More Gardening

I planted these seeds one week ago. As you can see, the cukes are ready to go into the ground. At least I have a little more time before the tomatoes demand to get out of those cups!




I pinched the tops from several coleus and stuck them in water. Two days later, they had roots. I stuck them in dirt. A week later, I had this basket of coleus. Coleus are notorious for being easy to grow, but not this fast!




And here's my plumeria tree all in bloom.




Aloha y'all!

Gardening with Sophie

Sophie is a great garden helper.
She's been helping water the orchids, and just look at our results!



These are all in our yard or in pots on the lanai.
We didn't buy any of these already in bloom!
This might be the first time EVER that I've coaxed an orchid into blooming.

Sophie @ 16 Weeks

Sophie's 4-month birthday will be this Saturday. We're having a small event for just the family. She's made a request for a new harness. In only two weeks, she's already outgrown her "medium" and now needs a "large".

She was such a good girl sitting for this photo shoot... until boredom set in. Yaaawwwn!



When the fast life gets too much for her, it's nap time.



Aloha y'all!

Sophie @ 15 Weeks

Sophie just gets more beautiful every day. She's now reliable enough that I can let her off leash in the backyard - but still under Strict Mom Supervision.



Puppy with  an Ocean View:

 

She now owns all Misha's toys and the sweet spot in the center of my bed:

Sophie - 2 Week Anniversary

She's been here two weeks today and has completely won my heart. She gets fatter and prettier every day. I'm amazed at how quickly she figured out how things work around here - she knows where the treats are kept and where to go potty (more importantly, where NOT to) and just how crazy she can be before I start to get annoyed. We both agree on our favorite thing: cuddle time in the bed at 5AM. Then it's breakfast for her in her playpen on the lanai and work for me down the hall.

She sees our new vet for the first time on Friday. I'm sure she'll make some new friends there.

This is her favorite new toy - a squeaky pistachio ice cream cone from Megan.

Sophie has arrived!

Sophie came a week early! I'm not sure how they schedule things at the Kona animal shelter, but a week before I was supposed to get her, they called to say that she'd just come out of surgery and I should come right away. So I ran!

Sophie Lynn Powers
13 weeks old. Born December 13th (or close enough).
20 pounds and growing fast.

I've had her only 5 days, and she's already halfway to 'housebroken'. She sleeps in her bed (next to mine) without a whimper and without a single accident. When she snuggles on her Rottweiler-sized pillow bed, I'm reminded of The Blind Side -  I doubt she has ever had a bed of her own before. She loves to eat and sleep - she probably didn't get enough of either at the shelter. I suspect she never had toys before either, but she is now the queen of all the Misha toys that I brought with me.

I'll shut up and just show pictures...

Supervising me in the garden:



Loves her bed:(That's Misha's Moo Cow keeping watch.)






Misha's favorite toy has a new best friend:




Could she be more adorable?

She's Baaaack !!

Aloha, y'all!

I know it's been a while since I posted here. There was really nothing interesting about all the unpacking that seemed to go on forever, and --truth be told-- there are still a couple of dozen boxes in the garage that I've almost lost interest in. Most recently I targeted boxes with old tax records and anything that might contain a receipt that could be used to increase the cost basis on the Avalon house. Uncle Sam is killing me this year.

The reason I'm back on the blog is because interesting things are happening again. Next week, I'll be the proud momma of a puppy girl. I found her at the local shelter this week, and after they spay her next Wednesday, I can bring her home. I'm not sure why the delay, but I'm using the time to get things ready. The backyard fence was completed last week, so as soon as she's old enough and big enough, she'll have a nice big backyard to play in!