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I have been pretty fascinated by the idea of upside-down strawberry these few days, especially since the strawberries are rotting due to contact with the soggy soil. However, I refused to pay for a poorly-made-expensive upside-down strawberry planter. This morning, I went through the basement stores and found a plastic pot, a tray, and a plastic hanger.. and I made a upside down strawberry planter!.... Let's see if it works better than the in-ground strawberry plant. :)








Also, the orchids have not been doing well. I reckon they have been rained on too much, and most of their roots are rotting. At the same time, the pots are way too small since most of the them have numerous new bulbs. I split up the bulbs, replanted them in smaller pots, and placed them indoor by the bedroom windows (as they get the morning sun). Hoping they will flower next season.

Jet (9 months) OB with distraction

Jet is 9 months old now. This morning, I worked on some basic OB with Jet while having Kaly as a distraction. There is no compulsion involved, but more letting Jet choose which is more fun. If Jet chooses to play with Kaly rather than tugging with me, I keep the tug straight away, and ended the game with him. After a couple of times, he started to think about the process, and decided that playing tug with me is more fun... This is about the 5th time we did distraction work. The first time was a complete failure, but there is progress.



And after the work, Jet wins the tug!... and he got to play tug-o-war with Kaly :)

2010/ 2011 Vegetable patch

After gaining valuable lessons from our not-so-successful vege patch attempt last year, this year we ...
1) started the vege patch earlier
2) added in some new soil and compost
3) did a better fencing and netting arrangement
4) put the herbs in a "herbs corner" for easy access
5) keep the dogs out of the vege patch

Keeping our fingers crossed and hope there are some "rewards" at the end of the season.