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Archive for June, 2006

Fear & Loathing in Las Vegetable Garden

Friday, June 30th, 2006 Filed Under: In the Garden | No Comments »

It's a bad vegetable garden day. I have good days and bad days and today is a bad day. On the good days, I tell myself to be patient and that ... Read more..

ROY G. BIV VIB G.YOR – Double Rainbows

Thursday, June 29th, 2006 Filed Under: Information Library | 2 Comments »

Why are there so many songs about rainbows And what's on the other side? Rainbows are visions, but only illusions. - Kermit the Frog It must be a Jim Henson week. It rained again ... Read more..

Another Failed Attempt to Freeze a Raindrop

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 Filed Under: My Life | 1 Comment »

We had another terrific thunderstorm last night, complete with the brim and brew of rushing cloud and pounding rain. My husband laughed at me because I saw fit during ... Read more..

Hairstyling 101: Bee Balm

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 Filed Under: Plant Encyclopedia | 1 Comment »

I have long thought that Bee Balm looks like a flower version of a Fraggle. Who knows? Maybe the late, great Jim Henson got some of his inspiration from the ... Read more..

Me, Myself and My Little Garden: Hands Off My Garden Blog

Monday, June 26th, 2006 Filed Under: Musing | No Comments »

What's wrong with a blog that is just about me, myself and my little garden. Gardening For Dummies wants more open discussion, "interactivity" between blogs... So fine. Today, let's go ... Read more..

Don’t Shoot Till You See the Lights of Their Fireflies

Sunday, June 25th, 2006 Filed Under: Musing, My Life | No Comments »

Last night, I afforded my two younger children a rare treat. I let them stay up late enough to go firefly catching. It wasn't just for their benefit. I have had ... Read more..

No, Really. My Garden is Illegal

Saturday, June 24th, 2006 Filed Under: My Life | 14 Comments »

There have been a few people who have commented on the name of my blog "This Garden is Illegal". So I thought I would go into why I chose that ... Read more..

The name’s Sam, Sam Spade. What’s Yours, Doll?

Friday, June 23rd, 2006 Filed Under: Umm... Yeah | No Comments »

She wandered into the garden sometime over the winter and at first I thought she was gonna be Trouble. Real Trouble. In this garden, plants have a place and she ... Read more..

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Go Mulching

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 Filed Under: My Life | 1 Comment »

As someone who makes a living off my computer, I can honestly say there is not a more stomach turning sound than the quiet click of a laptop one second ... Read more..

Oh where, oh where did my Pak-Choi bolt to?

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 Filed Under: In the Garden | No Comments »

The Pak-Choi has bolted. It started to bolt just a few days after I planted it in the ground. I had hoped to keep it from bolting by nipping off ... Read more..