Ever Wonder What 42 Pounds of Grapes Looks Like?*

Wonder no more.

That's a lot of jelly!

* grapes are poisonous to dogs, so don't go eating any of these things.

Fastest Meetup in the East

I know, I know. You're thinking to your self, what have tomato, basil and fresh moots (that's mozzarella for yous who are not fluent in the language of  I-talian) have to do with each other?.

But, you are smart, and I know you will make the connection when you see my next picture.

Do take note of the shape of the tomato in the above shot.

Mom and Dad chose the seeds for their tomatoes to honor my Grammy, who had a little issue with her ticker late last year.

The variety is Hungarian Heart

Grammy is also part Hungarian, isn't that cool?!

These things are just coming ripe and, judging from all the raving going on around here, they are the biggest, best, most sweetest, juciest fruits Dad has ever grown

They are from Seed Savers Exchange where Dad always has good luck with what he chooses to plant.

So yesterday was our meet up.

A lame traffic jam kept me from getting there on time. In fact We arrived with only 5 minutes left.

Just enough time to steal a kiss from my man Murphy.

He waited for me to get there so we could share a moment together.We've really missed each other

Duke was there too..

giving out raspberries from the looks of it.

We also got to meet Cuddles. Murphy's Grandma is fostering her. We didn't get a picture, but Mom got to hold her. She is just the sweetest girl you'll ever meet. She has a pretty little petite face and small frame. We are hoping she will find her forever home with Kimi..

who is also just a little bit of a thing.

They are going to have a play date and get to know each other. We can only hope she returns to the meetup next month as part of Kimi's family.

We hope you are all having a great weekend!

The Farm Report~ First Edition

Introduction by Wilma:

It's finally here. The day we talked about a few weeks back. Farmer Dad stopped gardening long enough to share a few thoughts with you all. I hope you enjoy. If not, I have no problem pulling a Donald Trump on him;) 

Take it away Dad!

Not much to look at right now, but with a little work, a lot of luck, and some help from Mother Nature if She's willing, it should look something like this in about a month. 

This was taken sometime in June of 2008, a very good year in the garden. 2009? not so much, but we still managed to kick out the jams using my special super-secret organic soil prep regimen and maintenance program. Look, if I told you all of the details, I'd have to...well...Lets just say that it's loosely based upon one very simple principle: Feed the soil first! I spend at least 2 weeks every April making my Def Mix of nutrients: fireplace ash, used coffee grounds, kelp meal, compost, epsom salt, manure, you get the idea.Then I let it cook for about 2 weeks, turning the soil frequently. During the season, I feed regularly with fish emulsion,molasses,kelp,and compost. Pest control? We usually farm out that work to nematodes,preying mantis,and birds 

On a side note, Wil usually tries to roll in the manure. I hope I didn't just blow my chance at a return appearance by saying that, but it is what it is,Willie D. Just accept it and move on, everybody's got issues,including Y.O.U. You're still the coolest in my book.

Until next time, I'll leave you all to contemplate the Grinch Pepper

Thanks for the Love,Wil. Stay Pug.

Attention Please:

There is a huge pet adoption event this weekend at the Connecticut Expo Center!!

Those of you who may live in the area and are interested in adopting a recycled dog follow this link: Shelter Dogs Rock

We Interupt This Mystery for a Very Important Announcement

I'm so excited I can barely contain myself. Over the weekend Mom and Dad were working in the garden, turning over the soil, and they found these!

 

Yes, those are potatoes. They are from last years crop, they survived, and grew over the winter. Now, judging from the fanfare, this was very exciting for the  humans. I was like...eh, whatever. Can I eat 'em?

What's got me so amped up is this idea I had while going over seed catalogs with Dad. You see, truth be told, my Dad is an awesome organic vegetable farmer.

Dad has flirted with the idea of blogging about it but the garden keeps him very busy. This garden is at my Grammy and Grampy's house. We didn't have enough sun at our old house to grow much. Now that we've moved, we are going to attempt some veggies atour new house. Dad will continue to garden at Grammy and Grampy's too. So now he will be even busier. So I thought, what if  Dad was a guest blogger on my blog? He could write about his garden when he was inspired to do it, but not be obligated to post all the time.

He accepted my offer!!! Now, this announcement may be premature, because I don't know when he will start to write, but I was bursting at the seams with excitement and just had to tell someone.

Fear not B fans, I will reveal her whereabouts soon. She is not in harms way I can assure you of that.