Walking

Trips

Sunday we went to the Columbus Zoo to see Fluffy. Fluffy was not moving around but he looked in very good condition for a 300 lb. reticulated python. The Columbus Zoo has a wonderful reptile collection.

Last weekend we went to Memphis TN. We ate at Corky's barbecue and both of us had ribs. I had them dry and Steve had them wet. The wet ones were moister of course and sweeter due to the sauce. The dry ones are great if you are just starving for meat. While in town, we stocked up on our favorite ice cream from the South. We made it home with very little melting.

Don't tell anyone but we haven't seen a flea yet this year. It must be due to the drought. Monty has allergies to many things and all it takes is one flea for him to itch like crazy. The ragweed count is triple the normal level due to the drought. This has made him spin on his butt a lot lately.

The dogs are getting multiple walks almost every other day. Cornelius has lost a lot of weight but the spare tire around his middle section is not shrinking.

Leaves are Early

It's so dry that the leaves are falling off the trees two months early. We had yellow cake with chocolate icing for dessert tonight.

Garden Visitor

Another tomato, more purple hull peas, and the beginning of round two of the green beans.

More Firsts

I picked my first purple hull peas, tomato and cucumber today. The green beans on are their second wave due to the generous rain lately. The green peas are done.

July Pug Meet-up

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.