Sunday Selfie

 I captured another dryer ball☺

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

The Rose of Sharons have been really pretty!

We don't see too many white ones.  

Landlady Maryann's Rose of Sharon is peeking between our Arborvitae's!

Look what we saw as we were being nosey through the hedges!  Mom loves the antique cars and the older - the better!

The Magnolia in our back yard is blooming for the second time this year~

We found a pretty vibrant Spiderwort~

Walking up one of our favorite streets, we discovered the Lilies were making quite the showing!

Mom has been calling me Dukey Delicious.  I'm not sure what it means but I get lots of kisses and it makes her happy☺

Happy Friday and Happy first day of August!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

My New Fun Game

 I invented a new game!

I go to the wall end of the outside shower curtain and run behind it along the bathtub for fun.   It always makes mom laugh☺

We are in another hot hot hot heatwave for the next three days so walking early is a MUST!   Our walks include a lot of shade and that means mosquitos and irritating bugs.   Mom can't stand them flying around her face and she notices that they never bother me, which is a good thing.   She has been trying essential oils to see which one may or may not work. We can tell you that Rose Geranium oil and Lavender oil did not work. This morning, she finally found a winner!  Peppermint oil!! 

She drops the oil along the brim edge of her baseball cap - top and bottom.   She said it was so potent that it was burning her eyes.   She was watching the buzzing annoying bugs trying to come in for a landing but they were so turned off by the peppermint oil that they flew away!  YAY!  

From now on, my walks will be more peaceful as mom will be a lot happier and not constantly batting at her face!  We wanted to pass this on in case anyone else is bothered by these irritating creatures!

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~~

We discovered Aaron's Beard in a garden.  Yes, we needed to look it up~

In the same garden was the Butterfly Weed~

The Balloon Flower is blooming everywhere we see the plant!

The Sumac is turning red~

The Hosta's all seem to be in bloom with their pretty purple flowers!

Love this gorgeous Milkweed♥

At home, our Clivia is in full flower!

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Wordless Winking Wednesday

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Tasty Tuesday

 Mom saw a recipe for Cheddar Cheese Muffins on FB and decided to give them a try.  

2 cups all purpose flour, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 cups cheddar cheese that has been shredded, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 cup sour cream, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup melted butter and 1/4 cup milk.  

Mom rewrote the instructions as the ones in the recipe were very unclear to her.  

Place the shredded cheese, sugar, salt, eggs, sour cream, butter and milk together in a mixing bowl and beat until well combined.  Turn in the flour and baking powder and mix by hand.   The batter will be very thick.   

Spoon the batter into the muffin tins filling each one to the top.   

The recipe calls for a 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes.   Mom likes her large muffin tin and she baked hers at 375 degrees for just under thirty minutes.  

I got to sample the cheddar cheese~

And I got to lick the spoon~

The muffins looked so yummy and smelled so good when they came out of the oven~

And of course, I got a small portion like always☺

The results~

Mom prefers her cheese bread with yeast but these muffins are very good too.  

Guess what?  

My sissy was here on Saturday!    I love when Missy visits☺

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

I met my Goldendoodle friend, Carlie, along our walk☺

We are finding tons of Coneflowers in bloom~

We found Globe Thistle turning blue~

Landlady Maryann's Roses are in bloom!

At home - the Butterfly Bushes are flowering♥

And on our window sill, the Clivia has a blossom!   Mom has been watching it grow taller by the day and she can't wait for the flowers to open!

Happy Friday, everyone!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

A Smile on a Wednesday

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Tasty Tuesday

 

BTW, that snowball in Sunday's post was the wool dryer ball that I stole.   Mom let me keep it all this time because I was respectful MOST of the time.   She ran the vacuum this past weekend and discovered too much white fuzz on her sweeper rollers so she tossed my beloved dryer ball in the trash.   I will have to wait for another one to fall when the clothes come out of the dryer.

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

We have not been walking this week as it's too hot, too muggy and too many annoying bugs!

The last time we did walk we found that a neighbor planted Marigolds near his mailbox~

Next door, the Raulston's Allspice was in bloom!

We headed in a different direction and discovered cheerful yellow Evening Primrose in bloom~

And not too far away, the Lilies were blooming!

Back at home, beneath our Copper Beach Tree, the freebee Violas are back!  Mom loves that they self-sow every year!

Happy Friday, everyone and mom wants to thank everyone for your special birthday wishes!

Love ya lots♥

Duke