Strawberry Tower

Last Saturday was SO nice outside, potting up this strawberry tower is just what I needed. (Tomorrow is supposed to be just as nice out too! I'm very excited:)

My ever bearing strawberries have been in this white pot for years. It is low on dirt, root bound, low on nutrition. They are VERY healthy and do produce, but not much.

So, because I love hubby so much (who loves strawberries), I bought this Topsy Turvy Strawberry Planter. It has room for 15 plants.
Potting it up was super easy, I will be adding 4 June bearing strawberry plants (June bearing produce all at once, ever bearing produce sporadically, but never as much as the June bearing do).

It is too heavy to hang, so I'm going to try it as just a tower.

Looks like a red fire hydrant to me.
(hopefully no poochies think the same way;)

Uno approves.


~This message has been approved by the Queen~

All Hail Queen Uno

*Long live the Queen*


Fertilizer Friday

My New Pal

In January, this beauty came to live with us...
I finally got around to taking her outside and getting a good picture of her. She has a soft, medium wavy coat, black and white spots, a fluffy tail that lays over her back, and is not much bigger than my chihuahua.
She likes to stand (dance) on her hind legs,
and she has done very well letting me know when she wants to go out. She is VERY gentle with the girls I babysit, they love having a lap baby:)
She is submissive (but not too much) so she fits right in with the other dogs.
(She would like to kiss the cats, but they are not having it!)
Her name was Misty, but we have a daughter named Misty, so hubby named her Squiggles, because she squeals and wiggles.

Squig (really she deserve a prettier name) came from a good home. She was rescued at the pound by her old mom, and was her baby. When life forced changes on the home, and her mom had to go to working long hours, Squig needed a new home. I really feel like this is a perfect match. I'm in love.

Meet Squiggles, the Ballerina...

Camera Critters

Hound Dog Thursday

Sing OUT LOUD...

(Grandboy Jeremiah)

Sing...

Sing a song...

Sing out loud...

Sing out strong!!!!

Sing

Joe Raposo

Sing sing a song
Sing out loud sing out strong
Sing of good things not bad
Sing of happy not sad

Sing sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Just sing sing a song

(Sing sing a song)
(Let the world sing along)
(Sing of love there could be)
(Sing for you and for me)

Sing sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Just sing sing a song
Just sing sing a song

Meer*cat*

~Duchess Midnight overseeing the pooch patrol guards~

*Duchess Barbie (after her rescuer) "Midnight" (hubby's idea of a joke) is a rescue. A friend found her trapped in a tree by her dogs. The poor kitty was wet, cold, dirty, and very hungry. She took her in, cleaned her up, feed and loved her, then, not being able to keep her, she called me, and we had room for her. She is solid white, pretty girl, and hubby is very fond of her.

Camera Critters

Cats On Tuesday

Cuteness Runamuck: The Well Traveled Pooch...

*The following is a special pup report from our very own BeBe, who just got back from her first long road trip, across TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, to SC. She would like to share her recently gained knowledge and tips with all today.*
Rules of the road:

EVERY time you see dad (who didn't want you to go), make sure you put on your best smile and wag that tail!!! Kissing up is not a bad thing.

Do not eat the stuffing out of the car.

When mom says, stay in my lap, she means it. She WILL pull over and put you in the carrier. Being put in the carrier is not so much fun.

Do not eat through the wires to dad's DVD player.

Learn to drink your water when the people stop.

Take at least ONE chewy. Something durable.

Remind mom she when needs new camera batteries;).

Do not bark in the middle of the night in the motel.


If mom puts you back in the car, in the middle of the night, because you wouldn't stop barking, make sure you burro deep in the blankets to be all toasty.



Make the most of your 'cuteness'. Say hello to strangers, the way THEY like, with a flash of a smile and a wag of the tail. Not the doggy way, with BIG barking.


Don't 'bury' your treats in the car, the people don't respect this and will throw your stash away.


When other dog's say hi, try not to return the greeting with your BIG bark.


When you stop for bathroom breaks, pee first, sniff around later. You don't want them loading you up, and you still need to pee.

Take some time to smell the...well...everything!!!


When you get home, share your experience with the webfriends and homepups.

When you get home, make sure you let the other dogs sniff you all over so they too can share the joy.

AND when mom and dad, feeling guilty, treat the OTHER dogs, who didn't go with you, make sure you are right there to get your share too:)

This has been Frank Ann Berry, or better know as BeBe, reporting on my recent road trip with the peeps. Peeing my way across the country, proving the phrase

"It's good to be the baby."


Hound Dog Thursday

Cuteness Runamuck: Little man...

02/12/2010 Little Man Grandboy, Jeremiah, turned the BIG four months old...
(figured I'd better sneak this in before the 12th when he turns FIVE months old:)

Yummy, just yummy...

Scandel!! Virgin Queen On The Prowl???

For many years, the people have enjoyed the kind reign of the Virgin Queen.
The people have enjoyed the complete attention of a non-distracted monarch.

But lately, rumors have been swirling of a new interest.
One that might distract their leader's attention away from the people.
First there were reported sightings of Queen Uno 'visiting' an unnamed Tom cat's porch.
THEN sources report seeing their Queen 'smoochy facing' this same handsome fellow!!

This week, an unnamed castle employee, reports THIS at the castle front door.

Is this serous?
Will this affect the current state of affairs?
For the first time in a decade,
Will there be a KING??

For now,
the Queen is NOT talking...

*This message has NOT been approved by Queen Uno*

Cats On Tuesday