Happy New Year

Here's to a Happy Peaceful new Years!

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Sly Smile Poodle!

Poodle Survives Eight Days After Crash

Dec 28, 4:09 PM EST



ELKO, Nev. (AP) -- The biggest Christmas present came a day late this year for Lee and Irene DellaSilva of Ogden, Utah. But it's one they'll never forget. Eight days after the DellaSilvas' 6-year-old poodle, Miss Lizzie, was lost during a rollover accident east of Carlin, a Union Pacific crew spotted the black pooch Monday morning on railroad tracks near the crash site.

"It is an act of God as far as I am concerned," said Lee DellaSilva. "This just renews our faith in the Christmas miracle."

Miss Lizzie's travels began after she fled the DellaSilvas' vehicle following the accident the Sunday before Christmas.

Rescuers kept them from searching for their pet. Then they had to leave the area.

The poodle was spotted and rescued by a Union Pacific crew thanks to a "missing dog" poster that the DellaSilvas had provided to a UP outpost.

Since she was on the tracks, they assumed she was dead. Then she weakly popped up her head.

The crew put the train into an emergency stop and went back to rescue the dog, warmed her up, dried her off, cleaned her up and placed her snugly in a work bag for a ride back home.
As part of their search for Miss Lizzie, the DellaSilvas were offering a $1,000 reward. The train crew is donating the reward to the Dogtown Rescue organization.

"It is just something totally weird," engineer Mike Kessler said. "This just doesn't happen. Especially with something this small ... . We call her Lucky Lizzie now"

The sun sets on 2005........................

"Serenity" by Marc Adamus
Canon EOS-3

Merry Christmas to All!

Santas on his way! Don't forget to track Santa today as he makes his way to the chimney nearest you!

Track Santa at NORAD!

Note: the Tracking site works the best in explorer, firefox doesn't work as well.

Oh the Pain Will Robinson!

Its the eve before Christmas eve and what better way to celebrate then laugh at some clueless wonder's atrocious ugly Christmas Light Display! Some of these will make Chevy Chase's House in "Christmas Vacation" look stunning by comparison!

Go Here and be amused...see, its free and much better then King Kong!

King Bomb

Ok I am warning you all now, save that $7.50 and three hours of your life ...DON'T go see the new "KING KONG" movie.. It's bad. Bad as a Monkey's ass! In a nutshell, this is a CGI f/x film without any story, drama, or charm.......in otherwords.....its BAD!

Now don't tell me I didn't warn you!

Christmas Funny

Which one are you?


***PSYCHIATRISTS' CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR EVERY DIAGNOSIS

Schizoprenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?

Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Queens Disoriented Are

Dementia --- I Think I'll Be Home For Christmas

Narcissistic --- Hark The Herald Angels Sing About Me

Manic --- Deck The Hall and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and Fire Hydrants and.........

Paranoid --- Santa Claus Is Coming To Get Me

Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts Of Roasting On An Open Fire

Personality Disorder --- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll Tell You Why

Obessive Complusive Disorder --- Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

ADHD -- Hark the herald angels sing ba-rum-pa-pum-pum in the little town of Bethlehem up on the housetop in a winter wonderland one foggy Christmas Eve hey how bout them Bears no I don't want to switch to Sprint but thank you for shopping at K-Mart.

Winter Fun on ebay

Happy New Year Poodle (above)

Yorkie Stocking , just waiting for Christmas Morning!(below)





















Bundled up for Winter on Ebay!

More ACEO trading cards now on Ebay

New on Ebay Visit CleverPUP on EBAY





















Golden Retriever Happy New Year!





















Chihuahua Sled dog.

As Homer Simpson would say....

MMMMmmmm Nutrolls...what can't they do!















Its Nutroll day in Chardon Ohio!
Before baking and bursting with nutty goodness!(above)



















Fresh out of the oven! They look like Subway Subs on Steroids! and they taste better!

The way Grandma Made them........THANKS Mom

NUTROLLS

350 30-45 MIN OR UNTIL NICELY BROWNED

ON GREASED COOKIE SHEET

THIS MAKES 4 ROLLS

4 1/2 CUPS FLOUR

1 TSP SALT

1 CUP LUKEWARM WATER

1/2 CUP BUTTER (OR MARGERINE)

2 EGG YOLKS

4 TBLSPOONS SUGAR

1 PACKAGE DRY YEAST

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PUT YEAST IN SMALL BOWL. ADD WATER AND SUGAR, STIR. LET STAND UNTIL YOU MIX BUTTER

AND FLOUR AS FOR PIE CRUST. MAKE A WELL IN CENTER AND ADD EGG YOLKS (LIGHTLY BEATEN)

SALT AND YEAST MIXTURE. MIX UNTIL SMOOTH AND DOUGH LEAVES THE SIDE OF THE BOWL. DIVIDE INTO 4 PIECES AND ROLL OUT AS THIN AS POSSIBLE. RECTANGLE SHAPE.

SPREAS WITH FILLING. PLACE ON GREASED PAN AND BRUSH WITH 1 EGG WHITE (BEATEN A LITTLE) LET REST IN WARM PLACE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. IT SHOULD RISE TO ALMOST DOUBLE SIZE. BAKE 350 FOR 30-45 MIN. UNTIL NICELY BROWN. REMOVE AND COOL.

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NUT FILLING

1 LB. WALNUTS

1/2 CUP SUGAR

1/2 CUP MILK

1 T. BUTTER

1 TSP. LEMON JUICE

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GRIND NUTS ( FOOD PROCESSOR)

HEAT MILK AND ADD NUTS AND STIR. ADD SUGAR, BUTTER AND LEMON JUICE.

COOL AND SPREAD OVER ROLLED OUT DOUGH.

YOU CAN ADD MORE NUTS IF YOU LIKE. I DO--MAYBE ANOTHER 1/2 LB. MAKES IT MORE FILLED.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

Tis the season for being holly and jolly and no one is more jolly, warm hearted, and friendly then old Saint Nick himself right?? Well apparently these kids think otherwise!!





















For the entire "Scared of Santa" gallery click here

A Charlie Brown Christmas 40th Anniversary

The cartoon special "A Charlie Brown Christmas" turns 40 this Dec 9 th. I remember watching this beloved Christmas cartoon in the late sixties and then wanting a beagle like Snoopy. When I didn't get a dog for Christmas, I just drew my own "Snoopy" dog in my drawing books and was pretty happy with that arrangement.

So be sure to catch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" this year, this is one Christmas special that has stood the test of time with its simple message..."Peace on Earth, Good will towards men."

Appaloosa and Snowman

Appaloosa Horse and her snowman friend , perfect for the horse lover. This is done in fine German watercolor pencils on 9" x 12" acid free cold press watercolor paper.
Visit Cleverpup on Ebay to Bid!

Bad Santa?

David Letterman's "Ten Top Signs You've Hired a Bad Department Store Santa"


10. "Fluffy white beard is heavily soiled with chaw stains"

9. "Lectures each child on the wonders of Scientology"

8. "There's always two or three elves on defibrillator duty"

7. "Tries to snort the fake snow"

6. "The suit is more orange and reads 'Auburn Correctional Facility'"

5. "Every night he walks out with a sack full of Ipods"

4. "Instead of saying, 'ho, ho, ho,' keeps mumbling something about 'Jihad'"

3. "Tells every kid climbing on his lap, 'Careful of Santa's flask'"

2. "Because of earlier incident, can't go within 50 feet of Victoria's Secret salesgirl"

1. "Points out which kids he thinks will be gay"

New Chrismas ACEO cards! part 2

All listed on Ebay!

Holiday Tips for your Clever Pups

As we humans enjoy the Christmas Holiday season we shouldn't forget about our furry kids. Did you know if your dog eats pine needles this can cause vomiting and irritation to the mouth. Poinsettias, holly, mistletoe, amaryllis and Christmas Cactus are poisonous if eaten.

The toll-free number for National Animal Poison Control Center is 888-4ANI-HELP or 888-426-4435.

For more tips on having a safe holiday with your pet please visit this great site for additional information!

http://www.wagntrain.com/holidays.htm

More good news for Coffee Drinkers!

..or absolute coffee addicts like me!

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Coffee and tea may reduce the risk of serious liver damage in people who drink alcohol too much, are overweight, or have too much iron in the blood, researchers reported on Sunday.

The study of nearly 10,000 people showed that those who drank more than two cups of coffee or tea per day developed chronic liver disease at half the rate of those who drank less than one cup each day.

The study, conducted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., found that coffee provided no protection to people at risk of liver disease from other causes, such as viral infections.

"While it is too soon to encourage patients to increase their coffee and tea intake, the findings of our study potentially offer people at high-risk for developing chronic liver disease a practical way to decrease that risk," said Dr. Constance Ruhl, who helped lead the study.

"In addition, we hope the findings will offer guidance to researchers who are studying liver disease progression."

Writing in the American Gastroenterological Association journal Gastroenterology, Ruhl and colleagues said caffeine seemed to hold the key.

They analyzed the records of 9,849 participants in a government survey whose coffee and tea intake was evaluated and who were followed for about 19 years.

New Chrismas ACEO cards!

Just listed on ebay some new whimsical ACEO cards! For those who are not familiar with ACEO (Art Cards, Editions and Originals) they are a group of artists selling miniature works of art, baseball card sized (2.5" x 3.5" is the required size), some original, some prints. To find these art trading cards on ebay, type ACEO into your search.

Please visit this link for Cleverpup ACEOs!

Be sure to visit Becky!

For whimsical fantasy and animal art, check out my fellow Northwest artist Becky Federico's web site,
http://www.federico-whimsy-art.com

Be sure and say hi and let her know Tina( Cleverpup) sent ya!

Snow days!

We got the first snow of winter today, about 2 inches of wet slushy snow! Not that much ,but pretty to look at!





















My roses were still blooming and dipped under a blanket of snow...no, it was more of a sheet...well maybe a small quilt!

The snow will be gone by Sunday as the weather is supposed to warm up into the 40s!