Archives for House

Has it really been that long?

Oh my.
I haven’t posted in months. This tends to happen when I start a blog and I know why. I begin when its difficult to write the dissertation, then I feel guilty about spending all that time on writing that’s not on topic…once a catholic always a catholic – isnt that what they say?  THEN [...]

Seedling Update

I hastily transplanted the seedlings, afraid that they were too crowded in the single pot. Unfortunately, most them are not going to make it. Since I had to go to Lowe’s and replace to buy a 100ft electrical cord for my lawn mowing excursions (the old cord had FIVE black tape bandages, one of which [...]

Seedings I

I liberated some seed pods from plants on campus. At first I was a fascinated with the pods: those twisted beans, long slender sticks, always asymmetrical ballooning structures. Then I cracked a few open and was astounded by what was inside. Where I thought the seeds would be plentiful, they were spare; where I imagined [...]

Local Color

I live on a street named MINNEZONA, an unsettled hybrid of MINNESOTA and ARIZONA to be sure. When I first moved to the street, someone left a note on my door one day when I was out. It said that I needed to drive more slowly because there are children and pets who play on [...]