| Crazy lil garden |
[Apr. 11th, 2009|05:44 pm] |
I planted some seeds last Sunday, and they're growing like weeds!
There's some tomatoes, pumpkins, kohlrabi, watermelon, cilantro and basil in these photos, but damned if I can tell you which are which in the first picture. You see, I'm not much of a green thumb, and I'm absent-minded enough to have forgotten to label them.
The last frost in Michigan can be up to May 31st. I think I planted these little guys too early to sustain them indoors until then. They're already pushing off the top of their little greenhouse dome.
Any veggie growers in the house with some suggestions on how to accommodate the greenhouse in my guest room?
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| Awwwww |
[Oct. 22nd, 2008|09:28 pm] |
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From Jim Henson's funeral. Try not to cry!
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| NewEdit, I wish you were here to see it! |
[Jul. 11th, 2008|09:26 pm] |
Very strange -- we were just finishing a Scrabble game, and I went out to get something out of my car. There were about 10 cars out front taking pictures. : ) |
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| Hey Birthday Girl |
[Jun. 25th, 2008|03:14 pm] |
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Happy Birthday JW!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Almost daylight |
[May. 24th, 2008|04:05 am] |
Its 4am in Berlin, and we just stumbled in from a techno club a few miles away.
Berlin is awesome. Thatäs all for now ... I want sleep so hopefully I can see Knut the polar bear at the zoo tomorrow before we leave ! |
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| Bizzaro+land |
[May. 23rd, 2008|11:08 am] |
Remember Cotton Eye Joe? It appears that the flat we rented belongs to one of the members or producers of the Red Nex, Swedish techno-country rock band. At least, the award and gold album along with the very Swedish interior is suggesting that.
Bizarre.
Time to go walk around! |
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| Berlindergarten |
[May. 22nd, 2008|11:14 am] |
My PDA battery died on Monday, so Im going to catch up...pardon the punctuation... the German keyboard doesnät like me.
On Tuesday, we visited Versailles, but mostly the gardens in the back. It is about an hour wait to buy a ticket in, then another hour to wait in line with your ticket to enter the palace. Instead, we wandered around the back to see what it was like, and ended up spending about 4 hours wandering the grounds. They were very beautiful... the whole area, miles around, was landscapes and dotted with marble sculptures and elaborate fountains. Marie Antoinetteäs domain is in the far back corner... she basically had a small village to herself on the grounds, complete with a mill, a farm, fruit trees, etc. By the time we finished with the gardens we had an hour to see the palace, but that is really all you need. While the public can enjoy the gardens and picnic there, the palace still flaunts the exclusivity and affluence of the time. You can go to the queen and kingäs chambers, and the Hall of Mirrors, and see some collections of paintings.
On Wednesday, our last day in Paris, we visited the Catacombs and the Louvre. The remains of 6 million Parisians are laid in the ossuary of the Catacombs... as more people took up residents near the cemetaries there were some pretty nasty illnesses going around, so they emptied the cemeteries underground. What you see there is very artfully arranged skulls and other bones making up the walls of the underground. There were also plaques peridiocally spaced throughout the ossuary warning you to´get off your arse and go live life. What I took most out of that visit was the bit of irony... there is a display of Famous People Moved to the Catacombs when you enter. When you get to the remains, though, you obviously cannot tell one person from another. It is a great depiction, and warning, that no matter how different we think we are in life, in death we are indistinguishable and equal.
The Louvre, like most everything else we saw, was about 5 x larger than you would think. When you walk in the entrance.. not the entry Pyramid, but just the entrance to the palace grounds, you are surrounded on all sides by the museum. I was blown away by Winged Victory... absolutely stunning, and the motion of the fabric was just.. wow. And again, much larger than I thought it was.
So we just arrived in Berlin now, and are enjoying a 2 bedroom apartment with a kitchen, laundry and a bathroom that we donät have to pay for showers in. Our hotel in Paris was about the size of an American bathroom, so this feels like a palace. Weäre here until Saturday, then we have a train to Frankfurt and the flight back on Sunday. The week is starting to seem really short, but Iäm sure my feet would not agree. |
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| Allo! |
[May. 19th, 2008|04:58 pm] |
I just taught Ross "Baby Beluga" and "Kookabura", which makes me wonder how many of you were deprived of awesome kids songs. :p
We ventured off to Notre Dame today, and good Lord, if it isn't enormous and absolutely stunning. My favourite part, of course, was hanging out on the tower with the gargoyles. I couldn't even fathom the size from photos, though, or any indication of the intricate details.
We went to the Louvre next, but it was closing soon, so we'll head back on Wednesday. That's another building that is much larger than I could ever have guessed. It's more like an entire block.
Sacre Coeur seemed to be the designated hangout for youths...kids were making out all over the steps. Inside, the morality police were there to stare you down, though.
Bye for now! |
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| Greetings from Paris! |
[May. 19th, 2008|04:53 am] |
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We arrived on Saturday after some delays and rerouting. Yesterday we visited the Museum of Rodin, climbed the Eifel tower and saw the Arc de Triumph. At night, we went to this place called Guiness Tavern and listened to a Frech cover band. Their version of White Stripes "Seven Nation Army" was cool, but funny due to accents. "I goin to Witchitahhhhh!" We stayed until near dusk, and will be heading to the Louvre in a few. Reflection is saved for a non-pda keyboard. See you soon! |
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