MaggieMoose: Selfie for Mum

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it."

Mark Twain

  Miss Maggie is the best girl, but sometimes the looks she gives me as her mum... like today. We're out walking in the sunshine on the wet sidewalk from last night's rain. As Maggie's mum I wanted a simple sunshine photo of her sweet face. I asked Maggie 'How about a selfie girl?' OMD (Oh My Dog) you'd think I asked her for the world! Miss Reluctant gives me the slight shoulder turn as she takes her selfie. It's Mothering Day or Mother's Day in the UK so, I asked Maggie for a little respect today, even if we're on the other side of the pond. Selfie done, we walked on in the sunshine. Birds chirped, the air was fresh and regardless of the selfie troubles, as her mum I enjoyed her sweet company. Happy Mother's Day to our friends across the pond! And for all mothers elsewhere we celebrate you too! WOOF WOOF 

MaggieMoose: A Day Well Spent

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"A well-spent day brings happy sleep."

Leonardo da Vinci

  Yesterday was Mother's Day. Maggie and I went on our morning walk. We saw pink roses and a very bright and cheerful yellow rose. Perfect for a Mother's day. We rather see flowers growing than get flowers. Well, I stand corrected, Maggie rather sniff flowers on her walk than get flowers. The morning was as sunny and bright as the yellow rose. The whole day Maggie was like velcro. She must have known it was Mother's day. I was doing a little of this and that in between Mother's day phone calls, texts or Facebook posts and so forth. There was Maggie as my four pawed shadow. By the end of Mother's day Maggie was spent! I think my best Mother's day gift came when Maggie ran outside to collect the biggest twig she could find. Of course I accepted my Mother's day gift from her with glee. After all, who needs flowers when you can get twigs from a moose full of love? We slept great after our Mother's day well spent.

Homespun Cuteness

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good."

Yakov Smirnoff

7 weeks old B&W English Springer Spaniel boy

  Sometimes I want to look at cute puppies filled with pawsabilities like my Maggie. It always brings a smile to my face looking at puppies, kitties, or babies. These puppies were born on May 9th. I have a friend born on this day. He's a great guy who's mom usually celebrated his birthday around Mother's Day each year. My friend Ray was a ton of fun. We lost track of each other over the years, but the memories remain. He always brought a smile to my face with his funny antics. It's ironic across the miles that my dog's breeder Sharon took these photos of her puppies in front of a tree. I took photos of Maggie in front of a tree on the same day, without knowing Sharon (Maggie's breeder) took these puppy photos in the same way.... Hum....

7 weeks old L&W English Springer Spaniel boy

7 weeks old L&W English Springer Spaniel boy

 Maggie's hair blowing in the wind with the sun on her face.... it's all about the loving pawsabilities!

Happy Father's Day for Fathers and Mothers

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it."

Clarence Budington Kelland

My dad

  Today is Father's Day. Maggie and I celebrate all the fathers in the world. We also celebrate all the mothers who "are the fathers" as single parents. I raised my kids by myself. I saw it as having the bonus plan. I could celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day. It reminds me of Father's Day with BBQ. BBQ'ing was my father's favorite thing to do. He was very good at it! I'd give anything to have some of my dad's BBQ ribs.... Maggie celebrates her dad too. His name is Zack. I see her "Zackness" now and then in her. I know I act like my dad sometimes. I talked about that on Memorial Day. My dad like Maggie's dad let us watch how they lived instead of telling us how to live. I hope my kids think that by watching me they too learned how to live their lives. Happy Father's Day to all parents, no matter what gender you are! We celebrate you!

Maggie's dad Zack

Hey Mama! Happy Mother's Day!

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"If you have a mom, there is nowhere you are likely to go 

 where a prayer has not already been."

Robert Brault

Proudly wearing Semper Fi for her child

(Stanford Pow Wow)

  In my opinion, a mother never forgets, nor stops worrying, nor stops wondering if their children are OK-no matter how old they are or where they are in the world. Our hearts and prayers are always with our children....

Semper Fi 

(Stanford Pow Wow)

The unexpected reward of motherhood is when a child Thanks You for being their mama, mom, or mother. I say Thanks to my girl Christy for sending me this song across the miles. It's perfect! Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!

PLAY: Hey Mama by Kanye West

Maggie puppy