Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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I Shall Return!
I’ve been busy working out of town at various conferences. I’ll be back tomorrow for new updates.
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Yellow Garden
We have an abundance of yellow flowers including calendula, dahalias, roses, and of course the sunflowers. Here are the first of the Dahlias. More Sunflowers, this one popped up attached to a former red sunflower. This is the mammoth sunflower that was in the front yard.
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Teeny Tiny Bit Of Harvest
The tomatoes and other vegetables are taking their sweet time this year. I was able to harvest my first Green Zebra Tomato with three little cherry tomatoes. These are tricky to pick because they are green and you need to make sure they are ripe. We determined that the tomato was ready when the stripes…
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Sunflowers Update
The mammoth sunflowers have bloomed. The largest and prettiest has rudely decided to face my neighbor’s yard. I’m still hoping I’ll be able to harvest the seeds once it is ready. I really like the smaller hybrid variety for their variety of colors and multiple flowers.
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1930’s Marriage Test
The marriage test created by George W. Crane, MD was floating around the internet not to long ago. Here’s your chance to see how your rate. Some of the questions are pretty hilarious such as “Wears Red Nail Polish” and “Squeezes Toothpaste from the Top” (both are demerits by the way). 16 As a 1930s…
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Back from a Long Work Week
I’ve been in Anaheim and staying at the only hotel without free wireless for it’s guests. My work was holding a conference for over a thousand people. Which meant long days running around in high heels and eating bad catering. But I am happy to be back at home and I am starting to spiffy…
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Calendula
These pretty yellow flowers are called Calendula or Pot Marigolds. I planted them for the first time this year. What I didn’t realize is that these plants have a long and interesting history. These are an edible plant and the petals can be sprinkled on a salad or dish for some flair. They don’t have…
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Calling All Chard Lovers!
I’ve grown Swiss Lights Chard for the first time this year. It’s a stunning, easy to grow plant. The one problem is that I’m not sure how to prepare it. I grew it because it’s considered a powerhouse of minerals and vitamins. My research says that you can eat the leaves when they are young…
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I’m Back! Gardening Challenge Update
Hello, we are back from a wonderful vacation in Oregon and Washington. It was a good trip but I was happy to come home. The plants flourished while we were away. Tragically the lettuce bolted after the extreme triple digit heat. We have been making lots of salads out of the remaining lettuce. The salad…
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Sunflowers
These are my hybrid mixed color sunflowers. They are much smaller than the Mammoth sunflowers which I planted at the same time. The mammoth sunflowers are still growing but these smaller ones have been in bloom all week. Friday Tuesday Friday Tuesday This one is in my backyard and it is a darker red than…
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