Hello, Readers.
Eloise is rested and ready.
We are Off to the Races as the start of school is very soon.
Here's an apple for the teacher!
It's the only apple my young honey crisp tree has produced,
but it's been fun watching it grow.
The grapes are just beginning to turn color, too.
The August landscape busts with unique color blends.
August loses out to the "ber" months--
the far more popular in terms of fall foliage.
Don't get swallowed up the in rat race of school starting.
Stop and smell the August flowers, too.
We were smelling brownies this afternoon
after our resident chef whipped up a batch from scratch.
Natalie started back to work at Penn State Behrend.
She was so happy!
Full days of football camp this week.
We have been racing around trying to keep his plate filled
and water bottle full.
The pre-season scrimmage is tomorrow!
These two college students are off to the academic races on Monday.
The dogs simply are not having it.
They wan their people around.
Hazel is wearing her Life is Good collar upside down out of protest.
There was a dog race in the community park last weekend.
We entered Hazel and Penny in the Fun Run.
I do believe one of my guys shouted
Here we come, bitches!
on the walk down to the park.
Sam's voice has fully changed now,
so I didn't know which guy to punish.
The other dogs quaked with fear
when they saw Hazel and Penny strut in.
Hazel was up first for the 100 yard dash.
She needed to chase the white grocery bags on a pulley system.
You can see them on.
lower right of the photo below.
Hazel ran a little way,
but wouldn't leave Louie,
so he had to walk with her.
Next, Penny was up.
She just stood there and watched the bags go,
totally confused.
She was content to wander and sniff the fence.
Sam had to run with her, too.
Sam had to run with her, too.
We couldn't let them leave their racing experiences
with such lackluster performances.
We let them watch
and Sam did some motivational coaching.
Hazel got an F on the second attempt
as she barked at the timing judge.
Penny was a champion on the second run.
It was a race against time for Ellen to flip two furniture pieces in
just a few days.
I found this one along side of Boyer Road.
If this piece is yours,
check out what it became!
Ellen really wanted a paint gun for better coverage,
so she ordered one linked from a TikToker she follows.
It arrived a few days later.
This was printed on its box.
It came in pieces with just a few directions.
To save time,
she put me in charge of the assembly...
I couldn't figure out the diagram and was relieved to find these codes
for a more detailed manual.
I scanned them only to find this annoying message!
She figured it out!
She also flipped a nightstand for her sis--
check that out here:
I applied for my Monarch Waystation a few days ago.
It is a race against time to get the ground tilled
ready for some fall planting of butterfly plants.
I got some seeds in the mail
and that was a big thrill!
This patch of ground dedicated to butterflies and bees
lies just beyond the outfield fence,
between Josie's grave and natural brambles that I love to photograph
throughout the year.
At a time when all of the ash are dying,
a new one sprung up from Josie's gravesite.
She was the best dog in the whole world.
I'm reading on up and taking any reader suggestions.
The other thing I'm reading up on is this book!
I bought it for Ellen because it is written by a deaf author,
and she is studying to become a speech pathologist.
She is taking American Sign Language 1 and 2 this year.
It's a great story and interesting!
Each chapter title represents a fingerspelling of a character's name.
Throughout the story interesting facts about deaf culture are interspersed.
I learned so much.
So fascinating!
And so much I never knew!
One thing I do know:
Eloise loves pickles.
I cannot wait to try these!
I'm sure you'll race to the front of my chow line
to get some for yourself!
Have a great weekend, Readers.
Eloise
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