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  1. Ahh, the beautiful morning glory! Check out her past….probably ALL states which use to grow cotton, ban, banished, forbid the growing of morning glories because….they choke out cotton! Cotton comes to harvest in the Fall, and that’s probably why your MG grow then! You couldn’t even buy MG seeds in many states, Arizona being where I live. Of course, with so much of our cotton now grown in far away countries and not in America, the rules have relaxed and one can find and buy seeds in any of these old cotton states. In fact, I’ve yet to find a younger employee in a big box or nursery even know that, per current law, they shouldn’t be selling these seeds. So, a quick lesson in the background of our lovely morning glories! They were sorta considered like ‘cudzu’ in the South!

  2. I still have actively blooming are my three Roses of Sharon – the one I thought for sure was a gonner did survive and is blooming beautiful large white blossoms with deep maroon red centers and yellow stamens. I pruned her back severely some weeks ago and despaired because of so much totally dead and brittle wood; and then we got all the rain, and since then a couple weeks of warm weather and I’ve been giving her extra water as well. Voila! She set blossoms I didn’t think would open in time but lo and behold, she is blooming now in all her glory. My garden mums – nope. They’re big, bushy and look healthy but no hint of the tiny buds opening yet. Don’t think they’ll bloom this year. I probably “pinched” them back far too late. I developed a new appreciation for the people who work in the nurseries who send up perfectly sized and rounded garden mums every season. I haven’t been able to produce one yet!

  3. Roses, sunflowers and zinnias blooming here. Inside, the cats are energized as I move furniture around in order to paint our bedroom. They are so curious about the nightstands and lamps sitting in the living room. Wish they could help me do the painting!

  4. Hi Brenda,
    On days when Charlie doesn’t feel like eating, you can try baby food – Gerber’s chicken with gravy, beef with gravy, turkey with gravy or ham with gravy. They look like pudding. My vet recommended when my Charlie who LOVED to eat stopped eating. Charlie had lymphoma and sometimes that’s all he would eat towards the end. They keep baby food on hand at our emergency animal hospital for animals who won’t eat. I still keep on hand for my Lily who is 17 and sometimes has off days.
    Take care. Margie in CA

  5. Morning glories are such an old fashioned flower, which I love. My mom, who passed away last November, named her little house Morning Glory Cottage. I loved it. You have such a pretty garden and it’s precious. Ivy and Charlie are doubly precious. Thank you for sharing.

  6. I love the photos today, from your lovely garden, to adorable Charlie, to made me laugh Ivy. She certainly keeps life interesting.
    My kitty, Misty, is currently running from the slider to the window, and back. She keeps telling me there is a squirrel in our garden! What are we going to do about it?

  7. Our cats love to go into bags and empty boxes! I hope Charlie’s stomach feels better soon!

  8. My morning glories are growing and blooming like crazy now too.
    I have always heard animals (specially cats) prefer running water. My son bought my 3 small dogs a water bowl that has a fountain and they prefer it over the plain bowl of water.

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