“The more I know about people, the better I like my dog.”
— Mark Twain

I’m feeing pet-like this Saturday.  My old road dog passed away in January, and the family was dithering about getting a new dog.  But, we went down to the Humane Society (which I call the pound) and picked out a loverly nice  purebred (imagine that) pitbull.  She’s as sweet as sugar and so cute to boot.

The new dog got me thinking about famous people and their pets.  What do they look like?  A quick web search brought me to the following shots.

Enjoy, I’m going to play with the new dog!

Hover over the slide with your mouse and the celebrities name will appear at the bottom.  Sorry  it’s not as clear as I’d like it to be!!

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If you have a desire to garden and tend plants this year, this is the time to start. Nothing screams accomplishment than a variety of herbs for cooking or that sprig fresh mint in your sweet tea (or crushed at the bottom of your mint julep.)
Uh, oh! Maybe you don’t have the outdoor area?
Here are some helpful tips to get you started planning your indoor garden.
1. What is your purpose for the garden?  A project with the little ones? Growing herbs for cooking? Meditation and/or a calming activity?

2. How much space do you have? Your garden can be in a closet, the basement, corner of your bedroom – any space is a space for plants. A windowsill garden does very well for herbs and smaller veggies.

3. What kind of garden do you want? Snake plants, herbs, ferns, orchids, ivies? Depending on the light and the space, there are many possibilities.

4. What features do you want? You can add small fountains, rock gardens, sand gardens, color therapy…let your imagination take you.

5. What about location and light? Is the location conducive to gardening indoors? Will you need artificial lights?
Indoor gardens are usually the most flexible because you can control what you want to do, regardless of outside changes in weather.

You can have a tabletop garden, an herb garden, a small container garden, water garden – whatever you can dream up, you can probably do.

Know that gardening brings you closer to the earth and is thus a healing, calming activity after the hustle and bustle of your day. In addition, plants bring fresh oxygen to your environment and greedily suck in your carbon dioxide – a symbiotic relationship that you can both appreciate!

Get away from the computer, the television, the awful, staged, altercations of reality shows and find your inner peace. Tend your own garden and refresh your heart and soul.

Grosses bises! (Big hugs and kisses)

Dahlia

So, some of you may be sitting there RIGHT NOW wondering….what the heck does Dahlia do when she’s not writing up those great stories of hers?  Well, dear readers of this blog, I’ll tell ya….in pictures.

I’m a crochet fanatic.  I like to knit, but crochet is my thing, if you know what I’m saying.  It’s faster, to me, and you can get a lot of projects done quickly.  I do like the smooth lay of knitting, but….I sacrifice style for speed.

So whenever I’m trying to work out some plot twists or am simply taking a break from the keyboard, this is what I’m usually doing. If I’m quick, I can whip out a hat in 30 minutes. The scrunchie takes longer because I’m using a smaller needle.

All in all, it’s fun, mindless,and the family gets a lot of warm stuff out of it to boot.

Till next time!

D