My little dachshund, Chloe, died in January and a few days later, this black cat started hanging around out house. The cat was skinny, so we started leaving cat food on the porch. We decided it was a female and we named her Geraldine. Well....she has become "our cat"...and then we found out this past week, that "she" used to live next door with our neighbors....but I don't think they mind sharing Geraldine with us. Also, Sadie is their lab...but Sadie is about half ours, too. She comes over every morning for a dog treat...sleeps over here on our porch at night...and has a ferocious sounding bark. One day last week, it turned cold...and stayed that way the entire day. I walked out on the porch several times and each time, Sadie and Geraldine were curled up beside each other snoozing.
Here's Bella...a 5 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel rescue dog that we rescued last week. Bella had been a puppy mill dog and not treated very well....but now she lives with us and we're working with her to get her used to people. She's got such a sweet nature and learns very quickly. She is having to learn to walk on a leash, go up and down stairs, and trust humans.
And here's Ben...looking through the wish book! Ben's 3-1/2 years old...another Thanksgiving photo!
One of my favorites from my garden this year are the Hyacinth Bean Vines that I planted from beans that I got from my sister who lives in the western part of NC. I was not even sure they would grow here closer to the coast...but it's beautiful and the butterflies love the blossoms.
