My broadband is out this morning and I came down to Panera Bread (St. Louis Bread Company) for a latte and a small loaf of asagia cheese bread. I’m finding it pleasant to catch up on my weblog reading and email, sipping good coffee from a large, white china mug, and nibbling at my excellent […]
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Adventures in house plants
I didn’t know this, but I have green fingers. I knew I had a green thumb, but not green fingers. It could be worse – I could have green ears or green toes. Or even green eggs and ham. For all that I can be a klutz on many things, I’m actually quite good with plants. […]
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A cat’s perspective
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Hi, I’m Zoe. This is my first time writing to a weblog, and I hope I do it right. I’m not sure how many cats write weblogs. I saw a weblog written by a dog today, but all it wrote was variations on feed me and smell my butt. Seems rather limited, somehow. Shelley […]
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Roses, too
For those worried whether I am given completely over to technology and politics (you mean, there’s something else?), I am on a real kick this week to do floral photography. And butterflies, as the fall Monarch migration is about to start. And hot air balloons, as the festival is coming up in a few weeks. […]
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By any other name
I do love roses. I know that the orchid is more exotic, and the daffodil more egalitarian; the tulip more proud, and the sunflower more bold; the daisy is more shy and the iris much sexier, while the carnation fills buttons the world over. And how can I forget the buttercup and dogwood, or the […]