Summer Garden

Corn

Red Pepper

Pablano Peppers

View from the back deck

flowers in the garden

and of course a puppy!

Chopper

Chopper and Jessie came up this weekend. Chopper is 3 months old and soo playful, my little dogs don't want much to do with him though, and he is WAY to big for the chi pups to be playing with.

It was hot on Sunday so we took the dogs over to Aeneas Lake to cool off.

Then we had Mom and Dad up for dinner. B-B-Q ribs, apple sausages, chili rellenos, rice and beans, and Greek salad. Margaritas and Pina Coladas.

An Armful of Puppies!!

It is hard to get a good picture of all the puppies together so I asked DH hold them for me so I could get a semi-good one. They will be 6 weeks old on Thursday so I need to get serious about trying to sell them...But they are so darn stinkin' cute!

They are AKC chihuahuas...all males. This will be Lucy's last litter, I am having her spade soon and Pepi has been neutered.

Spike(Jimmy's dog) is keeping an eye on them.

July....Come and Gone...

We had a wonderful visit with Ryan and Kelly in July. Ryan helped me pick out a canoe at the local 2nd hand store. I have been out in it about 4 times, it is alot of fun. One afternoon before Kelly had to go home we went up to Bonaparte Lake to canoe around. What a pretty spot! Mike and I plan to go back with the Bounder. These sweet baby ducks came swimming right over whenever people came around. I think they have been getting lots of duckling treats!

We took a little walk to look at these Big Trees near Lost Lake, they are said to be over 900 years old!

Mom and Dad enjoyed their visits with Kelly and Ryan too! They look so good in this picture!

Jimmy's dog Spike sure does enjoy the new water bowl I got for him!

I got it in Kelowna at Rona on sale!! I have been looking for something just right...and this fit the bill pretty good. A good size for my deck too.

Happy Birthday Kelly!!

My Baby Girl turns 29....so many happy memories!!

We are so proud of the woman you have become!!

May your day be filled with joy and happiness!!

Looking forward to seeing you next week.

Chi Pups - So Sweet!

Little Ms Lucy had her puppies this morning...in the laundry basket. She had four pups and I think they are all boys. Not a one of them is the same color as from her last litter!

Mother and babies are all doing well.

I hope summer has decided to stay around awhile. The garden is doing well, (all the rain we've been having) it seems to have drawn the attention of a new visitor. She is happy to just stay out in the garden and watch it grow! The potatoes and peas are blooming and I have little tomatoes growing...I am so ready for garden veggies!

The chicks are growing and have taken over the chicken house since the 3 old hens can't seem to be nice to them. The old hens don't really care though because they get to free range and they love it, the only problem being it can be like an Easter egg hunt to find where they have layed their eggs.

Lucy is about to have a litter of pups, this will be her 2nd and last. I think she will have them in the next week or so.

Since I had this week off of work, we decided to take a little trip. We drove over to Seattle to visit Mike's old neighborhood. We drove by his old school, then went to Lincoln Park to see the saltwater pool he used to swim in. What a pretty park, right on the sound. Next we went to Alki Beach, then over to Ivar's for fish & chips and chowder. BTW Garmin's are a wonderful thing!!