Nylabone Frisbee

It rained today. The garden drank it up. I will probably still water tonight. The ground just soaked it up. I have baby green beans and tomatoes. The peas have bloomed. Winston has a red nylabone frisbee and a white glow-in-the-dark one as well. Last year we bought him one and he couldn't get enough of it, so we bought one that he could see at dusk. The frisbees have a bone on the top so they can pick it up. Winston loves to chase and then chew.

Food and Dogs

Toonces likes soaked food (I give him and Bubba a small plate of food and water every night), so he will throw as much dog food as he can at the water dish just to get one or two pieces to land in the water. Then he relies on me to fish the food out so he can eat it. (Yes, he eats dog food but only a little.) This leaves a lot of food on the floor. When Winston is hungry, he'll eat all the food on the floor before he starts in the dish.

CCM Graduation

Graduation Day finally! The cap was the gift from CCM to the graduates. Two ceremonies taking 3 hours, a chuckwagon lunch, Starbucks to stay alert, and a chocolate chip cookie.

Garden Seeds

The seeds have sprouted.

May Pug Meet-up

It was pug meet-up day and a nice day to be under the shade at the dog park. We stayed a long time and enjoyed meeting some new pug friends.

Curly

The strawberry plants have huge leaves to shade all the huge berries. The berries are just beginning to form. My garden should be planted within the week. It is now time to move all the houseplants onto the front porch. I'm going to make kibbie and tabouleh today. Kibbie is made with very lean meat, wheat, mint, and onions. The kibbie is formed into patties and fried. Tabouleh has wheat, lemon juice, olive oil, mint, parsley, tomatoes, cucumber, and green onions.

Blooms Galore

There are lots and lots of strawberry blooms. Now all I have to do is keep the dogs out of the patch. As soon as the rain lets up, the garden will get planted. I was hoping for this weekend but it may be pushed into early next week.

Blooms

There are lots of strawberry blooms. That's the good news. The few early blooms didn't make it through the last cold spell. I may plant the garden sometime in the next week. The dogs have had a short walk three days in a row.

The Trophy

One of the cats left a trophy in the back room. He must have been wandering around in the back yard. Poor little mouse! I'm sure the cat must have enjoyed the hunt.

There have been no more strawberry blooms yet due to the recent chill. Only time will tell if the cold spell kaboshed the strawberries this year.

Winston had diarrhea this week. He must have ate something weird or else he got a virus. The other dogs did not get sick.

Saturday Breakfast

We had pancakes and sausage for breakfast on Saturday. Of course, the boys got to sample the fare and enjoyed every lick. Toonces, who loves pizza and ice cream, snubbed his nose at the sausage. I got some new bubble bath at Bath and Body Works. They have lots of new scents.

Two Strawberries

There are now two blooms on the strawberry plants.

Waiting for Strawberry Blooms

The strawberry plants are starting to really spread out. Hopefully, the white blooms will be here in a couple of weeks. It always amazes me to see these plants survive the winters and grow like crazy in the spring. The dogs are getting walks almost every day. Winston is very happy about the walks. Cornelius still has a band of blubber to lose. Winston and Monty are in great shape.

Bath Feathers

Today was bath day. It was nice and warm. The dogs' coats always look like feathers when they're wet. They had a walk/run to the park and then a little later a bath. Monty likes to bathe. The other two endure it. The grass is looking good in the back yard. The dirt in the garden is fully turned over. As usual, the strawberry plants have taken over more territory. They now occupy 1/3 of the garden. I had Graeter's cotton candy ice cream last night. It is now on the regular flavor list.

The Squirrel

The squirrel is a stuffed toy that gets around. The dogs like to chew on him when they are extremely happy. Sometimes Winston uses the squirrel for a pillow.

Dirt

I started turning the dirt over in the garden this evening. Tomorrow it will rain. There were lots of earthworms, which is always a good sign. Hopefully I'll plant by the first of May. The dogs are getting lots of yard time and seem happier now that it's warmer. They've had two walks in the last week. Cornelius has to lose weight. He has a spare tire around his belly.

Bubba

This is Bubba. Bubba thinks the dogs stink! He refuses to hang out with them. Toonces hangs out with the dogs and sleeps with them. Bubba is a loner. Bubba is 15 years old and Toonces is 16. Toonces has gained weight in his old age and Bubba has lost.

I went to Jungle Jim's today. The variety of even the normal things is huge, so it is always fun to go. I got some Oolong tea and some porcini sauce plus a few other things on sale.

I always make my own spaghetti sauce but this porcini sauce is seasoned so well I can use it straight out of the can on any pasta. I usually combine it with sausage and pasta.

For the second time in my life I had a sausage mcmuffin with cheese from McDonald's for breakfast. I never liked the English muffins by themselves but someone gave me one at work two weeks ago and I liked it. I also don't like American cheese; I'm a cheddar fan. But I don't taste the cheese, just the sausage and the muffin.

And finally the good news of the day: Dairy Queen is open. Per the garden radio show today, this may be our last weekend of real winter weather. Ah spring!