Angus the Giant Schanuzer

I've already written about my Angie boy a couple times,

but I'm going to again because I'm a total fangirl and I love him more than I should.

This is my dog Angus.

He is a giant schanuzer.

Schanuzers are just the best- and when you mix that with "giant", 

it just gets better.

I love love love big dogs- I love love love my big dog.

He's really the best ever.

Here are 5 reasons why Giant Schanuzers are the best:

1. They are really great with families, and are very protective.

2. They are really active animals and need a lot of exercise-which will get lazy butts out the door!

3. Dogs are a man's best friend- And giant's are a man's best friend forever.

4. Look at his beard.

5. Look at his eyes.

How can you not?!?!?!

that one time when we went to the beach

Aaaand, the aftermath.

Photos of the week

Snow and Rose

Today I read a darling little chapter book my one of my favorite artists Emily Winfield Martin called,

 "Snow and Rose".

 It was such a sweet tale, and I ate it up in just an hour or two. 

I grew up reading Emily Winfield Martin's beautifully illustrated picture books and playing with her super cute paper doll primer.

 And I remember reading her first chapter book 

"Oddfellow's Orphanage" and how I ate that story right up too.

 I think the reason why I love her art so much is because I see myself in the little girls she paints and writes about.

 In every one of her picture books I can find at least one little girl who looks just like me.

 These two young women remind me of me and Jane. 

F R I D A Y

Let's just jump right into it:

F R I D A Y :

No one- Alicia Keys

She- Alice Phoebe Lou

Send My Love (To Your New Lover)- Adele

S.O.S- ABBA

Blackbird- The Beatles

Shooting Stars- Bag Raiders

I Can't Make You Love Me- Bonnie Raitt

Here I am- Bryan Adams

Lovefool- The Cardigans

The Trouble Is- Courtney Cotter King

S U N D A Y :

Victoria (Original Soundtrack)-Martin Phipps & Ruth Barrett

The Light Between Oceans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)- Alexandre Desplat

Brooklyn (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)- Michael Brook

qUeSTioNS WitH CLAire

What is your favorite thing?

This is a vague question.

I have a lot of favorite things.

(Whiskers on kittens and brown paper packages tied up with string, you know...)

One of my favorite things is beautifully and perfectly explained in this photo:

Going on a family drive

Rolling Down the window

Playing music that you not only listen to but feel

Soaking it all in

Is there anything better?

the sunrise

"The sunrise, of course, doesn't care if we watch it or not.

It will keep being beautiful,

even if no one bothers to look at it."

-Gene Amole