A FEW of MY BELOVED VALENTINES……………my new flock of CHICKS.
MY touch of LEOPARD finally as I felt I was the only person NOT to have a LEOPARD pillow!Theo seems to agree it’s a good fit.
Theodore on the kitchen table looking as if HE has something to say?
Then again maybe NOT………..this RAY of SUNSHINE is most welcome.I think HE has the BODY covered in LIGHT!
MY little GRAND PIG who isNOT SO little anymore………..He DOES KNOW HOW TO SIT ON COMMAND.
Once HE sits a REWARD is offered……………..
THE GOOSE…………..the GENTLE GIANT is the BEST way to describe this GRAND DOG!
Television time…………..Goose looking at ME and I am holding his PAW.Nollie looking at THE ITALIAN NONNO……….thinking maybe I’m better off OVER THERE!
The NEW DOG BED that was really aquired for the PIGGY………….They ALL got to try it out first!
He LOVES IT……………as you can see here.
MY BOY SIR WINSTON………….had FIRST GO at the NEW BED.
Theodore, looking VERY REGAL in the EDWARDIAN CHAIR at the end of the kitchen table.
The SLIPPER THIEVES…………made it from my bedroom to the kitchen!Then EXHAUSTION took over!
Their turn for the BED TRIALS……………….I think I BEST get them one of their own.
This bed was made by BEST FRIENDS by Sheri.
It is called a PET BOLSTER SOFA………..
CLICK HERE and then click on URBAN PAW.Just found out they are ON SALE!!
Off I go to BUY a few MORE for my FURRY VALENTINES!
Hope YOUR Valentine DAY is FULL of LOVE.
XOXO
www.bestfriendsbysheri.com
Jan says
You are blessed with the best of each breed! Happy Valentines Day!
contessa says
I AM BLESSED JAN…….THANKS!XX
Karena says
Elizabeth it is so joyful to see your brood of Beasties!!
Much love abound in your home for sure!
xoxo
Karena
The Arts by Karena
contessa says
SI……..TANTO AMORE!!!!!!!!AND FUR TOO!
XO
Kathy L says
Wow, there is a lot of animal love in your home! The only (temporary) “pet” we ever had: In 1999 we babysat for the (healthy) classroom guinea pig one weekend, and it died the day after we brought it back to school. I took that as a sign…
contessa says
GO GET A PET!
THEY ARE WONDERFUL…………..and you did not kill the GUIENA PIG!
I had a GUIENA PIG when I was young…..named JILLSON!
CATS ARE easier then dogs……………as you can leave them on their own for a day or two!
GO GO TO THE POUND………….YOU will know…….. one will make eye contact!
Penelope Bianchi says
LISTEN TO LA CONTESSA! YOU CAN SEE THE JOY PETS BRING!! DO NOT LET THAT GUINEA PIG LIMIT YOUR LIFE!!!! RESCUE! YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE JOY AND GRATEFUL LOVE YOU WILL RECEIVE!!!
Merisi in Vienna says
Love your menagerie, Elizabeth!
Beautiful photographs, so heartwarming. Love the hens, such clever dressers, and their attitude! 😉
Wishing you the best of times with your special Valentines,
abbraccione,
Merisi
contessa says
THEY ARE CLEVER DRESSERS…………..so entertaining TOO!
GRAZIE BELLA………hope your MARITO HAS A ROMANTIC ESCAPE in place for you in VIENNA!!!AT least a coffee out?!!DO indulge in a PASTRY!
XX
Loree says
That Theodore ALWAYS has something to say. He is one of the cutest cats that I have ever seen. And don’t get me started on those dogs. All your animals are adorable. Happy Valentine’s day. Hope you’re doing something romantic.
contessa says
I HOPE SO TOO!!!!!!!!!
THEODORE is THE BEST CAT EVER…….and I HAVE OWNED A FEW!
Michele says
looks like tons of fun!!
contessa says
Hello OLD NEIGHBOR!!
THANKS for popping by………….how are your chicks doing?!!
Katie Clooney says
My dear CONTESSA: I had to scroll through this post THREE times because it is so darn CUTE!!! I LOVE that they all get along so DELIGHTFULLY and there are a lot of SWEET DREAMS in your ROYAL habitat.
contessa says
THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME!
THREE TIMES………….OH you made my day as I put this together in a rather rapid way.Felt I had not spent enough time on it!
ROYAL HABITAT!!!
YES, I WOULD AGREE. The accommodations are quite PLUSH!
Shireen says
Dear Elizabeth, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful bevy of beasties with us! They are a joy to behold! Have a wonderful Valentines Day!!! Shireen
contessa says
WELL I ADORE THAT SAYING!!!
BEAUTIFUL BEVY OF BEASTIES!
GRAZIE……….see you soon?
Penelope Bianchi says
IT IS INDEED A ROYAL HABITAT!!
DaniBP says
What a fun house you have, such lovely darling creatures in it. I have to say your cat is very handsome indeed, an unusually attractive specimen. He looks like a king.
Love love your grandpig, I bet you knew that pigs are the fourth smartest creatures on the planet. They are very emotional apparently, would you say that’s true? I saw a pig once, interaction lasted all of a minute but I haven’t eaten any pork since, such character just shone out of him.
XOX
contessa says
THIRD SMARTEST ANIMAL…………at least when I was in the 3rd GRADE thats what my REPORT SAID!I wonder which animal has TAKEN OVER??!Shall we google and find out!
My guess……..horse, dog,?, pig and YES THEY ARE VERY SENSITIVE and emotional………NEED LOTS OF LOVING!BANKSY follows me around from room to room……he needs company.Tons of RUBS TOO!!!!!!HE TALKS……….and HE SCREAMS If he gets MAD like when we pick him up to transport HIM………He does not like that!!!I would imagine it does not feel GOOD to HIS TUM~ TUM!!But once HE arrives HERE he knows EXACTLY where he is……..as my SON says MOM, he is happy here!
XO
D. A. Wolf says
Your beasties are absolutely beautiful! How wonderful to share your life with such amazing animals, and how lucky they are!
Happy Valentine’s Day,
xoxo
contessa says
IT IS I……….the LUCKY ONE!!!!
XO
Penelope Bianchi says
WHENEVER I SAY SOMETHING (A BIRD, A DOG, A CAT)IS “HAPPY HERE”TO ADAM…….HE SAYS…….
“WHO WOULDN’T BE!!!” CUTE!
OF COURSE BANKSY IS HAPPY THERE!!
beth djalali says
Your life is certainly full of companions! Happy Valentine’s Day to the whole lot of you.
xoxo beth
contessa says
I always have someone under FOOT!That is for certain!
We must make a plan to get together……….XX
Angela Muller says
What a great post, Contessa!!! They and you are “all” so wonderful! Happy home equals happy hearts. Thank you for making me smile!
contessa says
SO, HAPPY I COULD DO THAT….MAKE YOU SMILE!
I think YOU NAILED THAT ONE!
Louise Ross says
Did you hear???? We’ve requested a day of visiting with the whole family – furry and otherwise – on April 3rd????? We fly into SF on the 1st of April and look forward to visiting with everyone on the 3rd. Does that work for everyone???
Love, Weezi
contessa says
WE WILL MAKE IT WORK……………………XO
AND YES,HE TOLD ME!!!!!
contessa says
FROM RAE:
Delicious pics.
contessa says
UN BACIO RAE………..FEEL BETTER!
XX
contessa says
FROM ROB:
Hi Cousin!
That’ “piglet” is getting to be my size…portly! Cute though!I think of you all often and always enjoy your emails!
Love, Cuz R.
contessa says
PORTLY………..NEVER!!!
HAPPY I MAKE YOU SMILE!
XO
contessa says
FROM LYNDA:
What a happy bunch. They all seem to be contented living with you.
Lynda
contessa says
I SPOIL THEM……………and they know it!
FIFI says
Awwww!! All so wonderful!! You are the best Beasties’ Mom ever!
xoxoxoxo
contessa says
I HOPE SO……………I have MORE GRAND DOGS AND PIGGY then MY OWN but I do get to see them often!How are YOU!!?
XO
Lillian Plummer says
Lucky beasties living in a happy household and they all get on so well too. Love they have such stylish beds, would expect nothing less from La Contessa.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
contessa says
HAPPY V~DAY TO YOU TOO!!!!!!!!!
kim says
Elizabeth so sweet! Love this post. What a wonderful buddies and they seem to get on so well, even with Monsieur Pig. It amazes me how they snuggle.Theodore is very photogenic. Maybe he should be painted. I love how they take off with the slippers. Hope you are enjoying the pretty weather! xo Kim
contessa says
A PORTRAIT of THEODORE……….I think YOU have something there!
XO
Sunday Hendrickson says
You are soooo funny!
Think I’ve maybe hit on someone who actually loves animals more than moi —
didn’t know that was possible.
A feline in my new neighborhood is named Pizza.
xxooo
contessa says
PIZZA!!!
I wonder if HE delivers……….MICE!!!
I do and could easily live with many MORE.The only thing stopping me is that ITALIAN!
XO
debbi says
Oh!…love the fun photos of the sweet pets! Love howthey all snuggle together! Enjoy fun posts like this!
contessa says
IT was my quickest POST ever…………so happy SO many people enjoyed it!
contessa says
VIA EMAIL:
love your beast family.
contessa says
THANKS LOU………WE DO TOO!!!
XX
contessa says
FROM SUSAN ERICKSON:
Delightful. Hell with feathers, cat hair, dog hair,
piggy poops. Much more interesting to live a life full of these beauties
contessa says
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT!I LOVE IT!
Celia Becker @ After Orange County says
Your pets don’t look much like beasts but rather are quite charming. That Grand Pig of yours is my favorite. Besides sitting on command is it also house trained?
contessa says
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Sandra Sallin says
You really captured each little beastie in their so individual style. Makes me smile. Utterly delightful. Such personalities. I guess it comes with the elegant territory! So love your posts.
contessa says
YOU ARE A DEAR…………I took a stroll through my photos and decided there was more of the animals then table settings SO………what came out just rolled off my lips.This was the FASTEST POST EVER………..if you know what I mean!
XX
Anita Rivera says
Ohhhhhhh you make my day. YOUR ELEGANCE coupled with the whimsy of nature truly are a match that equals CLASS. Contessa my dear, I LOVE YOUR CHICKENS and what seems to be a little chicken shelter? GORGEOUS! May you enjoy a wonderful Valentine’s Day! And that day marks 36 years that I met my husband! XOXOXO
contessa says
36 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU met on VALENTINES DAY!I of course want to HEAR MORE!!!
Love that YOU of ALL people spied the chicken SHELTER!
IT IS FRENCH and COST the earth years ago!!!
Nothing is TOO GOOD for my GIRLS……..they even have a mirror inside to check their FEATHERS!
My GEESE use to NAP in it……………..XO
the gardeners cottage says
what cuties! my favorite dog we had when the boys were small was named Beasty. he was an australian shepherd mix. i miss him still to this day.
contessa says
I did not know you have SONS…….how many?
Heather in Arles says
I think that the timing of this post is everything. It is grey even here in Provence today and these photos brought a ray of pure happiness into my room. Yet another generous gift from my beautiful friend Elizabeth…
Gros Bisous
H
PS. I helped out my friend Anthony by taking in a delivery for him that was from Italy! So I was able to use a bit of my three or four words of Italian but the truck driver who dropped it off was tickled that I tried I think. 🙂
contessa says
OF COURSE HE WAS………THOSE ITALIANS love it when WE TRY!
How utterly FABULOUS you got to SIT In that HOTEL PARTICULAR!!!!(SPELLING!!)
That means MORE PHOTOS!
PLEASE!
XO
contessa says
FROM CARLA COULSON via email:
next shoot.Pigs, chickens, cats and beyond!!!! Can they come to Paris?? xx
contessa says
NO,I fear that would be ONE LONG AIRPLANE RIDE!!!!!!!
Let’s bring YOU over HERE!!!!!!!!!
There is a whole world of Wine country NAPA VALLEY, SAN FRANCISCO cable cars,and of course ME and the ITALIAN Menergiere awaiting!!!!
ALL POSSIBLE IN MY BACKYARD!!!!!!!!!
COME IN MAY………ROSES and JASMINE A BLOOMING!!!
XO
Ms. Mary says
Such a “sweet” bunch to help you share Valentine’s Day. <3 Their individual personalities really come through the photos. Thanks for sharing these darling furry and feathered friends with your cyber-friends. <3
Have you thought about where the sweet peas are going to go?
contessa says
The SWEET PEAS Need to go in the FRONT YARD…………I need to plant them NOW!
SO sweet of HER to think of me!I hope they GROW!!!The fragrance can waft in through the front door!XX
Ms. Mary says
I try to give the little pea sprouts something to hold onto. String, wire, poles, netting all work well. One thing I know for sure- plant them where you want them to stay- they DO NOT like to be transplanted. If you take pictures of the process, and if they bloom nicely, maybe you can make them the subject of a blog post this fall? <3
Lisa says
A full-fledged menagerie! I admire your commitment to life.
contessa says
THANK YOU!
Jennifer says
Theodore has the most wonderful expressions! Very regal. And sir Winston steals my heart every time! I adore Corgis. You do have a wonderful menagerie. Full of love and adoration. Lunch next week??
contessa says
YES, I NEED TO CALL YOU.
Julie Russell says
A house full of furry beasts is a happy house indeed. Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your beloveds. xoxo
Tricia Rose says
You have a most cuddlesome household Elizabeth!
Coulda shoulda woulda says
Looks like your life is bliss with all your beautiful family members! My dream is a house with a land full of animals.
contessa says
THEN I WILL BE THERE TO VISIT!!!!!!!!
RebeccaNYC says
THEODORE! Be still my heart, what a handsome beast. I love them all, but Theodore stole my heart from the first glance.
contessa says
HE IS A LOVER REBECCA!!!!!!!
YOU can SEE THAT!
Leslie Harris says
Ahhh….such a happy-love-filled home!!! Our animals tell us how much love is in our home and yours look wonderfully spoiled and so contented. I always feel such a soulful connection to anyone who loves animals like I do…..and so we are friends for life. Chickens and pigs and dogs and cats?! You are the best earth mother! They are like our children and we cannot pick a favorite can we? So I think they are ALL so precious!
xo
Leslie
Catherine says
Chicks as well, Contessa…you are amazing! I bet each and every one of your ‘beasts’ adores you! xx
contessa says
HOPE SO!
XX
Jen says
What fabulous beasts. Your photographs are so wonderful.
contessa says
MANY THANKS…………
Myfrenchkitchen says
You love animals as much as I do..so happy to know! They are ALL adorable! A home without animals isn’t a home, non?
Such a lovely post.
Ronell
contessa says
EXACTLY…………..THEY GRACE Our LIVES!
XX
Doré @ Burlap Luxe says
Oh Elizabeth dear, you take the cake here, way more fur grand then I could be, I have trouble with just tending to one ITALIAN GreyHound here, as Hannah wants to add one to befriend our sweet Pia.
As for your chickens so have wanted to build a coop and tend to chickens, but after Hannah my daughter had to rescue one and toss it from the highway to the otherwise of the fence she just was so frightened by their not so soft feathers…. Crunchy feathers is how she describes them. And I am not sure I could get her to help time to time with tending to them 🙁
Love your French zinc out-building shelter for them? Visiting you is like a reality show, you show the real side of life and tending to it humorously!
Love yah dear,
Happy Valentines to you and your Italian as well, as yours and the grands.
Xx
Bisous
Dore
contessa says
Good of your daughter to rescue THAT CRUNCHY CHICKEN………….
The ZINC shelter is from FRANCE!Your favorite country!
XX
anita@letshavelunch says
I bet you even play Italian opera to the chickens so they lay better…..haha
Your animals are the luckiest alive
Beds, sofas plus slippers!!!
Also in love with the vintage skirt you’re wearing too Elizabeth!!!
Cheers Mate!!
Neat xx
contessa says
HOW DID YOU KNOW!
ITALIAN OPERA is ALWAYS playing OUTSIDE if you came for dinner in the summer!Perhaps, that is why EGG PRODUCTION is up then!!!
XO
That's Not My Age says
What a wonderful bunch! Thank you for all your comments, I hope you’re receiving emails now (?)
contessa says
NOT YET!
Hopefully, we can FIX THIS!
THANK YOU for checking up with me!!!
cindy hattersley says
I don’t know which of the beasts is my fav. Those chickens are gorgeous! Theodore always gets my vote because he is a distant cousin of my orangeman!
Fran says
Theodore is SOOOO Good Looking- he would have given Morris the cat a run for his money!! I bet he is The Conte of the house.
contessa says
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!
Gaylin says
Contessa thank you for having as many animals inside as I do! My husband thought we were the only ones! Plus he said no to chickens because he thought we had enough! Well sister we DON’T have a grand pig! Maybe I can at least get chickens! Fingers crossed 😉