Two Barking Dogs

I made this garden totem for my mom with some old chipped teapots found at either the thrift store, a church rummage sale, or out in the garage. Both parents liked it a lot and when the glue dried, I put it out in the back yard. Cosmo pee’d on it. And, Clover barked at it. It now resides in the front yard out of the sight of the dogs. (Total Cost: $2.69)

I’m working on another one for my own enjoyment, and will try and post a picture very soon.

Click on the link to see my new Rosie the Robot Garden Totem!

Man-o-Man do I miss these fresh veggies at this time of the year in Virginia. It will be months before we can find tomatoes that look this good at the local farmer’s market. Here are some photos from the local vegetable stand on US 1 in Wabasso, Florida. The Jong family has run this stand for as long as I can remember. The matriarch, affectionately called “Mama San” is not around much these days. Mom told me she had a stroke a couple of years ago. But, as also told by my mom, who really does know pretty much everyone in the area, she put all of her children and subsequently some of the grand-children through college all funded by this wonderful little fruit and veg stand.

The bottom photos are from the newly-reopened Hale’s Groves. There are apparently no Hales involved with the grove anymore, but it looks like the business is back picking and packing fresh citrus. A couple thousand acres of oranges is preferable to a couple hundred more McMansions, in my opinion. And, as you can see, they are still squeezing fresh juice, too. When we were there, the juice was Valencia oranges, and the samples are still free.

When we got home from shopping, I shared a navel orange with Clover. She loves oranges, but not so much grapefruit. Cosmo licked it, took it from my hand, and promptly spit it out. Clover scooped it up! Should have named her Hoover.