Archive for June, 2007

Full Strawberry Moon in the Lovely Month of June

Friday, June 29th, 2007 Filed Under: Information Library | No Comments »

Tonight the moon is large and round and shows not the slightest sign of any strawberrieness. Apparently no one sent the memo to the moon that it is suppose to ... Read more..

This Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Dangers of Vacation Reading

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 Filed Under: Musing | No Comments »

I read many books about food this vacation. It all kind of ties into my obsession with gardening. I think the whole reason I started gardening again (after suffering through ... Read more..

Home Again, Home Again, Higgity Jig

Monday, June 25th, 2007 Filed Under: Travel Notes | No Comments »

Never mind that you spent the past 8 hours shuttling around in various planes, buses and cars. Never mind that you just went through customs and lied about the fact ... Read more..

In A Dominican Republic Octopus’s Garden

Sunday, June 24th, 2007 Filed Under: Travel Notes | No Comments »

How come we don't live in the ocean yet? When I was growing up (which wasn't so very long ago but longer than I like), I was told, repeated by ... Read more..

Uva de Playa or Sea Grapes: The Resort Landscaper’s Plant of Choice

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 Filed Under: Travel Notes | 1 Comment »

On the resort there is a particular plant that grows seemingly everywhere. This plant is so ubiquitous that the darn thing is even rendered in bronze and displayed proudly behind ... Read more..

Welcome to My Vacation Garden

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 Filed Under: My Life, Travel Notes | 1 Comment »

When I said that this resort could cater to your every need, I certainly didn’t think that this would include providing a vacation garden. To the right is a picture ... Read more..

The Ethical and Enviromental Dilemas of Tourism

Monday, June 18th, 2007 Filed Under: Musing, Travel Notes | No Comments »

Leaving Cleveland Airport Arriving Punta Cana, DR Here I am on my first sunny fun filled day in the Dominican Republic. We are staying in an all inclusive resort due to the ... Read more..

Dominican Republic, Here I Come

Saturday, June 16th, 2007 Filed Under: My Life, Travel Notes | No Comments »

Well, you may not hear too much from me for the next week and a half. I am off for another grand adventure and this time the end destination is ... Read more..

Vegetable Sexuality: The Fetish Ball of the Garden

Thursday, June 14th, 2007 Filed Under: Umm... Yeah | No Comments »

I have to admit, I have attended more than a few fetish balls in my lifetime. I actually have no interest in the fetish activities themselves, I just really like ... Read more..

Go Ahead, You can be Jealous. I’ll Wait. : Baby Tomato Sightings

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 Filed Under: In the Garden | No Comments »

I have a tomato. Naner-naner-boo-boo. (And I don't want to hear it from all you warm weather people who had tomatoes like in March or some other M month. You ... Read more..