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Calling All Opinionated Gardeners
As Amy mentioned last week, we Garden Ranters will be on a panel at the Independent Garden Center show in Chicago on August 19 talking about ways in which garden centers can promote and sell greener living.
Of course, the greenest thing you can possibly do in gardening is feed yourself from your yard! And that's what I'll talk about. But my local nurseries have not yet fully digested this idea.
Would our Rant readers mind taking this little survey, so I am not speaking merely from my own experience?
Many thanks, and I hope to see you in Chicago.Posted by Evelyn Hadden on July 29, 2010 at 2:16 am, in the category Eat This.
37 responses to "Calling All Opinionated Gardeners"
Not on the Survey. No I don't start vegetables from seeds because I really, really, su- uh, tend to fail at it. I can get the seeds to start but the plants never turn out to be that healthy.
I take that back. I start carrots and peas in the garden and they do all right. But tomatoes, annual flowers and others. Not so much.
I took the survey — but I left a bunch blank because I don't go to my local garden center for advice — I just buy stuff there. So I don't know if they know anything about vegetables or cooking or soil improvement, etc.
For me too, the survey was a lot of does not apply. I shop between the big box, favorite independent local nursery and farm direct. I don't ask for growing information at any of them. Most experienced gardners won't either.
I buy the warm season plants, tomato, squash, pepper and direct sow most others.
What do I want from a garden center that I can't find? Floating row covers for my seedlings. Nobody has them and I am not much of a catalog shopper.
Hi, Susan & Colleagues – good survey! My vegetable gardening is fairly limited, but I grow lots of herbs and friends and visitors to my garden often comment on the "uniqueness" of growing herbs tucked in between annuals, perennials and shrubs. I hardly consider it unusual; Angelonia and Basil, for one, are a great combination!
Much success in Chicago!
What Joe and Chris said. I don't ask my garden centers anything. I just buy plants and seeds. I've been gardening long enough that I don't ned much in the way of tools and gadgets. Since I make my own compost don't buy soil amendments and don't use chemicals, well, rarely. Having an invasion of wild morning glory from the neighbors has forced me to buy stuff. (and sneak over there and yank it out)
I am not opinionated so did not answer the survey
The TROLL
Garden centers compete on advice about agriculture with their local Extension Service? LOL.
What about Trees reducing heating/cooling costs, retaining runoff, increasing property value & etc?
Isn't that greener living?
Easier too.
Many aren't interested in veggies. Don't leave them out of the greener loop.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
We are lucky to have a place where you really can ask for and get excellent advice, plus excellent supplies:
Oddly, the best garden center in my city for food gardening supplies is the one smack dab in the middle of the city – not the ones that ring the city where you can actually view farmland.
You forgot to include food gardening because it is convenient to just walk outside and gather dinner. I may be an extreme gardener but I am also lazy.
My favorite garden center sometimes does cooking demonstrations but due to health department rules they can't hand out samples.
If I was going to Chicago and I had a microphone for a minute I would make one big suggestion to the garden center industry – get with the program or else someone else will! The gardening public is hungry for organized events such as cooking demo's, gardening workshops or chicken workshops. It is only a matter of time that either a botanic garden or some outside group pulls such a festival of gardening together and the garden centers will be left out. You have to get out in front of the trends rather then just follow them.
I also dont ask advice in Gardencenters.Years ago when I did the answers were not enough.Some nurseries are not much better. Why is there no exitement about what they sell? no Saturday seminars for customers? no Experts to guide new Gardeners? no:look at this fabulous new plant we just got in?
How about some inspiration so customers will want to come back to shop,again and again?
I also don't ask questions at garden centers. I've known a few people, including my teen-aged daughter, who worked at a garden center and therefore I know that employees don't have to know squat about plants and gardening to work there. And I hope this doesn't sound too snarky, but judging from the opinions I see on The Internets there's not much advice I'd trust anyway. I trust my own experience. Period.
Hey, I work at a great garden center that I think does an above average job w/ promoting veggies!
In late March we host a Veggie Gardeners Roundtable w/ local market gardeners and experienced old-time gardeners, and we get 30-40 ppl in each time exchanging ideas & techniques. We stock the kind of seed that you can't buy at the box stores: Botanical Interest & Baker Creek. Our seed potatoes come from the same source as Territorial Seed & Johnnies, but because we share our order with some market gardeners, we end up charging about 1/2 of what the catalogs do…We bring in a very diverse mix of veggie starts too, from about 4-5 different growers. We even had classes with Rose Marie Nichols about container veggie gardening (Bountiful Containers) and with Linda Chalker-Scott (The Informed Gardener). New this season, we're hosting a MidWeek Farmers Market where locals can sell their produce; we even have one guy selling who got started by attending our Veggie Gardening Roundtable 2 years ago, cool! We have a pretty small (6ppl) staff of over 40 year old women; no teenagers are willing to work here (yet.) It's kind of funny, but we are now becoming the "go to" place instead of the local Ext. office…we even have folks from the local OSU Research Station dropping in for advice sometimes.
You can visit us at: http://www.chsgardencenter.com
I took the survey, but I wanted to point out that some of us live in towns without nurseries.
Seriously, my town has Lowes and WalMart. No nursery.
Next time you do a survey, maybe include the question: Does your town have a locally owned nursery/independent garden center?
Please consider this when you review the results.
Personally, we order seeds from Seeds of Change on the internet for some things, as well as the big 'boutique' seed wall at our regionally-focused nursery, Plants of the Southwest. We are also lucky enough to have two real local nurseries where they have big greenhouses and grow all kinds of interesting ornamental and garden plants. We also have a fairly vital network of farmer's markets, so in spring they are a decent source of good seedlings too. That means we are in good shape for our planting needs. BUT in the last couple of years, one of the larger family-owned multi-store local nurseries went out of business. To be fair, the box stores are not doing a terrible job with "bread and butter" items, but we always worry a little, about supporting our "small" local nurseries so we don't lose them.
(As I think this through and type out our list of resources, I'm realizing that we actually have it pretty darned good.) Maybe we Albuquerque folks are just a bit ahead of the curve for once!
I heard an interview on the radio several months ago… the person speaking said, 'Growing food in your yard is the last radical act left to the individual.' >The idea stunned me.
It does really 'shake things up!' We have friends who have planted huge tomatoes along the walk to their front door (cages and all), and have sweet potato vines and onions growing in the raised bed by the front porch. It looks great. Oh, and a couple of artichokes out front with the sprawling vintage 1965 junipers. Their neighbors, strolling by with various shapes and sizes of dogs, are keeping a careful but mostly supportive eye on their landscaping changes. So far the informal report is fairly positive.
Living in the high desert and being a poor state may have given us a bit more freedom when it comes to suburban plant combinations. New Mexico has gone a long way towards embracing xeriscaping. And once you get a lot of people giving up the idea of the traditional yard and garden, it isn't as daunting to experiment.
That said, there are new housing developments along the west side of the metropolitan area where people are insecure and have Scott Lawn dreams. Don't know if your neighbors there would give you a hard time about the tomatoes or not!
Sorry we can't be in the audience in Chicago. I'm SOOO glad you guys are going!!
Dottie Webb
Hello Michele and gardeners: One thing I love about buying seeds at my local GC is that they have them early and they have a great selection. I usually get all charged up and buy seeds in Jan., when I'm at the GC to buy birdseed. When I get home, I prop the seed packages on my desk and just look at them, and watch the birds in the snow outside my window, when I should be working. Shaking a package of parsley seeds in January always takes the chill off.
My local GC in Kansas City has a terrific selection of seeds from quite a few different suppliers. This year they had a rack of Baker Creek seeds. I bought some for myself and for friends.
I almost always buy some seeds that I never plant, but it's still a great investment.
Have fun in Chicago! Marty
Sounds like Kmac's garden center does a better job than mine, but the place where I work holds seminars about vegetable growing, cooking and raising chickens! We carry Botanical Interests seeds and buy most of our veggie starts from several different local, organic growers. The problem with carrying lots of different varieties of vegetables is that they have to sell. If they don't sell quickly, they start looking overgrown and funky, no one will buy them and they're hauled off to plant heaven. Many times customers have to special order a particular variety simply because we don't have the room or the turnover to keep everything anyone could possibly want in stock. Not to mention that the growers rotate between varieties themselves. There's alot going on behind the scenes that the average customer who wants what they want when they want it, doesn't comprehend. And as for knowledegable employees, try working for the wages that are common in the nursery industry. There are a few of us who do it for love, but we have to fill in the gaps with teens or people who don't know alot, just to keep the nursery watered and the line at the cash register moving forward!
I have yet to find a garden center that sells seedlings for the fall garden; kale, Swiss chard, cabbage, kohl rabi, and the like. If vegetable gardening is growing, there should be a market.
Our gardening center has a little cafe that uses veggies and fruits that they grow in their dishes. And although I don't often ask for advice, I like to get their opinions about different types of tomatoes, chili peppers, etc. and to just chat about what's new. I value other opinions and certainly don't know it all! They also have seminars and classes year-round.
I also browse the big-box stores for plant deals when I'm in there; our Wal-Mart has a 50-cent table of ailing plants that I've plundered, and brought the plants back to health with good results. I always feel I've saved those plants from "plant prison", and given them a good home for however long I have them.
Our full line garden center does dozens of seminars on cooking, gardening, birding etc. We carry all the major and odd ball seed lines and we are enthisiastic about what we sell
The TROLL
Thanks so much for the comments! I feel very fortunate in having a friend–a fantastic cook–to discuss vegetable varieties with.
I would love having that conversation with somebody at a garden center, if it were possible.
I've been doing a vegetable garden for two decades–but it really is an endless frontier. There is always something new to try.
I have two favorite garden centers – on close to work (urban), one close to home (suburban ). The GC near home has fabulous veggie & seed selection, but an even broader ornamental section. They host classes on any number of things from DIY irrigation to re-potting orchids to selecting the proper fruit tree for your yard. No cooking as their facility is too jammed full of garden stuff to fit in a kitchen of any sort ( though maybe a portable grill would make a lovely addition). The staff is knowledgeable & helpful. They offer mostly organic solutions to your troubles, but keep some of the other stuff in a back corner for the times when there is no other option.
The GC near work is tiny, but crammed full of all sorts of plants. The staff has been there forever, it seems, and knows what's in every pot on the grounds. They offer only organic solutions & ( my favorite !) scoop-your-own amendments by the ounce. And very often you can catch the actual growers making deliveries and ask their opinions as well. When I asked for a great-tasting multi-use tomato, one supplier advised me to try a Speckled Roma for both taste and color. I'm so glad I did !
My advice to these nurseries? If they really want to be green (which I largely doubt), then they should SELL LESS STUFF. See, they'll never go for it 🙂
The nursery closest to me has a profuse amount of begonias, pansies, geraniums and caladiums. In the spring they bring out the decorative tomato plants with fruit already on them in small terracotta pots so that some wealthy patrons can purchase it, set it on their veranda, and say they are "growing vegetables". It's sad.
I once asked the staff if they had any pea inoculate and they didn't even know what that was…then the manager told me the sulfur they sold for use with the bulbs would work just as well. It's rare that I go in there, but when I do it is fun asking questions because it causes them to nervously run around trying to find the answer; then the crazy responses that come out of their mouths is comedy gold.
That should be "inoculant" with an "n". My spelling mistakes are also on occasion comedic and sad.
Some of the survey questions also didn't apply to me.
Most of my gardening questions are answered well by the local gardening radio talk shows of which we have three.
I'm fortunate to live near several wonderful nurseries who are knowledgeable about both ornamental and vegetable plants.
Although I do grow vegetables, the real reason I grow them was not listed. I grow them for my young adult kids in case the economy gets so bad that they can no longer afford to feed themselves.
I know that you will help them to the straight and narrow. You have a wonderful green thumb.
Silly survey. I got that the questions are tongue in cheek but they are constructed with so much bias that I couldn't answer half the questions so stopped half way and didn't submit it.'
It was constructed only partly for our opinions; it was equally constructed to demonstrate the position of whoever wrote it. More annoying was that if you didn't agree with answer A then answer C showed you or the subject to be an ignorant fool
I am sure others will think I'm over reacting…and I'm no Troll….but why waste my time when all you really wanted to do was express your own opinions?
Please tell the GC owners to have cool weather vegetable transplants and garlic in late summer. As garden writers we all write about growing a second crop for the fall, but no one can find the transplants that are so readily available in the spring.
Took the survey – – so sad that we still must hold our noses as we pass the "chemical section" in our local garden center.
No – they are more sellers than know-how-to-do.
I'm another one who never asks advice from my local garden center. I actually love it but I do shop for my ornamental garden there.
My survey sounded all positive… but that is because I searched out and found a great garden center that provides these services. They are a 30 minute drive from my house, but worth it. My only complaint is that because they are good and they know it, they are a bit expensive. I admit I get advice there and buy many products online or elsewhere to get a better deal. But I will purchase plants there…. I can count on them.
If I were to answer the survey based on the garden center close to home it would be different. They do NOTHING for veggie gardeners.
I like all kinds of garden flowers. I can not answer.
I like a light touch of color in all gardens. There can never be enough color in the world.
My local garden section does not offer any advice on how to grow anything. I live way back in the woods and it is nice just to have someone sell them. This is why I love to read your site. You are my professional. I like to read and learn from the internet.
As with others who commented, I do not ask anything of the local nursery- I simply buy from them. But I sure wish they carried more vegetable seedlings.
They have, however, started a re-cycle program for all (not just their) plastic pots. I am going over today, and therefore will re-gain several square feet of the potting shed.
I like color. I have planted different kind of flowering plants in my yard that will come out at different times of the year. That way I have color all through the year. Even in the winter.
Okay,all the online descriptions of Pennistetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny' rave about how easy care it is, but if you look on other gardeners' blogs, the descriptions of its performance in CT and NY gardens are less than glowing. I bought one that did not come back the next year, except for a few scrawny blades. I would like to hear about other gardenrers' experiences with this grass.
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Heartache: A Kendall/James Fic
Chapter 1:
That's what it was.
Absolute Torture.
James watched as Kendall flirted with Jo and laughed and kissed her.
James put a hand to his chest as he felt his heart break. He'd been in love with Kendall for almost 3 years now. He remembered the exact moment he'd fallen for Kendall.
James ran into the Knight household, up the stairs, and into Kendall's room. He knocked on the door.
"Kendall…come on…please open the door" James says in a small, shaky voice, trying to hold in the tears. Kendall opened the door and was immediately hugged tightly by James.
"Whoa James. What's wrong?" Kendall asks, his arms wrapping around James automatically.
"H-he…John-" James chokes out, sobbing.
"What? What did John do, Jamey?" Kendall asks. James smiled a bit at the old nickname, then sobbed again.
"H-he hit me…then…broke up with me" James says, body going limp. Kendall pulled James into his room then shut the door, holding James.
"Did he say why?" Kendall asks, stroking James's hair.
"H-he assumed th-that I was cheating on h-him and called me a worthless bitch then dumped me" James says, sobbing and clinging to Kendall. Kendall frowned and comforted James.
"Well then he's an idiot for not realizing what an amazing person you are" he whispers softly. James looked up at him.
"Really?" James asks in a small voice.
"Absolutely. You are funny, smart, fashionable, and by far the most amazing person I know" Kendall says matter-of-factly, stroking James's hair. He had never seen James so upset and vulnerable. It wasn't a good look for James, and Kendall was determined to make it go away and have that beautiful, very James smile return to his face.
*End Flashback*
James sighed and got into the elevator, pushing the '2' button to go up to the room. The doors were closing when Kendall and Jo rushed in, holding hands.
"Oh, hey James" Jo says, smiling and waving at him. He faked a smile and waved back at her.
"Hi Jo. Hey Kendall" he says, keeping his eyes on Kendall.
"What are you doing, James?" Kendall asks casually.
"Just going to the room to chill. Maybe play some Call of Duty" he lies. Though, it wasn't all a lie. He probably would play Call of Duty, then daydream about Kendall. He sighed and rushed out when the elevator doors opened. He rushed to the room and flopped down onto the sofa, letting out a heavy sigh.
"Well, that was quite a sigh" Katie says from nowhere. James jumped and Katie laughed.
"Katie, don't do that" James says, regaining his breath.
"What's wrong, James?" she asks, looking up at the tanned boy. James sighed.
"I…I'm in love" he says, running a hand through his hair. Katie smiled.
"I knew it! I KNEW IT! It's Kendall isn't it?" she asks, jumping up and down in excitement. His eyes widened.
"How did you know?" he asks, blushing and looking away.
"It's a little obvious" she says bluntly. James blushed more.
"You should tell him!" she says, bouncing up and down in excitement.
"I can't…" James says, sighing and leaning back against the sofa.
"Why not?" Katie asks, staring intently at James.
"He's happy. He's got Jo. As long as he's happy, I can't take it." James says, sighing deeply. Katie stared at him for a moment, then hugged him tightly.
"You're a good person, James. How long?" she asks, breaking the hug to look at him.
"How long what?" he asks, raising an eyebrow.
"How long have you been in love with Kendall?" she asks softly, a tone of love and concern in her voice.
"almost 3 years" he says quietly. Katie's eyes widened.
"3 years? James you have to tell him! You can't keep this all inside! You'll get ulcers," she says, passion and concern in her voice.
"Katie…you don't understand. He's happy…so I'm happy. I love him…so I'll endure it" James says, letting out a final sigh and looking at Katie.
"You shouldn't have to endure this, James. Everyone endures hardships, yes, but this is too much for you to bare. You can only take it for so long" she says, looking up at her second brother. She cared for James, so he may as well be her older brother as well. She hugged him again then ruffled his hair. As soon as she got up, Kendall walked in.
"Hey James, Katie" Kendall says, going over to the fridge. He pulled out two sodas and tossed one to James, who caught it automatically. Kendall came over and sat down next to James.
"What happened to your day with Jo?" James asks, sipping his soda.
"She got called into the studio" Kendall says, shrugging. James stared at him for a moment, then looked at the TV screen and watched the random TV show that was on. Kendall and James sat in a comfortable silence until James stood up to throw away his soda can and leave. He could hear his heart beating in his ears and he knew he had to get out of there. Kendall raised an eyebrow and stood, following James.
"Jamey, where are you going?" Kendall asks, grabbing James's wrist. James swore softly.
"I was just gonna go…rehearse…" he says, not able to look at Kendall.
"You never practice. And besides, I like your company. We never have quiet time just between us anymore" he says, still holding James's wrist. He led him over to the sofa and sat down, pulling James down with him. James sighed and sat, looking at the wall.
"Can you not look at me now?" Kendall asks curiously, eyebrow raised. James took a breath and looked at Kendall, that breath now caught in his throat. Kendall smiled at him. That was the most breathtaking sight James had ever seen. He stared at Kendall and then realized he had been staring and blushed and looked away quickly.
"James…what's wrong? You've been acting weird lately" Kendall says, looking at James.
"I'm fine, Kenny" he says, faking a large grin. Kendall stared at him then sighed, knowing he wouldn't get anymore from James.
"alright. Well, I'm going to go shower. Got a big date tonight" Kendall says, smiling and getting up. As soon as he got into the bathroom, James broke down.
A/N: So, here's the first chapter of my new fic. Rate and review plz! No flames!

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The problem faced by cancer patients in the western countries is that of shortages and not counterfeit. However, there was a recent scare of counterfeit Avastin almost entering the supply chain through Canada.
Yesterday's passing of a bill co-sponsored by Senators Michael Bennet (R-CO), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is designed to nip this problem by toughening up penalties.
Senate Passes Bennet-Backed Bill to Crack Down on Counterfeit DrugsMarch 7, 2012
Bipartisan Bill Represents Latest Bennet Effort to Improve Drug Safety, Crack Down on Bad Actors
Bennet Renews Call for Universal System to Track Drugs Through the Supply and Distribution Chains
The U.S. Senate passed with broad bipartisan support a bill cosponsored by Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, along with Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), to crack down on counterfeit drug trafficking by stiffening penalties on bad actors.
The Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act will increase penalties for trafficking counterfeit drugs to reflect the severity of the crime and the harm to the public. While it is currently illegal to introduce counterfeit drugs into interstate commerce, the penalties are no different than those for the trafficking of other products, such as electronics or clothing. The Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act will target violators that knowingly manufacture, sell or traffic counterfeit medicines to the United States.
"As we have seen most recently with counterfeits of the cancer drug Avastin, counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs are putting Coloradans and Americans at risk, and I'm glad to see the Senate respond to this very real threat," Bennet said. "Right now, the penalties for producing a fake company logo on a bottle of counterfeit drugs are more severe than they are for actually making and selling a counterfeit drug. We can help prevent these drugs from reaching hospitals, pharmacies and consumers by giving law enforcement the tools they need to crack down on these crimes and creating a universal system to track these drugs through the supply and distribution chains."
[Read more at http://bennet.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=f199f4b0-46db-4cf9-aa99-41607bc6990c]
Avastin Scare Greases Bill To Boost Counterfeiting Penalties
March 7, 2012, 3:37 PM Wall Street Journal Blog
By Christopher Weaver
Penalties for selling fake medicines would double if a bill passed last night by the U.S. Senate becomes law. The counterfeiting bill, which has not passed the House of Representatives, would boost the maximum penalty for importing and marketing forged drugs in the U.S. from 10 years of imprisonment and a $2 million fine for individuals to $4 million and 20 years behind bars. Companies implicated in counterfeiting crimes could face steeper fines...


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Afraid of the dark – Lums review (iOS)
When I dropped my iPhone a few weeks ago I thought my days of reviewing iOS games were over. Luckily, I was able to get my hands on an iPad, with which I was able to try the newly-released Lums, the Angry Birds-like puzzler from indie developer Hyperbolic Magnetism.
Lums is the story of a peaceful race of adorable ball-shaped creatures, Lums, whose planet (possibly Earth?) is summarily invaded by space-faring vampires. Of course, these space vampires hate light, and the only way to kill them is to bathe them in the glow of the various lights which are placed around the level. Once you do, they burn in a very satisfactory matter. Of course, this is no easy task as the vampires are hidden under piles of logs, rocks, and glass.
Lums is, at it's heart, a physics-based puzzler with a slightly different take on the Angry Birds genre. With an app store that is saturated with Angry Birds knockoffs, it's nice to see a game that tries to do things a little different, and by-and-large, Lums succeeds.
You control your Lums by tapping your device screen, and then dragging your finger wherever you want them to go. Because your Lums follow your finger, you have a great deal more control over your little characters than in other iterations of this genre. It's a nice addition that makes me wonder why games like Angry Birds don't allow you more control over the ballistic birds – it can add so much more to the puzzling aspect, and force you to think more creatively. It allows for more precision, and requires more patience than the standard Angry Birds aim-and-let-fly dynamic. But be careful, if one of your Lums touches a wall, piece of wood, or rock, they will immediately become inert and die.
To aid you, there are five different types of Lums, including your standard battering ram Lums, Lums that create light when placed on a wall, and Lums that turn solid rock and wood into glass (which allows light to pass through). The challenge comes not just from destroying the stone and wood structures the vampires are hiding in, but destroying them in such a way that light can get through to the vampires. If you destroy a wood hut the wrong way, the wood will just fall on top of the vampire, which will continue to block light getting to it and killing it. So there's an added level of strategy involved that I did not expect, and found quite fun and refreshing.
Graphically the game is sharp. It employs a dark, minimalist design, that also glows and shines in all the right places. I played the game on a 3rd generation iPad, so your mileage may vary, but the game looked great, and I never experience a hiccup, stutter, or jitter the entire time I played.
Another plus is the sound and music which follows the same minimalist design as the graphics. The music is understated, and most of the levels have you playing in a gently-pattering rain storm, which is actually quite soothing…oddly enough.
The game isn't perfect though. I found many of the levels to be quite easy, and I was able to blow through most of them in just under two hours. If you want to go back and collect 3 out of 3 stars for each level, that will take you a bit longer, but it's easy to see why similar games in this genre continue to release level packs every other month or so. There is an option to purchase a "Destroy all Vampires" nuke for $0.99 in the app, but I never really felt the desire to get it because I was blowing through levels so quickly.
But that's hardly a glaring complaint about the game. It's fun, good-looking, whimsical, and the perfect type of game for an iPad or an iPhone to pass the time. Perhaps the best part is you can try it for free – you get 12 free levels in the app store. The full game is only $0.99 for iPhones and $1.99 for iPads. Not a bad deal at all.


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Like you, I also have to watch how much I spend. Things are still tough for a lot of us, right now. I can see it in your eyes when you come in to the Dog Wash. I don't know about you, but if I go home stressed and tired from work. I am immediately surrounded by my dogs. Does this happen to you? Sometimes after a long day, I ask them to back up and give me 5 minutes to unwind. To which , they respond by jumping up on me and licking me. I am positive I am not alone with this scenario. This is why dogs are known as "Mans best friend"
Your dogs are always and unconditionally happy to see you. They know when you are down or even sick. (sometimes even before you do). I have noticed when I am stressed out the dogs follow me everywhere. It's like they are trying to absorb the stress from me. Who absorbs their stress? Especially during the summer when it is too hot for them to be outside for long?
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City Run
Franklin afraid of thunder.
The earth has been thirsty for the past several days and the sky has been generous. I haven't seen the sun break through the thick rainclouds in at least three days now.
This change in climate has been a merciful reprieve from an 80-degree, mostly sunny winter. As I write this blog post, thunder is rolling, lightening is flashing, and an anxious dachsund is curled up next to me in my dark room. My windows are rattling and plaster walls shaking not only from the strong wind, but the roaring thunder. Don't worry, Franklin, God is just bowling right now; judging by the flashes of lightening, He seems to be cosmic bowling.
The weather was so 'nice' today (cool, overcast, and wet), that I decided to go for a late afternoon run--a feat I have not accomplished since I arrived 3 months ago.
When I moved to Hawai'i, I imagined that I would fill my days with routine, sunny beachside runs.
I'll tan and get fit at the same time
, I thought;
I'll rip off my running clothes and leap into the clear ocean in my sweat-soaked bathing suit
, I thought. Hah! These have remained unrealized dreams for many reasons: 1) I don't live on the beach, 2) it's too hot to run during regular waking hours, and 3) I've been lazy. In the rare case that I have set out to experience the familiar runner's euphoria, I often felt cheated because of my strange, suburban backdrop. My usual crazed hamster laps around my cookie cutter neighborhood of standardized military housing cause me paranoia--the quiet streets feel volatile rather than calm; neighbors pretend to ignore passerbys while watching curiously. Such runs do little to free my mind.
Today, I inched away from this strangely placed suburban pocket toward town. I ran in the rain on a long, flat, straightaway alongside a highway and underneath the protection of, of all things, a freeway. This was during rush hour (a time when, in Honolulu, driving 5 miles could mean up to an hour in traffic, a.k.a. my daily commute). The hum, buzz, whirr, purr, and occasional roar of traffic sounds proved to be better company than the anxious silence of my neighborhood. I allowed the sounds to fill the crevices of my mind. I let myself forget in what city and in what state I was running. I welcomed the invisibility of being one in hundreds of people, all of whom were distracted with thoughts of work, family, and the task of driving.
During my run, I thought of everything and nothing. Afterwards, I felt compelled to write everything that came to mind. Of course, to do so is difficult when all thoughts while running are lost while running. The needling urge to write remains, but my thoughts need to be re-pieced together.
I'll say this much for now: I'm happy to be inspired again and encouraged in knowing that more inspiration awaits me.
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As of late, I've been chugging along track by track
No push or pull, no map at hand
Embers aglow in my firebox, waiting
I'm a wanderer, even lost
Not sure what I'm in search of, no longer searching
Let the tracks take me where they lead.
And then I caught a glimpse; a peek of me -- myself.
The old me, the new me, the future me:
the alive, awake, inspired me
Too vain to say our meeting was like looking in a mirror
Much truer to say I found a soul
whom I've somehow known all along
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That subject line is not the title and does not imply a metaphor.
Thick as a kiss or a jerk
and orbiting that place
where it is not,
it carries its empty plexus
into your belly
in shove after shove
of broken sweetness.
A tumble of auburn crumbs,
a pouf of powder,
a flirt after the fact
when it has fallen
into leaden memory
of that mindless tryst
between bed and desk.
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I have a few Texans in my life who I adore, and one of them is Lyle Lovett.
While he is not really a part of my life like we hang out on on Tuesday afternoons, I have been listening to him and enjoying his concerts for 20+ years and I think that counts for something. Also, he does happen to be friends with friends of ours (not such a huge degree of separation), and at his concert last night he gave a shout out AND dedicated my favorite song of his to Michael and Marilyn Wilson.
Michael is Lyle's photographer and he mentioned that if you would like to have your picture taken, then you should call Michael.
Which is very true.
Then he sang my favorite song about riding your pony, on a boat, on the ocean together for Marilyn and Michael, and it was really cool.
The lyrics to my favorite song "If I Had Boat" are lovely and simple and I'm pretty sure that I know the words which is good, because in another one of his songs, ("Give Back My Heart,")
I THOUGHT I was hearing Lyle tell his cowgirl that he was not ready to commit and so she should go ahead and,
"take your BOOBS and walk out of my life," which sounded just right to me.
I was happily singing along to my own version of Lyle's lyric, when Karl pointed out,
"ok...it's not boobs, its BOOTS, take your BOOTS and walk out of my life."
So apologies to Mr. Lovett for trashing up his heartfelt lyric of love and loss...boobs and boots are quite different features of a cowgirl and should be treated as such. And so I have learned, like so many others who were at the concert last night, that you just really shouldn't mess with Texas.
Thank you dear Lyle, for leaving the Lone Star State and coming to Cincinnati for a short visit....we're mighty grateful that you did.


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Hi friends! Today is the start of the Easter Crafts and Decor Showcase. Over the next five days, twenty of your favorite bloggers will share Easter-themed posts for your inspiration. Enjoy!
When I was browsing the Ballard Designs website a few weeks ago for inspiration for the Rock Your Knockoff Tour, I saw the perfect Easter project. I chose something else for my knockoff but I still planned to make this project because I knew I could recreate it for much less than the BD price. I saved this image onto my laptop, but unfortunately now I can't find the ornaments on their website. BOO.
I ended up making an Easter egg garland instead of ornaments. Here's how I made it:
Then I ran a jute string through the holes that were already on top of the eggs and hung it on my hutch. It's all decked out for Easter and spring, although the rest of my living room and kitchen will be filled with superhero decor for my boys' birthday party this weekend!
I bought the sequin bunny from the dollar section at Target last year.
These are the embellished eggs and nest I made last spring.
In the background you can also see my decoupaged tray with vintage French flower seed labels.
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Super cute, Jen!! Love that birdcage too! XO
brilliant! i love how it turned out!
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Oh so cute! I really like your garland. I thing I need one. Pinned 🙂
I love this! I have really got to start breaking out the Sharpies to use more!!! Simple, sweet and perfect! Happy spring! ~Christy
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Your knock off rocks Jen! So creative! You've got me digging out my colored eggs to paint and string them…love them on a garland 🙂
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So cute!! I love your whole Easter display too!!
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Perfect BD hack Jen! I think it's time to retire my pinecone garland and get the eggs out! Your Knock Off inspired me!
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This is simple yet perfect Jen! I love your whole Easter vignette! Great job!
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So sweet and so simple! Love the garland. Sharing! ~Jeanette
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This is absolutely adorable! I love both your garland and your Easter vignette. I know you will receive lots and lots of compliments on this!
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Absolutely love this garland! I will be sharing on The Love Nerds FB Page tomorrow and am of course pinning!
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I love the Garland you made from Chalk Paint and plastic fill eggs. You see the beauty in keeping it simple and celebrating life moments. Thank you for setting The Easter Crafts Decor Showcase up for all of us. I am happy to participate with such a talented group of people. Enjoy your Super Hero Party too.
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I absolutely adore your Easter Egg Garland!! So cute!!
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Your Easter egg garland and vignettes are perfect for the season! Such a fresh breath of springtime. Love it!
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Super cute garland! What a great idea!! Thank you so much for hosting the showcase, hope you have a wonderful week!
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This is so pretty and unique, Jen ~ I love it!
they look fabulous
So cute Jen!! However, I would LOVE to see your while cabinet that the garland is having on!! I'm having a horrible time trying to find something to put on a big open wall in my new kitchen, and this looks so fabulous!!! Thanx…Wendy
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – In what was a thrilling match in the Student Center Complex, the King University women's volleyball team came away with a Conference Carolinas victory on Friday night. The Tornado came back to defeat Limestone College 3-2 behind a career night from Cathy Scaniffe who posted her first career double-double.
FINAL SCORE: King 3, Limestone 2 (21-25, 25-16, 25-23, 23-25, 15-12)
LOCATION: Student Center Complex; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 2-6, 2-0 Conference Carolinas; Limestone 5-6, 1-1 Conference Carolinas
- King used a 7-2 run early in the first set to take a 10-8 lead, but the Saints responded with a 7-2 run of their own, opening up a 15-12 advantage.
- The Saints then held the lead, and had a chance at set point, leading 24-19, but the Tornado scored three straight points before Limestone took the set 25-21.
- In the second set, King used a 10-0 with Sydney Pigage at the service line to turn a 6-3 deficit into a 13-6 advantage. Scaniffe had three kills on the run, Ashton Beckner added a pair and Pigage served up two aces.
- Limestone tried to make a run late, but Beckner and Remi Thele teamed up for a block, giving King the 25-16 victory.
- It was another run in the third set that put the Tornado ahead, this one was 5-0. Tristyn Lozano had a pair of kills and Beckner served up an ace on the run that gave King an 11-8 lead.
- King held the lead until late when Limestone scored three straight points to take a 20-18 lead.
- However, the Tornado came back, using a Saint miscue before Haley Roe served up an ace and Lozano came through with a kill to put King ahead 21-20.
- Scaniffe then gave King a chance at set point, and after a Saint point, she registered her sixth kill of the set, giving King the 25-23 victory.
- Limestone jumped ahead early in the fourth set, and King answered, using a 5-0 run to take a 13-10 advantage.
- The Tornado held the advantage until Limestone went on a 4-0 run to take a 22-20 lead.
- King answered with three straight points, a pair on Scaniffe kills, taking a 23-22 lead.
- However, Limestone extended the match, scoring the final three points to take the set 25-23.
- The fifth set belonged to King in the early going as the Tornado went on a 10-2 run to open up an 11-4 lead. Scaniffe and Thele started the spurt with kills and Beckner and Becca Huddleston ended the run with consecutive kills.
- Limestone made a run, but Huddleston gave King a chance at match point with a kill, and it was only fitting that Scaniffe ended the match with a kill, giving King the 15-12 victory.
- Scaniffe led King with 23 kills and 10 digs for the double-double.
- Beckner and Lozano followed offensively with eight kills each while Roe dished out 52 assists to go along with nine digs.
- Defensively, Amy Serowski led five players in double figures with at least digs, posting 25 digs.
- Huddleston accounted for 18 digs, Rebekah Hill had 17 digs while Pigage and Scaniffe had 10 each.
- Beckner led the way at the net with six blocks, two solo and Jenna Sturgeon followed with five stuffs.
- Kylie Moyer and Darla Svoboda led Limestone with 11 kills each while Jenna Mummert added nine kills.
- Taylor Berg posted a match-high of 30 digs while KayCee Tessitore added 19 digs.
- Miranda Geist and Victoria Norwood also reached double figures with 12 and 10 digs, respectively.
- Geist added 34 assists for the double-double.
- The 23 kills and 10 digs were both career-highs for Scaniffe who hit .259 in the contest. Her previous career-high was 15 kills, set on Tuesday night.
- Roe also set a career-high with 52 assists, marking the first time she eclipsed the 50-assist plateau.
- Along with Scaniffe, Huddleston and Hill both set career-highs in digs.
- The Tornado posted 100 digs, marking the first time since 2014-15 they have accomplished that feat. King had a 103 digs in a five set match against Flagler College on September 12 and the next day had 105 digs in a four set match against Lander University.
- King posted 11.0 blocks in the match, their most since November 8, 2014 when they had 14.0 blocks against Erskine College.
- King will be in action again on Saturday when take on Converse College at 2:00 p.m. in the Student Center Complex.
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"People usually underestimate the influence of their career on their overall wellbeing…If you don't have the opportunity to regularly do something you enjoy–even if it's more of a passion or interest than something you get paid to do — the odds of your having a high wellbeing in other areas diminish rapidly."
~Excerpted from Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements (2010) by Tom Rath and Jim Harter.
The Gallup organization, which has done extensive research on the epidemic and costs of employee disengagement is now offering more insight into what it takes for us to maximize our sense of wellbeing throughout our lives.
Gallup has identified five key factors (described in the book Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements) that influence our ability to thrive in life: career, social, financial, physical, and community wellbeing.
My dedication to the study, advocacy, and facilitation of professional development stems from an understanding of the critical importance of discovering who you are and ways to successfully apply that knowledge to optimally develop yourself over the course of your career (e.g., life's work).
Helping others and myself maximize a sense of well-being is a core motivation of my work. Consequently, I was intrigued to read about this wellbeing study and the associated wellbeing assessment that has been created.
The fact that the extent to which we enjoy what we "do" everyday enormously impacts our overall sense of wellbeing is obvious. Notably, the authors of Wellbeing go as far as to state that "[Career Wellbeing] may be the single most important element of one's wellbeing."
Yet, I don't believe that, as a society, we have given nearly enough attention to preparing young people to skillfully address this most essential element of their ability to thrive in life. Instead we leave a lot of our career development to chance and external influences that do not adequately represent the true strengths or potential of an individual.
I began to question the source of power "work" has in our lives even more deeply after learning that the vital importance of career development was further validated through this extensive global research project. Fundamentally, we are renewed and can experience a great deal of joy when we are able to use our strengths, contribute to the world, recognize our powers, and be acknowledged for the unique and collaborative value we bring to our communities.
The time and work it takes to become aware of your true strengths and passions while having the faith that you can incorporate that key aspect into your career path can seem overwhelming. The sense of tremendous uncertainty around one's career often leads to paralysis as in the case for many undecided college students or to a speedy attachment to a professional choice (e.g., professional foreclosure).
As Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements highlights the fact that we continue to undervalue the great impact of what we "do," my mind constantly gravitates back to questions about "how" we go about choosing what we do and "why" we do what we do (i.e., motivation and meaning). We have a vast array of options available to use our skills and contribute to the world. How do we go about optimizing career choices? Engaging in professional development activities is a critical avenue to understand the how and the why of your career development.
We have a large gap between the high stake impact of career development and the amount of meaningful attention and effort we put toward our own professional development. "Professional development" remains heavily shaped by a position that one holds as an employee within a specific organization. And, it's a great benefit that employers often pay for professional development activities.
At the same time, those "employer-sponsored" professional development opportunities can seem like a chore and may direct our energies toward learning that holds limited or no appeal. The growing fluidity with which we move among positions and organizations throughout the course of our career is calling us to embrace a new version of professional development.
It's important that each of us take the time to explore professional study and opportunities that will allow us to grow and to connect with others in ways that help identify and cultivate areas of enjoyment and passion over the course of our work life. A more expanded view and intrinsically motivated version of professional development will help provide an overall sense of coherency and connection among the sometimes disjointed positions we may hold.
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If you had ~600 yards of a luxurious sportweight merino/silk blend, what would you want to knit?
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- A small colorwork shawl
- A small lace shawl
- Something else?
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Monday, January 26, 2009
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- Char said...
Thank you for the reminder that the housecleaning is useless, perhaps I will take today off!! Lol!! ALso, I bet Way Cooler will LOVE the 30 days of bean recipes!!
Hugs, I miss you!!
- January 26, 2009 at 9:41 a.m.
- Heather of the EO said...
Your sense of humor rocks!
Since I have a traveling husband, we're finally learning the joys of texting too. Even though my dad says it makes no sense to him, why wouldn't we just use our voices and talk? Well, Pops...you can't do that while sitting in church or during a play date discreetly. Duh.
- January 26, 2009 at 9:45 a.m.
- Janet said...
Yeah, I find that cleaning the house is somewhat counter-productive. I clean it up, then I turn around and VOILA. Chaos and mayhem. Sigh.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:46 a.m.
- Knittinchick said...
Charlottetown what? hmmm... took a moment to refresh my memory there. Thanks for that history moment.
- January 26, 2009 at 10:52 a.m.
- a Tonggu Momma said...
Clean? I'm supposed to CLEAN?!?!! Maybe that's why the husband doesn't talk to me anymore. He's probably holding his breath to avoid dust over-exposure.
- January 26, 2009 at 6:36 p.m.
- Beck said...
My husband and I email back and forth ALL DAY LONG. And yet he's very productive at work. HOW?!
- January 27, 2009 at 11:22 a.m.


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Noah and Lincoln had a small little dinner with family for their Tenth Birthday and were quite content, best birthday ever they said. I'm so grateful I have boys that don't require much for celebrations. Hope it stays that way in years to come.


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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Mippy and Bird's air conditioner quit, just stopped. Too much heat for an old unit. So, I'll not complain. Much.
As I mentioned, I am volunterring at an animal shelter. There is a wonderful dog there, Belle. She is older...nine to be exact. And she is the sweetest dog ever. Gently, affectionate, beautiful. BUT, extremely aggressive with other dogs. When I first walked her, she snarled, growled and barked furiously at every dog in sight. I have been working with her diligently to see if we could alleviate some of this behavior. Treats work wonders. I have been watching the "Dog Whisperer", as has Bird and Bean (Monkeyboy, also, I think). So, I apppealed to the shelter to allow me to bring Belle home with me to see if, together, Bird and I could help both Oscar and Belle to become less dog aggressive.
We met in a neutral location...the cemetary. When the dogs spotted one another, they immediately began barking, snarling, pulling going crazy. Bird has a much better handle on this, so we took the dogs to a grassy area and Bird and I both (me with much struggle) put the dogs into a submissive posture. Oscar calmed quicker, it took Belle some time. Once they were both calm, we allowed them to get up. Belle started again, so down she went. She calmed quicker this time, so we began to walk them side by side, but with great distance between them. As they walked, we began to move closer, and they seemed ok. When we turned to walk back, another episode, short lived though. As you can see, by the end of the walk, they did very well. Oscar walked to his home and Belle and I went back to the shelter. Upon arrival, Belle did not want to go inside and had to be coaxed. This is the worst part for me. Later in the week, I took Bean and Monkeyboy out to see the shelter. We wanted to meet Prudence, but she wasn't there...perhaps....could she have been adopted?
Road trip in three days. Two days at the farm and seven at the beach. Today we meet to plan meals. There will be five of us this year. Monkeyboy, Sprout, Bean and Bean's friend, for whom we don't have a name. Each of us has to plan, shop for and prepare a dinner. That will be the plan for today. Love the road trips. We pick up the van on Wednesday and head out around lunchtime. On the road to arrive at the farm shortly before dinner. Then early Friday we head to the beach.
I hope everyone is surviving the heat. It's been a pretty harsh summer. I'm sure, when I was a kid, we had summers this hot. I don't remember them much. We didn't have air conditioning, but our house was surrounded by large trees that helped keep it cool.
Phipps has been very, very, very hot. I am amazed at the number of people who come in and think it is air conditioned. They come out after visiting, in puddles, saying "I thought it would be cooler". Noooo, it's a glass house! And very hot...did I mention that?
Have a wonderful Sunday and try to stay cool.
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I can't believe how hot it has been. And the only time it rains is when it storms. Garden is parched every day, and I am sure my water bill is going to be crazy, so the idea of growing our own produce probably has not saved us much money this year!
We don't have air in our house, but our house, too is shaded a lot. It's been bad this summer, but usually it isn't. We talk about getting it...maybe next year, if it is this hot.
Love the pictures. We always watch Cesar, he is wonderful.
- July 31, 2011 at 11:44 AM
NO AIR???? Oh, no! I fear for that everyday. Jackie, I admire your courage in facing each of these days without air. So hot, and humid! I know, dry heat, but I am really beginning to understand that.
We just got back from vacation. It is always fun to go away, but it is really good to come home! Kids are bored, tired of the pool, tired of TV, tired, tired, tired. We really need to think about this school thing year around with 2 week breaks every so often. Makes sense to me.
Never watched the dog whisperer. We have a dog, she is goofy sometimes, but for the most part, fun and docile.
Keep cool. Hope you get it fixed, mippy.
- July 31, 2011 at 12:09 PM
My dog died last winter, and I have been thinking about a dog, probably one from a shelter. Maybe I'll take a run out to Animal Friends and see what they have.
I have window air in my house, it's too old to get the central air. It's hot, but I'm not home all day, and I work a lot in homes without air here in the city, so I guess I am somewhat aclimated to it. If you are used to it and you have to do without, I imagine it is pretty difficult. Maybe their unit just needs some freon.
I never had to do much training for my dogs..just the housebreaking thing. I run them a lot, so maybe that's why.
No vacation this year for me! Too much work lined up, thank goodness. Have a safe road trip mia and let us see lots of pictures.
- July 31, 2011 at 12:36 PM
I don't know how long it would take me to adjust to no air conditioning. Ours went out at work last week for a couple of hours and I had a really hard time of it! Baby that I am. Those dogs look wonderful! Are you going to adopt, Mia?
- July 31, 2011 at 7:20 PM
What a beautiful dog, Mia. Are you going to adopt?
It has been a very unusual summer, weather wise. Lots of rain early, then none except for storms, which don't help at all. I hear you, Jackie, we have a garden that we are watering almost daily. I just keep thinking of how good that corn tasted, and how good the tomatoes are.
Hope the air gets fixed in their house. We don't have air either, and it is hot, but we live through it.
Have a safe and wonderful trip, Mia. Send us lots of pictures.
- July 31, 2011 at 11:58 PM
I can't even believe I am saying this, but I am becoming accustomed to the heat. It's supposed to be here for awhile, so I guess I don't have much choice. We keep our air on during the day, then turn it off at night. We have paddle fans all over the house, so that helps.
Love the pictures of the dogs, Mia. I would have a difficult time working in a shelter of any kind..would want to take everyone home!
Have a safe road trip, sounds like fun.
- August 1, 2011 at 5:55 PM
It's been over 100 degrees here and it stinks! This has been the hottest summer in 15 years, and it's not going to quit. Our air conditioner can't keep up with the heat,and I am just waiting for a brownout. OK, done complaining.
Love the pictures of the dogs, Mia. And I hope your vacation is wonderful.
- August 2, 2011 at 8:32 AM
It's been pretty hot everywhere, and I see no relief...but it is summer.
Mia, they allow to bring dogs home for a trial run? Or are you fostering her? She is a beauty!
And Angela, I agree, I am not complaining as much, just kind of accepting the fact that it is hot and will be.
- August 2, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Our Pirates aren't looking so good right now. We need you Tim!
Kids are bored, house is hot, and our car is in the shop. Things will get better, no?
We have a really agressive dog in our neighborhood and it scares me to death with the kids. I just envision it escaping and coming after one of them. Perhaps I could suggest the dog whisperer to them. They seem like nice people, and I have heard positive things about this Cesar Milan.
Have fun on your trip, Mia. Keep us posted.
- August 2, 2011 at 11:39 AM
We got a puppy in the spring from a nearby farm. It is a heinz 57 variety and very, very cute. It's name is puddles, for the obvious reason. I should watch some of his shows, although so far she is not a big problem. Very playful and goofy though.
Have a nice vacation, Mia.
- August 2, 2011 at 7:43 PM
Have a wonderful vacation, Mia. Keep us up on what you are doing. Great time to visit the beach.
- August 2, 2011 at 8:03 PM
We can't have dogs, our son has allergies. Well, I guess we could, but it would have to be the expensive kind. You pictures are great, as usual, Mia. Now, let's see some of the beach! Have fun.
- August 2, 2011 at 8:40 PM
Everyone should grow up with a dog. I'm sorry, Jessica, everyone should grow up with a dog if they don't have allergies. My best friend when I was five years old was a lab named Mike. Not very unique of a name, but that dog was a wonderful friend. Always there, never judging.
- August 2, 2011 at 9:04 PM
My dog is still my friend, she greets me when I come home at night and comforts me when I am sad. I think, if you haven't already, Mia, that you should adopt Belle. She is a beautiful dog.
- August 3, 2011 at 12:20 AM
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- August 12, 2011 at 7:59 AM
We had one dog and she was the best. Never did anything bad in the house. Even when she was ill, she wanted to go out and there she lay down and died. Never replaced her because we couldn't.
WEll,summer will soon be over so let's remember it when the snow flies.
- August 18, 2011 at 5:32 PM


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resolutions? maybe next year...
I always make a good effort at resolutions at the beginning of a new year. There is something about them that appeals to me, to my idealism. I like the thought of looking at your life, promising to make changes, and having a timeline in which to see those changes take place (a year, to be precise).
But the follow through is where I find myself occasionally lacking. Not always -- I often make great headway on a number of my resolutions -- but generally speaking, resolving has actually turned out to be more of a "thinking out loud about how I would like to be if I had any will power whatsoever, then forgetting about it, renting a movie, and eating two bags of microwave popcorn in one sitting."
So much for idealism.
But it's worked out so far; 2007 was one for the books:
I removed myself, once and for all, from a bad relationship. I nurtured new relationships and some old ones, too. I saw my mother through a nasty divorce. I lost, then regained my sense of family. I fell in love -- the real kind. I skydived. I challenged myself. I hired employees (yes, this girl is someone's boss. Isn't that scary?).
I went on a road trip. I went fishing. I had surgery. I recovered. I surprised myself. I accidentally ate pot cookies (that's a whole 'nother story).
I got a raise, reconnected with old friends, and made new ones.
I figured out what I stand for, I think.
I got more patient, less confrontational, and stopped yelling so much.
I learned how to negotiate.
I folded my clothes after they were done drying much more frequently. I did not run out of gas one time.
I performed random acts of kindness. I helped friends in need. I got more comfortable being a friend in need, too.
And I realized for the umpteenth time that nothing's easy, and I know even less than I thought I did, and that sometimes people aren't who they say they are, but sometimes they are.
Oh, and I discovered that one should not drive around with expired tabs, that alternators are easily replaced by car-savvy friends, and that weiner dogs and small cats have the same size poo.
And that no matter what, one should always say yes to topless pools in Vegas and no to eating chips in the shower.
Maybe I don't need resolutions after all.


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Hey everyone! So what about this weather we're having over here in the UK, ey? Especially in London..it's so confusing! Today, especially, was so cold - Just when you think winter is over with and spring's on it's way, winter comes back to prove that it's here to stay (for a little while, at least!)! This weather has a huge effect on my skin, especially my lips - I feel that I usually have to reapply lip balm every hour or so, because the wind is so terrible to them. In my January Birchbox, I received a sample of Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment in Rose - Instantly I fell in love, both with the way it made my lips feel/treated them and with the colour! I've been constantly using it for the past month, waiting for the opportune moment (or when I eventually ran out of the product!) to purchase a full-size of the product. Well, just to my luck, on Tuesday, Birchbox & Fresh held an event at Fresh's UK Flagship store - There was everything from mini-facials to sugar lip treatments, cocktails and delicious(!) cupcakes, a beautiful product range and delightful people to talk to.
I chose to have a sugar lip treatment, and while I was getting it done, the consultant introduced me to Fresh's newest edition to their Sugar Lip Treatment in Petal.
Petal is a gorgeous, universally-flattering shade of pink that is perfect for the upcoming season. The product gives just enough of a tint to notice a slight, almost bitten-like stain on your lips, yet still looking incredibly natural at the same time. It's a shade that is perfect for everyday wear, since it's so natural and flattering. Just like the other products in the Sugar Lip Treatment range, it's extremely hydrating and nourishing for your lips, made with sugar (to gently exfoliate and prevent moisture loss), nourishing oils, such as jojoba seed and black currant seed oil (to deeply nourish), grape seed extract (to protect, smooth, and soften), as well as SPF 15 (to protect from damaging UVA/UVB rays). After using the Rose Sugar Lip Treatment almost religiously for the past month, as well this product (Petal) for the past few days, I can definitely attest that this product is a must-have in any makeup/skincare/lip colour collection, because it actually works and it's a perfect go-to for everyday use.
After the event, I also received some samples (You know how much I love samples!) of the Soy Face Cleanser and the Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream, as well as and Advanced Therapy Sugar Lip Treatment, and some yummy cola-flavoured gummies (much better than Haribo!) from The Jealous Life.
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Our Varsity Volleyball team won the league championships which hasn't been done since 1980!
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