I'm Back

Hi Blog Pals,
Little Fox back at the helm of the blog.  I want to thank my dear friends Kermit, Drunk Fox, Little Bear, and Reindeer and his assistant Bear for keeping the blog going while I was on holiday (as they say in London) with Sandy.  Additionally, I want to wish everyone a happy Veteran's Day.  Thank you Veteran's.

While I was out I received quite a bit of mail. Let's see what I got.

Looks like Droopy took a trip to the red mill in New Jersey.  He also sent some items for me to explore on the next  episode of Little Fox, Archaeologist (in a future blog).  I have never been to New Jersey but it sure seems pretty - my only experience with New Jersey is from watching the Sopranos so I am happy to see it has lots of scenic places.

President elect Ajdin took a road trip to Chincoteague Island in Virginia.  He said there were lots of horses (and mosquitoes) on his trip to Chincoteague Island.  I wonder if it was a campaign road trip?

I got another card from my friend in Seattle.  She took a trip to Montana a few weeks ago.  Looks like there was lots of sunshine on that trip and no snow.  Montana sure is diverse, note to self to I need to plan a trip to Montana asap.

Jerry and Ben took a trip to Jacksonville. Sounds like a relaxing trip involving sitting by the pool and drinking honey ice tea.  Probably a nice break from the Fall weather in the Midwest.

Here is a card I sent to my roommates and the other animals from London.  We had great company with Beanie, Jelly Mouse, and Otto, wonderful weather, great pub food and a great time. I am ready for my next tour Ajdin and Sandy!

Bear's rejoice

Looks like a few of my bearista bear friends will have some new clothing options.  Saw these today at Starbucks.

These ones are straight off starbucks.com.  This bear below sure looks a lot like Sandy.

 This one below sure looks a lot like Jerry.

Now where is the Ben look-a-like bear?

We need a professional taster.

Drunk Fox and I were having a heated discussion about which team is going to win the World Series.  I, Big Bear, am hoping for the Cubs to win while Drunk Fox is hoping for the Indians.  We kept arguing and bickering back and forth and we decided to focus our energy on planning something for Little Fox's return to Oregon.

Little Bear heard about our conversation and wanted to get in on it. 

Drunk Fox suggested Honey Roasted Peanuts. As Drunk Fox recalls, Jerry seemed to like these peanuts when he and Ben visited Sandy last summer.  If they are good enough for Jerry then they are good enough for Little Fox. 

Little Bear and Big bear agree but think Little Fox might like cookies instead. 

Those cookies look good. I still think he would like peanuts.  Big and Little Bear suggested cookies.  Argh.

Reindeer heard the gang arguing and had to pop in and give his two cents.  Reindeer, being healthy and a vegetarian agrees with Drunk Fox in giving Little Fox peanuts.  Oh no, it's a tie.  What are we going to do?  Little Bear and Drunk Fox both realized at the same time that one of their blog pals, Jerry might be able to help out.

Do you think Jerry would help us out?  Should we mail him a package and he can taste test the cookies and the peanuts?  Should we send some extra food for Ben?  Arg, so many questions.

Let's do it guys!  Let's send this package to Jerry for his idea on which food to serve.  I think we best get this package out in the mail.  Thanks Jerry - we are patiently awaiting your feedback.

Behind the scenes

 Kermit: Hello everyone and welcome to a special version of my talk show.  I want to give thanks to all the animals that work behind-the-scenes to make my show a success.

Kermit:  First of all we have my production assistant - Old Dog.  As with any production assistant he is bringing me some fresh spring water.  Movie stars like me only drink bottled water.  Old Dog also helps keep groupies  a safe distance away from me. 

Kermit:  Besides Old Dog I also want to thank my joke testers Ricky the Raccoon and Dog-it (the rabbit).  They also work security for me keeping a certain pig off the set.

Kermit;  My dear friend Drunk Fox whom I met in rehab.  I was a guest counselor at Drunk Fox's rehab center.  Looks like Drunk Fox is giving me a thumbs up.

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Kermit:  With all of these staff members I have to introduce my two most important team members.  We have Reindeer and Bear.  Reindeer is my chef and Bear is an assistant chef and they are responsible for feeding my crew.

Reindeer: Kermit, do you want us to show the viewers what we have on tap for dinner tonight?

Kermit: Thanks Reindeer that would be great.  I don't have many special guests tonight.

Reindeer:  Bear let's take our guests to the kitchen.

Reindeer: Here I am the famous chef Reindeer and my assistant Bear.  Bear is busy inspecting the food for freshness. 

Bear:  What's on the menu for tonight's dinner Reindeer?

Reindeer:  Let's do French Onion Soup. First think I need to do is slice up these onions.  

Bear: RD is that a box of brownies in the background?  Are we going to share the brownies with the crew or can we eat them ourselves?

Reindeer: Chopping these onions is hard work.  Where is my assistant?

Bear: Here I am Reindeer.  I best start working on the dishes.

Reindeer: My goodness that is a lot of onions, certainly enough to feed the crew.
Bear:  Reindeer you never answered my question about the brownies.

Reindeer:  We should share these with the crew....but the picture on the box makes them look so good.  I don't know if I can share.

Bear:  Maybe we make them for the crew but choose the best brownies for our snack.  Compromise is good.

Reindeer: I don't know....

Bear:  Ah this is too much stress.  Let's just share the brownies.  Now, if we only had a bear on staff that could do some tasting for us.  Sigh.

Reindeer: Friends I hope you enjoyed a behind the scenes tour of the kitchen on the set of Kermit's talk show. All the stuffies are stuffing their faces right now so Bear and I will sign off.   Happy eating - Reindeer. 

Hereeeeee's Kermit (part 2)

Live from Little Fox's house, it's Kermit the Frog!

Hello everyone, it's me, Kermit the Frog broadcasting live from Little Fox's house.  Little Fox is off on an adventure so I am in charge of the blog till he gets back. 

It seems like our schedule includes visits from a few friends including Little Bear, Dr. Mouse, and a special mixology lesson with Drunk Fox. 

Our first guest is the one and only Little Bear.

Kermit: Now Little Bear, I don't know if you knew this or not but you have a striking resemblance to a few bears I know of in the Mid-west and up in Canada.  Any thoughts?

Little Bear: Kermit, you are very observant.  I believe I am a distant cousin on said bears.  Perhaps I should get a membership to Ancestry.com to do some geneological research.  Kermit, can I borrow your credit card?

Kermit:  Uh, no.  Now let's move on next guest.  Dr. Mouse is a very well known psychiatrist who works directly with the stuffy community.  Here he comes.

Kermit:  Good to see you again Dr. Mouse.  Now, don't take this the wrong way but last time I saw you, you had arms.  Care to explain?

Dr. Mouse: Kermit I am a renowed stuffy psychiatrist but I am also doing some charity work with shelter dogs like Sequoia.  Unfortnately, some of these shelter dogs think I am a chew toy and seem to forget that I am a famous doctor.  Luckily, my craft involves talking to stuffies and shelter dogs so my arms are  not necessary to me being able to heal.

Kermit: Goodness, I sometimes  have nightmares about being mistaken for a chew toy as well.

Dr. Mouse:  Kermit, would you like to schedule an appointment to talk about these nightmares?

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Kermit; Now, our last segment of the show tonight is a mixology lesson with our resident bar tender, Drunk Fox.

Kermit: Drunk Fox, I could not help but notice you are slouching, are you drunk right now?

Drunk Fox: Kermit, you are known for asking the tough questions. I am not drunk in fact I limit my drinks to two a day, no more.

Drunk Fox: Kermit, I brought some liquor for our lesson are you ready?

Kermit: Let's go.

Drunk Fox: I brought a small bottle of Kahlula and rum,  will this be enough for us?  Who am I kidding? I better get some more liquor just to be safe.

Kermit: This is better.

Drunk Fox: I think this will do but I feel like we don't have enough alcohol.

Drunk Fox: This is better - we now have one bottle taller than both of us.

Kermit: Uh Drunk Fox do you think we have TOO much alcohol?

Drunk Fox: Kermit, I know you don't drink as much as I do but whenever the drinks come out it seems that the stuffies do as well.  Looks like the whole gang is here. 

Kermit: Well viewers another great show tonight.  Special thanks to my guests Little Bear, Dr. Mouse and Drunk Fox.

Here's Kermit.

Live from Little Fox's house, heeres Kermit.

Hello everyone, it's me Kermit the Frog taking over the blog while Little Fox is traveling up north.

Welcome to my evening talk show starring me, Kermit the Frog.

Let's meet our first guest, Drunk Fox.

He's a slow mover.

There we go. 

Kermit: Now, Drunk Fox the question on everyone's mind is pretty simple.  Drunk Fox, what is your relation to Little Fox?

Drunk Fox: Well, Kermit that's a great question.  I am Little Fox's crazy uncle.  I have a guaranteed spot on the couch whenever I show up to Little Fox's house - no quesitons asked.

Kermit: So Drunk Fox, you are like the crazy uncle who shows up.

Drunk Fox: You got it boss, now I heard that this talk show provides free food, can you point me in that direction?

Kermit: Uh no.

Kermit: Now that we got that cleared up let's welcome our new guest, Big Bear.  My goodness these animals travel slowly here.

Kermit: Hello Big Bear - welcome to the show.

Big Bear: Thanks, Kermit.  It's been a while since I have seen you.

Kermit: What have you been up to?
Big Bear: Well, I am still taking flying lessons and working part time at the diner.

Kermit: Ok, enough chit chat.  Let's get down to business.  Ajdin, Droopy, and Sandy all have the question, what happened to your leg?

Big Bear: Great question.  I was skiing years ago and broke my leg.  I had my leg set but the doctor said it would never heal.  Sadly, I have to wear this bandage all the time.

Kermit: That's too bad Big Bear, I also heard from Sandy, Ajdin and Droopy that they asked about you wearing a Hawaiian Lei.  Want to tell us about that?
Big Bear: During the summer I always wear a Lei as I come from a long line of teacher bears and I always celebrate teacher bears having much needed breaks.

Kermit: It's time for a little musical break.  It looks like Scottish Bear is our musical guest tonight.  It looks like he is going to play a quick song as we are behind schedule.  Is it going to be "March of the Black Bear" or is he going to try something new?

Scottish Bear: Thanks for having me on tonight as your musical guest.  Do you like my new song called...well it's not named yet but I hope you like it.

Kermit: Wow this show gets better and better.  Reindeer has dropped in to share his newest vegetarian recipe.  Reindeer, what is going on with you?
Reindeer: Kermit thanks for having me on.  My newest recipe is vegetarian reindeer cookies.  Check out the link to my recipe.

Reindeer Cookies

Kermit: Well that's all for tonight's talk show.  Viewers, thanks for watching.  

A visit to the Oregon State Fair

Hello Blog Pals,
Time to visit the Oregon State Fair.  When is your local fair?  Do they have Provincial fairs in Canada?  Enough questions, let's get down to business.

I demanded my roommates take me to this building first (I can be very demanding when I need to).  Man, this building is going to be great.

Sooooo, apparently the poultry are only in the poultry building during the first week of the fair - no the second week (when I visited). 

Llama Llama have you ever been to the Bahamas?  Is this even a Llama (I am a city fox, not a country fox).

I think I can drive this safely.  Ok, now that I visited the agriculture exhibits it's time to see the award winning food, prizes, table settings (yes, they still have competitive table setting in Oregon), and jams. 

This was my favorite setting of tables from the fair - I wish they had real food at this competitive table setting event.

Prize cookies.  I should have invited Jerry and Ben to the fair, what was I thinking????

These cookies must be real good since they are locked up.  Oh my goodness, I should have brought the key that Jerry and Ben sent me.  It probably opens up the cookie cabinet at the fair.   Darn it!!!!!

These preserved foods look great.  Jams, honey, and other preserved foods.   Who knew the fair had so much to do.  Earlier I a stand selling chicken cheesesteaks - I think it's time for me to find it, buy a big chicken cheesesteak and wash it down with a milkshake.