Not to brag, but this weekend we had our first big apple harvest! For eight years now, Dad has been planting two apple trees a year. The first two he planted died by the end of that summer due to insects. Subsequent trees, which all started out as approximately 2 to 3 feet tall saplings, […]
I did it! I grew an apple! Ok, so technically my William’s Pride Apple Tree grew the apple. But it’s my tree and my apple! The Deer didn’t win! Earlier this summer the Delinquent Deer not only ate the leaves off my little tree, they snapped some of the branches completely off. I thought for […]
I’m pleased to say for the first time our little garden is overflowing with tomatoes! As I anxiously await for them to ripen, I thought I’d share with you one of Mom’s favorite stories about the time Dad accidentally planted magic beans, forcing me to add patrolling for Giants to my watch dog duties. Back […]
My silly little brother would like to share with you today his major “discovery.” So without further ado, here’s Asa: Recently on my evening walk I made a huge discovery – tennis balls grow on trees! We were visiting a neighbor when my eyes locked on this awesome tree growing in the far corner of […]
I found a way to scare my little brother, Asa! Maniacal laugh. Maniacal laugh. Despite being well past the teething stage, Zombie Puppy still can’t resist chomping down on me. What if I totally scare the little guy into thinking he really did turn me into a Zombie Dog?! I stumbled upon this unattended basket […]
Back in the Spring Dad planted a box garden. Well as predicted by me, it didn’t grow any boxes. But shockingly he did grow magic beans! I had joked about that, but who knew it would actually happen? The green beans he planted turned into huge flowers that tower over my head. Mom says that […]
Dad’s trees are under attack! As you know from Lead Us Not into Temptation, Dad takes his trees seriously…even if some of them look more like sticks than trees. Well you can’t even begin to imagine how bad I feel that I let Dad down. Everyone knows that a farmer depends on his dog to scare […]
Mom and Dad have lost their minds! Last week you may recall I rejoiced over the installation of a puppy playpen in our yard disguised as a “box garden.” Finally I could enjoy being outside without having to worry about Asa’s antics. But then Dad went ahead and ruined it by putting wire cones in […]
At last there is peace in my kingdom! Dad built a puppy playpen for Asa! Oh sure he’s calling it a “box garden.” But only a naive puppy would fall for a silly excuse like that. Box garden – HA! Growing boxes is the most foolish thing I ever heard of, especially considering we have […]
I’m happy to report that both Asa and I resisted the trap Dad left for us in the living room. In case you forgot or haven’t read it yet, in the post Lead Us Not Into Temptation Dad made the most intriguing toy ever, but expected us to leave it alone! He put sticks in […]
