Accidental Theft... or maybe not.

I might have accidentally stolen some plants for my perennial gardens yesterday. So I'm conflicted... Do you bring attention to the accidental theft or assume that you're good and nothing wrong happened? A lady in my neighborhood cleaned out and thinned a bunch of her gardens, taking out quite a bit of mainly grasses. She then put them in some 5 gallon buckets out by the curb... making it look like they were free for the taking. Me, thinking that free was a pretty sweet deal, loaded them up in my truck and brought them home. It wasn't until this afternoon that I noticed the very tiny sticker on some of the buckets that looked like a label with what the plant was and what could have been a price. Hmmm... who in their right mind, wanting money for their stuff, would have put it out by the curb without a BIG sign stating "FOR SALE"? So, I'm still not sure if she was expecting payment for them... and if so, was she charging extra for the baby slugs that were also in the buckets?

Wherein I become a crazy pet owner

Having a new puppy around the house is an adventure. Especially when the puppy is currently a 3 month old Siberian Husky who is already a hefty 28 pounds. Is he going to stop growing soon? :) Anyway, I'm always interested in collecting recipes and have now started becoming one of those crazy pet owners who makes homemade dog treats for their pooch. Here's the latest that has Gus jumping for joy:

Beef & Veggie Dog Treats

Ingredients:
1 egg
2 beef bouillon cubes
1/2 cup boiling water
2 Tbsp flaxseed oil
1/2 cup vegetable oil (approx.)
1 3/4 cup white flour
3/4 cup wheat flour
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 cup carrots (shredded)

Directions:
Dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water. Set aside. In a measuring cup, put the 2 Tbsp. of flaxoil, fill the rest of the way to the 1/2 cup line with vegetable oil. Mix with bouillon/water mixture, egg, and shredded carrots.

In a separate bowl, mix the remaining ingredients. Add the wet ingredients to this.

On a floured mat or table, knead the mixture into a smooth ball. Roll out with a rolling pin until it is about a 1/4 inch thick. Cut into any shape or size you would like and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes. they will continue to harden after you take them out of the oven.


So far, Gus the puppy has seemed to like them fairly well... but keeps begging for additional "taste tests" just to make sure. :)