Andrew = funny guy

We just had our garden tilled under and prepped for the winter. Our neighbor came over with his big tractor and did it while we were at work (there went my cosmos). Some of the 100+ fish that we had buried hadn't quite decomposed completely yet and some of the remains had been tilled to the surface. This probably isn't too bad it will probably just help stir this natural fertilizer and make the garden better. Only one problem...Charlie.

Charlie seems to really like to roll in this fish and thinks it smells nice as he seems to make sure it covers everything on his body. I let him in the house when I got home from work yesterday and quickly realized the vomit inducing stench that he carried. We had this problem already on Monday and I gave him a very thorough soapy bath that still didn't clear all of the stink. Poor Charlie probably thought I hated him as I ran and refused to touch him when he tried to get his hello's from me. I just stared Andrew down and begged him to give Charlie a bath (since I had JUST given him one). Andrew for a long time didn't seem to care and claimed that he could barely smell it. I know this was a lie...it was infecting the whole house. After laughing and noticing that I had been scowling since I walked in the door he did something about it.

I saw Charlie run into the room rubbing his fur against the carpet (like he does after a bath) only it had only been a few moments since he left. He came and jumped up on my lap and he was a little wet. I asked Andrew what he did. He washed Charlie down with a wash cloth and then sprayed him down with Fabreeze. Lol. It did help. I will be giving Charlie a real bath when I get home today.

Puppy Kiss

I love these little Guys!!

Summer at a glance

Boys Fishing in St. Maries

Sisters in Seattle

Kittens all over

Mardi Gras Murder Mystery Dinner-actually pretty fun

Charlie and Kevin...I really like this picture for some reason

Andrew and I in Seattle after catching Gooey Ducks

Andrews Carp...made for a great garden

Alexa and I in St. Maries, we had fun at the Reunion

Good tips

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Garden Journal

This post is mostly for me, so if you don't want to hear what my thoughts and plans are for next years garden...stop reading here.

This year I planted:
1 row - Brocolli
1 row -Peas
1 row - Spinach
1 row - Romain Lettuce
1 row - Carrots
1+ row - Peppers
8 plants - Tomatoes
6 rows - corn
6 plants - pumpkin
8 plants - cucumber
2 rows - onion (one row dudded)
4 plants - potatoes
1 row - beans
1 row - green onions
4+ - Watermelon
1 pouch basil
1 pouch parsley

My thoughts are: I think that we had a good amount of everything. I loved having as many onions and green peppers as we did. I don't think we need quite so many tomatoes. Even less cucumber. I think we had too much corn as well. I specifically like the candy corn. I would be happy planting more pumpkins. I planted the Atlantic Giants, which produced fewer, larger pumpkins, which was fun, but I think I would like some standard pumpkins next year. These turned out all funny shaped. I still have frozen pumpkin from last year anyway and won't need sugar pumpkins for a bit. I planted Beefsteak tomatoes and Oregon Spring. I liked the beefsteaks better, plus they are heirloom, I can keep the seeds if needed. I think that the only thing I will try to grow indoor next year may be some watermelon. Everything else honestly grows better if you just stick it in the ground and water. The potatoes didn't turn out very well, I 'm not sure why. Everything else did really really well. The broccoli was pretty good too, we definitely had enough of it. The spinach was great, the romain was good. I would like to plant just as many onions and peppers again. Maybe a different kind of bean which may be hard since I can't remember what I planted. I also plan to plant Garlic in the spring and cilantro along with my parsley and basil. I love Carillisas lemon thyme, so maybe I will try some of that also.

The burried fish worked out great, I think they have a lot to do with our gardening success. The soaker hoses work great as well, but the layout needs to be better to accomodate our tiller. Our rows also need to be wider to accomodate the tiller as well. I am going to stick with my plan in regards to where we should plant the melons and pumpkin etc. I think since I do the watering I know best.