Rainbows and Unicorns

We were on the road to Nashville all this past week, and the topic on everyone's mind was "Unicorn" something or other from Starbucks. We are a "Deathwish" coffee family and avoid Starbucks like politicians avoid their oaths of office so we didn't see what all the hubub was about. We only mention it because it's a catchy title for this weeks update.
When we got back on Friday, it began to rain. We got a quick shower and then the sun came out. Pop called and said there was a beautiful rainbow over our house. It wasn't as bright since we were viewing it from almost underneath but we did snap a picture. Now where did they leave that pot of gold?

When Pop called we were discussing Fraidy Mutt. She had been acting a bit off while we were gone, and Lawman was of the opinion she was just being a woman and sulking because we had left her alone again. Cupcake was of the opinion there was something medically wrong with her. After we discussed it for a while, we noticed there was some sort of discharge coming from her when she walked across the deck, so to the vet she went. Turns out she had a kidney infection and the doc said if we had waited any longer to get her to a doctor, it would have probably killed her. A shot of antibiotics and a few pills to take this week, and she came home. Sunday morning she was back to her perky self, so we think we caught it in time and she's on the road to recovery. Lawman says he will differ all vet related topics to Cupcake from now on.
Saturday while the dog was getting checked out, Lawman was working on an old favorite, buttermilk pie. Jake had a bake sale for his fire company Saturday afternoon, and we donated a pie to the cause. We understand it was a quick seller.

Sunday morning after breakfast cleanup, Lawman went to work on this weeks cheesecake. He made a regular cheesecake, but Cupcake made a batch of homemade caramel to drizzle on top of it before we chill it.

Standard Oreo crust

The fresh from the chicken egg yolks really make the orange "POP"

Lawman almost got this one finished without cracking. Almost

After being gone for a week, everything seemed to have grown a foot. The first thing we noticed is how much bigger the strawberry plants are. We got a handful of ripe berries Friday afternoon, and another handful Sunday morning. We hope to be hauling in the berries soon.

The red apple trees we just planted started to leaf out, and while we were gone they actually started to bloom. As excited as we are at the thought of apples the first year, we're pretty sure these will not survive to maturity, we doubt the tree could stand the weight.

Another thing that ran out of control while we were gone was our rhubarb. We guess that being out in the yard every day, we stay on top of the blooms, and pick them off when we first spot them. Removing the bloom keeps the plant growing more stalks instead of putting it's energy into seeds. We have never had them get this big before, and this is year six for rhubarb at The Acre.

We also learned this week that Kim's big boss in Nashville is a huge fan of rhubarb, so it may behoove us to have a good harvest this year?
Our last picture is of a new product we're going to try out in the garden this year. Reviews say it really helps any plant absorb nutrients from the soil, and keeps the plants happy and healthy. We figured a half a teaspoon per gallon of water is worth a try.

To Cupcake's great joy, we ended the week with wings.
K&K