A mixed-media writer

Jan 17, 2011 Posted Under: Gardening Notes  

5:45 AM and the delivery truck is dropping boxes of flowers on the transport trailer floor–whap, whap.whap, whap.whap.whap – – whap. Woke me up. Coffee brewed. Pen poised. Shaking head in amusement at self.

I write my absolutely best work at six in the morning, coffee in hand and pen in the other. I scribble notes, delete words and run with all manner of thoughts and mental–toys.

I love a good pen. I love the way it scratches across paper and I love the connection to the words and the creation of them. For me, it is the very essence of writing.

And theres not a chance in hell you could read any of it. I can barely re-read them and after 30 years of keyboarding, I no longer have handwriting. Indeed, I have graduated to the doctors stage of hand writing competency. Muc

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Jan 16, 2011 Posted Under: Gardening Notes  

We are starting off 2011 with an awesome giveaway on our Facebook Fan Page where you could win a FREE one year subscription to GrowVeg.com Online Garden Planning Tool.

First, we will give you a little information about GrowVeg.com, and explain how you could win a free one year subscription.

What Is GrowVeg.com?

GrowVeg.com is an online garden planning tool that makes creating a useful garden plan a breeze.

GrowVeg.com features a very easy to use drag and drop system to give you the ability to quickly plan your vegetable garden.

You simply create your vegetable garden layout, then grab the image icon that represents the vegetables, fruits, or herbs, that you want to grow and drop them within your garden layout.

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Room of the Week 1.18.11 Colorful closets

Jan 16, 2011 Posted Under: Home Improvement News  

Glass front doors, shelves for Manolo Blahniks and more, and a fun Schumacher wallpaper–that combo would certainly entice me to keep my closet more organized, just like it did this Little Rock homeowner.

I always begin the year with a closet cleaning and a resolve to stay organized and stay current. A

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An Unfortunate Enthusiasm

Jan 12, 2011 Posted Under: Gardening Notes  

An interesting argument is going on about the use of Neonicotinoid (“Neonic”) pesticides and their effect on bees in particular, which seemingly illustrates what can happen when activists, the media and the outside world collide.

Neonics are a relatively new systemic pesticide, applied to crops by way of a seed coating. There is a consensus that the honeybees which forage nectar or pollen from treated plants suffer some degree of impairment from them, although this is not fatal. On this basis, the chemicals are still licenced for use in the U.K. They are also used in the U.S.

No-one doubts that they kill honeybees if their application is screwed up. Young Maize plants, for example, do something called guttation, when they secrete water through their leaves. If

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Get Organized with COLOR! 1.12.11

Jan 10, 2011 Posted Under: Home Improvement News  

Inspired by our January/February feature on getting organized for the new year (available here), art director Mandy Keener scoured her files for these options that are as practical as they are colorful.

1. Chartreuse bookcase to help you style a colorful work space of your own. 2. Acrylic containers for paper clips, rubber bands and post-its. 3. Magnetic board to display all your inspirations and ideas. 4. Clever organization for your magazines. 5. Snail tape dispenser. Enough said. 6. Because everyone needs a robot eraser. 7. Moleskin journals: List making at its best. 8. Simple Orla Kiely “to-go” flip book, for the girl on the go. 9. You’ll want to get organized with these super striped file folders. 10. WOW! The ultimate colorful chair for your desk.

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