I don’t recommend The Road for bed-time reading. In fact, it took me about three times as long as it normally does to read a book because I had to stop reading it in my normal before bed reading slot. This book is set in nuclear winter, and is the story of a father and […]
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Broadway Gardens was open at 8 this morning, and someone was snoring like a wounded harbor seal at about 8:15 this morning, so since I was awake, I got up, took a shower, grabbed an iced coffee at DD, and arrived at about 8:45. This turned out to be the perfect time. I got a
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The Memorial Day Garden Marathon part one is over! This morning (I’ve gotten smarter about these things, and just go out early before I’ve actually showered), I headed out and planted the six plants I’ve already managed to pick up before my regularly scheduled trip to Broadway Gardens. Above is the back yard shade garden,
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This past weekend, we headed up to Ellsworth to visit my father and C. As you can see, it’s taken me three days to recover from the trip enough to post about it. Item #1 to love about Ellsworth: The greenhouse in Dad and C’s house. We actually got there just in time for this
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Since it was a rainy for part of my weekend away, I was able to work on sock #2 of the Embossed Leaves socks for a good chunk of Saturday. Between that and last night, I’m nearly to the heel turn. I don’t have much left to go for that once I have some time
Skellig is a lovely little story about a boy named Michael, who’s going through a pretty rough time in his life. His family has recently moved, and his newborn baby sister is very sick, and they’re not entirely sure she’ll live. His parents haven’t even given her a name yet. Because of the calamity, he
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I was all excited last night when I was suddenly approaching the neck shaping on my Sitcom Chic sweater. I actually pushed through a few more rows then I might otherwise have done, in anticipation of seeing the neck take shape. And then I realized that the raglan shaping on the arms has no symmetry.
I feel vaguely heretical saying this, but I think I’m glad that there’s a new Robin McKinley book coming out in the fall. I need some affirmation that she is in fact that writing god I have always held her up to be. Dragonhaven isn’t a bad book. It’s a nice little story about family,
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I’m pretty sure I just dead-headed half a million daffodils. That, combined with potting up the salvia I bought yesterday, and moving around the pots in the back yard, and I feel like my back is permanently hunched over. I really need to do something about the bulb situation in my garden. There are tons
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Lots of plants to see this weekend. With the super warm day we had on Thursday, a lot of stuff has hopped into existence in the last couple of days. In order, left to right, top to bottom: 1. Rhodys in my Dad’s garden.2. Forget me nots in my Dad’s garden.3. Mini iris in my
