Posted in Environment, News, Way Off Topic on Monday, April 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been trying not to blog about politics but every now and then I succumb to the odd irresistible headline. Today’s NYT science blog, Dot Earth, headlines with this jewel that nearly made me choke on my tea: “President Appears to Seek a Warming Legacy.” (registration might be required for the NYT.)
Wait, wait….as in GLOBAL [...]
Posted in Way Off Topic on Saturday, February 16, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Diane at Alberta Postcards was kind enough to give me an Excellent Blog Award. Mind Sieve came up with the idea to give this award to other blogs that you like, and if you’re awarded you have to pass it on, etc. Diane blogs about nature, gardening, writing, and poetry, among other things….plus you’ll [...]
Posted in Way Off Topic on Friday, January 11, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Today is my Aunt Sue’s 100th birthday. Aunt Sue is my dad’s aunt–my grandmother’s younger sister. My family is small, so I’m closer to my great-aunt than a lot of other people might be. My father’s father died when he was very young, so he and his brother were raised by my grandmother, my great [...]
Posted in General, Way Off Topic on Monday, December 24, 2007 | 4 Comments »
A “garden version” of The Night Before Christmas:
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the yard,
Not a vegetable was growing, not even Swiss chard.
The hoses were stored in the cellar with care
And I, rest assured, knew they wouldn’t freeze there.
The perennials were mulched, all snug in their beds
While visions of springtime danced in their [...]
Posted in Way Off Topic on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I’ve never done a meme on my blog before–I usually avoid them. But I’m making this exception for Diane over at Sand to Glass Word Cafe, who tagged me. It was kind of fun being me-centric for a while.
There are rules to these meme games, it turns out: I’m supposed to link to the person [...]
Posted in Way Off Topic on Thursday, December 21, 2006 | 5 Comments »
To celebrate the coming of winter, a new blog header & a couple of scenes from last winter.
Posted in Way Off Topic on Saturday, November 4, 2006 | 9 Comments »
It’s still technically fall I suppose–the trees aren’t completely devoid of leaves, but there are a few telltale signs here and there: winter is here for the long haul.
Blogging lightly for the last few days…we have company and my office doubles as the guest bedroom. I’ll be back in a couple of days with a [...]
Posted in Plants & Flowers, Way Off Topic on Friday, October 27, 2006 | 7 Comments »
Ever since we brought it inside for the winter, it’s developed a long furry gray growth. Has anyone else ever seen anything like this on their ferns?
Posted in Way Off Topic on Friday, October 13, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Tonight we’re supposed to have our first frost–fall is officially here. Or is it winter already?
Curt brought in the houseplants tonight–after covering all the dirt with gravel (note the inside of the planter) to discourage our cats from digging them up.
As you can see, Simba–ever the lady–loves lavender.
As you can also see, I finally replaced [...]
Posted in Plants & Flowers, Way Off Topic on Thursday, September 14, 2006 | 9 Comments »
There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; pray, love, remember: and there is pansies. that’s for thoughts.
There’s fennel for you, and columbines: there’s rue for you; and here’s some for me: we may call it herb-grace o’ Sundays: O you must wear your rue with a difference. There’s a daisy: I would give you some violets, but [...]
Posted in Way Off Topic on Thursday, August 17, 2006 | No Comments »
Douglass Worth Brown
September 15, 1924 — August 17, 2006
(undated letter, 1942)
Hello Mother,
I am getting ready to ship out soon. You will hear from me again before I leave though. Mood Roberts and I came from Asheville to Baltimore together on the train. I had a 48 hr. liberty this week-end and took in New York. [...]
Posted in Way Off Topic on Sunday, August 6, 2006 | 4 Comments »
….I celebrated my first birthday. You do the math.
Posted in Way Off Topic on Thursday, August 3, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Curt is taking me on a “surprise” beach trip this weekend. It’s only sort of a surprise, because I know that we’re going away and I know we’re going to the beach. But I don’t know where exactly we’re going.
Posted in Way Off Topic on Monday, July 31, 2006 | 3 Comments »
I’m too angry about today’s intended blog topic–farm subsidies & the WTO–to actually blog about it right now. So for the moment, you’ve been spared my ranting and raving about Doha (and I have a LOT on my mind). Instead, though this isn’t a diary-style blog, I’m making a diary-style post about my weekend. Bear [...]
Posted in Way Off Topic on Monday, July 17, 2006 | 12 Comments »
Do any fellow bloggers have a recommended Rx for blogging burn-out? I have a pretty strong case of it right now and I want to know if others have dealt with it and how.
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