The Dancing Cat

Sunday

2013-06-16T15:17:00.001-04:00

Cheeseburger cat angel

2013-06-15T09:04:00.000-04:00

Today's words

2013-06-13T18:27:00.003-04:00

Puff Burger

2013-06-13T16:11:00.000-04:00

Mini Cat Cards

2013-06-12T14:27:00.002-04:00

Set of 6 mini cards added to the shop!

Great way to own and share 6 mini Dancing Cat drawings!

The Reader

2013-06-11T09:01:00.002-04:00

ready to start the week!

2013-06-10T09:34:00.003-04:00

Carousel Cat

2013-06-07T22:09:00.003-04:00

National Donut Day

2013-06-07T16:20:00.002-04:00

Everyday was donut day for him...!

The 2013 Summer plants are in!

2013-06-05T13:29:00.001-04:00

Back in time for Summer plants!

You may recall I documented the plants from last summer (and how they faired!) so thought I'd do it again this year- Summer 2013 IS here!! I had to include the survivors, the ones that made it through the winter! as well as all the newbies- these are their baby pictures!

First we filled the planter with Marigolds and Zinnias this year instead of impatiens.

The old timers

(Thyme)

Lavender

(little rugged looking from surviving the winter but adds more character ;D)

Newbies!

Baby Thyme

Cilantro

Mr. Mint

Basil

Rosemary!

Our Lemon Verbena which also made it through the winter inside!

Geranium (winter hardy)

hoping it will bloom again!

Impatien survivor (which has already had a couple of red blooms!)

Diving into the zinnias..

yes! the pots are 'Made in Italy'!) have to squint to see, proof this label still appeals!

Marigold

Robin attack in the backyard as I was documenting!

We'll see how this years plants fair! Last year with the heat and derecho and storms (the geranium pot actually blew off and broke one stormy night!) Not to mention pastry squirrel stopping by to bury us a donut ;D Plants make you feel good.

-Jamie

Summer

2013-06-05T08:29:00.000-04:00

Today

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Let the Summer hell begin, I'm ready...

Getting ready for Easter

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Happy First Day of Spring!

2013-03-20T14:04:00.001-04:00

Birthday greetings

2013-02-25T20:02:00.001-05:00

Ground Hog day!

2013-02-02T13:52:00.000-05:00

I've moved!

2013-01-10T14:47:00.002-05:00

Hey guys, I've temporarily moved to a new blog- find me and my cats here

Merry Christmas!

2012-12-25T18:59:00.000-05:00

The Winning Ticket

2012-11-28T22:16:00.001-05:00

Cat Bed

2012-10-13T12:06:00.003-04:00

Pumpkin Cats

2012-09-30T13:02:00.002-04:00

Cat Cups and Cat bags!

2012-09-18T10:27:00.003-04:00

After several requests the new Dancing Cat mugs and totes are here! You can find Sleepy Time Cat Mug and my new Reading Cats Tote in the shop now :D

Morning View

2012-09-05T10:39:00.003-04:00

Summer 2012 Plant Killer

2012-09-02T13:24:00.000-04:00

Optimistically we bought a bunch of new plants, mostly herbs, at the beginning of Summer- June 2012 and by Summer's end, or rather today Sept 2 (Summer doesn't officially end until Sept 21?) - this is how they fared...

(images on the left show how plants looked at the beginning of Summer, images on the right I took today)

The heat was super intense. Probably the hottest July on record (if not the hottest Summer here in Baltimore and across the country). Our poor plants baked on the back porch- us too. The 5 day power outage some kind of evil test to see show long we could stand it..Alas like us, wilted, stringy and faded we survived!

(Mr. Mint had an epic struggle with root feeding ants but made it!)

Cilantro didn't fare so well. A favorite in Gazpacho. Nothing left but a few sad sticks. He fared the worst.

Verbena looks like it could use a trim. Thought I would use it to make tea but alas haven't used it for anything but admiring it's heartiness to persist. It's a climber!

Basil barely hung on. Used in our pasta sauce, took to flowering, receded, but signs of recovery showing!

Thyme pretty hearty (it even over winters and will regrow!) A favorite in Potato Salad- a la Provencal!

Nasturtium did pretty good- (borders on being a weed?!) Love the bright orange hued flowers! It continued to flower all Summer despite the heat. Looks like the leaves just got smaller and adapted to the stress.

Not pictured: Rosemary and lavender which both did good. A black eyed susan which grew and grew! Leaves faded but still surviving. Impatiens in and out of dormancy but still blooming and our geranium which is of hearty Swiss stock :P We'll see how they fare over winter (us too!) and will be back with an update in Spring!

How did your plants fare?

Socially Aggressive

2012-08-31T10:37:00.002-04:00