We gardened yesterday until we were half silly. I ached last night but it was soooo worth it. Ryan was happy, relaxed and satisfied. I was too.

Here he is putting seeds in. What a guy!

PUPPY CROQUET

We have an afternoon of Puppy Croquet planned. We own a retriever (actually a mutt who is half golden retriever, half springer/cocker mix) so when we hit the ball she races us to it. If she gets there first she "retrieves" you back to start and you have to play from where it lays. Sometimes the Puppy Penalty is substantial. We've played out of weeds, flowers, just about anywhere you can think of. If the person who hits the ball gets  to it first they need to stand with their foot on the ball until it's his or her turn again. It's absolutely wild. The more people, the more chaos!

Here's a photo of the culprit. She's a wild puppy and is scheduled to get her hair trimmed and get some shots on Monday. She's needed a hair cut forever but with my hip I just didn't get her there. Julie, her groomer, will probably fall over! The white spots you see on her coat is fur coming out! It looks like mange but it's simply a long haired mutt blowing coat. Whew! The vacuuming alone is daunting!

Have a happy Sunday and we'll see you back here tomorrow.

Much love and joy,

Karen