I’d like to quote my favorite author ‘Rex’ from the esteemed manual, The Dangerous Book for Dogs, by Rex & Sparky when I say “owwww, ow, owwwww”.
If you haven’t yet read this genius piece of literature, I urge you to seek it out. For some strange reason my mom (she also ‘works’ at Oakland Yard) seems to find hilarity in all of the sweet golden nuggets of wisdom hidden throughout this mastery of writing. I’m pretty sure she doesn’t yet realize the joke's on her!
I started working at Oakland Yard several months ago and some of my duties include: cleaning up the bits of cheese and crackers off the floor, guarding the treat jar in the front of the shop, which I work hard each and every day to slowly empty, NOT peeing on the planters NOR the filing cabinet which as it turns out is a ‘no no’, entertaining all of the normal sized humans that everyone calls ‘children’ (they truly understand me) and finally... keeping my bed warm in case another dog wants to borrow it.
Back to the treats, this week we are featuring Banana and Peanut Butter biscuits from Trader Joes. By the way fellow pups, if you haven’t had a real banana covered in Peanut Butter you are truly missing out. At first I was skeptical but since each year I wake up with less and less teeth, I find them truly satisfying. The best thing about Peanut Butter is that when it gets stuck on the roof of your stinky mouth, you can lick your paws and keep tasting that wonderful nutty aroma with just enough sweetness from the banana to compliment the savory effect of the peanuts. I’ve truly learned a lot about flavors from the folks at Oakland Yard and I tend to agree with the ‘Natty’ crowd, the stinkier the better. My mom disagrees but I guess not everyone can get down with the flavor of lingering nutskin.
TONIGHT... Thursday Night Flights are on! My mom (they call her "Jessie", ha!), and Daniel and Max will be pouring a lineup of French whites and reds - and proceeds from tonight's tasting will help out some little folks who are closer to my size, the preschoolers at our local Duck's Nest school! Flights $15 tonight from 4-8pm.
SATURDAY (3/9) ... all New California wines! All dry, vibrant, low-alcohol and low intervention... 2014 Little Frances Semillon, 2018 Alfaro Family Vineyards Rosé, 2018 Gearhead Wines 'Simone' (chillable red!), and 2017 Piedrasasi Syrah. Flights are $15 from 2-6 and wines available by the glass until 9! I'll likely be tuckered out by 8 or so, but we'll see...
SUNDAY (3/10): French Gamay Tasting. Four wines ranging from fresh and easy-drinking to mineral and complex expressions of this delightful grape. Flights $15 from 2-6 and wines by the glass until 8pm.
OK, gotta go. My paws are killing me.
Ruff ruff and much love,
Turtle