Molly Monday

 Happy first day of Spring🌼

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Happy St Patrick's Day

 Mom got me a shamrock shake!

We got a surprise in our mailbox this morning!   How do you love my new bandana from Auntie Lydia!   Thank you so much, Auntie Lydia!  You are always so very thoughtful and generous♥

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Tasty Tuesday

 Mom made a boiled dinner this week.  She would have loved to have corned beef instead of Keilbasa but she didn't find any.   

I got to enjoy some peeled carrot ribbons!

Cabbage, carrots, potatoes and Keilbasa and peppercorns~

Cooked carrots are just as yummy as raw ones.

Let's make this dinner again soon, mom!

Happy Tuesday, everybuddy!

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Nature Friday

 This happened on Wednesday.   Mom says that I'm self-mutilating again.    I lick in between one of my pads until it's raw and then I limp and can barely walk.   I'm back in my sock until mom feels it's safe to take it off.   This is not the first time it's happened and I'm sure it won't be the last.  

The hyacinths are beginning to come alive!  Mom can't wait to bury her nose in them and sniff their beautiful fragrance♥

A very nice lady who reads my blog named Miss Diane sent us this email.

Dear Molly,

Please tell your Mom that your amaryllis is going to bloom again, bud is out of bulb so it will attempt to bloom regardless of your preferences. Give it water and light just as you did before and enjoy the second stem and blooms.

The usual recommendation is to allow your amaryllis to grow until fall before you force it to sleep. Or just let it keep growing year round. The leaves need to keep growing to rebuild the bulb after blooming. I let mine amaryllis grow constantly, never force sleep, and they have had long lives blooming every year. The leaves need to grow to make energy to make future flower buds. Mine just finished blooming second stem.

 

Some amaryllis varieties routinely send up two or sometimes three flower stems so please don’t be quick to withhold water and trim off leaves.

 

https://www.naturescapes-pa.com/your-guide-for-year-round-amaryllis-care/

 

https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2021-12-03-how-take-care-amaryllis-and-get-them-rebloom

 

https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/how-to-grow-amaryllis-bulbs

Amaryllis Care After Blooming

• After flowering, your bulb is exhausted. If you want flowers next year (many people prefer simply to purchase new bulbs every fall), you must allow it to rebuild itself.
• When the last bloom fades, cut off the flower stalk 3-5" above the bulb, but do not cut off the leaves. They produce food that will be stored in the bulb.
• Put your plant in a sunny window, preferably one that is south-facing.
• Water when the top inch of the potting mix is dry to the touch, and begin fertilizing with a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer once a month.
• When the danger of frost has passed in spring, set the pot outdoors in full sun or knock the bulb out of its pot and plant it in the ground in a sunny location.
• In fall—we often wait until frost blackens the leaves—bring the bulb indoors, cut off the foliage just above the bulb, and store it dry in a cool (55°F), dark place such as a basement for 8-10 weeks.
• Then pot (or repot) the bulb and water it. Thereafter, keep the potting mix almost dry until new growth emerges, and follow the instructions under "Pre-bloom Care."
• Amaryllis bulbs can rebloom once or sometimes twice a year for decades if they receive proper care and are repotted as they grow.

We think that it's just leaves this time and no flower~~

Thank you so much, Miss Diane.   You are a wealth of information and we really appreciate this!

Happy Friday, everybuddy!

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Molly Monday

 You will never guess what I did on my birthday for even more excitement.    I took a bath - but that's okay as long as the water is warm and I get to wear my FurDry robe.

We had a lousy raw rainy icky day on Saturday and mom groomed me!

I'm ready for the warmer temps now with my shorter furs so I hope they're on the way with lots of pretty Spring flowers! 

Happy Monday, everybuddy!

Love ya lots♥

Molly

It's My Birthday

 Today is my special day.  I am eleven years old!

I have never been at a loss to grab foodables and to scarf them down in a flash but this birthday biscuit was so big!   Mom knew that I needed help so she broke it into smaller pieces for me.  

I am soooooo enjoying my birthday biscuit!

Today is a great day and mom says that today is all about ME!

Grab a cupcake, everybuddy, and help me celebrate!

Thank you so much for the fabulous card, Miss Ann and Juney!   I love my birthday card♥

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Happy Birthday, Dr Seuss

 We are joining Macy and Maxwell for Dr Seuss Birthday!

Today is your birthday and tomorrow is mine!

Happy Birthday, Dr Seuss!

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Terrific Tuesday

 I GOT SNOW!    

It's our first real snow fall of 2023 and even though it's only about 6 inches deep - I'll take it!

I can't reach it, mom!  A little help here.

Today is a great day!

Happy Tuesday, everybuddy!

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

Our Amaryllis stopped blooming a couple of weeks ago and mom cut it back like the directions said to and she hasn't watered it since.   It has started to grow again!    Help - what do we do?  We don't want it to bloom again until Autumn!

We have a cold raw wet day today and still not a drop of snow that so many of our friends are getting although they are saying possibly next week.   We shall see!

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

Yesterday, we had temps in the sixties close to seventy - so unheard of for February!  What a nutty winter this has been!

The wild onions are beginning to grow~

We don't know what this is but it has pretty color so it's making mom happy!

Landlord Bob must be getting another antique vehicle delivery.   The last one he got - and we won't mention this to Landlord Bob, but mom thinks they should have taken that one to the dump.    It was all rusted out and the truck door wouldn't even stay closed but it didn't take him long to get the motor running.    He's obsessed with restoring these vehicles and when they're all done,  they are literally works of art.    Landlord Bob is a master at his craft!

Happy Friday, everybuddy!

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Tasty Tuesday

 Mom decided that she wanted to make a Lentil Sausage Soup.   She's never used orange lentils before and she thought it might be fun for a change.

She started with a bouillon base and added  onion, celery, carrots and the sausage.    We read that orange lentils don't take as long to cook as the other colors so they got added  after the above ingredients were cooked.

I love celery!

She added her favorite Mrs Dash seasonings,  some parmesan cheese and an entire container of fresh spinach.

Did I mention that I love spinach!

The soup came out very yummy and orange lentils were actually creamy in the soup.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

There isn't much interesting out there but we still look.

We found a rainbow wire☺

A perfectly round hole obviously made by a woodpecker~

Our Secret Garden.   Trees continue to fall around it and it continues to deteriorate.  

Happy Friday, everybuddy!

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Wordless Wednesday

 

Love ya lots♥

Molly

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

Mom went to a local nursery earlier in the week to see some pretty color and to walk amongst the beautiful houseplants.     There were Gerbera Daisies in bloom~

Primroses were blooming and they were actually outside.   It was 40 degrees this particular morning~

White orchids♥

Pink Orchids♥     Mom is so afraid to buy an orchid cause she knows she will never get it to bloom again.   

She decided on and came home with the cheerful Primroses!

Happy Friday, everybuddy!

Love ya lots♥

Molly