Summer Greatness!

One of the best things of summer? Drying off from a bath in the back yard!

Aahh, choo!

Com'on! Throw it!

Hunting Birds

Hi, my name is Charlie. You can call me Dog Breath. I like frequent naps, short runs beside a long board, and chasing the birds out of the garden.

I tried hard to catch her in the act all morning but I either had no camera or no birds. Here she is busily surveying the yard. She is so good; she will chase the birds out of the garden but will stop short of running into it.

Latest additions to the garden:
Second round of sugar snap peas
Ed Hume Carrot Rainbow Blend - Colorful mix of red, purple, white, yellow and orange - 70 days to maturity. When plants are 2 to 4 inches tall, thin to 2 inches apart. Germination - 2 weeks in temps of 60 degrees.

I also re-potted (for lack of a better word) my merigold starts using the technique here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8qPAV-LDnM Tip to remember: Use two layers of newspaper for each little pot. My merigold starts this year are less leggy than last year, and the roots were already starting to sprout out of the tiny peat disc I started them in. My merigolds and money leaves look good, but the chinese lanterns haven't yet germinated. I added more seeds to the peat discs as well as made a few extra newspaper pots. Then I decided to read the package: germination takes 20 to 25 days. Woops. Guess I just needed to wait a little longer on that one.

Ridiculous Cuteness

We just refinished our floors. It was quite the process ripping up the three layers of linoleum (in the kitchen and bathroom), but what can you expect when the house is 70 years old? We now have the original 1940's, two-inch, hand nailed beautiful wood shining throughout the upstairs. And here is Charlie to help me show them off:

Ok, ok. So I really just wanted to show off how ridiculously cute (even if she is in need of a bath) my dog is!

I also snagged a sweet steal from the Bench Commission this week:

I am determined to stock my house with quality furniture rather than the cheap, veneer stuff, so it's one piece at a time. Maybe it's just me, but I can't get over the character -- cute cute!!