It's the fifth "Poppyversary" ... in Three Takes

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Verona, Wisconsin, August 2011. We brought Poppy home five years ago today.

"Tunnel of Fun"

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Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, July 2016. Poppy's niece and nephews practice their agility skills.

Family Resemblance

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, July 28, 2016. Poppy's other nephew got brushed and fluffed, as we say.

Thanks to our friend Tom for making this photo available to us.

Five Weeks Old

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Jul 2016. Poppy's nephew decides to stay put.

Thanks to our friend Tom for making this photo available to us.

Sleeping-Puppy Reunion

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, June 2016. She's only ten days old.

Thanks to our friend Tom for making this image available to us.

Poppy is an aunt, in Three Takes.

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Sun Prairies, Wisconsin, June 14, 2016. Poppy's sister Josette gave birth last week to three pups.

Thanks to our friend Tom for making these photos available to us.

Tested

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Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, April 2, 2016. Our friend Tom reported that he tried my paternal Grandmother's recipe for Devil's Food Cake. He made the cake shortly after I posted the recipe, and the result was a success.

Thanks to Tom for sharing photos of the cake.

" 'Look at this. We ought to sue the groundhog'.”

The groundhog lawsuit.

It's not a day to be outside.

Door County, Wisconsin, August 1979. Stay close to the woodpile and keep your predictions to yourself.

Related Reunion

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, December 2015. This is Mary Kay. She's the dog that ties our pack together. Mary Kay is Baci's and Rex's older Sister. She also is Poppy's Mother.

CORRECTION: This poodle is not Mary Kay. It's Buffy, another relation. Buffy is Baci's and Rex's older half-sister. Sorry Buffy!!

"Applicants should also indicate their weather-predicting experience and abilities."

Sun Prairie looks for a new groundhog.

Why? See here.

Poodle Trees

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, December 29, 2015. There's a lot to absorb.

A Happy Shopper

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, December 29, 2015. Poodles like to get out, too.

Show Coat

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, August 2012. "Dėl grožio reikia kentėti" is an expression heard often in our house. It means, "For beauty, one must suffer."

It's the fourth "Poppyversary."

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, August 2011. I had thought the anniversary of Poppy's arrival was August 7; I was wrong. It's today!

Here's Poppy reuniting with her family a few weeks after she came to live with us.

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Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, August 2011. Poppy always has been curious and fearless.

What did the groundhog say?

Door County, Wisconsin, February 1978. It's not clear. But a local groundhog bit the mayor.

Unshorn, in Three Takes

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Near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, June 2014. "You came to see me?"

It's the third "Poppyversary."

We're celebrating another Poppyversary. This is how things looked three years ago, when we went to pick Poppy up:

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, August 2011. The name the breeder assigned to Poppy was "Bubbles."

Patience

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, August 2011. Part of our dog breeder's poodle pack waits while ...

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... Poppy gets her first bath.

Poppy's in Charge, in Three Takes

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Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, August 2011. Poppy reconnects with Alex, one of her red littermates.