There certainly is not an abundance of blooms around here. The 50 mile an hour winds that brought in Winter blew most away, among a few other things. But inside, cozy and warm, a few have decided to peek through.
The one above belonged to my husband’s grandmother. I spotted it during her funeral “party.” I unashamedly asked for it. I had lost my own grandmother’s violets during my move to Colorado. This way, I still have a violet from one of our grandmothers. It is special to see it happy and blooming.
But the biggest bloom here in my garden right now is PUPPY LOVE! I am proud to introduce you to Mojo, my newest friend and lucky charm. He has a “taste” for plants, but I am confident he will learn the difference between edible and admirable. He will be a great gardening companion.
Bloom day is hosted (and created by) Carol at May Dreams Gardens.
12/14/2009 at 11:26 pm
Oh! Mojo is so cute!!! What breed is he? I'm guessing labradoodle, or some poodle cross. I just love puppies. I'm one of those weird women who get puppy urges, not baby urges. I only had one baby urge after I had my son, and it went away in a few seconds. But puppy urges, I get those every few years. Hence, the 4 dogs we own! But, I do admit that now my kids are older I wish I would have had more children.
12/15/2009 at 1:37 am
Your flowers are very pretty!But I have to say Mojo is just tooo cute! My dog liked to chew on plants when she was a puppy but got over that stage pretty quickly.
12/15/2009 at 3:23 am
Hello,I love your little friend. I enjoy growing African Violets too. I have three. I think it is wonderful that you were able to get your husband's grandmother's violet. That just makes it so much more special.
12/15/2009 at 7:47 am
Mojo is so cute. You are so lucky to have a puppy. What a great Christmas present!
12/20/2009 at 1:59 pm
Mojo… in time for the holiday festivities. Should be fun!Alice
01/03/2010 at 10:46 pm
Thank you all so much for your comments. My violets are still blooming – yeah! Mojo is a golden doodle – half golden retriever, half standard poodle (his father is a red standard poodle). He is a ball of fire and I can barely keep up with him! But so far a very good dog – very responsive and eager to please. He is still pruning my plants here and there but hey, it's winter in the garden so that doesn't matter much – hopefully he will outgrow this by Spring Catherine! I can't imagine having FOUR dogs Frenchie – you are a super star! Four violets I can handle – ha.