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earthrise

Come Spirit, Come Charm, Come Days that are Warm

May 12, 2006 11:07

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kent_allard_jr May 12 2006, 16:07:50 UTC

All candidates for government leadership positions, in addition to meeting age and citizenship requirements, must have experience cultivating his or her own garden.

Sadly, this reminds me (and I suspect many others) of Being There.

Hey, how do I get those videos to you?

earthrise May 12 2006, 17:33:55 UTC

Sorry, this film was before my time. Though it does have a few Rands in it.

Are you coming to Yuka tonight? We could do a handoff then.

kent_allard_jr May 12 2006, 18:16:57 UTC

Aw, make me feel old...

I wasn't invited to Yuka, but I suppose I could drop by and give you the videos. 7 PM?

earthrise May 12 2006, 18:23:41 UTC

Well, don't I feel like a douchebag. I assumed you were friends with mephistakitten, who arranged the outing.

I'm sure she'd be happy to have you along, if you wish to join in.

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gryffin23 May 12 2006, 17:19:19 UTC

I recognise that title. I did always like Dickon.

earthrise May 12 2006, 17:27:41 UTC

He was one of my first literary crushes, back when I was young enough to have a literary crush on a 12-year-old.

Perhaps there's an adult Dickon out there, thinking like a robin, with a bunch of grown-up animals at his heels, and that can still be sexy.

gryffin23 May 13 2006, 15:25:17 UTC

Perhaps there is. And I am a mere three hours from Yorkshire by train. ;)

howdoyousolve May 12 2006, 17:39:49 UTC

Oh Lisa! I couldn't agree more! Congratulations on your garden.

And speaking of, I will shortly have a fire escape much in need of green plants (preferably edible ones), may I count on you for advice?

earthrise May 12 2006, 17:48:38 UTC

Certainly! I'm not much of an expert, but my garden is almost entirely edible. The shoots in question are mesclun greens and peppergrass. So far my garden has produced a rather successful crop of marjoram, purple sage, and winter savory, with forthcoming crops of greens (hopefully including spinach, which takes longer to sprout!), as well as some cilantro and dill that I plan on planting tomorrow.

First bit of advice: get some good wormy compost soil from the greenmarket in Union Square. It really makes all the difference for happy plants. Some vendors there have excellent herb plants on sale, too. I'd be happy to get up to my elbows in soil with you when you start planting!

wormies snuggly_llama May 13 2006, 10:25:33 UTC

alas, my worm friends, I knew you well. I don't think I will continue with my composting experiments until I have a garage to protect them from the vagaries of the weather or a backyard that I can dig in and insulate the worm farm.