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thatkellygirl  , who's acquisition, and consequent potty training challenges,  of two adorable puppies put me in mind of this: Warning - this might not be everyone's cup of tea.

It's  thatkellygirl  's fault.  She's been talking about brisket lately. I currently have one cooking itself to tender perfection in my new toy (enameled Dutch oven).  I WISH you could smell the aroma that's filling up every nook and cranny of our domicile.  Heavenly. This recipe calls for twenty (!) whole cloves of garlic, onions, broth, balsamic vinegar and herbs.  Once the brisket is...

Very short. Possibly. We'll see. Although it's not looking good for brevity right now, is it? sffan and puffgirl_two are here and have been here since Wednesday. OK, puff came on Thursday. It's always good to see the kleine Schwestern, although today is the first day that we've really hung out. They and sparky77 had a two-day Entourage marathon going on, and it's not my...

thatkellygirl , you're sitting down, right? Promise me you won't look at this until you're sitting down. Casey and Boxer Originally uploaded by marymactavish . Hanging out in the morning - Dec. 29, 2008. ( addendum )

CIMG9581 Originally uploaded by marymactavish Puppy-pushing makes me soooo happy. :D There are still five available. Fostering puppies is exhausting work, but incredibly heart-warming. And I'm sure our living room will stop smelling like poo eventually. (They're from this litter , by the way.)

This week, we booked two more tickets for our trip to Boston next month, on top of those we already bought. Why? Because nice people who spoil dogs live in Massachusetts.

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