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Just put in my order for a gooseberry bush and a red currant bush (wanted black currants because they are sweeter but apparently they are illegal in Ohio). I also put in an order for a kit to grow oyster mushrooms. If that works well, I might invest in a kit for shiitake mushrooms, too.
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Is is spring yet?!
I am so, so happy it is sunny today. I grant that it is cold, but the sun is starting to go from the pale, anemic white light of winter to the bubblier yellow light of spring (okay it is Ohio so it is gradual, but it it there). And, soon, so very soon it will be the viscous, drowsy golden light of full summer. I cannot wait. I just keep pacing ( Read more... ) -
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I totally just got my nose tweaked by one of our patrons. Does that happen? I'm not offended, she is old and adorable...and tweaked my nose because I was on my break in the reading room totally engrossed in my seed catalogs, and she had been trying to get my attention to talk about gardening. But seriously, tweaked my nose. -
It's January so that means plotting the garden!
We had a lot of success with our tiny space last year. We successfully grew radishes, beets, peppers, tomatoes, summer squash, two types of cukes, strawberries, zucchinis, five different types of lettuce, spinach, and chard. Not to mention the herbs: I had four different types of basil, dill, mint, two types of thyme, oregano, cilantro and flat ( Read more... ) -
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Busted wheel bearing on the car: expected. Totally been driving weird and making a whine-y stort of noise. Chipmunks making nest outta the blower motor: not so much. Apparently the mechanic started taking stuff apart and there were acorns everywhere ( Read more... ) -
Rosemary and Thyme episodes 1-4
Lol, I love this. It's really, really fucking ridiculous---the ladies are middle-aged gardeners that just sorta walk into crimes and then solve them all the while being snarky and fabulous. Oh and they also engage in gardening. It has taken over my life ( Read more... ) -
I miss my dog and it gives me weird dreams
Last night I THINK, I dreamt I was Hercule Poirot...I had a little mustache and was very sure of myself. I am also pretty sure that my Jack Russell Terrier, Baby, who will be forever missed, was Hastings. She had a little hat and ran around looking for a ball. I am pretty sure we were investigating crimes on the moon...which looked an awful lot ( Read more... ) -
Things that I have read/watched
The Serpent Sea, Martha Wells
OMG, I love, love, love this series. It is love love. I want more right now. The Raksura are my new favorite thing in the universe and I want more Jade/Moon shenanigans nowazah. Please read this series if you haven't already. It's got gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous world-building and super awesome characters. Including ( Read more... ) -
Tommy and Tuppence..why is there no more?
Oh Francesca Annis, can you be any more adorable?
I am liking the Tommy & Tuppence series very, very much. I love the costumes, total period porn. I love the sceneries. I think that the Tommy and Tuppence books count as cozies? And if so, that means I am more than found of the genre? I love Agatha Christie adaptations in general, so it's no surprise ( Read more... )