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. One of my smallest orchids and also my most reliable bloomers. I've had her for 10+ years (from ) and she's bloomed continuously.

Introducing Gilbert, a husky-shepherd-rottie mix we adopted in March. After our sweet Griffin passed away on Valentine's Day, our shepherd mix Sophie developed severe anxiety issues; she was unable to venture outside of the house or car.

So Maja at recommended that we adopt a "confident, young male dog." Enter Gilbert, from 's Home-to-Home program.

It's been over 7 months now, and Gil has been helping Soph steadily regain her confidence. She loves him, and so do we! But but but, this husky mix needs some serious training--our fault, not his, for not addressing this sooner. He's a bundle of muscle that bounces all around the house, happy and joyful all the time, starting at 5 am when he wakes us up by leaping on the bed and licking our heads, and sometimes pulling on my hair, until we get up.

Enter , a dog training and boarding center that's a short 10 min walk from our house. We enrolled him in doggie boot camp. So for 2 days each week, we take Gil to school, where he plays with other dogs all day and receives training sessions with Jiro, who is marvelous with dogs. Then, at the end of the training, my husband and I will then receive 5 private lessons with Jiro so that we can be taught all the commands that he teaches our stubborn, independent husky mix.

Tiny . I got this from about 7 years ago and I mounted it on a tiny chunk of wood that looks (to me) like an ancient mountain. I clean out its tiny globe terrarium twice a year, replacing the rocks with new and pinching off excess green moss. I spritz it with distilled water daily, fertilizing every 3rd day. It's rewarded me with consistent blooms and is an incredibly robust plant for such a tiny thing... BTW has his spring OPEN HOUSE this coming weekend. Hope to see some of you there!