Ginny is a sweet, older girl who is looking for a warm cozy home to retire in. She loves to be petted and loves to hang out with people. She is on the older side but would still enjoy short walks outside. She would do best with older children due to her age. Ginny came to us from Lane Co. Animal Regulations through our Second Chance Program.

The adoption fee includes spay/neuter, microchip ID, collar and OHS I.D. tag, initial vaccines, one month pet insurance, courtesy veterinarian exam, and plenty of post adoption support!

To find out how to make this wonderful girl a part of your loving family, PLEASE CLICK HERE!!!!

In honer of the recent Grammy Nominations, here’s a fun little quiz, put together by Vanity Fair magazine.

Tell me…..which are band names and which are prescription drugs? Haha! It’s harder than you might think!

1. Skrillex
2. Invega
3. Pristiq
4. Avicii
5. Deadmau5
6. Geodon
7. Mastodon
8. Seroquel
9. Daytrana
10. Ledisi
11. Fanapt
12. Stokley
13. Zamora
14. Vivactil
15. BuSpar
16. Tinariwen
17. Metadate ER
18. Neil Diamond

answers below…..no peeking!

I mean it….no peeking….

seriously…..no peeking…….

Answers
Grammy-nominated artist: Skrillex, Avicii, Deadmau5, Mastodon, Ledisi, Stokley, Zamora, Tinariwen, Neil Diamond

Anti-anxiety medication: Invega, Pristiq, Geodon, Seroquel, Daytrana, Fanapt, Vivactil, BuSpar, Metadate ER

Look at this peculiar object discovered in an Egyptian tomb in 200 B.C. Sure does look like an airplane doesn’t it? Is it the scale model for an aircraft?

And check out these carvings from a temple in Egypt from about the same time…sure does look like planes to me!

And finally have a gander at this “trinket” which is over a thousand years old and was found in the coastal regions of South America….sure does bear an uncanny resemblance to the space shuttle doesn’t it?!

South Korea is employing an army of robotic prison guards to keep prisons in that country safe! Sure…they look sweet enough, but make ‘em made and they’ll tase you!

A four-inch long LEECH!! Skip ahead to about :55 to see this nasty little bugger!
This thing had been living inside this poor 16 year old’s windpipe for eight weeks!! Doctors say it is not very common for a leech to survive inside the body for this extended period of time. The boy apparently drank water from a stream infected with leech larvae. Ugggh!

Woodley’s owner had just parked the RV outside of a grocery store and ran inside to pick up a few items. But Woodley apparently grew tired of waiting, so he released the handbrake and headed down the hill where he was parked. And observers said he did a great job driving and he avoided hitting any pedestrians or cars in his mile long journey! Fortunately a passerby saw what was happening and he was able to run and catch up with the vehicle and hop on the side and engage the handbrake from the driver’s window.

We already knew that octopi in captivity are able to escape from their enclosures with remarkable frequency.   And now finally someone captured video of an octopus leaving his familiar watery dwelling and heading out on dry land in search of a meal! How would you like to run into this guy in a dark hallway?

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Cruze’s Candied Yams Recipe: Not just for Thanksgiving

6 medium-sized sweet potatoes
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 to 3 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup melted BUTTER
1-1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1/2 cup pecan chips
Slice sweet potatoes into 1/4 inch round slices. Arrange potatoes in a lightly greased baking dish.
Mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans in a bowl. Sprinkle each layer of potatoes with the mixture. Pour 3/4 cup melted butter over potatoes evenly. Cover and bake at 375°F for 30 minutes
Remove and baste with remaining 1/4 cup butter. Cover and continue baking for 30 minutes.
Remove, sprinkle marshmallows evenly on top and continue baking without cover for 5 minutes.

Whether you are a brand new wine lover or already have a sophisticated palate, Thanksgiving weekend is the perfect time to visit the wineries of the Willamette Valley. This year, over 163 wineries in the Willamette Valley are opening their doors for a Wine Country Thanksgiving. You’ll be able to sample wines that are hard to find, enjoy special pricing on special bottles…..and even enjoy live entertainment, gourmet food, and more! It’s a great way to learn more about wine, while enjoying time with friends! My husband & I took a wine tasting adventure this weekend at JK Carriere Wines. We enjoyed some great conversation with Jim Prosser, owner & winemaker at JK Carriere…..and found some new pinots to take home for Thanksgiving. This year, the wineries of the Willamette Valley have developed a smart phone app that will help you perfectly plan your Thanksgiving Wine Country Escape. Go to www.willamettewinemap.com and scan the QR code to get: directions, hours, information, and more for over 190 Willamette Valley wineries. You can also get more info at www.willamettewines.com!

Here’s a brief video overview of our visit!

Jim explains why JK Carriere features a wasp on their labels….and at the winery