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The Blog Of the "Mother" of Bandit.
Bandit is my Hairless Chinese Crested--he's the "normal" one. I, on the other hand, am unrepentantly "pet-crazy." You know the type--the spinster who lives in the haunted house three blocks over with 72 cats...okay, so I don't have 72 cats, and my house isn't haunted--but my dogs wardrobe is better than mine! Need I say more? :~)
I've never been consistant at journaling, so the timing of my blogs will be sporadic at best. I just hope they are as entertaining to you as they are to me; however, be forewarned: Most of my blogs will be about The BaldOne. In spite of his Don King "do," I think he's just as cute as any of the Brothers B!
Now, if I can just remember not to get him wet--or feed him after midnight...

About Me

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My bags are packed and I'm always ready to seek out an adventure with Bandit and Moggy in tow. Bandit is my thirteen year old Chinese Crested, who I frequently call The Bald One or The BaldOne Boy (like he was one of the Baldwin Brothers). Moggy’s full name is Pip-Moggy. He’s my two year old gansta-resuce kitty. I couldn’t decide between Pip (which are the spots on die and domino tiles) and Moggy (or Moggie when I mistakenly thought he was a she), so I combined the two. Moggy refers to the British term for "cat of unknown parentage .” So in essence, I have an almost bald dog, and I’ve named my cat “Spot.”

Fun Stuff (I'm doing now or have done)

  • Artistic Attempts weekly (alternating between Painting With A Twist, That Art Place, and Peniot's Palette).
  • Bunko with the Belton Bunko Babes monthly.
  • Participating in the A to Z Blogging Challenge.
  • Spades and Liverpool Rummy with the Spadetts weekly.
  • The Mighty Texas Dog Walk, Austin (fund raiser for Service Dogs, Inc--they train shelter dogs to be Service Dogs, then give them free of charge to people with disabilities.)

Sunday, January 5, 2020

I Have Phloem and Xylem On My Hands

(This is a cheater post--it's a slightly expanded response to a FB Friends question. 😏)

I have a beautiful brand new container garden each and every year because, sadly, I am a killer with phloem and xylem on my hands.

Phloem and xylem are the sap, or lifeblood, of plants. Phloem is nutrient-rich and flows from leaves to the stem and roots feeding them sugar and other nutrients.  The Xylem is more water-based and flows from the roots up. (I am not smart enough to have known or remembered this, if I ever learned it back in school. It was information I read recently on the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension website.)

When I purchase a plant I tell it, "I picked you because you looked like you are strong enough to survive me. If I am right, and you survive, you will graduate to a 'real' container next year."

I have a few plants in real containers. A couple are actually over 10 or 15 years old.  But the vast majority are new each season.

When I was in Nursing School I had 22  beautiful, healthy, strong plants. The 23rd killed all of them. Now, even easy plants aren't as easy as they used to be. But "hope springs eternal."

Or maybe that should be, "Spring brings eternal hope."

Agriculturally as well as Spiritually.  😏

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