Hi, everyone! Thank you all for lovely Gotcha Day wishes!
Do you know what the peeps got me for my Gotcha Day? You don't? Okay, I'll tell you..... They got me a BRAND NEW CAR (think obnoxious game show host as you read that). Well, new to ME (
Dachshund Mommy: US, Nola. New to US!) Yeah yeah, US and all that.
It's a 1996 Suburban (the price was right), rapper white and totally pimpin'. Now I can cruise along in style! It's in great shape for it's age!
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| This thing is freaking enormous |
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| The leather is really worn and soft. |
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| Can I drive? Lilly Belle, Muffin and I want to go shopping! |
I want to show you all my garden! We're growing tomatoes (all volunteer), celery (fun fact: put the bottom of a celery stalk in a small bowl of water. It'll sprout and you can plant it), pumpkins, squash, beans, peas, parsley, carrots, fennel, purple basil, chives (I think), radishes and I think we've got a few peppers.
A few things got damaged from the 2 frosts we had, but it's been freakishly warm here, even for Florida. Mom's been going around in shorts, tank tops and flip flops and is still sweating. I want cold weather!
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| Follow me |
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| My garden! |
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| Purple basil |
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| Monster tomato plants |
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| Carrots |
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| Radishes. This is the second batch of em. |
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| Peas, with beans next to them (beans are on the left) |
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| Purty peas |
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| Lets keep going |
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| Pea flower |
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Front row L to R: peas, beans, squash and pumpkins
Back row L to R: carrots and radishes |
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| One of the squash flowers. It's FULL of blooms |
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| The tomatos |
Our secret to such big plants? A garden tilled and fertilized by a pig, and then fertilized by chickens.
Kisses and Tail Wags,
Dachshund Nola
Nola's Gotcha Day, a garden, chickens, and a pimped-out ride? What could be better?!
ReplyDeleteLots of fun stuff! We love your new car. Mom keeps trying to grow a garden here in AZ but all we have right now is one sad bell pepper that seems to have stopped growing.
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Happy belated gotta day! What a great gift!
ReplyDeleteWe can't garden as it is snowy here. We are going to learn to do that in the spring!
OMD, yous got a new ride, don't let the peeps tear it up. that garden is awesome,Bites just loves tomaters, but were is the pot!!!
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Susie & Bites
Fangtastic garden! All Momma ever grew was tomatoes last year. And I loves your new ride! You can pick me up when you pick up Lily Belle and Muffin. We lives purrrrrty close to each udder!
ReplyDeleteOh Nola, you spoiled little girl. A new pimpin' ride for your Gotcha Day! Way to go girl!! We've got our wallet stuffed with greens and our lipstick in our purse and we're ready to shop till we drop. Just like my Mommy and my Grandma, we're expert shoppers. That is one NICE ride we'll be traveling in. Congrat's.
ReplyDeleteLove your garden! We've planted 2 basil plants and some parsley. Mommy wanted to plant some cherry tomato's but is always so worried about the frost this time of year. A few years back she planted weeping hibiscus trees for a memorial to Grandma and they both got deaded by the bad weather.
I know what you mean about the hot weather. Mommy loves the sun but hates the heat. She said she needs NO help from the sun with her hot flashes.
Let me know what time we're leaving to hit the stores :)
Hugs,
Lily Belle
Pigs chickens enormous pea flowers a pimped out ride! Holy Macaroni. Don't get lost in that ride
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do you think you could mail me a pint of green beans every now and then..like every tuesday or so...i just loves them in my food? our weather is cold and doughty and icky for green beans..now your new car is just great! and big...my robot mom would probably drive over all the curbs in your neighborhood...see does that here.
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Awesome garden! Mine is covered with snow!
ReplyDeleteNola,
ReplyDeleteWhere are you these days... Not in CH! It's snowing here and gardens are frosty! Lucky you somewhere warm!
Love the car, its going to take you to such amazing places to sniff out!
Maggie
Sweet ride Nola! What a grat garden you have too! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats Nola! I didn't realize you were a gardener. I think you and I have a lot in common!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated Gotcha Day!!
ReplyDeleteLove your new ride! I've had my Suburban for over 6 years now and I love it!
Nola, you needs to has them seats done in a furry pink fabric and bling out da steerin' wheel. Oh yea!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY belated Gotcha Day!
Your garden looks very yummy!
Puddles
I can't believe they got you that new car for your gotcha day! It sure looks good for its age.
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Look at all those veggies, you will have tons for Summer!
ReplyDeleteWow, we like your pimped ride a lot.
Dip Bridge and Elliot x
OMD! Where do I start?? Oh, that Pimp-Mobile is just PAWSOME!! Your right ~ it looks FABulous!! Those seats look like butter!
ReplyDeleteMa is all greeny jelly over your winter garden!! She LOVES tomatoes, and REALLY wishes it was warm enough here to grow em'.
Kisses,
Ruby
Great garden. HER little container garden is producing lots of tomatoes, squash and cucumbers...Roxy vetoed the zucchini and apple cucumbers. We fertilise with fish!
ReplyDeleteXXXOOO Daisy, Bella &Roxy
We're having a break from the hot weather at the moment. Very nice.
What a nice garden and holy cow what a present!
ReplyDeleteOooo that looks NICE!
ReplyDeleteLove your new RIDE... butt WHAT???? You and Lily Belle and Muffin are going SHOPPIN??? TOGHTHER?????
ReplyDeleteSUPER GARDEN... WE use Horse Poops on OUR garden... Butt that chicken and pig poop must me a super mixture.
Are those SUGAR SNAP Peas... WE are CRAZY over Sugar Snap Peas... We just LOVE THEM... FRESH from the Vines...
Boy, everyone will fit in your new ride! How fun. Your garden is so beautiful. I am hopeless outside, so I always admire folks that have beautiful gardens and you have a beautiful garden.
ReplyDeleteHow about swinging by and picking me up in your fancy new car!
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Oh Waw! What a cool car! Yous looks marvelous in it and me can't believes a garden in December! We has SNOW! And it did not gets over zero c (or 32 F) today! Does yous likes peas?
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Nellie
That car is BIG....more suited to me really ;-) Love your garden too. Deccy x
ReplyDeleteWOW! You got a car!!! A CAR!! Good for you!!! And how cool is that you got a garden and everything...so much going on in your life right now! Happy Gotcha Day!! xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Some of my friends actually want this type of car because it has lots of space and comfortable seats. This is also good for big families because the space makes putting stuff in there easy as pie. Congrats, Nola!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Patrick! This car is very ideal for those who have a big family. You see, even your pets are free to sit in those comfortable seats! ;)
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