May you wake up
with a smile
and fall asleep
content!
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Remember
life is not a journey to the grave with
the intention of arriving safely
in a beautiful
well-preserved body
but rather an adventure in which you skid in broadside,
totally exhausted and thoroughly used up, loudly proclaiming,
"Wow!
What a ride!"
"What the hell.
You die.
Everybody dies.
So you die healthy.
So what?"
— Kay Scarpetta
who loves life
and food and wine
and lives as if
there's no tomorrow
(from one of Patricia Cornwell's fabulous novels)
"Nothing tastes
as good
as skinny feels."
— Kate Moss
(I keep hoping someday I'm going to believe this!)
Don't hesitate to treat yourself because Cinderella is proof that one pair of shoes can change your life!
www.fantastikfakes.com
Fabulous jewelry
incredible prices shop at the store
in Tarzana, CA
(check website
for
location and directions)
Les and Adele
owners of
Fantastik Fakes
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011
CONCERT IN HARBOR ISLANDS PENINSULA PARK
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This park is right on the channel at the Ventura harbor.
It's one of our favorite places to go
and a concert in the park is one of our favorite things to do.
Combine a concert and this setting ... a perfect summer day!
Dogs are welcome and there must have been 100 today.
Imagine all the happy people and all the happy dogs!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2011
  
Maine Coon Cat
My first cat show ever!
So different than a dog show but just as much fun.
There are 43 different breeds (click here
to see them)
and many are exotic and many are just plain beautiful
but we absolutely fell in love with the Maine Coon Cat.
This is Tinkbell, a Sphynx, and the winner of the show!
I think the difference between dogs and cats is so interesting.
When you own one of each, you realize a dog is a long way away from the first dogs who lived in the wild. A cat, however, is one
teeny weeny evolutionary blip in time away from its ancestors. My Augie is just a smaller version of a Bengal tiger (at least she
thinks so!).
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
This is our son Dave. The greatest guy you've ever want to know. He's been working out a lot lately and he really likes the
look and feel of being fit. He had a friend take several photos of him and he emailed them to me and I had to share them.
My Dave... I adore him.
SEPTEMBER 13 THRU 26, 2011
Just about everyone knows that Bill's been working in Vietnam every other month for the past 6 years, and his sales executive
there is a darling lady named Hanh Pham. (I know you're wondering how to pronounce her name. Hanh is pronounced han with the "a"
sounding like the "o" in honest, and Pham is pronounced fam with the "a" having the same "o" sound.) Bill arranged to have Hanh
come to California for sales training in the California and Mexico facilities and we invited her to stay with us in our home.
I loved Hanh from the moment I met her and so did everyone else including my Andi Pandi. Here are a few of my favorite photos of
her trip.
September 14th — There was a Corvette show at our local park and one of the guys let Hanh "drive" his Corvette. Even tho
Hanh had never seen a Corvette before much less driven one, it suits her perfectly, don't you agree?
September 18th — We had to take Hanh to our favorite restaurant, The Lazy Dog Cafe. Not only do they have great food but
there's a great big outdoor patio and the best part, dogs are welcome!
September 20th — We drove Hanh to San Diego and from there, Bill and Hanh went onto Mexicali for sales training. My dad lives in
San Diego so we all stayed with him. Dad and Hanh loved getting to know each other, and Hanh loved staying at his home and
seeing a little more of how we live in America.
September 20th — A pretty photo of Hanh and me in my dad's rose garden. He has the most wonderful roses and with the San Diego
weather and Dad's green thumb, Dad always has roses in bloom.
September 21st — The Del Coronado Hotel is one of the most famous, most photographed hotels in the world so it was very
special that Hanh got to see it.
September 21st — Bill has a great eye behind the camera and this is one of my favorite photos of Hanh's whole trip. Living in
Vietnam, she can touch the Pacific Ocean which they call the South China Sea, so it was very cool that she got to touch the
same ocean all the way on the other side of the world!
September 21st — Hanh at La Jolla cove.
September 22nd — On our way home from San Diego we stopped to see our friends, Les and Adele, and Bill got a terrific photo
of Les and Hanh.
September 25th — Our weather was beautiful while Hanh was here and she loved being on our patio as much as we do. This
morning it was a little chilly so she wore her red jacket with the fur trim. Isn't she just too cute?
September 25th — No one in California loved Hanh more than Andi! Hanh had never met a dog like Andi before, and had never
even held a dog before, but Andi and Hanh loved each other as soon as Hanh arrived. Very quickly Andi learned to do all of her tricks
for Hanh, and understood everything Hanh said even with Hanh's Vietnamese accent. Andi would put her nose at Hanh's bedroom door
every morning, waiting for Hanh to get up, and after Hanh went home, Andi searched Hanh's bedroom every day looking for her.
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Please keep
our soldiers
in your hearts
and stay healthy
and safe
and as always
I hope you find
something here
to make you smile!
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"Handsome"
My special guy who makes me laugh and then pull my hair and then laugh some more
and who completes me like this in so many ways every single day
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My Andi Pandi
my shadow
my treasure
the center of
my world
she owns my heart
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My Augie Augie
who starts every morning and ends every evening in my lap in bed
I can't imagine beginning or ending a day without her
Get Augie's
favorite kitty
treats from
Joanne Eichler
760-580-6663
Hugs N Purrs
www.hugsnpurrs.com
hugsnpurrs@cox.net
Artwork by
my favorite artist
Maggie Crawford
 
 
 
 
 
 
You can find
Maggie's artwork
on her
tangerinestudio
website
and on her
beecharmer
blog
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