Hattie is scheduled for dental work in two weeks. She was going out for her ball, not watching where she headed, and ran smack into a rocking chair with enough force to knock it over. She hit hard on her face and was stunned for a moment, then seemed to recover. But several days later I heard some crunching that sounded like chewing a rock or bone. No such luck. It was the large premolar tooth cracking on the side of her face she hit. So now we are in store for a big bill over a thousand dollars for cleaning and extraction. It's hard being a dog, but even harder being a dog mom.
Meet my ITOH peony, Cora Louise. I was hoping it was Bartzella, but she is pretty spectacular too. This was one of several peonies purchased from a catalog nursery that doesn't specialize in peonies. They were the saddest roots, shriveled and dry, and half of them never grew, but at the sale price I got them for it wasn't unexpected. The surprise is this one turning out so nice. I'm so impressed that I will now pay the ridiculous full price to get Bartzella from a peony specialist.
And a beautiful pink poppy to close.
