Ready for St Patty's Day

One Hundred Years Ago...

...my Great-Grandpa John Augustine Power married my Great-Grandma Mary Ellen "Nellie" Powers Power!   Here is a photo of them and their children.  My Grandpa is baby #6, so he is the first one pictured in the bottom row on the left hand side.  John Augustine was among the first Power children born in America.  His father, also named John Power came to the United States from Ireland in the mid 1800s.

Peanut Butter Pennies

I feel a little like...bakerella! I searched online for a recipe to make some dog treats for Bruno. My goal is to make them tiny (he's not getting any smaller) and peanut butter flavored. I found this recipe for peanut butter dog biscuits and thought I'd try it. It only has four ingredients and I want to avoid sugar, because they make him very sick!

All you have to do is mix the four ingredients together, roll out the dough and then cut it into shapes. Since I want them tiny, I am using an apple corer as my cookie cutter.

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/3 cup peanut butter, chunky or smooth
• 1 1/4 cups hot water

Bake them at 350° F for 40 minutes. I only baked mine for 20 minutes due to their small size.

Bruno loves his peanut butter pennies!

Merry Christmas

Mrs. Claus, Mary, Bruno and Santa

Bruno Goes to Washington - el fin

One last picture with Sarah before leaving the mountains and heading back home...


Bruno the shepherd standing up after laying under his blanket while in his den...the long road trip is almost over.


Are we there yet?