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| Ribbons our dogs have won ! |
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| Figure every ribbon , with a handler , AKC fees , or myself as handler w/travel expenses , cost $100 ! |
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| Ribbons are nice . . . but a steady Cardigan , with great temperament , that ancient Welsh farmers would want , are more important ! |
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| Cary spots Cardigans arch enemy , the dreaded chipmunk ! |
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| Maddie won her championship in just 8 shows ! |
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| Planted winter squashes & golden zucchini ( 2 kinds each ) between weed guard . |
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| Second half of front planting , white cucumbers & Stella tomatoes . |
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| Stretched weed blocking cover , over roto-tilled plot by driveway . Shortness of sunlight forces me to use area around house . Will put in tomato plants tomorrow . Peppers & eggplants will get containers in sunny spots . Surrounded by neighbor's shade trees ! |
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| Mix & Match ! Threw all the pups out ! |
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| Good to build up legs ! |
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| Their first Memorial Weekend . I said I'd take them to the beach . Because they never been to the beach , they think the deck is the beach ! |
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| Found my Red Velvet like this , this morning ! One chunk missing ! |
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| YoYo doesn't have an alibi ! |
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Oh yeah , it's Legg's birthday too ! Everyone steals my thunder ! I even have to share my birthday ! Tell ya , I get no respect ! |
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| Things pretty much as I left them from the morning . |
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| Something odd with the rabbit's hay ? |
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| What the . . . ? |
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| While Stella's four week old brood sleeps , Stella uses her Jungle Perch ! |
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| Stella already missing her brood ! |
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| Fiona soaking up a few rays ! |
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| Not much energy for play ! |
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| Stella , up , up , & away from her puppies ! |
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| My 3 sons looking good ! |
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| So much for social distancing ! |
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| A Black & White pup with blue eyes ? From Fiona's litter . I call him Frank . . . " Old Blues Eyes " Frank Sinatra ? |
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| On the heels of 32 degree nights , today placed tomato , peeper , & eggplant seedlings in greenhouse / cold frame to harden off ! Figure I'll plant best half . Based on response & production of this massive crop , I'll collect seeds & plant a mini-garden next year ? Kate says " Right ! " . |
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| Seedlings screaming to go out ! Can't ! Almost mid-May but night temps 32 degrees with windchill 29 . Days reach 50 with cold wind ! |
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| Set up one mini-greenhouse to harden off plants soon . |
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| " Dancing on baseboard " is the best this Cardigan can do ! |
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| Stella's 6 pups in part of the expanded whelping box ! Six ? |
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| Oh , there's the sixth pup in other half . Note removable raised deck , so mom can get away from nursing pups ! All moms should have a raised deck ! |
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| Foina's litter in their expanded area . Note raised center board ? Aids in pups self housebreaking ! |
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| Technically Momma didn't say you couldn't sleep in your food ! |
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| That's what I'm talking about ! Eat up boys ! |
