A special garden consultant

Four days of snow on the ground does not fare well for a Little Fox.  My garden is probably taking a beating.  **Sigh** I have been delaying this for a while, I best go out and explore. The Mint plant looks like it could use some attention.  Why am I wearing my sombrero you might ask?  Well, certain roommates have "misplaced" my winter scarf collection so my sombrero is the only winter gear I can find right now. 

The Winter pansie is struggling

.I don't even know what this plant is.  The little chalkboard sign isn't really helping.

A dog to the rescue.  Look who Sequoia found, it's Sandy!  I can't believe it, Sandy is in my garden, dressed for the weather, and ready to help.  

Little Fox: Sandy, what do you think I should do with the mint plant?

Sandy: Let's wait and see what happens.  Mint is a pretty strong plant, just be thankful you didn't plant it in the ground.

Sandy: Little Fox, this Jalepeno pepper is gone.  You must let it go.

Little Fox: Sandy, thanks for the garden advice.  Let's explore a little, eh?

Sandy: Do I need snowshoes?  Cross country skis? Bobsled?  I didn't know you got this much snow. 

Little Fox: Yes, Sandy we did get a lot of snow but that won't stop us from exploring.

Now that we are safely inside, relaxing on the sofa it's time to start catching up, planning our adventures and get some hot chocolate to fortify our systems. 

Cooking for a special guest.

There will be a special guest arriving soon at our house.  Once Canadian Geese Airlines flight 2343 arrives safely our special guest will be here.  Now, as anyone knows who flies Canadian Geese Airlines it's a low budget carrier where one needs to bring their own snacks and flights that should only take hours take weeks.  Just how it is when you fly CGA so I figured I better make some snacks for our guest since he might be hungry.

I hope  my guest likes "homemade" brownies. I have a big bowl, a nice box of mix from Trader Joe's and a preheated oven.  Let's go!

Any good brownie recipe starts with a stick of butter.  Since I want to impress my guest I am using first quality butter, I hope that is acceptable to him.

I got the batter mixed and put in the pan evenly.  Time to find a roommate so they can put it in the oven and get this cooking. 

Ahhh, now the hardest part. I must wait till the brownies cool so I can test them to make sure they are acceptable for my guest. I hope that he is hungry from his flight?

Drunk Fox's Birthday

Can you believe it, another year has passed by. Drunk Fox's birthday is coming up and I want to make sure I get him a good gift.  Obviously, a trip to the Liquor store is out of the question.  What do you buy the fox that has everything?  Chicken of course.

I should probably enlist Reindeer as a helper in the kitchen as he is one who can do the heavy lifting. 

After giving the chicken a good rinse it's time to season the bird.  Since I am making Greek chicken probably should use some oregano.  Do you think there is enough Oregano in this jar?

Salt and pepper are always good spices to have on hand. 

Reindeer suggested that garlic and lemon would go well together.

Fox can't live on chicken alone and Reindeer suggested quartering up some potatoes and putting them in the bottom of the roaster as the chicken cooks. Good idea Reindeer. 

While the chicken is cooking it's best to have a snack.   Has anyone ever had this brand of granola from Trader Joe's? It's pecan maple granola and the granola is addictive.

The chicken came out great.  It was very tasty and Drunk Fox really enjoyed it.  Reindeer's vegetables were tasty as well.  Now, you are probably thinking "Where is the picture of the finished chicken Little Fox?" well I got a later start and it wasn't done till everyone was really hungry and we decided to scarf it down instead of posing patiently for the blog.  The chicken won out this time.

Happy Birthday Drunk Fox.

Mail Call

It's been a busy week for a little fox.  I have been in the snow, keeping my roommates working hard, and making sure the house is running smoothly. Recently, I have received some mail.
This card must be for me, it's addressed to me and there are stickers of foxes on the front and back.

Sweet, a birthday card with my hero, Officer Nick from Zootopia.

This is a big card. 

Let's see who it's from:  Allright, Jerry and Ben.  Thanks guys!

Speaking of Jerry and Ben I think this next package is from them as well. I can always tell their tell tale "signature"  

Awesome!  It's my certificate from winning the Halloween contest (thanks Sandy for helping me enter). 

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There are lots of prizes here:  A notepad to write my thoughts down (hmm, buy more chicken).  Mints and coasters for Hot Chocolate. In fact I got two coasters so I should have two mugs of Hot Chocolate. 

I also got some maple candy and a bear pin (just like Beanie).  Thank you Jerry and Ben.

Did I mention it's been cold lately?  I wish I had something to take my mind off of all the cold.  In the mail I got these cool postcards.  The one on the left if from Ajdin and the one on the right is from Ajdin as well.  Apparently, I got two postcards - aren't I a lucky fox.

Update:  Sandy was kind enough to send me a cool card as well.  I love how the fox (at least I think it's a fox) is inspecting the little mouse and how brave the mouse is.  Great painting. 

Thank you everyone for the mail and prizes.  I appreciate it sincerely.

Little Fox

A winter adventure

Brrr, today's weather is in the low 30s and it's cold for a little fox.......Now.......I know it's not as cold as Jerry and Ben's winter home (9 degrees F in their winter town) but it's cold for me.  Last night it started snowing and it didn't stop till this morning.  The backyard got some snow, let's see what the rest of the area looks like.  Time for an adventure.

Now, I am a fox on an exploration.  The streets look OK. 

Proof that we got a lot of snow last night.  My roommate stuck a ruler in the snow and it was 7 inches!

Yes, lots of snow but not too much snow to climb this tree.  I should have brought my scarf. 

Even though the snow is out it looks like this tree has a berry on it. I wonder how tasty a berry in January tastes?

My destination was the park.  There were lots of trees down and the park looked really cool. 

One last stop on my way home. 

One of my winter friend, Penguin, wanted to go outside.  Penguin is certainly dressed for the weather.

Any good adventure needs to conclude with snacks.  Let's see, I have a steaming cup of coffee, a couple of cookies and a nice brownie.  Yes, this should suffice. 

The last hike of the year.

Hello Blog Pals - I can't believe it's 2017! I hope everyone had a fun new years eve with lots of cookies, treats, and spending time with friends.

Before the end of the year my roommates took Sequoia and I snowshoeing.   We got lots of snow on Mt. Hood and it looks like we might even have cold weather this week (highs in the 30s).  now, that's probably hot for Jerry and Ben but for me and my crew in Oregon it's a tad cold.

I must admit I look very dapper in this photo.  

After some hiking I needed a rest.  The good thing about fur is that you can just plop down in the snow and still be warm.  I wish I brought some hot chocolate, or warm tea, or coffee. Sequoia wanted to get in the picture as well. 

Mt. Hood decided to show itself today.  Nice view. 

Which was should we go?

Sequoia usually doesn't pose for pictures but he was in the mood to sit for a few minutes.  

Finally, some time for me to play in the snow. I think I might try to make a snowfox.  

It was good to finish out the year with nice weather and a good hike.  Now, what adventures are in store for me in 2017?

A gift from Droopy :)

Happy New Year everyone!  I wanted to thank Droopy and his crew for the cool Christmas gift.

Sequoia intercepted the package when it arrived and delivered it to me on Christmas day.

Droopy packaged the gift really well, I need scissors to open it up. 

Even though these are big scissors for a little fox I made it work. 

Oh, this necklace is really cool.  It's of a fox (just like me) and I think Sequoia is excited about it as well.  For Sequoia to be excited about something not edible is a big thing around here. 

I also got a deck of cards - this will be great for my next trip to the casino.  Do you think they will let me play blackjack with this deck?

I also got a statue of a fox.  Now, this belongs in a museum for sure - let me make a call to the Galleria dell'Accademia and see if they want this statue as well as Michelangelo's David.  On, another hand I think it's best that I keep this statue at home so I can admire and appreciate it. 

Droopy, thank you for the pawesome gifts this Christmas.
Little Fox.
PS -  Happy New Years Everyone.