The Gardeners Anonymous Blog tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-609132 2012-02-08T22:37:33-08:00 Gardening is My Drug of Choice. TypePad Four Days of Rain: Does Not a Winter Make tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2016762040dd6970b 2012-02-08T22:37:33-08:00 2012-02-08T22:37:33-08:00 Remember that scene in Water World (I’m speaking to the three people who saw Water World), the scene in which Kevin Costner pees in a bottle, then runs his urine through some sort of filtration system, and drinks it? Well,... Chigiy Binell Late apple harvest tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20162ff3b7369970d 2012-01-08T09:09:38-08:00 2012-01-08T09:09:38-08:00 I’ve always looked on the bright side. I mean, so what if we’re all going to perish in the downward spiral of climate change, at least we’ll be eating some yummy apples and pie along the way. So, I just... Chigiy Binell They’re Back. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20162fdf54d5c970d 2011-12-17T16:33:32-08:00 2011-12-17T20:54:11-08:00 Two years ago I was passing our outdoor porch stairway when I noticed that the storage area underneath’s doors were open. No, the doors weren’t just slightly ajar; they had been flung wide open from the inside by a bunch... Chigiy Binell Green Fountain tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20162fd26200d970d 2011-11-29T20:05:00-08:00 2011-11-29T20:05:00-08:00 My friend Jennifer planted her fountain and made this beautiful succulent sculpture. It is magnificent. Think about it. Here’s a way to save on electricity and water. It’s a green fountain in more ways than one. I saw something like... Chigiy Binell It all started with the flu. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20154375a94a5970c 2011-11-24T20:22:47-08:00 2011-11-24T20:22:47-08:00 What used to be my lawn The day my husband left town, I came down with the flu that I thought I had dodged weeks earlier when my kids had it. But oh no, it lurked in my system until... Chigiy Binell Poppy Fair Farm tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e201539309f2ff970b 2011-11-14T18:55:00-08:00 2011-11-14T18:55:00-08:00 Nurseries are like crack to me. Throw in some bluegrass music, cute goats, wonderful vending booths with native plants, great art, hand made soaps, specialty plants, home made beauty products and jewelry, beautiful original paintings, and cool crafts then you... Chigiy Binell Canker is an ugly word tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2015392d15f33970b 2011-11-04T21:19:30-07:00 2011-11-04T21:19:30-07:00 Fallen apples on the ground, rotting and mocking me At first it’s really exciting and fun making all those apple pies from your very own apple tree, then, pumpkins come along and bump apples out of the way in the... Chigiy Binell This is the End...of the Tomato Season tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20162fbdf3205970d 2011-10-24T19:11:00-07:00 2011-10-24T19:11:00-07:00 I mentioned this song, “The End” in my last post. This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or... Chigiy Binell Men In Make-Up, Mountain Lions And Marijuana tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20162fbd3a62a970d 2011-10-21T20:35:24-07:00 2011-10-21T20:35:24-07:00 A few days ago I received two phone calls from my neighbors then ran into a third neighbor who mentioned the same thing: A mile up the road from my house were two Game Warden vehicles and out of the... Chigiy Binell Cream of Roasted Tomato Soup—With Too Much Flavor tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2014e8c31948b970d 2011-10-11T22:17:52-07:00 2011-10-11T22:23:14-07:00 My son waiting for his mac and cheese Here’s THE LIST of food my 12-year-old will eat: • Mac and cheese (the kind from a box) • Hamburger with ketchup ONLY (he won’t eat turkey burger) • Cheese pizza (must... Chigiy Binell