Special Delivery

As followers may have noticed, blog posts have been few and far between. I am sad to say that trips to the grocery store have been almost as infrequent, much to the dismay of Frank who delights in the ritual of poking his head into each and every grocery bag in order to investigate the possibility of delicious contents.

Enter Amazon Fresh. We love Amazon Fresh. For a cost that is quite comparable to a regular grocery story one can go on line, click a few buttons, and the next morning wake up to a delightful delivery on the front porch (unless there is beer involved, then one actually has to answer the door and present their ID.) While Frank does miss the multi bag investigation, he has found his own way of exploring the Amazon Fresh bin.


Oh Frank. I do not think the folks at Amazon Fresh would approve at all.

At this particular moment he was quite heartbroken to have discovered that the bins were empty. He will not be nearly so sad in a few hours when he discovers that the ingredients for warm ginger snaps and whipped cream were tucked inside...

MIA

Oh dear. Well, Frank has indeed been missing in action these last few weeks as work has been a bit overwhelming, and rather than spending any of my free time on the computer I have been trying to plug in some quality time with a very handsome one eyed pug. Fear NOT however, Frank has not spent any of this time overly neglected! Just today, in fact, we discovered his new favorite treat, one that I highly recommend for pugs and people alike - Red Mango.

Oh Frank. Delicious. Red Mango is a delightful frozen yogurt shop that actually serves frozen yogurt, and they offer a wide array of fresh, not thawed, fruity toppings as well. Frank enjoys the fresh blueberry topping, but it is important to squelch it before giving to him, otherwise he is likely to swallow it whole which leads to an alarming bit of gagging. Also delightful is that it seems the regular sized cup was designed especially for the purpose of a small pug head fitting in perfectly for a perfectly delicious lick or two.

What a thoughtful company indeed to have designed something so delicious AND pug friendly!

Where's Frank?

Remember Where's Waldo?, an excellent children's book from the 80's? Well, perhaps it is time for a new book: Where's Frank?

Oh Frank. You are SO very sneaky!
Here is seen waiting very patiently while I purchase a delightful cup of coffee from one of our favorite local coffee shops. I am sad to say that a coffee foray is about our only exciting adventure these days due to his mom's rather frantic work schedule....

Never the less, stay tuned for some up to date installments of Things That a Small One Eyed Pug Can Hold with His Tail.

Nap Time

Oh my.
I fear that this photo might be a wee bit inappropriate. However, I fear that I could not find rich enough words to describe Frank's Sunday nap:

Please see the March 5th post for a delightful clue taste of the accompanying sound effects:

March 5th

Yes Frank, you life is very hard indeed.

A Rare Sighting!

Oh my! Is that a rare one eyed pygmy cow that I see???


One eyed pug owners take note: This is the way to get your pug invited to a hoedown.

And Frank was quite pleased to keep the floor clean of popcorn and cornbread. What a handy one eyed pygmy cow indeed!

The Next Installment of...

Things that a Small One Eyed Pug Can Hold With His Tail

#2 : a Caffe Ladro gift card

Coffee anyone?
And doesn't Frank look pleased?

Who says that pugs are low on the natural selection totem pole - I'd like to see a Portuguese water dog do that!


(For those of you not in the Pacific Northwest, Caffe Ladro is our favorite coffee, though it is not our favorite coffee shop; that honor is reserved for Cafe Vita, which not only allows small one eyed pugs inside, but also gives them delicous treats from behind the counter!)

Sleepover!

Oh Frank! Who is that you have with you there?

What we see here is a very calm and collected pair of relaxing pups. Frank's friend Osa Penny came and stayed with us while her parents were on their Honeymoon, and Frank thought that perhaps he was on a Honeymoon of his own.

Relaxation mode happened for approximately 5 minutes each day that Osa was here... the rest of the time went pretty much like this:

and like this:

and like this:

They played so hard that by 5 o'clock each night they were completely passed out.
(This was taken from my iphone while in bed... not the best picture, but that little black shadow in the green is indeed a one eyed pug...)


Oh Frank! What a delightful thing it is to have a friend. Perhaps it might be time to consider finding you a permanent buddy???

Introducing...

Things that a Small One Eyed Pug Can Hold With His Tail

#1 : a pencil

Oh my! I wonder if I could teach him the alphabet?

Where have we been?

You may be wondering to yourself, where has Frank been? Well, the answer lies below! He has been frolicking about in a general state of exaltation with his cousin Gus at his aunt and new uncle's wedding in California!

And what vacation it was!

There was running the beach with cousin Gus (though did not go into the water as he seemed to sense that great whites like to lurk in the area),

snacking galore (yum yum, whipped cream),

special invitations to all the best parties (here we see Frank happily wedged in behind his cousin, which is how he rode the entire way to the bar-b-q),


basking in the sun,


more basking in the sun (with a view),



and most importantly, looking handsome in his bow tie for the big day! (Actually it was the night before as the wedding house did not allow dogs, very sad!)



As you can see, Frank was quite worn out by all of the activities. I am not sure that I have ever seen him so beat, he could barely keep his eye open to make sure that he wasn't missing anything.

Oh Frank! What a big and exhausting time was had by all!

Finally...

...the sun has arrived.

What we have here is a rather blissed out pug.
Oh Frank. Absorb it quickly before it disappears again for a few more months!