Simple! That cute little dog is a she, and her name is "Peanut". She belongs to the heroine of Defending Glory, book one of the Piedmont Island Trilogy series. Peanut also had a puppy, and her name is...yup, silly and sappy as it sounds, Mac, the hero of Defending Glory, named the pup "Butter".
It seems only fitting to share this snippet from Defending Glory with you on this oh, so, special day. Enjoy!
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“Peanut! Butter!” Glory shouted.
Mac strolled down the porch steps to the
sandy cove beach, watching his wife playing with the dogs. She called their
names once more, and tossed the tennis ball as far as she could throw it.
Peanut’s saffron colored offspring, whom
Mac had had the honor of christening “Butter” moments after she and two other
puppies were born, romped alongside the older dog. The two Chihuahua
As always, their antics made Glory giggle
with delight.
She waved, and welcomed him with open arms.
“Good morning, sleepyhead.”
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Now, a few tidbits about peanut butter:
(1) More than 1/2 of the American peanut crop becomes peanut butter
(2) It takes 540 peanuts to make a 12-oz jar of peanut butter
(3) the average American child eats 1500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before graduating high school.
Happy National Peanut Butter Day, and as always, happy reading!
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Love it! I had no idea it was National Peanut Butter Day. I do love the stuff.
ReplyDeleteMe, too, Kelly. I eat it right off the spoon. Kind of like a peanut butter pop. (TMI?!)
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