Been absent for awhile...has it really been 10 months.

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Yes I haven’t dropped in for awhile…Have had more bad luck with my garden this year than good. So nothing to show off there. I used to be able to get just about anything to grow now it seems like I look at it and it turns brown.

I know it isn’t really that way but I have had better years.
This year I had my own personal NIMH (rat invasion for those who don’t know about the book “The Secrete of NIMH.”) But instead of a rose bush one chose my tomatos to dig under(not a single tomato this year). I rid my yard of 22 of those pests over the summer and I’m still not sure I got them all.

We just resently adopted a new member of the family…Meet Einstein the Harlequin Great Dane

And of course Molly is very happy about the new friend to play with.

Yes…we even have Einstein’s infant picture (the owner of the parents was kind enough to send)

I also became grandma for the 3rd time September 4th…Aaron and Johnnie now have a baby sister Alyssa.

This summer Aaron and Johnnie found the water hose at Great Grandma and Grandpa’s house….

They were having lots of fun…UNTIL!!!

Then grandma walked past the water spigot…Aaron used up all the water…no more would come out.

Johnnie did dry off and we talk about the pictures often “Johnnie Laughing” “Johnnie crying”

So I would have to say, the garden I am having more luck with is the two legged variety of flower AKA grandchildren and the 4 legged variety AKA pets.

will be potting my amaryllis this weekend.

Hope you all have had better luck with plants this year than I have.

Happy gardening.

16 Nov, 2010
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Nariz

What a time you've been having! Love the children; love the dogs - what a madhouse it will be when they all get together!

16 Nov, 2010

Stickitoffee

lovely pictures, it was fun while it lasted ~ but as my mum used to say 'there'll be tears before bedtime!'

16 Nov, 2010

Hywel

Nice to hear from you again :o)
Congratulations on being a Grandmother again !

16 Nov, 2010

Drc726

Congratulations

16 Nov, 2010

Lincslass

Welcome back and congratulations on the new babe, lovely pics of your grandchildren and the pets, hoping you have a better time in the garden in the future....Also started my Amarylis, hoping this time to get some blooms as I was unlucky last year, foliage but not a single flower.......

16 Nov, 2010

Motinot

Lovely blog kmccue07.....Beautiful grandchildern....Your new grandaughter is a little dote, congratulations....I became a grandma myself on 18th August this year, a little boy Remi....

17 Nov, 2010

Balcony

Welcome back, KM! Shame to hear about your problems with the rats, I just hope you have got over it now!

Congratulations on becoming a grandma again! :-)) We also expect to be grandparents for the 2nd time before the year is out!

Good to hear you are going to plant your Amaryllis this weekend! Have they had a few weeks of cold? They really need a cold period before they flower.

I planted mine up a few weeks ago. Had no choice as they had spent all summer in the ground in the allotment. As it was I got them all planted up just a few days before the 1st frost of the autumn made an appearance! Gerry warned me that the allotment was a frost pocket being it's lower than the surrounding land. Fortunately I took notice of what he said & as a result didn't lose any to frost damage! :-))

I did however lose quite a few due to some bug tunnelling into the bulbs & eating the interior. :-(( All those I found I had to throw away. I just hope I got them all & don't have it still amongst all the pots I have.

18 Nov, 2010

Kmccue07