MrsDrPoe: The Week in Review

It's finally [Foto] Friday!  It's been a long week, and the Poe household is most definitely looking forward to the weekend, but in the meantime, I'd like to share with you some random moments from our week.

When I went to Kroger this week, I saw these wonderful Mums, and I was reminded that fall is right around the corner.  Whenever we are able to purchase a house, I plan to get lots of these (in Maroon of course) to adorn our yard:

Another day I came home from the library, and Sascha was so happy to see me that she started jumping and wriggling on the couch...'peasant Snoosh' was the end result:
 

Last night as the Bulldogs struggled to get it together against LSU, Layla came over to tell Mr. Poe that she was bored with our three-and-out offensive possessions and wanted to go to bed:

 

And finally, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the stores around town.  I love it!

How was your week?  Have any photos to share?

MrsDrPoe: First Roses of the Season

Mr. Poe and I have a thing with flowers - we don't buy cut bouquets because they die. So we save money by getting live plants. We bought this little rose bush right before we got married (almost 3 years ago...). It has finally decided to produce some blooms! Aren't they pretty?


How are your gardens progressing?

MrsDrPoe: First Fruits

Hello again! I'd like to share with you our first tomato:


It's the biggest one I've ever grown! Inside, it was a little more mealy than I would like, but I'm not sure there is anything I can do about that. Since harvesting this one, we've picked 2 more. Fifteen remain on the bushes, and several new tomato and pepper blossoms have popped up. It's going to be a tasty summer!

For any other gardeners out there, how are your gardens growing?

MrsDrPoe: More Good News from the Garden

We now have 18 tomatoes on our two plants...

and one green pepper slowly developing!


This is most definitely the best Poe garden yet. The plants are loving this GA sunshine- I can't imagine what next year's will look like when we get a bigger space (Lord willing)!

MrsDrPoe: News from the Garden

So good news from the garden!


It looks like our first pepper will be making an appearance soon!

MrsDrPoe: Recent Goings On

Good morning! It's Foto Friday here on the blog! Today I have chosen to upload pictures of my fuzzy babies and the progress of two of the Poe family "hobbies." Another disclaimer: I am not a professional photographer (by any stretch of the imagination), but these pictures are all my own. I hope you appreciate the subject more than the artistry behind them ;).

This is Sascha - a long-haired Dachshund and our oldest. She firmly believes that she is a princess and claims to have total authority over the household.
This is Layla - a Great Dane and our youngest. She is just fine with being a follower, and she is always at my side...
See?
Together they make for some pretty hilarious stories!

The first hobby to be discussed today is one of mine - gardening.

I have 2 tomato plants potted on the patio...And they're already producing! I've got 4 green ones so far- definitely the best growing season I've had yet!The rest of the garden consists of 2 green bell pepper plants, a rose bush, sweet basil, cilantro, 1 strawberry plant, oregano and rosemary. Yay!
Completely separate from my efforts is a beautiful purple clematis vine...

And a beautiful flowering cactus!


Now onto Mr. Poe's hobby - cars. We have a 1985 Toyota 1 ton pickup that we got from my parents right before we got married in 2008. It's probably our most reliable vehicle, but it needed a little tlc on the outside. Here are the "before" pix:


Mr. Poe and Papa Poe made a make-shift paint booth in Papa Poe's basement. Here are some "during" pix:

I think the finished product looks pretty fabulous! Good job Poe men!