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Nasturtium
This Nasturtium is from one of the extra seed packets I received from Wintersown.org. I wasn’t sure what to expect as the original label was faded. I have been pleasantly surprised by how well it’s been growing. I like the delicate leaves and tiny lines on the petals. Here is the evolution of the first…
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My Neighbor’s Tulips
I spotted these in my neighbor’s yard and had to take a picture. I’m sure they think I’m a bit of wierdo.
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Charley the Kitten
This video makes me want to go out and adopt a kitten.
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Get Well Flowers
These crazy looking flowers were a get-well present from my boyfriend. They are a Chrysthanemum variety. They have these long skinny petals that surround a cluster of tubular petals. They look like they could be from space or the bottom of the ocean.
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Pretty Maids All in a Row
The very late paperwhites all sprung up at the last minute. They are so bright and cheerful.
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Making Anagrams
Here is a fun link that enables you make anagrams out of anything. Here are some of the anagrams for Notsocrafty Factory Snot Craft Snooty Farts Tycoon Cyans of Tort Here are the anagrams for my name the majority of my list had either shit or tits in the phrase (who knew Kristi was such…
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First days of Spring. Thursday, March 20th was the official first day of spring. It certainly looks like it out here. I even managed to get a little sunburned while doing some chores in the front yard.
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Never Run Out of Toilet Paper Again!
Who hasn’t had the unfortunate experience of getting up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night only to realize too late that you have run out of toilet paper? Apparently, someone at Instructables has found a solution to this common problem. He installed twelve toilet paper holders in the wall. It actually…
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More Spring Bulbs
Today is one of those blustery days that make it impossible to do any real gardening despite all of the sunshine. I did manage to take some pictures of the new flowers. A new Daffodil popped up just as the other started to fade. Next year I think I’ll more selective with my bulbs. While…
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UC Davis Botanical Conservatory
Today, turned out to be a beautiful day without a rain cloud in site. We swung by the the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory semi-annual plant sale. They had a wide variety of ornamental plants. The majority of them were either too large for our space or too expensive. Despite the variety nothing really caught my…