That's Froggy!

Here's the story of a semi-rural dog named Baylee!

She's a 5 year old Cairn Terrier also known as Bezzi, Bay-Bay or Baby.

She has a cairn sister who is 11 (Casey) that she is attached to although her sister can no longer keep up with her.  She leaves her in the dust...but always comes back to check on her and perhaps get a partner in crime for whatever she may be cooking up.  Casey is good at resisting ;)

Baylee is border patrol at home...she runs the length of our fence line making sure the borders are protected.

Protected from wild turkeys, fox, deer, groundhogs, cats, bunnies, kids...you name it, its not getting through with her on watch.

It is her main hobby and she likes to bark at stuff, things, people...she even barks at the wind as a talent.

She's also the resident cat herder...we have 6 cats...that's a lot of herding.  If cats are being naughty then Baylee is there in 2.2 secs...the cats scatter...and her job is done.

So when you take our semi-rural cairn to the country...the real country...this is what happens:

She's picture perfect dirty here I think...whaddya say?

These are the ponds on my Gram's property.  Prime FROGGY country!

Here is Baylee...master Frog Hunter aka "mud hopper"!

If there is a frog on the banks of a pond she's on it...those frogs jump for their lives.  If you call to Baylee for backup she will tromp through the pond and swim to your side...there is NO going around for this dog...NO WAY...that's too easy (clean) for this girl!

 I did get a pic of ONE frog before Frog Hunter got to it LOL!  He quickly hopped back into pond for safety from Dog-zilla!

This is Frog Hunter...also close to an Oreo...middle is white and bottom is black like the mud (and the tips of her cute ears).

I can see her saying to me with her eyes "I got 'em Mama...they are all back in the pond! 

What's next?"

A nice long walk back thru the grapes (NY grapes) to Gram's house for a spray down bath in the yard.

See how far ahead Baylee is....yeah she hopes to outrun me because baths aren't her thing...

she prefers her water DIRTY!

Ever eat Welch's Grape jelly or drink their juice?  Well most of it comes from New York grapes...yes'm!

And the grapes look amazing this year...gonna be some good juice...mmmmmm!

Been a long day for this ole dog...sun is setting over the grapes...frog hunter has been cleaned up and allowed back into the house.  Job well done today Baylee!

Carry On!

Some Vactation Goodies!

SHOPPING...no I didn't do that!! ahahahaha!  What's a vacation if you don't pick up a few goodies along the way right?  Well that's how I view it anywho hee hee!  So we were gone 11 days and traveled from Charlottesville, VA to Columbia, SC to Birmingham, Alabama to Hilton Head Island, SC and then Charleston, SC...phew and home again.  As much as I LOVE to travel it sure is nice to be home and back into a semi-normal routine even if work beckoned, laundry called and grocery shopping and cleaning had to get done :)

So I always like to do a "bit" of shopping while I'm away and thankfully the boys are good sports about it and they dutifully wait outside and hold our bags for me and Alexa (yes, I have trained them well).

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I always pick up a few holiday ornaments while I'm gone...I have a Christmas tree that is dedicated to our travels and its always fun to put the ornaments up and think about those trips.  So Santa on the Dolphin is from Hilton Head, the balsam wood one is from Charleston and of course one from Atlanta's World of Coca-Cola! We have vacationed in Hilton Head and Charleston a lot over the years but I still like to get ornaments and add the date of our trip somewhere on them....its memories ya know!?

This beauty is a candle...yep it really is...and I adore it!  I have NOTHING in my house this color but I could not resist, I will probably put it in my bedroom and it smells luscious!  It came from a store in Charlottesville, VA.

And these goodies were a "few" things I picked up at the World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, GA. I'm a Coke addict...yup I freely admit it and Cherry Coke is my fave.  So a cute pill box for my purse, some yummy Cherry Coke lip gloss and these cute salt-n-pepper shakers.  I also got some pjs and a giant mug to drink my Cherry Coke from...what else would I do with it hee hee!

 If you've never been to Charleston, SC...well you are missing out...no really its a beautiful city to visit!  But you MUST go to the market on Market St and see all the vendors.  A lot of the things are handmade by artisans and crafters and there is always a great variety and different ones each week.  I bought these sterling silver palm trees from "A Southern Collection" because they will always remind me of where I NEED to be in SC :)  One day my home will be around Charleston...as soon as I get these teens out of high school and off to college!!

This is a fun purchase from Forever 21...they have a HUGE store in Charleston!  But mustaches seem to be the rage right now so I couldn't resist this cute necklace to wear for fun (and only $3).  It will be cute with a lil sundress or white t-shirt!

I picked up a few summer dresses at Forever 21 as well...they have cute, trendy pieces for not a big investment so that works well for summer stuff.  I got 4 dresses, 2 of them are above and you can find them at their online store too.  When it hits 98 degs with 100% humidity in VA you want light and breezy materials that's for sure!

And I mentioned I'm shoe addict too right?  There aren't too many shoe stores I will just pass on by with out a stop-in or shop-in I say!!  Well I love, love shoes and most of them are heels...I'm a heels girl but I do have a few flats I promise.  These are by Nine West and I know they will be perfect with sundresses and capris this spring and summer!  Comfy too and they come in other colors!

And I finally found this color by Essie...it was sold out everywhere for weeks!  But finally found it at my local CVS (they just got new stock in) and grabbed one.  The color is called "In the Cab-ana"...its bright aqua and soooo cute for summer!

So there ya go...my shopping expenditures for you!  Yes, yes I did buy some other goodies for me, and the family but these are the ones I wanted to share with you!