Where's the snow?

After another long drive we finally arrived at the cabin.  I couldn't believe my eyes when I jumped out of our truck.  All the snow from last weekend had melted.  To make things worse, it is still raining right now. My paws are crossed that when we wake up tomorrow morning there will be a fluffy surprise waiting for us.      

Week twenty eight in the garden

Happy Labor Day. We finally arrived home after a long weekend of camping at Eagle Lake. Once we were unpacked we all ran to the garden to check what had grown the most. The Baby Bells,

and cherry tomatoes are growing so well that Mommy has been using them in all of Her and Daddy's lunches and dinners.

We are all out of store bought kale so as long as it keeps growing like this we will be just fine.

All four of the zucchini growing are still pretty small but I'm betting that they will make it to the dinner table this week.

Even though there are too many for me to count, Mommy said we can never get enough cucumbers. If you didn't already get enough of our weekend camp stories, tomorrow Sierra will tell you her scoop about our Labor Day trip.

Week twenty six in the garden

It looks like our heat wave is finally over and we are so pleased to see that more strawberries are ready to eat.

We lost the battle against spider mites, so Daddy stripped all the leaves off of all our kale plants. It's only been a week or two and there is already new growth. We have had a real kale shortage around our house so Mommy is eagerly watching it grow.

Oh boy did we pick a really big cucumber this weekend. It was a little too big for our taste so we will definitely have to pay more attention to all these little ones growing.

After a half a dozen failed attempts, Daddy gave up on me sniffing a lime for this photo. Sorry Pops, better luck next time.

Mondays are...

...for naps. Weekends are always filled with so much fun. Helping the pawrents in the yard, going for extra long walkies, lots of play time with Daddy. I can't think of a better way to start off the week. How did you spend your Monday?

Sierra's Scoop

Hi friends, it's Sierra here. Did everyone have a great weekend? I sure did. We went to Shaver Lake and played in the water and it was a blast. Daddy and Grandpa went fishing while Teddy and I were beach combing. Even though it was too cold for kayaking, we had a fun time just hanging out on shore. Too bad no one caught any fish while we were there. At least we were able to explore the area by walking along the nature trail. I guess it is safe to say that since no fish were caught, Teddy and I probably enjoyed being at the Lake more than every one else.

Yawn...

...I think it's time for a nap. We had a busy weekend...running around getting ready for our Veggie Garden 2012, lots of walkies, and getting ready for the week. I can't think of a better way than to take a much needed long nap while it's raining outside. I secretly hope that the rain is gone when I wake up so we can go for a walkie. How did you spend your Monday?

Not so Fun on a Friday

Look what I saw first thing this morning...the Black Box. Where does Daddy think he's going now? I hope he isn't planning on going to a golf pawty because I am not letting him go!

What are you plans for this weekend?

P.S. Here is the story about the bruise on Mommy's arm. We were on a walkie last Saturday and sometimes I like to go around poles. Usually I am very good about untangling myself. But that day, I saw a Lab puppy. I just had to go say hi to him. So as Mommy was untangling my leash from the stop sign pole, switching the lead from one hand to the next, I started jogging (Mommy would say pulling) toward the Lab puppy. And as a result, I made Mommy scrape her entire arm on against the stop sign pole. But I didn't get in trouble. Mommies are so forgiving that way.

What do you do...

when life gives you lemons, I mean apples? You make lemonade, I mean applesauce. Mommy was very disappointed about the organic fuji apples we received from our Azure order. We've never gotten bad apples before. The good news is that she received a full credit and she'll be able to salvage some of the apples to make applesauce. She says she's going to make it tomorrow. I can't wait. It was a beautiful, sunny day today. We did a lot of work in the garden and had a great walk. If it starts to get any warmer we'll have to go for night time walkies. How are you enjoying the weekend?