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What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time it was still hot and dry. But this year we’ve had some great cool and wet weather. My garden is growing out of control at the moment. The Cosmos are fighting with the Zinnias to take over their section of the yard. I’m enjoying…

I have just discovered the site “You Grow Girl” which is filled with some great ideas for your garden. I was especially intrigued with her idea for the toilet roll seed starter. In the past I’ve used peat pellets and the newspaper pots with mixed results. I had a lot of success with the peat…

I planted carnations from seed a few months ago and I was getting a little concerned because they where growing out a little funky. The plant looks more like a spider plant with long branches that hang over their planters. I was about to cut it down so it looked more like the bushy varieties…

I am aSnapdragon What Flower Are You? It’s been an unusually long summer and I have staying out of the heat. Which means I don’t have much gardening news to share. I’ve been looking at gardening blogs of more successful bloggers in cooler climates like Ohio, Canda, and Boston. One of the sites I have…

This was sent to me yesterday. It was so funny that I actually was laughing out loud in my cubicle. If your interested in starring in your own dancing video check out Jibjab. You too can be a dancing sensation.

I’m not sure if yesterday’s Computer monitor turned hamster condo could be waterproofed into a fish tank (Good idea though the Fray) but I found the next best thing on Fred flare. It’s the Cubicle Fish tank. Now your goldfish can pretend to surf the internet all day at his plastic desk.

How cute is this I found it on the Craft archive. Here are a couple of hamsters who are living in their owner’s old Apple monitor. Steve Jobs would be impressed. I also like how the hamster furnishings are sleek and worthy of an Apple monitor.

The excellent Hanna came to my rescue yesterday with this great Pica De Gallo recipe. I can’t wait to try it out. Hanna’s Pica De Gallo 2 lg Tomatoes; seeded & coarsely chopped 1 To 2 serrano chile peppers;seeded & chopped 1/3 c Chopped green onions 2 tb Chopped fresh cilantro 2 tb Lime juice…

We are mid-way through summer and our vegetables have either died a quite death (cucumbers and peppers) or are flourishing. I have a big bowl of Roma Tomatoes and I’m not sure what to do with them. Every morning I go outside to find more shiny red tomatoes to collect. So far we have made…