Archive for December, 2008
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Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
‘Pup and I have been resisting the urge to buy new televisions to replace our old analogue televisions. We’ve been less than pleased with the converter boxes we bought with our government coupons. So, when we went shopping for some new shirts for ‘Pup, we darted over to the electronic [...]
A’Tisket, A’Taskets
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Shall we make some gift baskets?
‘Pup and I brought my family our gifts on Sunday. The presents we brought were a hit and everyone was happy. Two of my great nieces got some new boots, courtesy of a western wear store going out of business. In addition, my [...]
Graduation
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
When I graduated from High School in 1978, my parents gave me some big, hard sided and heavy Samsonite luggage. Back then, one of the advertising campaigns had a gorilla bouncing on and throwing around, various parts of the luggage sets. Needless to say, the luggage survived nicely.
I can even [...]
Putting it to Bed
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
This year, as a whole, has been pretty good. I’ve had some downs (I couldn’t grow a tomato this summer, no matter what), but mostly I’ve had a decent year. Now, I have to admit, what I classify as a “good” year might not be what another would take. Like [...]
Plunge into the New Year
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
If you’d had as many “plumbing adventures” as ‘Pup and I have, then, like us, you’d probably look very hard at the toilet every time you flush. Oh, yes, we do!
Dang low pressure toilets, you have to flush them 3 times, so tell me: how much water are we really [...]
Happy New Gardening Year
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Happy New Gardening Year
Wishing you a fun-filled year of
spectacular flowers,
scrumptious home grown veggies,
zero dandelions,
& not a single encounter with a noxious weed.
~ from the eternal optimists at High Altitude Gardens
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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DIY Bonsai
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Bonsai, the hard way? I guess that depends upon what kind of gardener you are.
I never evolved past the mud pie stage of childhood. So, the idea of planting a Bonsai from seed sounds kind of fun. The ultimate challenge!
Especially since Bonsai seeds don’t exist.
If we think about that, [...]
Junk and Simplifying
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Honestly, it’s getting to the point that I’m considering contacting moving companies to see if they’d be willing to pack up the junk in the garage and either take it to a storage shed…or better yet, a thrift store.
How bad is it?
Well, before we were first threatened by hurricane Rita, [...]
Oh, Christmas Tree
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
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Tinsel Town
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Winterberry shrubs add great color to a snowy garden. Birds love ‘em.
I hauled the Christmas tree outdoors, giving it a second life, stuck in a snow drift where it shall rest quietly until spring. That is, if spring ever gets here. [I like to decorate it a second time [...]
Over the River & Through the Woods…
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
This teeny tiny house is not a house at all. It’s the clever entry way to a hidden log cabin.
Our Christmas dinner destination took us over the river, through the deep woods, then high into the snowy mountains along a precarious path called Trapper’s Loop.
Once you walk through the [...]
Merry Christmas from Houston
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
I hope everyone had a peaceful,
Joyous
and delicious Christmas!
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Merry Christmas to all!
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
Merry Christmas to all from Tucker and the gang at Ledge and Gardens.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Wishing you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Gardening Year
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
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Let it snow….NOT!
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
A quick post on some before and after snow pictures. The forecast for last weekend was snow on Friday, snow showers on Saturday and snow on Sunday. I didn’t know that snow showers meant snow all day long! It does change the landscape in a rather dramatic way doesn’t it? [...]
How Do Y’all Do It?
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
The temperatures here in Houston are in the 30’s right now. We had a freeze last night, and it’s going to be close tonight as well. I’ve got the plants covered, so I’m not too worried. What will be, will be.
I will be torqued if my tomato plants bite the [...]
Childhood Freedom
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
When my brothers and sisters and I were children, we were pretty much given the run of the neighborhood and the nearby park. There was also a creek that we used in our play and probably did several things that would have made even our parents blanch and would give [...]
Found an Old Blogger Friend!
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
A while back, I almost lost my blog template. Fortunately, I had a back up, but it didn’t have all the links I had collected. Slowly, I’m getting some of them back as I track down the bloggers I liked reading. My links list is getting almost unweildy, between the [...]
Signs of the Time
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
One of the lines I heard from the newscasters after Ike was about the huge billboards that plague parts of Houston. More or less, the guy said, “Remember everyone thinking there are too many billboards on parts of the 610 Loop? Well, that’s not a problem anymore.” I liked the [...]
New Computers
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
‘Pup and I take Consumer Reports. and use it to compare brands before we buy most of our larger purchases. Recently, they’ve been reviewing computers, televisions, and cars. While we need all three, we’ll probably only end up getting a new television, assuming that the prices keep on going down [...]
Get. It. OUT!
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
I hate sneezing. I have a specific reason to dislike sneezing, in fact. See, for the last couple of years, when I eat something and start to sneeze, things…happen. And they aren’t nice things.
Still, once it’s over, I feel fine. I even stop sneezing. I get hungry. Not surprising, as [...]
Luther Burbank Gardens
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
I feel a special connection to Luther Burbank, renowned botanist, horticulturist and plant breeder. There are a couple of reasons. One, Luther was born in New England not far from where I live. Most of his notoriety came to him once he moved to Santa Rosa, CA but he did [...]
Window Shopping
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
4 days ’til Christmas and the only thing sitting under the tree is a cat. He’s been weighing the pros and cons all month. Climb it? And, risk the wrath of the gal who’s in charge of this joint? Or, be a well-behaved kitty in the high hopes she’ll [...]
Time on Your Hands, and into the Red
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
I’m not sure how much time I’ll have off this holiday season. So much depends on how many kids and which kids will be staying in town and whose parents will want them to attend tutoring classes. This has not been a stellar year for the Learning Center. Well, for [...]
Never Underestimate an Angry Woman
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
HT to Jan at Primordial Slack
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