SIDE “DISH”: WAFFLES, CHARLEY WAFFLES.

Bet ya thought you were going to read something waffle related. Something like chicken and waffles, waffles and strawberries, toaster waffles……..

Well you ARE! A new breed of waffle. This is Charley Waffles.

(Yeah, yeah, it’s a dog.)

But not just any dog. No, no,…….she’s also an annoying dog. (Oh you don’t know. Trust me. We know.) But she’s that annoying kind like people who love their kids but they say that the kids drive them crazy.

And she’s a vegetarian. Yeah. A vegetarian dog. (No, this is not some sort of blasphemous belief we have forced upon our dog. This is strictly her choice.) “This can’t possibly be a dog of mine,” said the medium-rare, steak loving owner. But then she hoovered like 300 potato chips and devoured anything carb related and then I realized, oh….it’s like that kid that bears their great, great grandmother’s genes.

Okay, fine. ::sigh::: I secretly have an endless love for this creature. And I connect with her in a way that I never have with any dog. And I’ve had 12 of them, all from puppy stage. So I decided to share her with you because strangley she brings a sense of joy, chaos and yet calmness to our home. My students are completely enamored with her. In fact, I have used her as a bargaining tool. “No, you cannot play with Charley Waffles until you finish your lesson.” Or, “If you play this passage correctly 5 times, I will show you a Charley trick.” And the more effective, “If you come unprepared to your lesson yet again, I will never let you see that dog until you are caught up.” (Heehee, that particular student has never come unprepared, since.) Don’t call it “cruel”……call it “strategy”. And slightly amusing.

Anyway, I expect that I will post about her from time to time. And about the weird, quirky stuff she does that no other dogs do. (Seriously, I’m not kidding. She’s really weird. Some of you know firsthand.)

I will also occasionally post some other random thoughts, some of which may not directly fall into a specific category. But hey, it’s all stuff that relates or happens in my odd, mish-mashed life. And these particular posts shall be called: side “dish”(es). Haha, get it??? Dish? Like plate and “dish” like I’m “dishing” it out to….you….? Forget it. Nevermind. I’m usually the only one in the house who thinks I’m funny.

So Charley Waffles. Eccola. Che carina! (Italian: “Here she is. How cute!”)

-FTF