Herb Bed

Here is the herb bed that Michael made, it only has four plants in it.. Pineapple Sage, Basil, Lavender and Rosemary. Pineapple Sage smells soooo good!!! I also took pictures of the stakes we have up for the beans and the snap peas... who else thinks it looks like two A's or one M? Aww... how sweet. =^)

Garden

Hello again! The garden is coming along... I crammed to much into these little beds but who cares because I have stuff growing in them. We bought material for one more bed like these and one smaller for the herb collection.

We also started our raised beds for the vegetable garden. We bought three 2"x12"x12' boards and had Lowe's cut them to make two 3'x6' beds and filled them with organic compost and top soil. Michael did all the work to make them and I have asked him to make me a couple of smaller ones for herbs and such.

And almost a year later, we final bought a new camera. Romeo, Juliet and Miss P.

Bedtime

Everyone at the Taylor Household is doing great. In fact, Romeo and Pooh slept in the same bed last week. He slept on the foot of the bed and Pooh slept between us. They are doing much better. Romeo is a bundle of energy and we go out and play everyday. Yesterday, Michael had taken him out and when they came back in, Romeo tore through the house, jumped on the couch with me for some love and promptly leaped to his love seat for playtime. He likes to get into bed with us and he stays for about thirty minutes before he runs out to sleep on his couch with his blanket that his Memaw made for him. It is a fleece blanket with puppies on it. He is figuring out chase and fetch, so that is fun. He sits pretty and lays down when asked too... well, most of the time. And boy does he talk. I don't mean bark, he talks to you. He is such a good boy and definitely warns us with that bark that someone is out there. I promise to get pictures up!

Flea Markets and Nightmares

Hello! Memaw and I took Romeo to the Flea Market this weekend. I bought a new Fenton milk glass peice for my little bitty collection and Memaw bought a new flag for her yard. Romeo did really well with the other dogs and people. Lots of folks wanted to love on him and he was eager to let them. He is such a flirt. He had a few moments of anxiety, I think, when we are around alot of activity. I gave my Mom the leash, stayed in sight of him to make my purchase. He didn't care for that and barked until I made it back to him. He continued to bark even after I got back as if to say, "Don't do that again!" He settled down when I asked him to stop and rewarded him with some good smooching and loving. He really likes Memaw and keeps tabs on her if she walks away from us. As I said, he did great with the other dogs. There was one, however, that brought out the fact that he is submissive by choice. Mom and I turned a corner and we saw a dog that took a very defensive stance at seeing Romeo. No other dog had behaved this way. He lowered his head in a challenge and stared at Romeo. Romeo puffed out his chest, pulled his head up proud and confidently walked in front of Mom and I, got close to our legs and stopped. He would not let us pass. It wasn't until we reassured him that it was okay to pass that he allowed us to continue. We praised him for being such a good boy. On Saturday night, he fell asleep on the love seat when Michael and I went to bed. I was half asleep and thought I heard him growl... naturally, I thought it was Michael snoring. Haha. Well, I heard it again only it was more menacing with some snarling. Romeo was asleep but growling and then he barked waking himself up. He whined a little bit so I went over, reassured him that he was okay. He followed me back to the bedroom, crawled into his bed and I tucked him back to sleep. Oh! And he hugs. He jumped into bed with me Sunday morning, got up close and put a paw on my shoulder as I was on my side. So, I put an arm around him and announced to Michael that we were hugging. I think I might have heard a chuckle and a "Oh brother." I hate leaving him during the day so we spent thirty minutes on the couch snuggling before I had to get dressed. I am thinking he is a Momma's Boy and gosh am I in love.

Romeo!!

Hello again! It is official, Romeo is the newest member of the household. We feel confident that Pooh will come around in time and learn to accept the puppers. We just don't feel that his one chase amounted to much and he is easily distractable and has done nicely with a few commands. When I refill his water bowl, he liked to jump but he now understands that in order to get the water he must sit. At first it was a hand signal but now he mostly does it because he knows the rule. He is a smart little guy. I am going to sign us up for some doggie classes at PetSmart so that we can learn to communicate with each other effectively. His Memaw wants to see him this weekend so we might go to the Flea Market and let him socialize a little bit. If we don't do that, I am going to see if my Brother will come out for a BBQ and bring the kids. I think he would enjoy chasing around my Nephews and Neice. So now I am thinking that Romeo needs a middle name... Romeo Horatio Taylor? Mmm, maybe not. I love Shakespeare, I am a huge fan so his name is absolutely fitting. I will definitely get pictures up once my camera works... which may never happen so I guess I need to by a new one. =( We are going to introduce him to the neighbors dogs maybe this weekend. Maggie and Roscoe are sweeties and I think they might enjoy each other as a playmate. That is all for now! Thank you Tracey, Sheila and all at GSRA!! We will keep you posted.