Sunday Selfie

 

Happy Sunday and the last day of August!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

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

Last weekend, we took a longer walk to see if we could find more pretty flowers.

What beautiful bright red geraniums!

Taking a closer look, we discovered that a pumpkin was growing inside the red geraniums☺

As we rounded the corner, there was farmer Will's beautiful field against a gorgeous blue sky!

In this field, he was growing lots and lots of tomatoes.

There were wildflowers at the base on this field called soapwort.

Continuing on, we found pretty sedums.

The next field, which is the one closest to our house, has peppers growing.  

This is a terrible shot of chicory but it was growing in front of the peppers.

Next time, we will go around Farmer Will's field from the other direction.

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Not Another One

 Not long ago, mom got me a 2Post2Pull headcollar like Ollie wears.  She says that I still pull way too hard and she doesn't like that it rides so close to my eyes.   

I hate head collars!!!   I would much prefer to wear a harness but mom says that I pull even harder on the harness.  She also doesn't like that I'm constantly sniffing the ground searching for freebee snackies.   You remember that I got myself in trouble eating wild animal poo and getting very sick to the point that I stopped eating and she swore to herself that this will never happen again.   

On Tuesday, a new headcollar arrived from the UK.  This one is called the Dogmatic.   We tried it out in the backyard to make sure it fit okay.

 Wednesday morning, mom was getting her oil changed in her car so we didn't get to walk until she got back.   Mom says that I wasn't pulling as hard as I do on the other headcollars but this is only my first time wearing it.

I'm posing next to a beautiful butterfly bush and mom is taking in the wonderful scent and she's happy.

This is what I think of my new Dogmatic headcollar!

So now I have one more headcollar to add to my collection of training devices that hopefully, will make me stop pulling so hard and will make mom happier and enjoy our walk more than she does now.   Here's hoping!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Tasty Tuesday

 Mom ran out of the muffins that she likes with her morning coffee.  She could have gone out or she can make homemade bread☺

English Muffin Bread

2 1/2 cups flour - divided, 1 package of yeast, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon baking soda, 1 cup warm milk, 1/4 cup warm water.

In a large mixer bowl, combine 1 cup flour, yeast, sugar, salt and soda.  Add the milk and water and beat on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping the bowl occasionally.  Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.   Stir in the remaining flour by hand.   The batter will be stiff and you make have to knead it a few times to get all of the flour.    Grease and 8" x 4" pan and sprinkle it with cornmeal.  Put the batter in the pan and sprinkle with cornmeal on the top. It gives the bread a crunchy taste.  Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk - about 45 minutes.   Bake at 375 degrees for approx 35 minutes.   Remove bread from pan as soon as you take it out of the oven.  

The crust spread with butter~ 

Yes, please!

Mom has made this bread three or four times and it always comes out perfectly!

The latest puzzle~

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

Off we go~~

Neighbor Mike planted Dahlias at his mailbox~

We discovered Impatiens near this mailbox~

We spotted this red berry in the lawn and mom looked it up.   It's a mock strawberry!

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Terrific Tuesday

 We had overnight lows of 54 degrees.  Can it get much better than that!

Walking is such a joy with no bugs and no humidity and no horrible heat!  This entire week is going to be more autumn-like☺

Mom made Miss Cecilia's soup recipe on Sunday.   She left it chunky because that's the way she likes it and she did add celery instead of the onion.    This is the recipe:

White Bean, Bacon, Tomato Soup

INGREDIENTS

4 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 medium onion, chopped

3 cups chicken broth

2 cans white beans (either Great Northern or navy), drained and rinsed

1 can diced tomatoes

½ teaspoon thyme

½ teaspoon cumin

Kosher salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Cook bacon pieces in a medium stock pot until they are starting to brown, stirring often.  Add the onions and cook, stirring, until tender.  Drain off any excess pan drippings.

Stir in all the other ingredients and bring up to just boiling, then turn down to a simmer and let it cook about 10 minutes.  Use a potato masher to break up some of the beans to thicken the soup, and serve with a crusty bread.

EASY PEASY AND OH SO YUM!  

It sure was yummy and we will be making this one again for sure!

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining the LLB Gang this week for Nature Friday~~

Before we left the house, we needed to give Molly a sweet Hi♥

We found beautiful Hibiscus along our walk~

White ones~

Pink ones~

Mom thinks this is Burdock.   It was along Landlady Maryann's duck fence.

The Phlox smells so delightful!

Because it's been so hot, mom has been doing lots of puzzles.   This is the latest one~

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Wordless Wednesday

Love ya lots♥

Duke
 

Flying Beauties

 Mom has been working in the garden deadheading the Butterfly Bushes.  

We know this is the butterfly moth on Miss Violet~

Mom doesn't know the butterfly species as well as she know the plants.

They sure are beautiful!

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Saturday Art

 Juney's post this morning inspired mom to take a picture of the stained glass work of art that my sissy made of me this past Christmas.   

It hangs in our picture window always and we absolutely love it!

We have to show you another stained glass that she made.  This piece is in memory of Jocko, a much-loved cat that passed not long ago.   He belonged to Missy's Godmother.  

This is a very special piece that Missy made in memory of her dad, who was the leader of the Northford Timber Framers. Today is the second anniversary of his passing♥

Love ya lots♥

Duke