Boop..Boop.. ( Betty that is )

            

There's just something about "Betty Boop" ( I didn't know she had her own website!)
Have some fun and check it out... what else do we have to do... July is coming to an end of celebrations and family gatherings.. we need a break.. so lets Boop along and smile at some good old memories...  Follow me on PINTEREST... and get some great  pictures for your Pinterest!)

INTERNATIONAL LICENSING SENSATION
Betty Boop has become a multi-million-dollar brand, licensed in virtually every product category by quality manufacturers. She’s an undeniable licensing powerhouse in the United States and has increased in popularity with consumers around the world.
King Features has also been raising the profile of Baby Boop, the infant version of the popular Queen of Cartoons. Both in the United States and internationally, new agreements have been signed for infant apparel and accessories, baby-care products, gifts and stationery and learning and exploration products.
DIGITAL BOOP
Betty Boop has made the transition from animation, print and audio formats to all-digital media. She has her own website at www.BettyBoop.com and entertains hundreds of thousands of fans via her own social media channels. Follow her on Twitter (@bettyboopnews). Like her on Facebook (www.facebook.com/BettyBoop). And don’t forget to shop til you drop at the official online booptique at www.BettyBoopStore.com!

Charlie's Party

There's only one Charlie.. because he thinks out of the box.. and sometimes it is great thought!
This time was very exceptional... he wanted to have a cook out for the kids that he loves ( his step-kids all 7 of them and spouses)
This plan was too cookit and enjoy!  He purchased the Top of the Line Sirlions @ a very special meat store DON'S MEATS IN SYRACUSE!  
THE GROWN-UP KIDS HAD TO DECORATE THEIR "COOK HATS" AND COOK THEIR STEAKS.. THEN THERE WAS ALOT OF YUMMY FOOD THAT MOM ( ( that would be me)put together.
Menu: good old fashion beans, twice baked potatoes, red lobster cheezy rolls and corn on the cob.. yummy!  Everyone brought Dessert!
IT WAS A GREAT MEMORABLE EVENING... THANKS FAMILY FOR BEING A GREAT BUNCH OF ADULTS...

TIME TOGETHER!

Designing our Hat... ( it reminded me when they were little kids coloring)

WOW THIS TEAM WAS WORKING HARD

who is the winner's ????

                                                CHARLIE'S PARTY!

What happens when you add Hollyhock seeds with sunflower seeds...?

okay.. it was a mistake..( another one)
but wow.. the results are breath-taking!

but there is always a story behind my maddness!

A few years back I went on a road trip with hubby and friends.  We traveled to the Oregon Coast..( my most favorite place in the world) and on the way home we took a differnt route, endeding up in a little old town.. that was like a ghost town.  Hollyhocks were growing on the side of a old a General Store.. .so we shook some seeds out to bring home.  Now here is where my mind is absent again!  At work there is a play area and along the back fence there is huge sunflowers. My boss told me I could have some sunflower seeds to plant.. have you guessed yet????
yup.. that would be it... I planted the sunflower seeds on top of my Hollyhocks.. forgetting I had planted them earlier.. DA..
Here is the breathe taking results:

( notice how big the leafs are!)

Tips On Hollyhocks: Growing Hollyhocks Successfully

Image by Garry Knight

By Heather Rhoades
Growing hollyhocks in the garden is the goal of many gardeners who remember these impressive flowers from their youth. The flower stalks on hollyhocks can reach heights of 9 feet tall! They can tower above a garden, adding a lovely vertical element to your yard. Let look at a few tips on hollyhocks to help you grow them in your yard.

How to plant hollyhocks

The fist thing to understand is how to plant hollyhocks. Hollyhocks need full sun and moist, rich but well drained soil. The mistake many novice hollyhock growers make is to plant this flower in soil that is too dry.
If you are planting seeds, sow the seeds outside about a week before last frost. If you are planting seedlings out, wait about 2 – 3 weeks after last frost. Hollyhock seeds only need to be planted right below the soil, no more than 1/4 of an inch deep. Hollyhock plants should be about 2 feet apart to grow well.