I won some and I lost some
@sallypup (61152)
Centralia, Washington
March 26, 2021 12:38pm CST
My world still has frosty nights. The day time temps are mild and mostly sunny. This means that it is pansy and viola season! Think: purples and yellows and whites and even a maroon soft petal.
I continue on in my campaign to socialize Rufus dog-pup. I dropped hubby off at work this morning then took Rufus and me to Lowe's garden center. He did well. My glasses fogged up. I constantly wiped them off so that I could see. Irritating.
Now we're home. I'm rehabbing pots on the deck, making things pretty. And Rufus? He snuck in behind me and nipped off a pansy bloom and ate it. I have sprinkled pansy blooms on Easter cakes cause yes, those blooms are edible to anybody who wants to consume them.
Just please, please don't destroy the pansy plant before it is even settled into a pot?! My day might be interesting if Rufus forgets what "leave it!!!" means.
I intend to make two individual sized pot pies today. Those pot pies will be our lunch when we head out tomorrow for a walk and picnic. So I can't devote my entire day to a certain sometimes naughty pooch.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
26 Mar 21
Poor Rufus! He was just trying it to see how good it tasted.
A few years ago Pretty and I were in our front yard and I told her she could eat a pansy blossom. She picked one and chomped it... and then spit it right out. It had an ant in it. OMG! The faces she made! I laughed and laughed! 
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
30 Mar 21
@sallypup *sigh* Only if she swallowed him...
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@sallypup (61152)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Mar 21
@DaddyEvil I thought that was your whole point- being a good Dad and giving your loved one protein.
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@sallypup (61152)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Mar 21
@DaddyEvil That was kind of mean of you though that ant would have contributed protein.
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
26 Mar 21
Although today is quite warm near 80 degrees tonight it is to dip into the mid 40's. Spring may be here..but the weather doesn't quite know it yet.
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@sallypup (61152)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Mar 21
@snowy22315 Your weather sounds like it is bordering on summer. 80!? Yum.
@wolfgirl569 (106362)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Mar 21
I had never tried to eat them. Kitty dog ate my only peach on a tree one year before she passed away. It was not even ripe yet at the time.
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@wolfgirl569 (106362)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Mar 21
@sallypup 
Dogs can be a lot of fun. I had one that liked eating tomatoes
Dogs can be a lot of fun. I had one that liked eating tomatoes1 person likes this
@sallypup (61152)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Mar 21
@wolfgirl569 I loaded Rufus's Kong ball with canned green beans and peanut butter. He ate it all.
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@sallypup (61152)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Mar 21
@wolfgirl569 Silly dog. When I was a kid we had a dog that frustrated one of my brothers. The dog would nip green tomatoes off the vine cause he thought it was a ball and brother should toss that tomato. Just when brother was dreaming about finally getting a ripe tomato!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Mar 21
Rufus sounds hilarious! Training a dog can be quite a challenge! Good luck!
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@sallypup (61152)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Mar 21
@DeborahDiane I try to laugh with Rufus. I try. He is a young Blue Heeler and that says plenty.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Mar 21
@sallypup - Dogs can be very entertaining! We always loved our pets!
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@LindaOHio (178780)
• United States
27 Mar 21
I would love to meet Rufus. He sounds like a fun, sweet dog. I hope your pansies survive his interest.
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@sallypup (61152)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Mar 21
@LindaOhio Rufus would be a perfect grand dog for you- you could visit with him then go away and not have to deal with him hour after hour.
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@sallypup (61152)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Mar 21
@LindaOHio The go get em of youth. Its more fun than the slow pace of old age- maybe. And it depends on the day!
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@LindaOHio (178780)
• United States
28 Mar 21
@sallypup lolol Sounds like he's a handful.
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