So Long Good Buddy

Odd numbers really aren't my thing, but today I had no choice. The precious dog who shared his life with me for 12+ years had to move onward today. Little Buddy, Dubby, BuddhiSatya, was adopted from K9Haven.org over 10 years ago. I had decided that it was time for a dog, after having some bad luck with dog ownership over the years, along came Buddy. I won't elaborate, but just tell you he really was the "best dog ever"...I will miss him so much. It was so difficult to make the decision to let him go, but it was the least I could do. The transition was peaceful, he was with me, Christina & George. We were able to hold him for a time after the passing. I remember once asking how anyone could have given up such a fantastic dog, and Christina said, "So you could adopt him Mom". Such a wise child...I love you little dog, you have a part of my heart with you for always and ever...

Tuber Planting

I think I planted the tubers about 2 weeks ago. Here are a few shots of the patch. I was fortunate enough to have the fragrance from a blooming wisteria, heavenly! Some have begun to sprout, yeah!

Kombucha what?

Okay, yes I know, I am doing ONE MORE THING! My daughter had been drinking bottle kombucha. The stuff is kinda pricey. I was aware of this health elixir for many years, but never really read up on it much. After doing a bit of exploration, I found that brewing this stuff is like a mini science project, and who doesn't LOVE science projects?

You'll see the set up, the water & tea, and then the development of the SCOBY ( symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast ). The the final product which is a delicious fermented tea full of pro-biotics B vitamins amino acids, mmmm along with a fine light fizz. But the thing is reproducing like crazy! HAHAHA, much like bees!

Returning

We feed birds, among other things...Each Spring for about the past 5 years we have been visited by "Black Headed Grossbeaks". Really pretty birds, I had never seen them before in all my years, but they found the feeders and their family has really grown. You can see the male at the feeder!