why must i be...a dog in a suitcase?

i don't speak french

which is why it is slightly insane

that i subscribe

to french magazines

aside from the few french words 

incorporated into the english language

i have not a clue

if the prose is 

inspired 

or

insipid

however

the photos

and 

creativity

never fail to 

turn this

punctual taskmaster

into a 

daring daydreamer

a recent issue of marie claire idees

showed a small dog

perched in a

 darling white-washed bed

fashioned from an old valise

at a romp through an overstuffed antique store

i found this

with a

 bit of fabric

little ingenuity

and

sackful of patience

(i am a horrible seamstress)

we now have

our own darling version

(if i might say so myself)

both girls checked it out

but only one 

reigns supreme

she seems quite content

mais oui!

*i have a tutorial here with a material's list and some steps

this is not a sewing tutorial...that would be like the blind leading the blind!

linking up to
tatertots and jello weekend wrap up

and

going to the dogs...

we used to have a dog bakery in our neighborhood

 i would walk past it with a 

humpf

thinking 

people need to get a life

rolling my eyes

as i passed 

perfectly coiffed poodles

with 

their own frequent buyer cards

and suddenly

as if i hadn't just heard myself

i would turn on my heels

go in

and purchase

"just a little something"

for our two pups 

because,

that stuff was irresistible

the shop closed last year

and, not surprisingly
i found
our dogs were happy with any and all treats

post

morning constitution

which is great

but

at christmas 

i like to have something special

for the little rascals

imagine my surprise

when i came across peanut flour

at the local trader joes

i immediately thought

of dog biscuits

i'm silly that way

these are really easy to put together

and apparently yummy

i am not kidding when i tell you

our dogs were pestering me

to lick the bowl

humans can eat these too

but i don't know why one would

they are packed with

healthy goodness

but not

tasty goodness

unless 

you are a dog

or

shipwrecked

stellar treats
(printable recipe)

1 cup peanut flour

2 cups oat bran

2 over-ripe bananas

3 egg yolks

3 Tbs honey

2 Tbs cinnamon

1/4-1/2 cups whole wheat flour

egg white for brushing cookies

sprinkles (optional)

place the peanut flour, oat bran, bananas, eggs, cinnamon and honey in the bowl of a food processor. process until it becomes a dough.  turn onto your work bench and work in enough flour to make a firm dough, that can be rolled out.  if you don't want to use wheat, you can use oat flour for this. roll out to about 1/4"thick and cut with cookie cutter of choice.  place on cookie sheet and brush with egg white. top with sprinkles (if using). bake at 350F for about 20 minutes or until slightly browned.  makes about 60 1 1/2" cookies

dharma is impolite
 and hopes
i don't notice her
unceremoniously gobbling them up

w.d. carefully chooses
and suspects
it might be a trap

because a plate of cookies
on the floor
in the middle of the kitchen
seems a bit
suspicious
even to a dog

i am sharing this at
the tattered tag