Today, I took Mr. Pepper to “Miss Angie” the groomer. I for sure remembered to bring his leash, and had it attached to his collar and to my wrist. I was so glad to arrive safely, and made sure Mr. Peppers was left in the…
Most of you folks have heard of our dog, Mr. Peppers, especially if you have followed the many posts that I have written about him. He is our Havanese puppy, black and white, with the personality of a jumping bean. He is now 5 years…
The Fall season could be one of the colour explosives of the year, highlighting the turning of leaves into golds, oranges, rust, and deep maroon shades. One cannot deny the beauty of the turning leaves while driving through hills or valleys. It is also true,…
Enjoying my garden this year, 2025, has been an understatement. With my wonderful vegetables to gather every day, I’m always surprised to find yet another cucumber, zucchini, egg plant, and even some okra. The tomatoes plants, ( I have planted four different varieties), have reached…
This year, 2025, I set out to have a “real garden”. I started out with 4 tomato plants; Early Girl, Beef Stake, Mortgage Lifter, and the 1,000 Cherry Tomato. The “Mortgage Lifter” is about how the inventor of the plant paid off his mortgage by…
My mother loved to sew, and my father loved to garden. As a young girl, I can remember my dad, “the butcher,” coming home after a hard days’ work, relaxing by working out in his garden. He loved to bring home, usually out of the…
Our dog, Mr. Peppers is a spunky 5-year old Havanese, with more energy than a bee’s hive. So, lately he has figured out that if I say the word “walk”, he immediately knows what I mean. He normally sits in the picture window chair facing…
Ann Castrogiovanni Fiorino was born in 1905 in Palermo, Sicily. She married William Fiorino, my dad, in 1927. After two children, and 15 years later she had me, Rosalie, her third and last child. She was a great seamstress, and sewed most all of our…
Hello Everyone! To inform you of Mr. Peppers, I must first tell you that we have moved from our home in Troy, Missouri, to Brazil, Indiana. This move will no doubt be the last move in the Chapter of our lives. We have two sons…
Mr. Peppers, our Havanese puppy, is now 16 months old. I have blogged about him since we brought him home at 9 weeks. Some of you have followed him along with me, so you know he was quite a challenge. Chewing everything in sight, stashing…