HAPPY EASTER

Rhododendrum

Clean pups and clean porch

It is a beautiful Spring-like day, so the boys got their monthly bath. The porch was readied for many enjoyable meals outside as we enjoy the azalea blooms and keep up with all of our bird feeder friends. Tomorrow may be the official beginning of Spring, but we jumped the gun today!

Spring flowers

It is not officially Spring yet, but we are starting to see signs that it is coming. I have flowering pink/white peach blooms (very fitting for the peach state), quince, and forsythia. Saturday morning the boys and I walked up the street to a pottery sale and bought my pretty blue bowl/vase. As usual, the boys garnered lots of attention from their admiring public. Roy eats it up and Andy tolerates it. Andy is pretty much aloof when it comes to strangers. He has to check them out first and make sure they are worthy of his attention. Roy just loves everybody and takes attention wherever it is available.

Love Story

My first cousin got married right out of high school to a boy her parents disapproved of. Due to parental pressure the marriage was shortly dissolved. The boy moved away and my cousin went on with her life, graduating from college, getting married, subsequently divorced, buying a home and retiring. Out of the blue, about a year ago she heard from her long lost love. He was in the area and they met for a meal. The embers were rekindled, but my cousin let him get away a second time. After mulling it over for a while, she gave him a call as he was en route to another destination. He came back and they have been together ever since. They seem made for each other and are both obviously very much in love. They stopped by Monday, March 5th, we went to the Court House and got a Marriage License, then off to my church where I performed their marriage ceremony. True love won out in the end after some 40 years! This story doesn't have much to do with my "boys" and this is the "Sheltie-Mom" blog, but I can say that they both adored my new cousin-in-law and he was warmly welcomed into the family. They didn't attend the wedding.

Orange tree

Our orange tree is full of oranges this year. We keep it outside to get lots of sun in the summer and bring it inside for the winter. It is displaced momentarily by a Christmas tree in December. The boys like to smell the tree, but are not interested in eating the tiny oranges. I hope to have it surrounded by blooming potted Amaryllis before too long.

George Washington's Birthday

It is a tradition in our family to celebrate George Washington's birthday every February 22nd. Remember the story of George chopping down his father's cherry tree and when being confronted saying "I cannot tell a lie...." Well, today scholars say the story is apocryphal, but it is a good excuse to have cherry pie anyway! Happy Birthday, "Father George," the father of our country.

Winter flowers

Spring has not sprung yet, but we do have daffodils and camellias blooming in our yard! Some have managed to escape the killing frosts of the past few weeks. The boys are enjoying the cold weather as they play chase without having to stop for water breaks all the time. I am trying to teach Roy to play Frisbee. So far he hasn't gotten the hang of it, but I understand it takes time. We take breaks to fetch with his ball to give him positive experiences to counter his frustration with the Frisbee. He is QUITE capable of fetching a ball!

Westminster Dog Show

Ch Kylene Eden The Dragonslayer may be the "Best of Breed," but he can't hold a candle to my Andy or Roy!

Happy Valentine's Day

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. We celebrated early because I have another commitment tomorrow night. My "Valentine" got an edible valentine!