Archive for October 14, 2009
Grow Your Own Vs. The Wilsonator
by John Weckerle
Senior Animal Affairs Correspondent Wilson
We recently received the latest in a series of verbal and e-mail requests for updates on our vegetable gardening experiences and the progress of New Mexico Central Senior Animal Affairs Correspondent Wilson. Wilson, who was billed by the adoption agency as a Chihuahua/heeler mix, recently celebrated the passage of his fourth month by tipping the scales at 30 pounds. So much for the Chihuahua half. He is as loving, good-tempered, friendly, and intelligent as we hoped for, and we will all be starting puppy training this coming Saturday at Acoma Training in Albuquerque. He was house trained within about a week and a half. He already knows sit, including moving to the side of the road and sitting when a car comes; is pretty good (but not yet great) at coming when called; is starting to “do his business” on command; and, of course, has learned to understand the word “no.”
As for vegetables: By coincidence, we harevested what may be the last of the kale from the current plants yesterday (time to poke more seeds into the ground), and made a hearty and delicious white bean stew with butternut squash and kale, using a recipe from Farmer John’s Cookbook. We still have broccoli »» Grow Your Own Vs. The Wilsonator