That didn't go so well! The tranquilizers said "Give one pill at least one hour before appointment." I didn't know I was supposed to give it to him on an empty stomach. I had given him half of one several weeks ago when Chad, Nicole and Addie were coming over and I guess it was a few hours between him taking it and their arrival but I wasn't paying attention or thinking about it. He was just the ...
Sweet Potatoes
The sweet potatoes are making so many slips! This evening I'm going to cut the potatoes so I can submerge the tops in water and get all those slips to root and hopefully get a good count on how many plants I'll end up with. I will probably get about 6 potatoes from each slip. I would love to have at least 30 plants. That would give us enough sweet potatoes to be able to have sweet potatoes ...
Freeze Drying Herbs
Tuesday I harvested a big bowl of dead nettle from an area where the dogs do not go, then rinsed it well, left it on a towel to dry for a while, then picked the leaves off the stem. I mostly use the dried leaves for making a tea. The leaves can be left to dry on a towel or they can be dehydrated. I had planned to dehydrate them but then decided to trim back some of the other herbs that have gotten ...
Oscar & Cooper
These two little dogs keep me busy but they are so cute when they get tired and sleepy. They just keep getting closer as the night goes on. While I was trying to get a picture, I disturbed Cooper and he moved a bit but Oscar was out. I'm so surprised at how much Oscar puts up with from Cooper. Oscar is NOT a patient boy but he seems very tolerant, especially when he's tired ...
Progress on Faith, Hope, Peace & Love
I'm not sure if it's the colors, the four small squares, the sentiment or what but I want to sit and stitch on this piece until it's finished! You can see that I've started the border on the next square. I had thread on my needle that was for the border so I finished off that piece of thread. There are two birds of some kind in that wreath at the top left, then a couple of doo-dads, fill in ...
A Quick Garden Update
Yesterday I was out working in the garden and took a few pictures to share. I have seven 4' x 8' raised beds and four 4' x 4' raised beds. The garlic is doing so good this year. Even though we've had some cold weather, we've had a very early and very warm spring so I'm hoping that means my garlic will be ready earlier than normal. Last year I had one 4 x 8 raised bed of garlic. This year I ...