This has been a weekend of odds and ends so far. A little bit of this, and a little bit of that. Can you say RELAXED?
We have been having a real problem with wasps lately, and it seems that whenever we get them under control, they take some time off, gather up strength and come back stronger, and meaner than before. One of those little pukes got into the house yesterday and promptly disappeared. It's like that thing has invisible powers. I feel like I'm chasing an alien. We'll see him, and he flies away, only to disappear to somewhere else. It makes me want to sleep under the covers.
We have a toad living in our downspout. It's kind of cute really. I'm pretty sure that he has taken up that area as his new habitat because he keeps him out of the heat. As hot as it has been lately, that's not such a bad idea.
Moogalicious, the new recipe blog, is coming along nicely. The recipes are slow to come in, so won't you help me get it going? Just head on over for a visit. There is a Submit a Recipe link over on the left hand side bar. Pictures are not only welcome, but encouraged. But don't worry if you don't have any, they aren't required. On a side note you can always submit them later. You can also contact me with any suggestions you might have. Since we are just starting up, any ideas will be welcome. If you have any idea for a post, please send that to me as well.
I've been fiddling around with some cactus, all of which are quite small right now. I've also been working with "lucky bamboo" plants, and am learning more about them and how to train them. They still haven't grasped the command of "sit" very well, but I am working on that. I've got a couple of other plants (African Violet, and Idontknowwhatitscalled) that I'll be transplanting into bigger pots. This weekend, we also bought some seeds for some flowers, as wells as vegetables, cantaloupe and watermelon. I know it's a bit late in the season, but it's warm here for quite some time so we are going to give it a shot. If nothing else, it will be fun.
That's about it for right now. I hope all of you are having a wonderful weekend. Any tips for a newbie gardener? What are your plans for the 4th of July?
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RELAXED and WASPS can't go in the same post together...lol I had those mud wasps one year really bad when we lived on the farm. An old farmer passed on his knowledge. We poured some dish soap and mountain dew into pie tins and set them around. The wasps were drawn to the soda and the soap killed them. It actually worked. I would have to hunt the one in the house down and kill it. The toad sounds cute.
I will try and submit a recipe. I have been to the site often and I like the recipes you have there.
My tip for gardening; you are going to fall in love with it. It is wonderful. Gardening is something that you learn as you go. Let us know what problems you have after you get started and we can give you the "what worked for us" information.
We are going to stay home and buy some fireworks and let our son enjoy setting them off. He loves fireworks.
Have a wonderful day!
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Posted by: Raggedy at July 2, 2006 4:29 AM
Question? I see on your side bar you have an orange Click for Blogroll button. I would like to have that instead of what I have for Thursday Thirteen on mine. Can you let me know where you found that or did you make it yourself? Thanks
Posted by: Raggedy at July 2, 2006 4:32 AM
That's a sweet cake! I made a Maple Leaf cake for Canada Day a couple years back; I'll see if I can find the pic and email it to you!
Posted by: Lisa W. at July 4, 2006 8:33 PM
