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Chick of the Black Thumbs

Posted on 04/21/2008 by chick

When I went to water my bonsai tree today, I found that the soil around the trunk was covered with a thin blanket of white mold. Can you believe it? I’ve had the tree for two days and already I’m … Continue reading →

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Mystery Flower #1

Posted on 04/21/2008 by chick

I love flowers of all kinds, even those traditionally considered to be weeds. I don’t know what they’re all called, though, and I feel like I should. That’s why we have Mystery Flowers. I’ll take a picture of the unknown … Continue reading →

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Bonsai!

Posted on 04/20/2008 by chick

Yesterday morning, we went to a beginner’s bonsai workshop, where we chose, trimmed, and potted our own bonsai trees. We took so long to choose our materials that the class was almost over by the time we started potting our … Continue reading →

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What a Year

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

Back in April of 2007, I wrote a silly little post about Bathtub Hairballs and I haven’t stopped writing since. The goal for my blogiversary was to have written 365 posts, one for each day of a typical year. This … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Grampa

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

I invented the Vonnegut Marathon partly as a way of symbolically honoring my grandfather. Now that the race is over, I feel like I did them both justice. The irony is that my grandfather was nothing like Vonnegut. He probably … Continue reading →

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New Category

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

I also added a new category to my blog today. It is called “Mysteries.” In this category I will post pictures of strange and/or interesting things that I see while out and about. If I’m able to find the answer … Continue reading →

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Mystery Thing #1

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

These weird spiky things are growing on one of the trees near our building. The tree is probably a cedar, possibly a juniper. We were pretty sure that the things weren’t actually part of the tree, so we wondered if … Continue reading →

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Recipe Madness

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

Over the years I’ve noticed that we almost never follow recipes exactly. For example, one of our Mexican recipes calls for black beans cooked until done, the cooking liquid, and green bell pepper. I always substitute those ingredients with canned … Continue reading →

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Good Advice

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

Samuel Johnson’s mantra for keeping melancholy away: “If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary, be not idle.”

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New Page

Posted on 04/18/2008 by chick

I just added a new page to my blog. It’s a page devoted to the characters of the children’s books that I’ve read. It’s also a huge maintenance job, so I don’t know how well I’ll be able to keep … Continue reading →

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