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| Tulips & Fennel |
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| Time to get out the bikes! |
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| Time to plant the starts! |
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| Ever bearing strawberries are blooming. |
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| Blueberries are blooming. |
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| Asian Pear blooms |
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| Two Tulips |
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| Cherry blooms |
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Spring Flowers & Fruit Blooms
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Treasures
On her website, Jeanne DuPrau writes:
I didn't really set out to "be a writer." I just wrote. Reading and writing have always been my favorite things, though for a while I wanted to be a writer and an illustrator. I still have my very first book, which I wrote when I was about five years old. It's called Frosty the Snowman, has five pages, and is illustrated with red and green crayon.
From the thrift store:
Phonograph recordings of the Monkees 1966 & The Frog Prince starring Kermit 1971.
From the public library, selected by 9 yr old:
- My Side of the Mountain, coming of age book, main character 13 yr old Sam Gribley (1959) movie adapatation (1969)
- The Tale of Despereaux, great kid's castle & mouse tale (2004) movie (2008)
- City of Ember, Awesome book for children & adults by Jean DuPrau (2003), even better movie (2008)
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Today is National Free Comic Book Day
My husband used to own a comic book store, that's how we met. My brothers were 10 & 11 and I watched them sometimes when my sister was being born. I took them to Fred's comic store to look for old Super Friends to share & the rest is.....history. My husband still sees customers around town he knew from back then. You meet quite an assortment of folks in a comic book store, like most other places, I suppose.
Get out and check out your local comic book store if you have a chance. The art and variety of offering is pretty amazing, and it is still an affordable hobby for most.
If you would like to send a snapshot of your favorite local Comic book store, we could post them here. How many stores are out there going strong. Takes a lot of skills to run one successfully over the years, and a lot of lessons learned even in ones that folded up.
Quote from http://www.dangerroomoly.com
"The store was built to the specifications determined by Professor X when he constructed his original Danger Room for the purposes of training his young proteges. We have, however, deactivated most of the lasers."
If you would like to send a snapshot of your favorite local Comic book store, we could post them here. How many stores are out there going strong. Takes a lot of skills to run one successfully over the years, and a lot of lessons learned even in ones that folded up.
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| Danger Room Comics 201 W 4th Ave Olympia, WA 98501 WWW.DANGERROOMOLY.COM |
Quote from http://www.dangerroomoly.com
"The store was built to the specifications determined by Professor X when he constructed his original Danger Room for the purposes of training his young proteges. We have, however, deactivated most of the lasers."
Friday, May 6, 2011
Homemade Upside Down Tomato Planters
These worked pretty well last year. Wanna give some a try? Materials used are paper bag for lining, twine, empty 2 or 3 liter bottles, smaller empty bottles for inverted watering, fertilizer, dirt and a tomato start small enough to carefully fit through mouth of bottle.Both the jumbo and cherry varieties did well.
Beagle is Relieved-originally posted 4/27/11
Been a bad backpack week. Spent the weekend chasing an awful smell around the house, cleaning stinky puddles up here and there and suspected the dog. it was Andrew's water bottle that had been filled with milk some time ago and it was building up pressure and leaking out...yesterday Josh came with a smashed banana in the outside pocket. Both backpacks have gone through the wash and the beagle is quite relieved.
All Eastered Out-originally posted 4/23/11
I was all Eastered out about noon today, went to preschool class later and by time things were done, it seemed wonderful again. Beyond the hype of spring, candy, yard sales, earth day, art walks, parties, dinner plans & processions, I got a moment to realize how very much there is to be grateful for every single moment. No need to mark the day to celebrate this or that, every one is precious and has already been scheduled by someone much wiser than I.
Invited to a Sales Party?
Several friends have started sales businesses recently....Pampered Chef, Mary Kay, Herbal Life ... I usually avoid these things, and am a terrible customer as I like to buy stuff rock bottom, do not wear make up, and it is hard enough to get the basics covered as it is.
Maybe I should just have them all over for a ladies nite, have them bring their catalogs, as long as no arm twisting, sales pitches, or party bookings occur.
Simply visiting & hanging out is seriously under rated these days, I only need new stuff every now and then, and I am usually broke when it is time to buy stuff. I have been wanting a couple of the 2 cup glassware containers & glad I know someone who can order them when I am ready to.
I remember the time the preacher's kid & later my nephew got a job at Kirby. It lasted until about 30 of his closest relatives & family freinds purchased a new vacuum.
Man, I sound grumpy in this note, but not really. Just wondering how to support & encourage friends without losing my shirt....and the acquisition of stuff is the least of my concerns or the root of them... is anyone selling household organizing & clean as you go robots on the cheap?
Man, I sound grumpy in this note, but not really. Just wondering how to support & encourage friends without losing my shirt....and the acquisition of stuff is the least of my concerns or the root of them... is anyone selling household organizing & clean as you go robots on the cheap?
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