The Salad

Around this neck of the woods, there is a popular green salad that most everyone has in her/his recipe box.  Memorial Day weekend, my friends who live on a hillside with the best view of the fireworks, had their annual eat-in-style/watch the fireworks party.  My contribution to the meal was the old stand-by with a few tweaks:
The Salad
Break the noodles from [...]

Beautiful Irises

My daughter lives in the city in an old neighborhood that is making a comeback.  Her row house is a bicycle ride from downtown, but unfortunately does not have any garden space.  The point is that I cannot claim ownership of the beautiful irises that are now blooming in my yard.  She gathered the hybrid rhizomes.  I [...]

Hyper Tufa Revisited

My less than successful first experiment with Hyper Tufa can be visited at http://coco724.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/hyper-over-my-tufa/
Fortunately, I really did overcome the errs of my ways.  My next attempt at making a planter turned out just the way it was planned.  I’m really pleased with the results.

Surfin’ Bird(s)

In spite of having a fondness for watching birds, and a soft spot for feathered, and furry, creatures in general (see http://coco724.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/the-owl-and-the-pussycat/ ), the convergence of three bird episodes in one week has the Surfin’ Bird song playing in my head on a continuous loop.  
First, Mama Robin has decided to build a nest on the top [...]

Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer Do

Permanent installation along Historic Rt 30 in Somerset County, PA.  Designed and manufactured by students in the local technical scool.  Very cool.

Resistence to Coexistence

How does one express ones disappointment in a tactful, yet, “don’t mess with me way?”  Several months ago, a friendly and true gentleman, who saw me snapping a picture of his bumper sticker, gave me an extra one he had in his van.  See:  http://coco724.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/bumper-snickers/. 
Not being someone who actually puts bumper stickers on my car, his thoughtful gesture sat on [...]

Elizabeth Edwards–Resilience or Revenge?

This is a difficult thing for me to say, but I am disappointed in Elizabeth Edwards.  Until this past week, I had admired her decision to allow her husband to face the consequences of his choices, for better or for worse (just like the marriage vows suggest).  Her previous choice to deal with the personal fallout [...]