Who wore it best?

In an attempt to get some more consistency going on at this blogpsot, I'm introducing a new series, which I will attempt to post every Thursday, called "Who wore it best?" It will feature my two favorite subjects, Pugsley and Reggie, modeling various fashions, and then, you all will vote Who wore it best. Groundbreaking, I know...

I was inspired by some recent stories, brought to my attention by lovely friends. Stories of pugs in the limelight. One friend shared this video of several pugs performing Bone-Thugz-N-Harmony's "1st of tha Month", another shared a gallery of the 25 Coolest Pugs at Puglandia. Who knew? Pugs blowing it up.

So, without further ado, I present the first ever

Who Wore it Best?

Short Brim Straw Hat

Pugsley

Reggie

A Garden Party

...for your feet!

Anthropologie is featuring a line of "greenhouse chic" shoes 

from Miss Albright, and I can't get enough of them. There are various patterns of silk florals and styles including wedges, Mary Jane's and flats.

Check them all out here!

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. 

To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - 

but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
- Oliver Wendel Holmes

Landlubbers

Well, not exactly "landlubbers", but loving living on land again. Pistachio is still at sea, though no longer as a residence. This past December, faced with the prospect of another winter floating in the Marina, Westbrook and I decided to give up our seafaring ways, and move back onto shore. It was the right decision for us, and now we are enjoying the boat more than ever!

With that said, this blog will still be a place for me to share our nautical adventures, but I will also occasionally expand to include posts concerning my other passion - Design. Pistachio at Home, if you will.

I am on the hunt right now for a fabric to recover the interior boat cushions. They had a rough go of it with the Pups and Humans living full time  on them. Here are some of the options I'm considering. Thoughts??

I wanna

super into this. they are playing at coachella. i am not going, so youtube videos it is for now...

Mmm mmm tomato pie

Here is a delicious and super duper simple recipe I like to make in the summertime, when ripe heirloom tomatoes are plentiful. I like it so much I made two last weekend.

Gina's Summer Tomato Pie Recipe

My version! 

Pistachio at Sea: MythBusters Edition

All dogs can swim.  MYTH

Instinctively, a dog will paddle and try to swim, but not all dogs can. I'm not the dog whisperer here, but I like to think I know a thing or two about our furry four-legged friends, and a nervous dog in water will panic - I'm looking at you Pugsley.

Additionally, not all dogs were built for swimming, short legged, heavy-bodied breeds (see Pugs) are less buoyant and struggle to support themselves with their little legs. So, even if you have a dog who isn't terrified of the water, he or she might not necessarily be equipped for swimming.

But don't fear! There is an easy solution to keep you and your dog enjoying the water safely:

Doggy Life Jackets!

There are lots of options for all shapes and sizes. A good outdoors or sporting shop should carry at least a few varieties; we found ours at a specialty Kayaking store.

Here are Pugsley and Reggie modeling their very own PFDs:

 Suiting up!

 

Both pups have jackets with sturdy handles on top. I think this is a must if you're going to be using them while doing any kind of activity like kayaking or sailing, where the animal might fall overboard. I've had to use it to lift Pugsley out of the water more than once...

 

Are you a model?

 

Water safety is fun!

Reggie's jacket has this nifty little zipper pouch on the back, useful for storing an extra roll of doggy waste bags.

Just 2 pugs, having a good time, having a good time.

*Above photo credits Melody Chen

And here's a fun one of Westbrook and Reggie from 4th of July weekend on Catalina.