Mac's Birthday

Here is MacGregor with a human friend (Michael) at his birthday party! Notice he got a cat for his birthday, since he loves chasing them! 

Buddy

Buddy belongs to Rob. He came from the pound in Hawaii, has lived in Colorado and plans to be moving to the East Coast sometime soon. He visited us for Mac's birthday and got to wear the St. Patrick's Day hat and Birthday scarf! He's a doll! 

St. Patrick's Day!

Rob comes by for a surprise visit while traveling the East Coast looking for a place to settle. He has Buddy with him, who is the cutest dog! Mac and Buddy growl at each other for awhile, but end up being friends. Rob, Mac and Buddy play with Mac's new birthday monkey toy!

Irish Wishes For You!

May your mornings bring joy
and your evenings bring peace.....
May your troubles grow less
as your blessings increase!


May those that love us, love us
And those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if he doesn't turn their hearts,
May he turn their ankles,
So we'll know them by their limping!

More information on St. Patrick's Day!

Recently I told you that ST. Patrick's Day is celebrated for 2 full weeks. I neglected to tell you why. After all it is the longest celebration of any holiday and you may be thinking why would that be? As you know, St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. We are thankful for that. However, St. Pat still is working to drive the snakes out of the world. It takes a long time and is a very hard job. You may know some of the snakes. I think they changed their name to something that starts with a "p". I don't want to say the word. Anyway ST. Pat is working from the other side and doing his best. So, in honor of St. Patrick we celebrate his holiday for 2 weeks. If you know someone born on St. Patrick's day, you are very lucky. This person or dog is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. May you arrive in heaven an hour before the Devil knows you are dead! Anyone who lives in my area, stop by and have a drink. I'll be celebrating the full two weeks!

MacGregor all dressed up for his birthday!

MacGregor turns One year old on St. Patrick's Day! He and I will be celebrating together. Is he a doll or what in his little hat and bow tie. The tie lights up. 

For St. Patrick's Day - start here!

Since my birthday is on St. Patrick's day, I am somewhat of an authority on celebrations for the great day! For all those who don't know, St. Patrick's day celebrations always start one week prior and end one week after. That is 2 solid weeks of celebrating! That said, Simon and I headed up to Fells Point yesterday to start off the holiday. First we thought we'd go to Inner Harbor, but then Simon said there were more bars in Fells Point, so that's where we went. Our first stop was the Cat's Eye Pub. That was our only stop as well. Baltimore has the friendliest people on the planet. Sitting down on a couple of stools at the bar, we didn't know a soul. At the end of the night, we knew everyone! The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick with their green jackets, green carnations and Irish flags were everywhere. They raise money for the Little Sisters of the Poor. We met Mike, who just had to be related to Wille Nelson - they look so much alike. We met the Elvis impersonator who sang a few verses for us. We met Craig and his brother Brian who did the Irish jig - a few times. We met Robin who was so nice. My favorite tho, was Robert who gave me an Irish blessing and said that being born on St. Patricks Day was special. I would have a happy, long, properous life - what more could I want? I must say that I have been lots of places but none is more special than Baltimore. The people there are great! I love those guys! By the way, March 17th is also MacGregor's birthday. He will be one year old! Watch for his picture soon.

Mattie, all groomed and pretty! 

Muddy Paws Cafe

MacGregor getting his bath! 

Mattie at the Dog Beach! 

Mac at Quiet Waters Beach

Fun in the water! 

Quiet Waters Park

Since today was the most beautiful day in a long time, we decided to take the "kids" down to Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis. We packed up MacGregor, Mattie and Katie in the car with leashes, treats etc and off we went. We thought it would be quiet there since it is Friday and a work day, but others had the same idea we did. Several people were there with dogs in tow. We walked down the path to the dog beach. This was Mac's first time to the beach. At first he didn't know what to do, but caught on quickly. He wanted to be the "greeter" for all the new arrivals! A couple of reporters from the Community Newspaper came by and he promptly jumped all over them. He chased the labs and retrievers. He ran on the sand and splashed in the water. Mattie walked along the beach, but the water did not interest her. Katie stayed by my side like a good little girl. After the beach we walked up the path to the enclosed dog park and had a run. Katie growled at a couple of the puppies. She's like that. After all the exercise we left the park and went to the Muddy Paws Cafe Dog Wash. What a great experience. Simon and I had Cafe Mochas and all 3 dogs got groomed and bathed. We bought some toys. They played with others waiting for their turn. What a fun place and a wonderful day. We highly recommend the Park and the Muddy Paws Cafe. A fun day. Be sure to see the above pictures.