Went All Out Decorating !

 

My New Year's Resolution !

 Keep my nose out of other people's business !

I Smell Turkey !

 Happy Thanksgiving !

Ollie , The Christmas Watchdog !

 

Tomorrow's The Big Day !

 

Making TG Easy !

Every year I worry about baking a 5 hour turkey & having it ready with rest of meal . Not this year ! Last month I baked a turkey just for sandwich meat . Have leftover dark meat & white meat in freezer . Will thaw out meat & broth for stuffing . Warm up meat with gravy . Work magic on stuffing , sweet potatoes , & store made potatoes . I can smell the turkey sandwiches already ! Kate has ordered the pies ! Like think I'm ahead of the TG rush !

 

Planning Next Garden !

 The bigger they are , the nicer they are !

Thanksgiving Is Upon Us !

 Why November ? Travel weather can be nasty . November not our first choice . Canada celebrates TG in October . The first national Thanksgiving was proclaimed by President George Washington on October 3, 1789, Here's a few turkeys getting ready for TG in our front yard !

Am I Going Crazy ? Don't Answer That !

 Last few months , think Copper is trying to talk to me . . . or at least scold me ! For years watched crazy shut ins on TV, insisting their dogs could talk ! Not saying Copper talks in words but he growls at me waiting for me to drop treats or his food . 

A New Cardigan Ability ?

 Copper comes running up to me , out of the blue , demanding non stop petting . Figured weak bladder & wants to go out . Then on one forced petting workout , I heard the toaster pop up . Could it be , with Copper's superior sense of smell , he smells my waffles are ready ? Matched his force petting with micro wave , stove , & oven ! I tend to set things to cook & walk away , hoping to remember to return . Could Copper be my little timer ? Learned my pups have grown into so many self taught home aide companions , could this be just one more ?

Brighten Up Your Christmas Cards !

 Couple of my nephew's kids had children . Being a gardener , I looked over the varieties of seeds I collected . No luck ! None of them matched names of the babies ! Don't give up ! With some research online , you can find a name & seed match some where ! I did . Watch out for shipping fees , many times double the price of seeds ! So try to find several matches on one seed company for one shipping fee  . Some companies ship free ! Imagine opening a dull Christmas card & finding a pack of seeds with your name or kid's on it ? Most seeds are light enough not to add postage fees . If you have Scots-Irish blood , buy seeds on sale & save till birthdays or Christmas !

Seed packets are colorful enough for tree ornaments , place in scrap books , or given to people that do garden , if you don't or don't have space .

Juliet seeds .

Don't Try This At Home !

 Somehow Rocky's new owner was able to catch a photo of not one , but two Cardigans ! It's like catching lightning in a bottle , twice !

Robinson Caruso Finds Friday On The Beach !

 Playing the part of Friday is Clifford . Delaware was the backdrop for many of the beach scenes . Paramount is expecting a early December release of this modern adventure tale . Local Cardigan makes good !

Tallulah , Not Just A Pretty Face !

 She's pure Cardigan !

Ollie Goes For His Good Citizenship !

 

Betty Boop Does Impressions !

Here she is doing Hercule Pirot , short legs , tux , mustache , & smile !

 

E Pluribus Unm !

 Betty Boop destroyed over 25 soccer balls & still loves the sport !

Sleep In A Hour Late ?

YoYo was great at taking cat naps !

 

Clocks Go Back !

 My animals won't realize it !

Halloween On Thanks Giving ?

My dad , born 1913 , would tell me stories about trick or treating on TG . I figured that was with the three wheel wagon , hauling coal , in snow , up hill both ways to school . Then this weekend my 90 year old sister related the tale . Seems they dressed in old clothes & treated for apples !

Halloween traditions like dressing up and trick-or-treating have a direct connection to a Thanksgiving custom called 

Ragamuffin Day, where children dressed in rags to beg for treats. This tradition became popular in the mid-19th century after Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday, but it eventually faded as people began to celebrate Halloween more widely, particularly after World War II.  

Luffy Sawing Wood !

After choosing a wooden pillow , Luffy saws wood !

 

Cardigan Firebug ?

 No ! No ! Ollie is a wonderful camper & enjoys the great outdoors all seasons !

Rest of Quinn"s Family !

 Margot ( Pem & new addition ) top & Bruno !

 

Quinn Counting Leaves !

 

New Home . New Job !

 Not sure if Sandy knew she would be put to work , she would have been so eager to leave ! With her new home , came a new job . . . therapy / companion . Between Cardigan's nature ( master of passive resistance  ) & new owner's training skills , Sandy has a new job !

Half Otter !

 Rocky relaxing in his new home in Delaware .

Ollie On Guard Duty !

 Ollie's not letting Fall dull his senses . He's got a high point to spot any evil squirrels running by ! 

Unbelievable ! Abi Turns Ten !

 Eli , from my first Cardigan litter , was 9 when he won his Canadian Championship . . . so Abi should have many birthday candles to blow out ! Happy Birthday Abi !

Jimmy Red Corn !

 Grew some in spite of Chipmunks digging up 45 of 50 seeds & neighbors feeding sparrows which ate most of tassels . Corn was prized by moonshiners but went extinct , until rediscovered !

Garden's Over !

 Poor year for garden . Now torn down for next year , thanks to Joey ( Nephew's son ) .

Betty Boop Turning 10 !

 Still smiling & enjoying her soccer games !

Last Of The Breakers !

 Worse garden in 20 years ! Cold Spring . All plants stunted ! Only a few tomato sandwiches ! Today picked last of garden , 2 breaker tomatoes . Odd enough , they are from seeds saved from last year's garden . My seeds did better than the seeds purchased from growers online ! Will ripen & save seeds . Planning for next year's garden !

Things I'll Miss !

 With six doctors looking at my health insurance at 77 , I feel fine but can't argue with common sense . Had to cut back to gardening & a couple Cardigans . Here's some things I will miss .