Black, White, & Birthday Wishes

Enjoy summer’s last blast!

NCAA ~ College Football ~ LSU Tigers

If you missed our post, “College Football & GameDay” click here.

College Football and GameDay

**Bark!  Woof!  We interrupt your normal blog to bring you a P.S.A. (Puppy Service Announcement).

Bentley: “Welcome to Barking from the Bayou NETWoof.  I’m your News Hound Bentley Clinton and I’m here with my co-barker Pierre the Inwestiegator.  This emergency Puppy Service Announcement is to prepare our fellow dogs, puppies, cat, and kitties for this upcoming weekend.”

Grab Some Happy

“Reach out and grab some happy today.”

How to Celebrate National Dog Day

"Are you serious with this whole waking up thing?"

Me: “Good morning boys!  It’s time to wake up for a special day.”

Bentley: “MOM!!  I am still in a deep Basset sleep.  Is it my birthday?  Are there presents?  Can I sleep another eighteen minutes?”

Pierre: “Welcome morning!  Hello sunshine!  S’up new day?  Hey Bentley!  Good morning Gramma!  Did I hear something about it being a special day?  Is it my birthday?  Are there presents?  I love greeting a new dawn.”

Bentley: “MOM!  Please make Pierre Peppy Toes stop.  His joy is making me tired.”

Me: “You silly boys.  It’s not your birthdays, but you may get a few extra goodies today.  I can’t believe that y’all don’t know what we are celebrating.”

Sometimes a Boy

Sunflowers, Cotton Fields, and the Cairo Plantation

"Don't freak out Pierre, but I think we may be in Oz."

Back in June, we visited a stunning sunflower field on the outskirts of Shreveport.  It is in the small community of Dixie, Louisiana.  The entire area surrounding the sunflowers belongs to the Cairo Plantation.  That’s right, it’s the south, and we have a lot of plantations.  Most of them are antebellum homes reminiscent of Gone with the Wind.  This one isn’t that style, but it is a very lovely home nestled amongst giant oak, weeping willow, and southern pecan trees.

Photographs and Memories

   Are you familiar with Shutterfly?  It is a company that specializes in helping you create memories through photography.  My son and daughter-in-law gave me a lovely book filled with photographs from their wedding that she designed on Shutterfly.  It was beautifully printed and bound.  I wanted to order one for every occasion I’ve EVER experienced.  That seemed rather daunting, so I procrastinated.

   We recently made a purchase at Best Buy and qualified for a free Shutterfly book.  Well, you just can’t beat free, so I decided to make a book about my favorite subject, Bentley.  It was fun to design, very user friendly, and is excellent quality. I will always treasure my "Bentley Brag Book." When it arrived, I couldn’t wait to show it to all of my friends.  Unfortunately, y’all live all over the world.  Fortunately, I am able to share it with you here.  I hope that you enjoy it.