How can it be August 31st already?
Friday, August 31, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
what's new at the ranch? a pool side bar!
Last year Mark was offered a 10 foot concrete bar top for FREE. It wasn't the easiest thing he has ever carted home but somehow it made it to our house in one piece. Upon seeing it, our neighbor was convinced that this top was meant to be a pool side bar. Ten months later...we made it happen! This concrete beauty, poured Nov. 1, 1957 according to the marking on the underside, came from a Chicago high rise condo that was getting a kitchen facelift with some Silestone. Keeping with the look of everything else by the pool, we used cedar and stacked stone to create one kick ass bar. Once the main bar was built, a back bar was added as well as some electrical and lighting. A mountain of pea gravel and some square pavers were delivered to our driveway so we could make a small patio area. Yep, more shoveling... it just never gets old around here. Tagret came thru with some super clearance priced bar height chairs that may not be as pretty as my Bend furniture yet function perfectly. In case you were wondering why you haven't seen me in a while, it's because I'm at the bar. Come on over!
Friday, July 13, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
bones
Lottie loves raw frozen marrow bones. And I love how healthy they are for her! These bones clean your dog’s teeth in addition to providing them with a nice oral workout – not to mention a healthy dose of natural calcium.
It takes Lottie about 3 or 4 hours to scrape all the marrow out of one of these frozen bones – she’s working on a Nature’s Variety raw beef bone in these photos. Lottie stays quietly in one place, completely entertained, allowing Mark and I to enjoy a few uninterrupted hours when we have dinner guests or just want to watch some TV.
Plaque and tartar can build up on a dog’s teeth offsetting the balance of good bacteria in the mouth which leaves way for infection and disease to spread. Whether you brush your dog’s teeth or let them chew on raw bones, what’s important is removing that plaque and tartar regularly. Proper tooth and gum health also prevents bad breath! When given raw bones, dogs will scrape food and tartar from their teeth as their ancestors did in the wild. The small amounts of meat tissue typically left on raw bones allows for a separate type of chewing, which is natural and necessary for your dog. This nibbling and pulling action really cleans a dog’s front teeth.
Raw bones can definitely be a little messy. You will want to keep your dog on a doggy blanket or towel that can be easily washed (see Lottie above on her doggy towel). They’re obviously great treats outside and also work well in a crate that can be easily washed out. Once the bone has been chewed down, it is actually quite clean. As with most chews, supervising your dogs while they enjoy a bone is the way to go.
When you’re ready to give your dog a raw frozen bone, give it to them frozen, right out of the freezer. Dogs love an ice cold bone on a summer day! Never heat or cook a raw frozen bone prior to serving. At my house, once the bone is completely clean (about 3 or 4 hours after giving it to Lottie) I throw the bone away. Especially when I’m giving it to her indoors. Lottie really has no interest in them once they are hollowed out and clean. Bravo! brand recommends discarding the cleaned bone after 1 or 2 days stating that these bones are not to be completely consumed.
Nature’s Variety Raw Frozen Bones are made in the USA, and are an excellent source of minerals, essential fatty acids, proteins, and enzymes. They are also a natural, balanced source of calcium and phosphorus. Feed a raw bone as a natural source of chondroitin for joint health or a natural source of fiber. If you’re feeding a raw bone for the first time, Nature’s Variety recommends starting with a Raw Beef Bone.
Bravo! offers both a buffalo and a beef marrow and knuckle bones. Bravo! Bones are uncooked, fresh cut, individually wrapped and flash frozen to preserve their natural goodness. Bravo! Bones are made from human grade beef bones and premium grade, ranch raised, grass-fed, buffalo from Montana. The same bones sold fresh in the grocery store for human consumption.
Raw bones versus cooked or sterilized bones: I like Raw. Cooked bones are more likely to splinter and both cooked bones and white sterilized bones are deprived of beneficial nutrients which raw bones are full of.
It takes Lottie about 3 or 4 hours to scrape all the marrow out of one of these frozen bones – she’s working on a Nature’s Variety raw beef bone in these photos. Lottie stays quietly in one place, completely entertained, allowing Mark and I to enjoy a few uninterrupted hours when we have dinner guests or just want to watch some TV.
Plaque and tartar can build up on a dog’s teeth offsetting the balance of good bacteria in the mouth which leaves way for infection and disease to spread. Whether you brush your dog’s teeth or let them chew on raw bones, what’s important is removing that plaque and tartar regularly. Proper tooth and gum health also prevents bad breath! When given raw bones, dogs will scrape food and tartar from their teeth as their ancestors did in the wild. The small amounts of meat tissue typically left on raw bones allows for a separate type of chewing, which is natural and necessary for your dog. This nibbling and pulling action really cleans a dog’s front teeth.
Raw bones can definitely be a little messy. You will want to keep your dog on a doggy blanket or towel that can be easily washed (see Lottie above on her doggy towel). They’re obviously great treats outside and also work well in a crate that can be easily washed out. Once the bone has been chewed down, it is actually quite clean. As with most chews, supervising your dogs while they enjoy a bone is the way to go.
When you’re ready to give your dog a raw frozen bone, give it to them frozen, right out of the freezer. Dogs love an ice cold bone on a summer day! Never heat or cook a raw frozen bone prior to serving. At my house, once the bone is completely clean (about 3 or 4 hours after giving it to Lottie) I throw the bone away. Especially when I’m giving it to her indoors. Lottie really has no interest in them once they are hollowed out and clean. Bravo! brand recommends discarding the cleaned bone after 1 or 2 days stating that these bones are not to be completely consumed.
Nature’s Variety Raw Frozen Bones are made in the USA, and are an excellent source of minerals, essential fatty acids, proteins, and enzymes. They are also a natural, balanced source of calcium and phosphorus. Feed a raw bone as a natural source of chondroitin for joint health or a natural source of fiber. If you’re feeding a raw bone for the first time, Nature’s Variety recommends starting with a Raw Beef Bone.
Bravo! offers both a buffalo and a beef marrow and knuckle bones. Bravo! Bones are uncooked, fresh cut, individually wrapped and flash frozen to preserve their natural goodness. Bravo! Bones are made from human grade beef bones and premium grade, ranch raised, grass-fed, buffalo from Montana. The same bones sold fresh in the grocery store for human consumption.
Raw bones versus cooked or sterilized bones: I like Raw. Cooked bones are more likely to splinter and both cooked bones and white sterilized bones are deprived of beneficial nutrients which raw bones are full of.
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