Tiny Dogs: Do Some Really NOT Know When They Need To GO?
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Comments (11)Hey, Faye, I see you are gainfully occupied. I can smell those apples from south Alabama, honey. And I bet those donkeys are a happy bunch, probably hee-hawing like crazy, staggering around with a bit of fermented apple in the gut. Great image. And wow to think about those BEARS coming out to get their share. Are your bears the big ones? Not grizzleys I should hope. My figs are coming in nicely, the second crop. It was delayed by all the rain, which with wind caused the tree to topple over. That delayed the little figs from developing. Then my cumquats are weighing down the limbs of the bushes which are about 9 feet tall now. The thumb-size fruits are getting some golden glow to them, but it will be around mid to late November before they are ripe enough to pick. There are also some clementines and tangerines (mandarin oranges) about to begin turning colors, which is the pride of my DH. I see no passion vine fruits at all this year. But, I plan to get the ladder out tomorrow and lop off the bunches of bananas our trees produced this year. If the winter doesn't kill the stalks, they will produce even more next year. Bananas produce on 2nd year stalks, not first year. We missed our crop of blueberries this year, because I had to trim the bushes back severely. But the new growth points to a good year in 2014. As for my hosta, I have 12" x 12' x 2" treated lumber standing by to upgrade to stadium seating for the winter sanctuary. Plus I'm getting the 1/2" hardware cloth ready to protect them from squirrel predation. And, I am also beginning to harvest the dried seedpods on the good producers. That includes a lot of fragrant hosta, open pollinated of course. I hold my breath that they will sprout. We are not affected by the Tropical Storm Karen which is mucking about offshore Louisiana presently. Maybe the descending cold front will shoot it toward us tomorrow, but nothing we haven't seen many times before. No sweat. Can you imagine hiding 400+ pots from high winds? Sheesh. So glad it is not a monster storm. But, we are ready. Once my storm is done with, I can focus on the upcoming house remodel, after which I will again have access to my gardening books, as well as finally have a REAL STOVE IN THE HOUSE. Cooking on a 2 burner WaringPro caterer's hotplate for 4 years is a bit much. So it will be a big winter for us....See MoreWhat are you going to do when you are down to one mortgage?
Comments (14)1. Pay off the improvements that we have had to make on the new house despite having a mortgage and heloc on the old house (furnace, exterior doors, insulation) 2. Make that savings account we are all supposed to have with 6 months of expenses (thanks terriks). 3. Get new windows to replace the leaky aluminum framed ones. 4. Hardwoods or cork floors in halls and kitchen/dining and den, tile with an electric heat pad in foyer, tile in half bath and laundry room. 5. New cabinets and an island in the kitchen with 38 inch counter height and a single bowl sink with a decent garbage disposal and nice laminate counter tops. The cabs may be locally made custom, but I can save $$$ by getting laminate counter tops. 6. Hardwood on bedroom floor or tear out the 1978 main bath and redo with new tile and tub and decently high cabs with drawers for storage. 7. Whatever we did not do in #6. 8. OMG! We still have that hideous wall-o-brown-brick 1978 fireplace in the den! DO SOMETHING - cover with wood, tear 3/4 of it down and make the smaller fireplace nice by covering with stone, do something to lessen the dark cave effect. Put in an efficient gas insert or a pellet insert if gas prices have skyrocketed. 8. By now it is time to re-roof!...See MoreOk...I do need a Dog! help!
Comments (13)First you need to decide what kind of dog you want. Active? Herders, terriers and other working breeds need a lot of exercise to burn off energy. Your local Humane Society should be able to tell you a lot about the dog's temperment Don't assume that because a dog has short hair that it won't shed. I had an American Foxhound (great laid back temperment)- short hair..but shed CONSTANTLY!! I now have an austrailian cattledog mix ( high energy, we walk her twice a day, plus let her "herd" us in the yard). she has short hair also and sheds in the summer. She's about 40 lbs and a good size, I think...See MoreDogs and bumps? Does your dog have/get random bumps that don't go away
Comments (10)Our old dog had them. A friend of mine is a vet and she said they were just fatty rumors, nothing serious. They were big, but soft and didn't bother him. We never had them checked out by our own vet since my friend was not concerned about them. He was almost 17 when we finally put him down due to old age (he was a 75 lb lab so lived really long). If they concern you, perhaps get a second opinion. I trusted by my friend - would've used her as our primary vet but she works p/t at emergency clinic so we used a regular vet. I mentioned the bumps when she was over one day, she checked them out and kept an eye on them over the years but nothing ever came of them....See MoreNancy in Mich
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