Every year I plant cucumbers. I plant cucumbers because I want to eat cucumbers. In case you haven’t noticed, cucumbers are damn expensive in the store. Unfortunately, despite the fact that I really, really want to grow and eventually eat… Read more ›
Part of Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2007 I got this one on an etymological whim. Isis is an Egyptian goddess, regarded by many as the greatest goddess of all time. She is the connection between man and god. So it peaked… Read more ›
Part of Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2007 This was one of the “Oh My God I killed almost everything” plants that I bought on eBay. I bought it based purely on the name. Golden Pearl sounded like it could be interesting.… Read more ›
The time of year has arrived. I finally have a few tomatoes ripening in the garden. One thing I can see is that even though I feel like my tomatoes are ripening later this year, by the reckoning of the… Read more ›
Image by Adrienne King When I was in college, I was required to take a class my freshman year that focused on various -isms that we have here in the US. Of course, the big one is racism. The teacher… Read more ›
A little over a year ago, I posted my now infamous Flower Quiz. What started out as a fun little thing for my fun and pleasure turned into a URL that went round the world. I have watched that URL… Read more ›
For all of you English language die hards who refused to use the word “hardscape” due to the fact that it wasn’t a real word, you can now relax your panties and use the word with abandon. The Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate… Read more ›
That will be the one ball in the side bed pocket and the eight ball in the corner pocket for the game. Rack ’em up, and let’s play again. I can not resist a novelty plant. I really, really can’t.… Read more ›
Zen – The practice of meditating to achieve enlightenment. (Or something like that) When I weed, I find my Zen. Normally the issues that are on my mind RIGHT NOW fall away and I just am. This is a rare… Read more ›
When I was offered this pretty little plant, I thought, “Aw, it is so cute.” Little white flags waving over a sea of green. Little did I realize that those flags were actually white flags of surrender from the other… Read more ›
