Morning fun: Candied walnut shortbread and Caraway-Pine nut-Red Pepper-Smoked Gouda savory biscotti.

The shortbread is the walnut version of the pecan and almond versions. Of the three, the almond is my favorite. ( Pecan shortbread post, Almond shortbread post )

The biscotti – more on them in another post but suffice to say…VERY good! -Especially with a glass of wine.

A gloomy day but we all headed outside just before noon.

“Phhht you darn kitten!”

Bear is off to Beardog Point after being a bit pestered by Auggie.

But Auggie was not to be deterred…

The kitten wins.

On to the adventure:

I did not climb that ladder.

Hard to see but there are 2 trees very close…a very small one and a medium small one. Auggie went up the small one and got higher than he wanted to be.

I think he would have come down on his own, but he was obviously a bit distressed and so was I.

I knew that between the slope and the snow, there was no way I could safely go up the ladder, so arranged the blanket to entice Auggie onto the ladder. The blanket has an open weave that I knew his claws could grab and I thought the appearance would look safe to him.

Success.

That darn leader is darn heavy and by the time I got it over there, etc., etc. and Auggie down, I decided to put the ladder where I will probably need it next…

It is warm, sloppy and melting today and I haven’t had to clear any of the roof yet, but it is to get colder and it is only mid-December so it is likely we will get more snow :) !!

After all of that, I came in, took several Advil and had an early cocktail hour before a 2:00 p.m. late lunch.

Fun and Adventure on a Saturday.