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learnteach ([personal profile] learnteach) wrote2008-03-02 09:39 pm

Notes.

1. Spring cleaning begun, including a new filter for the wet/dry--gotta love Sears (positive!)  they now offer .3 micron anti-fungal HEPA filters for their Wet/Dry vacs, AND use the same filter in over 100 models.  No, really.   AND it's easy to change.
2. Spring seed porn got to me, but in a good way.  Basil seed in pots.  Plans for various sunflowers and tomatoes and pickles and all, AND a Native American Three Sisters garden in the front yard--Renee's Garden sells for $7 all the seeds and plans for a corn/bean/pumpkin patch.   It's too cold yet to plant, but after I measure out the plot, I may plant more than one packet.  "Earth Tones Indian Dent Corn", Scarlet Runner Vine Beans, and Sugar Pie Pumpkins.   W00T!
3. Have slightly re-hooked myself on Magic.  All my favorite 9-12 year olds are playing it, and there is a very active community doing it.  I just want to have a few decks...but sigh...new cards.
4. Walked a bit today, in Big Basin (thanks shutt3rg33k for the ride and inspiration).  Boy, am I out of shape.  My, it was nice to get moving.  Gotta do that again ASAP. 
5. Oh, and in researching weather, found out that www.weatherunderground.com has local weather station reporting.   MICROCLIMATE!

6. REALLY digging the new music.   RED ELVISES ROCK!  (Siberian, even.)

[identity profile] klwilliams.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
Big Basin is on my list for walks soon. I'll give you a yell when I go.

How far?

[identity profile] learnteach.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
Excellent! I'll call tomorrow!

[identity profile] sirst.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 06:18 am (UTC)(link)

Go seed porn!! I induldge whenever I can.

www.weatherunderground.com is cool. We can see when the storms are coming in off the ocean and get a pretty good guess how much time we need to get under cover. Dad has it down for zipping out and feeding the llamas.

Sage plants, eh?

[identity profile] learnteach.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
What kind of salvia? Hey, I just saw your doppleganger on the movie "UHF"!

SUPPLIES!

Re: Sage plants, eh?

[identity profile] sirst.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Salvia leucophylla
Purple Flowering Sage

http://www.larnerseeds.com/_graphics/_shrubs/_640/salvia_leucophylla-640W.jpg
http://www.larnerseeds.com is where I get most of my native seeds.

I have not seen UHF, supplies?

[identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 11:25 am (UTC)(link)
Seed porn is fun.

[identity profile] nohwhere-man.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought _everybody_ knew about wunderground :-). There was going to be a personal weather station in my future, mostly for the geek factor, until I found there's already one about half-a-mile from the house.

[identity profile] cynthia1960.livejournal.com 2008-03-03 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Red Elvises indeed rock!

Seed porn

[identity profile] prosefromdover.livejournal.com 2008-03-04 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
You can lead a horticulture ...

Seed porn!

[identity profile] martianfencer.livejournal.com 2008-03-04 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Listen to this episode of NPR Weekend Edition for a song called "The Talkin' Harvest Time Blues."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5333003

The full lyrics are at http://www.stephaniedavis.net/harvesttime.htm (and of course the song is available at iTunes Music Store)