally Kolkena-Dunn

Burning the Candle at Both Ends

Susan and I are currently in Rio de Janeiro where we are striving to keep up with the samba/caipirinha/sun worshiping culture...all this while Susan is delivering a top-notch program for her client.  Frankly, it feels a little like this:

But fear not!  We are carrying on in true Plenten tradition.  Let it not be said that we are not celebratory!  We SHALL burn the candle at both ends ('tho it does look uncomfortable...)

Missive from Connie

While we were in Mexico S.B. found the perfect Plenten drink, the Blue Basil. 

Here is the recipe:

1.5 oz vodka

1/4 oz cassis liquor

2 large basil leaves

8 - 10 bluberries

1/4 oz lime or lemon juice

Muddle the above in a tall drink glass then add

your favorite combination of club soda and/or sprite to fill the glass.

Enjoy.

p.s. Drinking several Blue Basils is of course how one gets over trying to tie ones ears a la Martha.

A CAUTIONARY NOTE….

Don’t tamper with what nature gave ya. 

I was tired of being floppy....

Then I  saw those hot look’n upright may I say erect, bunny ears ! Who wouldn't want to look like that ?

Thank you Martha – it looked like a good idea. Now I’ve got serious ear cramps and may have to have the knots cut.  Hope this incident won’t affect my Feaster duties.

Anyway, big ouch.  Will let you know how it all turns out.

S.B.

Thinking of the legal beagles with love and admiration

And wrote an ode to jury duty (was thankfully released from same last week)

Not a single cutey
Waiting for jury duty
Scanned the hundreds of faces
Sitting quietly in their places
All eavesdropping on one conversation
Craving a strong libation
Digested each restaurant in Toronto Life
And was poised with virtual fork and knife
For a fabulous steak dinner
This process won't make me thinner
Remembering to do my kugle
And lamenting the loss of google
Dreaming of books and scrabble
While hanging with fellow rabble
Imagining many better ways
To kill the hours and days ...

Plenty of Partying running you down?????

The Art of Napping….

Plent can be a tiring business.  Frequent naps help to sustain stamina and restore zest.  

The following panel of experts has kindly offered up their tips for the perfect nap.

The Deep Doze

This is my fav.  I find it works best if I bulk up on berries, campers or picnickers for a couple of weeks in the fall and then find a cozy den.  I can nod right off and somehow my inner alarm gets me up and good to go come spring.  The key is to really pack in the fruit, carbs and proteins before dozing off. 

The Cat Nap

My preference is a series of short but frequent “cat” naps- often up to a combined 18 hours during the dawn, day and dusk.  Somewhere warm and comfy.  Of course in between naps I snack and demand treats.  This gives me the energy to be up all night partying, tearing around the house and jumping on my humans while they try to sleep. 

The Power Nap

Now this is a real art.  It requires the ability to drop off in the midst of whatever and where ever.  It may require relentless practice but you’ll be rewarded in the end.  Like the cat nap, it is usually of short duration and is the pause in a busy day that totally refreshes.

Bunny Napkins for Spring

Happy Spring Everyone!!  As we enter this season of fertility and, well, bunnies may I suggest we all begin practicing our napkin folds?

This lovely model is from Martha Stewart but you can go here for more explicit instructions.   Imagine the possibilities: with breakfast in bed, tea with the relatives and, of course, Feaster.

Happy folding!