Re-Animating Celery

It's Alive! It's Alive!
I am a re-animator. I make new celery grow from the cut off remains of celery I buy in the store! I found out about this one day on my Facebook/Pinterest feed so I did a search on google found a few webpages with instructions, like this one from Farm Bell Recipes blog and knew I would have to try it for myself. So I took a bunch of celery, chopped it, put it in a shallow bowl with a little water... and it started growing new leaves in three day time... update I planted my two week old celery plant in my spot at the community garden. Now time will tell if I get a decent bunch or not!

Guerrilla Gardening is back!

I don't know if you would actually call it "Guerrilla Gardening" or not. But I did gift a flat of Impatiens and planted them in the front flower box at Burien Press, in honor of their third anniversary. Just because they are nice people and great for the community. They always are donating coffee for public events, charity auxtions, etc., and their coffee shop has become a central location for people to meet, talk and take a rest. Add to that they are very important to the local art scene with shows and such right in their place of business.

Nice thing is the owner said he will water them over the summer. And I don't have to worry about the city removing them!

BLOG REPOST: Eating the dandelion day by day

This week's repost is one I did on the joys of eating dandelion flowers; note Binky, my yorkie, has since passed away but still keep Chile away from Romeo- especially if she is licking her chops!

My apologies to Lord Tennyson. This post is dedicated to Ms. Chile- who advocates eating bugs, rats and god knows what else (keep her away from my yorkie!) - This is but a simple weed flower, that grows in everybody's yard, especially mine- finally something that Everyone can grow and harvest! Y'all welcome to stop by and get all the dandelion flowers you want!

Dandelion Fritter Recipe and a video:

Blanche Marriot's Complete hanging garden!

How do you fit a big garden in a small space? You do like Romance Author Blanche Marriot and make a complete hanging garden! She really used her brains on designing this neat little overhead garden in a compact space!

"CUPPOW"

Ohhh Muggsly...  you are so jealous. Don't worry your still my number 1 go to mug. But sometimes you gotta add a new mug or in this case a Mason Jar. I recently bought and tried a "Cuppow" a new lid that turns an ordinary wide mouth Mason Jar into a clever commuter mug. BPA free and dishwasher safe, I am hoping for a good long life from Number 2.

DISCLAIMER:
I was not paid or reimburse in anyway for this product endorsement. Just like the product and thought I would share!

One Small Change: No Plastic poop bags? Awww shi......

Normally I don't forget a biodegradable poop bag when I take Romeo out for his walk. But when I do, it takes some panicking and general WTF thinking as to what to use to scoop the poop! Recently,  I took dog out for a walk and stopped and had a coffee and a pastry. They put the cookie in a small paper bag, like the one pictured, Which I then subconsciously put the bag in my pocket. Good thing, because later, Romeo had to take a dump. And I opened the container I keep his poop bags in and it was empty. I did not panic. I simply remembered the cookie bag in my pocket and it worked wonderfully. Takes a bit of figuring out to make a mess free scoop, but it is do-able! I have since then figured out how to use lunch size paper bags  for the same purpose. Maybe I will go and buy some of the "cookie/pastry bags" at Costco or Cash 'N Carry and forget about the biodegradable plastic bags, since the paper will definitely decompose!

NALC Food drive 2012