Newsletter Holiday Edition 2021

                Enzo's Garage 

                   Newsletter 

           Holiday Edition 2021

I hope this finds all of well and enjoying the upcoming holiday season. It certainly has been a roller coaster ride for the last couple of years during the height of the Covid pandemic making the love and support shown in the garage more important than ever.  I am thankful for each and every one of the members of Team Garage and thank you with all of my heart.

Now to move on to the fun stuff!

                Holiday Fun

                  Halloween

First a big thank you to Lucky's mom Julie for designing and hosting our Haunted House Mystery! I hope everyone had a good time with all of her fun puzzles and games!  I also hope you had fun with the Halloween mini games and I am so grateful that Kahlua was rescued from the old TV!  Mom might put up another mini game before Halloween gets here so always check the announcements because that is where they will be pinned! 

                Thanksgiving

This year rather than planning a big event Lucky, Ceasar and I decided to have everyone write a thankful list.  Most of you are familiar with my annual Thankful Lists so this year you get to write your own. I think it is a good project for all of us to list the many blessings that we tend to overlook in our lives. 

                 Christmas

Last year we decorated the Garage Christmas Tree so I thought this year we will decorate the Garage! So be thinking about how to light up the scrap yard filled with old car parts, tires and miscellaneous junk! And most importantly how to light up the main part of the garage (my shop), Miss Jessie's greenhouse and the surrounding woods. You can post photos or drawings of your decorations! 

We might do a mini game where we post what holidays we celebrate and how we celebrate them. Since we come from all over the globe and have many different beliefs.  Learning new things is not just educational but fun too! 

               Pen Pal Group

I don't know about you guys but I am having a blast with this new sub group! It is so much fun to get mail of our very own! To learn about all of you and where you live is a wonderful way to get to know each other on a more personal level than the internet.  

If you have not signed up for the Pen Pal Group you can do so at any time by posting your address in the Pen Pal List thread. It is pinned to the announcements.  

             Note From Enzo

I want to thank all of you for a wonderful year of love, fun, laughter and support.  I am looking forward to bright and fun filled New Year with my friends at the Garage!  May you all have a safe and wonderful holiday season.  I love all of you bunches!

Golden Kisses from the Mountain, Enzo

A Cat, A Dog and a Donut Shop

Ring...Ring...Ring...what is that thought Enzo as he opened his sleepy eyes. Wait! Now I know what that is it's my alarm clock! Without hesitation Enzo jumped out of bed grabbed his chefs hat and ran out the door at the garage! Oh nooooo! I am so late and I am sure that Ceasar has busy baking for hours! Enzo ran as fast as his old legs could go, past the old gas pumps and up the hill.  He suddenly realized he was traveling so fast that centrifugal force had to be initiated in order to negotiate the right hand corner around the chicken coop! Flying like the wind suddenly Enzo realized he was airborne after tripping over some carelessly stacked tires on the back side of the chicken coop! Yikes cried Enzo as he slid right in the back door of the donut shop only to encounter a head on collision with poor Ceasar who just removed a tray of cake donuts out of the oven! Dazed, Enzo looked up to see Ceasar sitting on the floor with donuts scattered everywhere! Oops thought Enzo what a disaster. He could have caused injury to his friend and not to mention ruining the first batch of donuts of the day. He closed his eyes and hung his head in shame. When suddenly he felt something rubbing his ears. When he looked up he saw Ceasar standing there with an offering of a "pre-furred" donut covered in golden fur. Enzo secretly muttering to himself about his excessive shedding this year.  Thank you so much Ceasar and I am so very sorry about the mishap but feeling so thankful that his friend had such a good sense of humor. You are welcome Enzo. We might as well enjoy some donuts said Ceasar as he methodically spit out dog fur! But being a good natured kitty he just smiled at his silly furry friend and picked up the broom to sweep up the mess the big Golden had made! 

Once the two friends got the mess cleaned up they resumed into donut making mode and went about their usual routine with Caesar quietly singing Time to Make the Donuts and Enzo manning the evil pink mixer! 

Owwww!  Ceasar! Ceasar! Help!! The evil mixer got my ear!!! Ceasar would have been terrified if it wasn't for the fact that this was a regular occurance with his big clumsy friend. Ceasar just thought to himself it's just another day of working with a golden retriever. But in the long run it made the days baking donuts way more interesting! Ceasar strolled over to the table and casually pulled the plug on the mixer and gave Enzo a quick pat on the head of and returned to the task of making donuts. Ceasar giggled to himself as he thought about the next golden blunder for the day. Yup the flour always makes him sneeze. Ceasar started the countdown...10, 9, 8, 7, 6...Ahhhhchoooo! Ceasar! Hang on Enzo I'm coming with the tissues Enzo and bless you buddy! Ceasar smiled at a funny thought that God should have included pockets for tissues when he made goldens! 

In spite of Enzo's clutzy ways Ceasar thought he would never have a different business partner! LoL! 

Oh Enzo not again!  Hmm more pre sprinkled flour thought Ceasar as he peered into the flour bag. But in spite of all the crazy stunts that goofy golden dog pulled Ceasar and Enzo remained the very best of friends!

And will forever make the donuts for all of our friends at Enzo's Garage on Enzo's Mountain! 

Enzo's Garage 9th Anniversary

The Story Behind The Garage

Nearly a decade ago on a now non existent pet social media site called Doggyspace a little garage on the mountain was born.  Enzo joined Doggyspace on his first birthday (11/27/2011) and since he was named for Enzo Ferrari he thought he should create a place where the pets could hang out and play kibble poker. Because of his namesake he decided that a garage would be an appropriate hangout. Little did he know that the little garage on the mountain would survive two moves and evolve into the safe, private and loving place that it is today. He knows that it's the members that made it all possible. He is so proud of each and every one of you and thanks you from the bottom of his golden heart for supporting, posting and participating in activities dreamed up by our admin team! So this post is for you yes you, Team Garage! 

The original garage was opened on 8/17/2012 and with Miss Jessie as his business partner they proudly introduced Doggyspace to Enzo's Garage. It quickly became a favorite place to gather and share in the laughter of Doggyspace gossip. Soon to follow was Enzo and Jessie's F1 Race Team. They had tryouts for drivers as well as for cheerleaders. The first race was run sometime in September of 2012 with Tommy Tunes being the top driver for of course Ferrari. What no one knew is Doggyspace was in its final days and the creators were talking about pulling the plug on our precious playground. 🥺. Fortunately we had a postcard group and holiday/birthday exchange groups so we had each other's addresses but not all of the people knew each other real well. Then came the fateful day when we all sat tearfully in front of our computers and we watched in silence as each profile disappeared into cyberspace. Then the site went away. When all was silent we gathered on FB and cried. It was then that it occurred to Enzo that he possessed the last connection to our beloved Doggyspace in the form of a peaceful little garage on the mountain...❤️

Tanner Brigade

Now that the Doggyspacers were officially homeless, Judge Foley invited us to join her pet media site known as Tanner Brigade. A good portion of us joined and the garage made its first move. It quickly became the favorite hangout again. Pets that we didn't know from Doggyspace came and joined us in a game of kibble poker and to shoot the breeze. It was there that Enzo's Garage started to evolve into a more interactive place. We started having garage sales, holiday parties and even an art show. Enzo had a bulletin board of cars, trucks and farm equipment that was to be worked on and a separate board that you could check to see if your ride was ready. He made a lot of deliveries in his old noisy wrecker. Ask Pocket and River as to how many times they were jarred out of bed by Enzo's delapated wrecker! It was on Tanner Brigade that we collected more new friends and many of them are here with us today. As all things do good things come to an end and many of us didn't have time to participate in more than one social site so we sadly bid farewell to Tanner Brigade and the little garage on the mountain moved to FB where it is today. 

Enzo's Garage Where Smiles Are Made

Although it was sad to make the move from TB Enzo never regretted his decision to move to FB. His garage is now better than ever. Filled with love, compassion and smiles. We love all of you so much...

Petzbe 

For about a year Enzo played on a pet social media site called Petzbe. Again I found myself overwhelmed with posting on two social sites. But I had to choose FB over Petzbe because the garage was here.  But I have no regrets joining Petzbe because many of their members are here in our garage including my awesome administration team whom Enzo befriended on Petzbe. 

Meet The Brains Of The Garage 😂

My awesome team of smart creative Administrators all came from Petzbe and are Lucky, Caesar and Enzo! 

Laura Lunn

It would not be a proper tribute to the garage if there was not a mention of Laura who was one of the first members of the garage during the Doggyspace days with her doggies Pokey, Maggie and Toby. Laura was the kindest, most caring and loving person you could ever know. In spite of all of her serious health issues she rescued pets until God told her it was time for her to rest because he had a new job for her taking care of the animals at the bridge. All of us love and miss Laura but take comfort in knowing she is watching over our late beloved pets. 😇. 

The Garage Members That Did Not Belong To Pet Media

I am always amazed at how well everyone blended in the garage including our members who were not affiliated with any pet media sites. Those people include a dog blogger/photographer, my best friend on the mountain Kelly, my cousin Val and Lucky's cousin! And maybe others that escaped me! A lot of wonderful new friendships have been made from the garage. ❤️

Retrieve Your Faith - The Story Behind The Chapel

Back on Doggyspace there was an adorable little tuxedo Pomeranian named Pastor Fonzie who ran a non denominational church for all of us. Well towards the end of Doggyspace Fonzie and his mom were struggling with health issues so his mom approached Enzo about taking over the church for them. Enzo kept his promise and took over the care of the church for them. We did not move the church to Tanner Brigade but one of the dogs did and it changed from a little chapel in the Midwest to a huge marble and gold cathedral on Tanner Brigade. When Enzo moved the garage to FB he remembered his promise to Pastor Fonzie and moved the chapel to the mountain. But it went through another transformation to fit the area and became the little A frame Lutheran church on the mountain. Enzo tries hard to have outdoor prayers for those that are not comfortable with being inside a church. 

Happy 9th Garage Anniversary

So on the 17th of this month Enzo's Garage will be celebrating 9 years of fun, love, tears, compassion and friendship! We sincerely thank all of you for being a part of our humble little garage on the mountain. ❤️

Lots of love and hugs, 

Kathy and Enzo