The Fresh Hummus Company - Tester

Mmmmmm. Hummus!

Hummus on chip.

'Wait!'

'Good Wait.'

'Okay!'

(Faster than a speeding bullet...)

GULP!

Funny, but I react the same way to too much hummus.

And what you see in that photo is the dog who claimed my bed, my little bed that was set up in the schoolroom in January, so I could sleep there until my hip was ready for stairs climbing. See the basket? That's where I kept my Kindle, my phone, my mixed nuts and GF crackers, and a few odds and ends of books and magazines. It was so handy!

Kevin suggested that, since I now sleep upstairs again, we return the bed to the guest room. I'm not so sure. It's so nice to have that comfy bed nearby to catch a few Zzzzzzz. When it's available, that is.

P.S. Don't worry, no animals were harmed in the making of this post, nor were they fed too much hummus. But she sure liked it!

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The Grandpuppy

Waiting for the thin layer of ice to melt from the pond

Given to me by my cousin, Bobby

I had no idea how true this would be. This dog loves to be outdoors. She lies at the edge of the deck, looking out over the field below the house, and she lies beside the garden pond. When she wants to come indoors, she knocks on the patio doors. I'm not kidding. She uses her paw to knock on the patio doors! So I let her in.  Of course. Then she lies on the window seat, waiting to bark at the UPS man or anyone who should venture up our driveway. She's a great watch dog!

I need to teach her to ring the strip of bells beside the back door, in order to notify me that she wants to go out, like Bridger used to do. Then again, this dog almost always wants to go out, so...

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Some of the million (or so it seemed) floor boards, primed

Thank you to everyone who stopped in last week and said 'hi' during my little break away from the blog. As some of you may know, we're putting a porch on 1 1/2 sides of our house, and much of last week was spent priming floor boards, both sides. It seemed like the stack of boards only grew. The worst part was that when I'd fall asleep at night I'd dream that I was painting, so I actually did it twice! Anyway, I'd seen the weather forecast and knew that we better get the priming done by Wednesday evening, for we were expecting rain on Thursday and Friday - and boy, did we get it! Fortunately, by then all the 3" gray-primed floor boards were tucked in, under a sheet of heavy poly, so they were safe from the elements.

Enjoying the Elements

Since our near frost in mid September, we've had pretty nice nighttime temperatures. I know this can't last forever, so I've got several plants potted (above, l.) and ready to spend the winter indoors. I'll wait until the last possible moment to bring them in.

I've got carrots to can and peppers to freeze this week - and hopefully a porch floor to paint, once it's installed.

Thanks for stopping in. I've lots of catching up to do. Hope you all have a good week! :-)

Rain on my Lens

October 4

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The Grandpuppy

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The Grandpuppy

I hope to get Jasmine in for her heartworm test, Lyme vaccination, flea and tick preventative, and heartworm preventative. She's a pretty easy dog, so this shouldn't be too traumatic.

When she first arrived, she ran throughout the house looking for Bridger. The established routine is that when she would arrive, she would run up to him and he would pin her to the ground. That re-established the pecking order and everything went swimmingly from there. I think she's kinda lost without him - but she is enjoying his bed.

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