Bungalow Garden Plans

I am so excited about this "Pallet Garden" and it is definitely on my "Bungalow Garden Summer" list to do very soon! I have to make up plans for what, where, when, I'll plant everything. I am thinking some produce and some flowers. No matter what though, the "Pallet Garden" will most definitely be making an appearance! They recommend you leave the pallet laying down for the  first 3 weeks with everything planted in it, then nail it to whichever wall it's going on. This  will definitely be a test of my patience.  Oh! And my father just told me that they have about 50 pallets at his business, so I will have my pick! For free! Yippee!!! They are affordable, practical, and aesthetically pleasing! Love it!

So about this garden that I'm going to create... did I mention I've never gardened a day in my life? I scoured the bookstore, a place that always makes me feel better, and found the following books that have been both encouraging and educational:

 Sugarsnaps and Strawberries has been such a great help

and I especially love that it is specific to small space 

gardening. Oh! And the pics are gorg!

I actually got the newer edition of this book, but I'm guessing

not much has changed in the world of flowers. No personality like 

Sugarsnaps and Strawberries , but so informative!

I'm still having problems understanding the zones and if they are written in stone or a little more flexible. I have to find an expert and ask them a million questions. I just can't wait to get out and create. Create new life from tiny seeds. Create a place that beautiful birds and butterflies will hopefully call home. Create a space I'll love to be in and maybe drink coffee in (on the mornings that the temperature outside isn't higher than the coffee itself.) Create a space that I will really enjoy watching my dogs run around; Bella chasing her usual lizards and Bear sunbathing while occasionally raising his nose to the sky as if to take in the fresh air.  CREATE! CREATE! CREATE! I can't wait!

Cheers,

Mal

Welcome to the Bungalow

Welcome to "Bear & Bella's Bungalow"! It's where I live with my two favorite pups in this whole wide world, named, you guessed it, Bear & Bella. We make a very happy (and with the 2 of them) hairy family of 3. Their wagging tails, licking tongues, and smushed in faces (they are half Pug, half Shar Pei) light up this little bungalow. Every time I pull my car in and "Bear the Protector", as he's known in the super-dog-hero world, sees my headlights and hears the engine, he will alert his trusty sidekick  and start barking. They are giddy with glee at the thought of me walking through that door. They jump, squirm, and wiggle their little bums. Bella will begin making dinosaur-like noises if I'm giving too much attention to Bear upon my arrival. All this after only a couple hours of not seeing me, take that back, just a 5 minute trip outside to sweep off the front walkway elicits the royal treatment by my brood.  Best part is, I feel exactly the same way about my little pumpkins. I mean look at these faces and tell me you're not in love...

I love the light peaking through the window in this one.

A little halo over Angel Bear.

 This little face is just too irresistible for words. While sleeping 

she MUST be touching my person. What a snuggler. Oh, Bella!

If Bear's not by my side, chances are he 

has decided it's time for bed and is snuggled in

between the softest pillows.

Don't get me wrong, this blog isn't just about my dogs, in fact, when I started it I wasn't even thinking about discussing my pups. I thought they'd make their grand appearance in the blog name 'cause it was sorta cute, and I have an irrefutable weakness for alliteration, but that'd be it. I was thinking of all of the domestic makeovers I wanted to do in my house and backyard, the garden I'm going to start this summer, the reorganizing of my closet and how much fun the "before & after" photos would be, the DIY projects I've been putting off for so long, and all the beautiful meals I've been dying to make. I wanted to catalog all my fails and successes and all the, hopefully, pretty things that will abound from my adventures. That is what I thought I'd be writing about all the time. But, alas you can't help but to speak of the people (or dogs) you love, and I'm guessing this post won't be the last time you hear the names Bear & Bella mentioned.

So a "thank you" to you for putting up with my doggy ramblings and a "thank you" to God, for blessing me with these two munchkins, and letting me come through the door to so much love everyday.

Cheers,

Mal