Blind man
Howie’s putting up the matchstick blinds I found at Big Lots. These should keep us nicely shaded early afternoons in the gazebo. That’s when the sunlight comes down at a slant between the canopy and the patio and things really heat up. After about 5pm, most of the patio is in the shade and it’s [...]
Another little friend
As I planted portulaca in the bed by our front steps, a little toad hopped by. Love these little guys! Posted via Pixelpipe.
Test post from Pixelpipe
I’ve been using Pixelpipe for a while now and like it. I have it configured to upload pictures and video to Facebook, and now I’m seeing how it formats blog posts. Posted via Pixelpipe.
Mrs. Obama’s dirty knees
I saw photos of Michelle Obama today, ones showing her clad in tennis shoes and gardening gloves, sporting dirty knees. I like seeing her out in the garden like that. Of course, she’ll likely never venture out looking like I do when I garden in the heat of summer, but I’ll cut her some slack. [...]
I am a snapdragon
I am a Snapdragon “Mischief is your middle name, but your first is Friend. You are quite the prankster that loves to make other people laugh.” What Flower are You?
Dave’s Garden people are the best!
Dave’s Garden people are the best! Howie and I have known this for a long time, since 2001 as a matter of fact. When Howie had his life-changing back surgery at Johns Hopkins in 2006, it was DG people who buoyed our spirits in the forums during the months leading up to his surgery and [...]
Googly eyes gardener
As both a gardener and a fan of Christopher Walken, this Saturday Night Live skit makes me laugh. Though it was pretty obvious during the whole episode that he was reading from teleprompters, it’s still pretty funny. “Ferns don’t have pricklers like cactuses, but what if they all ganged up on you, tried to choke [...]
