Bogart, Kafka, and Behemoth have their very first whipped-cream-from-the-can experience. Who likes it? Who hates it? And who hides from it?
Tune in for all the answers…
Love,
Bogart
June25th
April12th
Hm… wait… vague memories… yes, coming back to me now…
BONES!!! Must be for me… too big for cats, too carnivorous for the mama-vegetarian.
Beef Marrow Bone. Now we’re talkin’.
Oh sweet marrow bone, how I have longed for you for so very long. The mama-vegetarian is really quite bad at this buying meat thing, thus she has long forgotten to look for you, much less bring you home to me.
Oh mama, have I mentioned recently how much I LOVE YOU…?
These are just freakin’ delish. Lip-smacking-ly good. And so fun to eat, too!
Check out the fierce technique…
Love,
Bogart
February21st
This is the first video from the folks behind the Clean+Green sprays…
It made mama laugh – all I could see were kitties fighting (and hey, I see that at home all the time!). And all of the Clean+Green sprays we’ve tried (the carpet and upholstery one, the litter box one, and the furniture refresher one) have all done the trick so we are fans.
Love,
Bogart
October15th
So… we are supposed to head over to the waterfront to see some new interactive art-thingy. Apparently mama is still a bit confused, because we crossed over to the other side of the bridge from where it was happening. See those floaty things? I sure do.
They have caught my attention and mesmerized me even from this far away.
Come on, I wanna see the art!
Light Drift is an interactive riverfront lighting experience presented by the Mural Arts Program as part of DesignPhiladelphia here in Philly. Right now it looks like alien pods landing in extremely tight formation on the Delaware.
I am confused.
And kind of excited.
The signage tells us that yes, we are in the right place and these are the soon-to-be-glowing orbs we are looking for.
Soon we began to quickly lose light, and…
Those suckers started to glow! I went in for a closer look and full inspection of these funny pods.
I even tried to hop in to see if I could get to the bottom of what was making them glow and change color. No dice.
But as it got darker they glowed even more and it was really lovely. Some ambient, atmospheric music played over loudspeakers and I was moved.
Aliens… or art? I vote for art (with some cool alien touches). Unless the aliens are just really, really cool.
I tell ya Philadelphia, we are liking you more and more.
Love,
Bogart
August16th
Love,
Bogart
March22nd
Everybody needs LOVE.

Humans often talk about unconditional love, and how we dogs and cats are good at that. I consider myself a top-tier provider of love for my mama, but well, I do have conditions.

I like my food homemade, my grooming occasional (but enough so that I maintain my rugged outdoorsman look that’s so popular with the ladies), minimal hugging, at least 3 walks per day, and LOTS of kisses.

Luckily all of these things seem to fit in with mama’s conditions as well. We are a pretty darned good team.

I don’t judge her when she throws on her old sweatpants to walk me at 6AM in the rain, nor do I bust out the yardstick when my dinner is late because she forgot to turn on the stove. I mean, right now I am cuddling on the bed on her pillow and the bed isn’t even made… and yet I say nothing. In return I always try to keep her spirits up, make her laugh, and smother her with kisses. A fair trade, I’d say.

Oh, there are pine cones too? OF COURSE THERE ARE…
Love,
Bogart
March3rd
For Klaus… love Lulu
“In Your Eyes” Peter Gabriel
love I get so lost, sometimes
days pass and this emptiness fills my heart
when I want to run away
I drive off in my car
but whichever way I go
I come back to the place you are
all my instincts, they return
the grand facade, so soon will burn
without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside
in your eyes
the light the heat
in your eyes
I am complete
in your eyes
I see the doorway of a thousand churches
in your eyes
the resolution of all the fruitless searches
in your eyes
I see the light and the heat
in your eyes
oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
the heat I see in your eyes
love, I don’t like to see so much pain
so much wasted and this moment keeps slipping away
I get so tired, working so hard for our survival
I look to the time with you to keep me awake and alive
and all my instincts, they return
and the grand facade, so soon will burn
without a noise, without my pride
I reach out from the inside
in your eyes
the light the heat
in your eyes
I am complete
in your eyes
I see the doorway of a thousand churches
in your eyes
the resolution of all the fruitless searches
in your eyes
I see the light and the heat
in your eyes
oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light,
the heat I see in your eyes
in your eyes in your eyes
in your eyes
February18th
Words simply cannot express my gratitude for all of you at this very scary, very difficult time. Thank you for your wishes, and thank you for the beautiful, fun, and poignant distractions that reading you comments is to me. I want to be there every moment for my husband, and I want him to know how special he is. You all know him as Bogart’s dad, to me he is just Klaus. He cannot respond to me directly, but I read him every single comment – and I just know deep down inside he hears and understands.
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
Lulu
February14th
Hey…. Goats!!! Goatie-Goatie-Goaties!!! Go-Go-Go-Go-Go-Go-Goats!!!
There they are!
And the horses too! We had some extra rice left over from a batch of gumbo that dad made… and it had formed into a sort of rice-cake. So we cut it up into wedges, and…
Both of the horses seemed to enjoy it, as did the nubian goats.
Or did they…?
On the way home, I felt the need for speed. Yes, I wanted to chase some sticks around. Come on dad, try me out!!!
Got that one!
Come on, come on, come on, THROW THAT STICK!!!
Ok, you’ve got it in your hand… which way are you going to throw it? Are you going to make me run uphill – again – or make it easy for me doing a nice downhill run?
I AM FOAMING WITH ANTICIPATION – THROW THAT STICK!!!
YESSSSSSSSSS!!! First to the left…
Then to the right…
It doesn’t matter which way you throw it, I’M GONNA GET THAT STICK!!!
One more time?
Ohmydog, I am so freaking tired. Panting like a maniac. Drooling all over myself. Uh, I mean, THROW IT AGAIN!!!
Love,
Bogart
January24th
Look who’s here! It’s my buddy Dr. Dre!!!
My Choodle/Poohuahua mix pal. Check out his sweet mohawk!
I had to let him know that I get to eat first – especially the cat food, which we both enjoy far more than the dog food they try to feed us.
Yup. He waits like a champ.
Just another minute Dre…
Even my cat Behemoth is bigger than Dre!
We’re gonna hang out tomorrow too – I can’t wait!!!
Love,
Bogart