Flame with teammates Riley and Roxie.
A whole mess of dogs waiting for the walk to start.
Once we were actually walking, Flame started to find the whole excursion tolerable.
Lots and lots of dogs!
Team Beck!
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Scenes from the SPCA K9-3K
This past weekend, Ak, Flame and I participated in the K9-3K, a fundraiser for the Wake County SPCA. There was something like 1,500 dogs and 3,200 people there. In a word, insanity, but for a good cause -- the walk raised over $214,000!
Once we were actually walking, Flame started to find the whole excursion tolerable.
Once we were actually walking, Flame started to find the whole excursion tolerable.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Garden Project
What a gorgeous spring day! Ak and I both had the day off, so we decided to spend it working on a new project -- our first ever vegetable garden!
After visiting Wal-Mart, Ace Hardware (twice), Page Road Garden Center and Gunters Greenhouse, we were ready to get started.
The first project was an easy one -- a mini herb garden that can be brought into the house over the winter (assuming that we figure out a cat-proof solution -- the attic maybe?). We planted thyme, oregano and two basil plants for lots of lots of pesto!
Then we moved onto the fun part. Fortunately, we moved into a house that already has several spacious raised beds. Unfortunately, they hadn't been maintained. Here's a picture of what we started with:
One hour and one snake later, we had the large, L-shaped bed cleared and ready to plant.
This little bucket contains what we hope will be the secret ingredient to our garden -- compost. For almost a year, we've been dutifully composting all manner of fruits and veggies, not to mention egg shells and coffee grinds. This was my first peek at the result, and I'm quite proud of our beautiful black compost. Go us!
Finally, the finished product. We planted two varieties of tomatoes (Big Boy and cherry), cucumbers, green peppers, okra, zucchini and yellow squash. Now we just sit back and hope things grow!
After visiting Wal-Mart, Ace Hardware (twice), Page Road Garden Center and Gunters Greenhouse, we were ready to get started.
The first project was an easy one -- a mini herb garden that can be brought into the house over the winter (assuming that we figure out a cat-proof solution -- the attic maybe?). We planted thyme, oregano and two basil plants for lots of lots of pesto!
Then we moved onto the fun part. Fortunately, we moved into a house that already has several spacious raised beds. Unfortunately, they hadn't been maintained. Here's a picture of what we started with:
One hour and one snake later, we had the large, L-shaped bed cleared and ready to plant.
This little bucket contains what we hope will be the secret ingredient to our garden -- compost. For almost a year, we've been dutifully composting all manner of fruits and veggies, not to mention egg shells and coffee grinds. This was my first peek at the result, and I'm quite proud of our beautiful black compost. Go us!
Finally, the finished product. We planted two varieties of tomatoes (Big Boy and cherry), cucumbers, green peppers, okra, zucchini and yellow squash. Now we just sit back and hope things grow!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
K9-3K Dog Walk
Ak, Flame and I signed up to for the K9-3K Dog Walk to benefit the Wake County SPCA. We're sorta suckers for animals; you might know this about us. Want to help us help animals? Click here to donate.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Snow Day
We, along with the rest of NC, got quite a bit of snow this weekend. The official count at RDU Airport is 5 inches, and that's right down the road so we'll go with that. Our puppy, we learned, loves the snow! She got a taste during the flurries a few weeks ago, but this weekend to her was the BEST WEEKEND EVER. Check back later for a video of Flame frolicking in the snow.
Watching the snow. (We normally don't allow her to do this, but she was so darn cute we let it go. Yes, you should be concerned about what that statement implies for our future parenting.)
SNOW!
Eww, snow.
SNOW!
Our street.
And the front of the house.
Watching the snow. (We normally don't allow her to do this, but she was so darn cute we let it go. Yes, you should be concerned about what that statement implies for our future parenting.)
SNOW!
Eww, snow.
SNOW!
Our street.
And the front of the house.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
A Partial List of Things We've Broken since Sunday
- Ak's car
- The bedroom door
- Living room bench
- Marty's bed
- My car
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Day in the Life
As Flame dearly loves squirrels (preferably in the form of kabobs), we got her a stuffed, squeaky squirrel for Christmas. Guess where I found it this morning?
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