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Lunch was a turkey burger (cut up) with sautéed mushrooms, peas, and chopped spinach with a big scoop of basil avocado. Remember when I had that delicious basil avocado on my tuna burger at Rustic Kitchen the other day? Well, I loved it so much, I had to try recreating it at home.
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Everyone we met (residents, staff, and visitors) was so excited to see Murphy. People s faces literally lit up when they saw us walking toward them. It made me so happy to see Murphy bringing so much joy to someone s day.
After about 35-40 minutes, I could tell Murphy was starting to get tired (he wasn't as focused as when we first arrived), so we said goodbye and headed home for the day. Visiting is a hard work for a little pug!
For dinner, Mal grilled up some flatiron steak, which I topped with sautéed mushrooms and crumbled feta. On the side, I had some steamed green beans and Sweet Potato Wedges . It was a fabulous dinner!
When Murphy and I were visiting yesterday, we met an elderly gentleman, who was hard of hearing. He asked me Murphy's name, and I replied, but he thought I said "Murky" instead of "Murphy." I tried to correct him, but then he told me how much he liked the name "Murky" for a dog, so I just left it alone. It is sort of a cute name, right?
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I had to skip past the lunch to get to Murphys therapy visit. Murphy is beautiful, I smiled the whole way through reading. The elderly would of loved it, I used to sneak my Labrador up to the retirement village as my nan loved it. My neighbour is a special needs teacher, she often takes their lab to the school to be with the children.
I am blessed to have just recently changed my last name to Lyon (sole reason I picked my husband lol) which will never get miss pronounced. I was a Meppen which I bet someone reading this is thinking is it Me-ppen nope soft e for both but no more!!
One of my dog s names is Cruise and when introducing him to a new neighbor they thought I said Bruce so now they call him that everytime they see him! haha I should have corrected it in the beginning but I feel it s too late now. Good for you and Murky visiting the elderly. That is an awesome thing!!
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I didn t read all the comments, so I m not sure if someone suggested this already, but what about adding in some olive oil to your basil avocado puree? Maybe that s the missing ingredient? It would add good flavor and a smoothness to the puree.
Also, I m thinking about joining our local YMCA so I can use the pool for water jogging and some spin or zumba classes. If you do the water jogging, let us know. It s always nice to hear new workout ideas since I m nursing a stress fracture in my foot from strictly running all the time. It sucks being injured.
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I love that Murphy is a therapy dog! I only wish that Tinkerbelle could be one too. She s a sweetheart but a hugger. She literally puts her paws around your waist or arms and hugs you when she s happy, which I love but it wouldn t work well outside my home!
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