Wordless Wednesday

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Duke

Tasty Tuesday

 Mom was surfing FB and saw a White Bean and Spinach Soup recipe that she wanted to try. 

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 cans (15 ounces each) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 carton (32 ounces) reduced-sodium vegetable broth
• 4 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 1/4 cup packed fresh parsley sprigs, chopped
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• In a Dutch oven or large stock pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery; cook until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic, salt, rosemary, pepper and red pepper flakes; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in beans and broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes.
• Optional: use an immersion blender to slightly puree and thicken the soup, 15-30 seconds. Stir in spinach and parsley; cook until spinach is wilted, 3-4 minutes. Serve in bowls with Parmesan cheese on top.
  
  
    Mom used Mrs Dash's onion seasoning instead of the real onion and she added 2 carrots and more celery than the recipe calls for.     I got a taste of celery, carrot and spinach☺
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Mom is growing Rosemary again this year~
  
  She used her own dried Rosemary in the recipe~
  
  We will be making this soup again.   It is a winner!
  
  Happy Tuesday!
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• Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 

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Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy and Sunny this week for Nature Friday~~

We found a stack of mushrooms on our walk.   The plant identifier calls them ringless honey fungus.  They say that they are edible but may give you a tummy ache.  

We found a pretty little grass with the sun shining down~

We found a garden with Sween Cone Flowers~

The wild Yarrow is everywhere~

We see Toadflax everyplace too~

Goldenrod is in bloom and it's so cheerful and so Autumn!

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

National Dog Week

 

I'm having a great National Dog Week!

I got a new donut bed!   Mom stacked it on top of another one and I feel like a prince!  I have to high-step it to get onto my bed!

Mom needed to order kibble from Chewy and she never just orders one item.   She found this squeaky bat she knew that I would like and she was right.   I love my new Batty!

I also got to go for a walk in a harness and not the dreaded head collar.   It won't happen often as she says that I need to keep my head off the ground and stop looking for free snackies.  

I hope you all have a wonderful National Dog Week!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Autumn

 Happy First Day of Autumn!

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Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 

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Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining pirate Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

The Sedums and the Phlox are blooming and the scent of the Phlox is so wonderful in these, unfortunately, more humid temps!

The Joe Pye Weed is still in bloom~

We found a MilkWeed pod bursting its seeds!

Landlady Maryann's Roses are still blooming away~

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Wordless Wednesday

 

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Duke

Tasty Tuesday

 

Who doesn't love baked mac-n-cheese!

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

A Needle Felted Selfie

 Mom has had Airedales for over 25 years and our house is loaded with Airedale stuffs.  She constantly looks for English Cocker Spaniel art.  She found an artist who does needle felting on Etsy that she thinks does great work.   

She had to send them a photo of me that she liked for the artist to work with.   She loves the smile in my profile picture and let the artist know that  my smirky Cocker smile was important to her.   Did she capture it?

My framed Duke portrait has a place in the slant back hutch but I'm still surrounded by way too many Airedales!

Happy Sunday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

We were walking a different direction on this walk.   

This is a Sycamore tree.   Mom loves how knobby and textured the bark is.   

One of mom's favorite flowers♥

We aren't seeing many Morning Glories so this one is a treat~

At home, our Black Eyed Susan's are in bloom~

The wild Asters are blooming near our small wooded area.

We discovered a Honeysuckle in bloom.   Mom has never seen them in bloom this time of the year!

Landlady Maryann got a new driveway.   It was gravel before and now it's paved.   She loves her new driveway☺

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke