el beisbol II

Leny is a very happy Red Sox fan----------and she's not the only one!!!!!!!!!  So, especially to you, Mr. FabP, here's proof!!!!!!

Our penguins came out of the closet in Las Cruces for this picture.

Know what this picture is???????  The South Pole state of

So while this post is in response to our buddy, The FabP's comment, just so you all know-------

Leny's smile is because the Sox are winning as this is being written!!!!!!!!

El Beisbol

O M G!!!!!   Gotta love those Yankees.  Why, they should handle those upstarts from Beantown without a problem this year.  Figure Derek will hit over .400; Cano, Texiera, and that fabulous 3rd baseman who never ever ever allowed a foreign substance into his body should combine for like 210 homers.  C C will pitch a couple perfect games and Mariano Rivera will shed 10 years and not blow any saves against Boston.  Right??????????

Somehow, I Don't Think SO!!!!!!!!

Big Puppy

Please don't forget what day it is-------April 1, 2011.


Happy April Fool's Day from the Pirate Dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!

About Dog Shows

So W T F is a "Scottish Deerhound"??????????  Certainly not one of us.......

Emma 'Roid, Cockapoo

Weetz Elva, Schnauzehuahua

Petey/Pablo, MinPinahuahua

Magdalena Cochiti, Sharprador

Real dogs for a real world...................

Spring Cuttings

February brings spring-like conditions to Southern New Mexico.  And the two Pirate Dogs who grow long winter coats start looking a little (??) ragged:

Emma the 'Roid has morphed into Captain Dreadlocks over the winter.

And Crow's-Nest Weetzie is also quite bedraggled.

So it was off to the Groomer with the two of them.  Of course the remaining Pirate Dogs, First-Mate Leny and Midshipmen Petey/Pablo were distressed at having to remain at home in the CPS Nargle.

But being loyal and good crew members they used the time to improve their skills, the Midshipman under the First-Mate's tutelage.

At noon, the Groomer called and informed us that she had completed her tasks.  Understanding the anxiety of the crew members at home, we rushed to retrieve the newly shorn.  You, dear reader, can ascertain for yourself if the results are an improvement:

The difference in the Captain is dramatic---her face can actually be seen and she doubtless has had her vision improved.

Now, Weetz------well, not so much of a difference although she should be cooler with the approaching warmer weather:

So that's the latest news from the Nargle and the Pirate Dogs hope all their Eastern readers are well dug out.  The Pirates are enjoying the sun and the 70's in Southern New Mexico.

Of Snow and Sharpradors

It's been a touch of New Hampshire here in Southern New Mexico.  Temperatures haven't gotten above freezing for several days.  Our house really isn't plumbed for prolonged freezes---there's no hot water!!  The hot water heater is in a shed on the northwest side of the hose---it's enclosed and has an insulation jacket but such protection, while adequate for a couple of freezing nights, can't handle prolonged temps below 32F.

We Pirate Dogs can do without the snow and cold.  Two of us are Chihuahuas and really not comfortable with temps below 50F---time to burrow down under the quilts.  

But Leny the Sharprador has really had it.  Even though she came here from Ohio, via New Hampshire, she thought New Mexico would be retirement from snow and freezing paws.  Instead, she has been caught up in this mess:

"Really, what's up with this snow????????"

And to totally emphasize this atrocious weather pattern:

  All I can say is "Thank Sirius for warm blankies"

Stormy Relief

So sad---the day after Christmas, the first white one in Atlanta since the 1880's; the East Coast getting hammered by a blizzard; wonder if the kid will be able to leave on time Tuesday for his flight to NYC.  Ahhh, winter.......

In southern New Mexico, we've missed the storms coming off the Pacific-- drenching LA, dumping snow by the foot in the Sierra Nevada, traversing the country and turning colder in order to cause blizzards all along the East Coast.  So for those of you caught up in any of this weather, here's a little relief---





This video was posted a week ago.  Don't know when it was filmed but the weather at the Market on Christmas Eve (special Friday edition since Christmas was on Saturday) was just as nice as what is portrayed in the video.  And yes, the cacti at the mud shack came from the nursery shown in the film clip.

Now, Readers of the Pirate Dogs, do you get why we moved here???  Think about it while you are shoveling..............

Christmas Eve 2010

It gets so cold in New England.  Makes it rough to enjoy outdoor caroling or tree lighting ceremonies.  Now here in Southern New Mexico, it's a real holiday season but one can walk around the old plaza in Mesilla and enjoy the luminarias and other decoration with a minimum of bundling up.  And it's so beautiful.  There are luminarias all along the brick roads that border the plaza in La Mesilla and on some of the alleyways.  These were particularly intriguing.....

luminarias in the alleyway

because they led to this...............

Our Lady of Guadalupe icon

and after viewing the icon, as we head out of town, the beautiful Basilica of San Albino.....

The only thing that would make the season better is spending time and seeing these places with the friends and family we love, most of whom are so far away.  But maybe, someday..............

MERRY CHRISTMAS