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25 Secret European Villages
David Cicconi
Bolgheri, Italy
The Viale dei Cipressi, a three-mile road flanked by over 2,500 cypress trees (the only vegetation local buffalo don't eat), leads straight into Bolgheri, which is set amid the vineyards of southern Tuscany's Maremma. There's more to this village than just the dramatic arrival, however. Stop in at Caffé della Posta, on the main square, to try one of Bolgheri's reds: first produced in the 1980's, these wines now rival French Bordeaux. In nearby Bibbona, five miles southeast, you'll find the Relais Sant'Elena, a 15-room estate with canopy beds, stone fireplaces, and pasta-making classes.
How to Get There: Bolgheri is a 40-mile drive south from Pisa.
Where to Stay: Relais Sant'Elena (doubles from $182).
Where to Eat: Chefs Omar Barsacchi and Gionata d'Alessi serve Tuscan-Maremman cuisine (ravioli stuffed with pappa al pomodoro) at Osteria Magona (Piazza Ugo 2\3, 011-39-0565-762173).


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ABC News' Shushannah Walshe and Michael Falcone: "Rick Santorum's Way to Win? Run a Campaign on a Shoestring Budget" Monday was Alice Stewart's first day on the job as Rick Santorum's national press secretary, but she never left her house. The newly hired spokeswoman did not go into the Santorum campaign's headquarters, because the campaign didn't have one. LINK
ABC News' Shushannah Walshe: "Rick Santorum Campaign Formally Requests Secret Service Protection" The Santorum campaign has formally requested Secret Service protection, a campaign aide confirmed to ABC News. The campaign lawyer sent the Department of Homeland Security a letter today, but the aide told ABC News the candidate was not immediately informed. LINK
USA Today's Jackie Kucinich: "Santorum releases tax returns for 2007-10" Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum released four years of tax returns Wednesday night, the most for any Republican presidential candidate this year. The returns for 2007-10 show the income for Santorum and his wife, Karen, has grown since he left the Senate after being defeated in 2006. LINK
The Hill's Alexander Bolton: "Santorum searching for supporters in Congress" Rick Santorum's presidential campaign is stepping up its outreach to Republicans on Capitol Hill and expects that more lawmakers will soon endorse the former senator. "There are a number of members who are now close to coming on board, and we expect these numbers to increase in the coming weeks," said a source close to the campaign, who noted that Santorum's wins in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri have changed the political dynamic. LINK
Washington Post's Dan Eggen: "Will Mitt Romney have enough money for the primaries ahead?" Will Mitt Romney have enough money for the battles ahead? The Republican presidential candidate is scrambling to shore up his coffers for a grueling run of primaries over the next month, contests that could go a long way toward deciding the outcome of a nomination fight that has become much tougher, and more expensive, than anticipated. LINK
The Los Angeles Times Paul West:' "Mitt Romney can't count on home-state advantage in Michigan" Mitt Romney left his native Michigan behind 46 years ago. He has returned repeatedly during a presidential pursuit that is now in its sixth year, but rarely with the desperation evinced now. "Michigan's been my home, and this is personal," Romney says in a new TV ad that features vintage black-and-white photos, including one of a teen-aged Mitt and his square-jawed father, the state's late governor, George Romney. LINK
The Washington Times' Andrea Billups: "Romney finds tough times in Michigan" Michigan native son Mitt Romney is mounting a giant effort here to win back some love in the state of his birth, amid fresh signs he will have trouble winning the Feb. 28 primary or a general election matchup for the state's 16 electoral votes this fall against President Obama. The Detroit-born Mr. Romney, facing a strong challenge from rival Rick Santorum in what some call a must-win state, is the son of a former governor and attended high school here, but soon left his blue-collar home turf for an elite career path and undeniable corporate success elsewhere. LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Danny Yadron and Patrick O'Connor: "Santorum to Face Romney Ad Blitz" Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is about to feel the force that upended Newt Gingrich: Mitt Romney's sizable war chest. The Romney campaign and an independent group supporting his White House bid have booked nearly $2 million in television and radio ads in Michigan alone, as they seek to blanket the airwaves with positive messages about the Detroit native and likely negative attacks on his top rival, Mr. Santorum. LINK
Politico's Jennifer Epstein: "Obama: "We've been slogging through prose" President Obama appeared at two star-studded Los Angeles fundraisers on Wednesday night and, as he spoke to a crowd that included actor George Clooney, acknowledged that governing hasn't been easy. Mentioning former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo's quip that politicians campaign in poetry and govern in prose, Obama said he's written more of the latter than the former in his first three years in office. LINK
Washington Post's Michael A. Fletcher and David Nakamura: "Obama, GOP candidates more hopeful about factory jobs" For years, politicians have delivered the same grim message to the nation's long-suffering manufacturing heartland: Many of the jobs are gone, shipped overseas, never to be seen again. … But this year, in a White House contest defined by the economy and job creation, that harsh truth-telling has given way to a more hopeful pitch from Obama and the Republicans trying to replace him amid the strongest uptick in manufacturing employment in 15 years. LINK
The New York Daily News' Aliyah Shahid: "President Obama banking on Hollywood fundaisers with Will Ferrell, Foo Fighters as approval rating jumps" There's no business like show business — even for the commander in chief. President Obama is banking on some star power tonight at two California fundraisers, including one featuring a performance by the Foo Fighters and another hosted by comedian Will Ferell. LINK
The New York Times' Trip Gabriel: "Pro-Gingrich 'Super PAC' Ads Coming to Talk Radio" The "super PAC" supporting Newt Gingrich will take to the talk radio shows of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Mark Levin on Thursday with new ads that ask, "Are you tired of the Republican establishment telling you to hold your nose and vote for their moderate candidates?" The 30- and 60-second ads link Mitt Romney to two past failed Republican presidential nominees, Bob Dole and John McCain. Their names are followed by the sounds of cars crashing. Mr. Gingrich is scarcely mentioned in the ads and even Mr. Romney is mostly an implied target. The real villain is the party "establishment," which, a narrator intones, "doesn't believe what we believe." LINK
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If you have a Pokemon loving child and an N64, you might be thinking that Hey You Pikachu might be a great game to buy for a holiday gift. You might even be thinking about buying an N64 specifically so your child can play Hey You Pikachu. I have nothing against the game, but I am appalled by the $70 price. Graphics Now that I have a Dreamcast, I am not impressed by anything on the N64. Pikachu and the other Pokemon are recognizable, but everything for the most part is a little blurry. However, the target audience (ie kids) will probably not notice the poor graphics because they will be too busy talking to Pikachu Control The game comes with a peripheral microphone that attaches to the controller. In order to converse with Pikachu, you must press and hold "Z" while speaking into the controller. When you are done speaking, you must release "Z" or Pikachu will not hear you. You must speak clearly and only say the words in red at the top of the screen, or Pikachu will not understand you or he will think that you insulted him and ignore you. Also, moving around is very difficult, and if I had trouble, a kid is most definitely going to have trouble moving around Pikachu's world. The Game I am a big Pokemon fan. Between my boyfriend and me, we have all the Game Boy games, Pokemon Snap and Pokemon Stadium and various assorted stuffed animals including a life-sized Bulbasaur that my boyfriend won at the Jersey Shore by beating a group of elementary school kids and their dads at a carnival game. But that's another story. It should be noted that the Pikachu in Hey You Pikachu is not Ash's (the main character in the animated series) Pikachu; it is a wild Pikachu. Attempting to control Pikachu reminds me of Ash's first few weeks with his Pikachu. It was fun to watch on TV, but it isn't so much fun to experience. Imagine if you will a three year old child. This child is full of energy and curious about everything. Now give this child two liters of Mountain Dew to drink and then ask the child to help you pick the right vegetables for a stew recipe. This is exactly what it feels like when you play Hey You Pikachu. Pikachu picks up everything he can get his hands on, and if you tell him "Don't do that!" (as directed to by the red letters), he will sometimes hear "rat" instead of "that" and refuse to work with you because he is insulted. The entire game consists of trying to get Pikachu to do things, but the things are very specific and there is very little structure. For example, when you are gathering vegetables for stew, if you don't tell Pikachu quickly enough that he has the right vegetable, he will eat it, thus ruining the exercise for you. If he picks up the wrong vegetable, he will also eat it and get a stomachache and then refuse to work with you. Holiday Gift? If your Pokemon loving child wants this game, don't buy it! Instead, rent it from Blockbuster and let your child play. Eventually, he or she will get tired of the game. It might take two or three rentals, but that would only be $15 as opposed to the $70 price of the game. If you buy this game, it will played for awhile but quickly end up in the corner gathering dust. If you still want to buy an N64 game for a child, I suggest the following games. I should note that I am assuming that the child is 7-12 years old. Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, and Donkey Kong 64 are all games where the characters must collect items and navigate through very cute worlds. Harvest Moon 64 is a very interesting game. Your character is a farmer, and he must plant seeds, and grow vegetables in addition to interacting with the villagers and falling in love. Please see my Harvest Moon epinion for more information. If your child really wants a Pokemon game, I would recommend Pokemon Stadium, which allows players to pick their own teams of Pokemon and battle them. If your child has the Game Boy game, he or she can upload their Game Boy Pokemon and battle them. I would say more about these games, but this is a Hey You Pikachu review. Final Thoughts The game is fairly interesting and the game is fairly revolutionary, except there is not enough structure and players grow frustrated and disinterested very easily. As mentioned before, rent the game and then wait for the kid to get tired of it but don't spend the $70!


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ABC News' Mary K. Bruce reports:
The White House today commended Muslim Americans for their role in fighting violent extremism, just days before the House plans hearings to investigate the "radicalization" of the U.S. Muslim community.
"The most effective voices against al Qaeda's warped worldview and interpretation of Islam are other Muslims," Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough said at an interfaith forum held at a Northern Virginia Muslim community center tonight.
McDonough praised the members of the community for taking "an unequivocal stand against terrorism" and was adamant that the United States does not practice "guilt by association."
"You've condemned terrorism around the world against people of other faiths … In so doing, you've sent a message that those who perpetrate such horrific attacks do not represent you or your faith, and that they will not succeed in pitting believers of different faiths against one another," he said.
McDonough's comments come as Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, plans to hold a hearing Thursday on the Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response.
Earlier today, King repeated his contention that "something from within" the Muslim community is a threat to America and needs to be explored.
"We're talking about al Qaeda. We're talking about the affiliates of al Qaeda who have been radicalizing, and there's been self-radicalization going on within the Muslim community, within a very small minority, but it's there. And that's where the threat is coming from at this time," King told CNN.
Critics say the hearings risk demonizing the Muslim community by targeting one faith over another. While McDonough did not mention King or his hearings directly, he made clear "to protect our nation, we will not stigmatize or demonize entire communities because of the actions of a few."


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I finally got out and took a few pictures of the garden. With all that's been going on, it's never going to look perfect, so here they are, weeds and all! (LOL)
I can't believe we only started digging out the grass this spring. My husband carted in better soil, from the area where the corral used to be. Earlier, he moved the corral and also moved the horses' fence back, in order to make room for what we call the kitchen garden...the one I think of as the 1920s style garden :) First, a picture of what the corral looked like And here is the space, after moving the corral Here's the early stages of part of the fairy garden, right after the baby roses were planted, in late May And here's a picture of the garden tonight, from almost the same spot in the fairy garden Here's the kitchen garden, in June, when we first put up the metal arbor with the two benches Here's a picture of the same area (that my husband took tonight) right as the sun was starting to go down behind the back hill And finally, the horses wanted to know what we were doing with the camera, so they had to come investigate :) |
Follow-Up Postings:
- Posted by schoolhouse z5/ohio (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 8:30
I don't see the weeds. I see enchanting Monet-like borders and like it very, very much. You really did some work, Lass. Congratulations. Can't wait to see the roses climb the arbor. |
Oh my gosh LL, you should be beaming with pride! What a beautiful garden! It looks like you have accomplished so much in one season!! I really like that arbor with the 2 benches. What roses do you have on that? And your horses are just so pretty. Im so glad to finaly see pictures of your beautiful garden! I love the wide openess of it all. Like its endless. |
Wow! You've been busy! That looks great, and will only get better with time I'm sure. Tell me about the horses.. Are they Quarter Horses? Are they for pleasure/hobby or are you in business with them? My riding days are long past now but I still miss my Nutmeg and the scents and sounds of a stable. |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 9:59
LavenderLass, I really love your property and that horse in the first photo is a real cutie! Your design for the garden beds fit the surroundings perfectly, like a hand in a glove. It looks like it's always been there. I think you are going to have many happy years there, growing a beautiful garden. I agree with lilyfinch, the wide openess of it makes it a very satisfying and peaceful place. Hope to see more photos as you continue to garden this space. |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 10:51
The horses are our pets...they are so spoiled, but they're very sweet. They like to come up and see what we're doing and "hang out" with us, while we're outside. (LOL) That's one reason I wanted the arbor there, so we could enjoy the view of the creek and the back hill...and sit out with the horses. They are quarter horse and paint mix, but my mom thinks Cordell, the dad, is part Morgan. The horse in the first picture is Chance, and he's the one all the way to the right in the second photo. The little guy behind him in the first picture is Lucky and he's behind Chance in the second one. As for the garden, thank you for all the encouraging words. I would love to put roses on the arbor, but I think the deer would love that, too :) Instead, I'm going to put clematis, which works out well because the yellow jackets don't seem to be at all interested in them. This year, the plan was to have morning glories in the pots with the purple petunias and moonflowers in the pots with the white petunias. The morning glories came up, but haven't grown much and the moonflowers didn't even sprout, so with our short summers, clematis seemed like a much better idea. I have a purple clematis growing on each of the arches, but I don't know if you can see them, in the pictures. |
- Posted by christinmk z5b eastern WA (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 12:07
I LOVE your garden LL! I can't believe how much you have done your first year!! Your fairy garden is so cute and colorful. I see you have cosmos just thriving there. Did you end up buying more of them after the late frost, or start them by seed? I'm loving all of the wild things growing around the arbors too. Are the white flowers Feverfew there, or something else? Where is your row of lavender and hyssop in the pictures? Or is that closer to the house? My favorite picture is that last one though ;-) That must be a lot of fun sitting out there in the evening with the horses and enjoying the garden! |
- Posted by plantmaven 8b/9a TX (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 12:58
WOW! How pretty. Y'all's work really paid off. Kathy |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 13:02
CMK- Thanks! I ended up getting lots of cosmos from Fred Meyer that have all grown huge. The white flowers are like little daisies and have big roots. They're pretty, but they try to take over the whole garden. Feverfew is probably a good guess. The lavender is in the front garden. The fairy garden started out on the east side of the house, but now kind of wraps around the front of the house and along the porch. Since the plants are all similar in these areas and I had to spread out my little decorations, the fairy theme seems to have taken over! LOL |
- Posted by krycek1984 6a/Cleveland (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 14:13
Oh what a beautiful garden. And beautiful property! I'm so glad you were finally able to post pics of it all! I'm surprised to see many trees - I thought eastern Washington was quite dry! I love the fairy garden! Good job on everything. Can't wait to see even more gardens! |
- Posted by honorbiltkit 7 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 15:01
Are you sure the after-the-corral-was-moved photos are not from June of LAST year? The transformation is remarkable, so if it has all only happened in the couple months, may those of us who are less successful at least say, "well, of course, they had horses to pre-fertilize their growing beds." In any case, both plots show great planning as well as some very green thumbs. You should be proud as Punch. |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 15:32
Central Washington is pretty bare and not many trees, but eastern Washington looks much more like northern Idaho and western Montana. It's a beautiful area, with long winters, but the snow is very pretty on the pine trees :) As for how fast everything has grown...it's got to be all that horse manure! I have pulled weeds three times in some part of the kitchen garden (since mid June) and you'd never know it. Most of the time I spend weeding around all the roses in the front beds and fairy garden (which has the same dirt added into the beds....with all the same weeds) so there's not as much time to keep up on the kitchen garden. I'm hoping next year, it will be easier to see the raspberries, blueberries, roses and everything else, once the weeds are under control. I'm going to add asparagus and grapes to the garden, but only after I really get control of the weeds. I'm hoping perennials will be better, because anytime I dig up the soil...more weeds. I'm going to put the annuals in a smaller garden next year, with smaller beds and hopefully mow around everything. One nice thing...with lots of water, all the weeds where we're mowing the paths through the kitchen garden, will be mostly grass, next year. |
Wow! Lovely and very impressive what you've done this year. You've done so much in such a short time is why you haven't had time to catch up on the weeds. You won't be doing as much next year so it will be easier to stay on top of them, plus you'll have plants multiplying and taking more space too. Big congrats on a super job. Love the horses also. Cher |
Lavender Lass, that is absolutely beautiful, it's obvious you've put a LOT of hard work into this! It almost makes me homesick, but not in January! I thought the same thing as Honorbiltkit, then remembered from living in Montana that the amount of light you have in the summer is so much more than we have south of you. I remember waking up at 4 in the morning and it was light, lasting until after 9 at night. Love your horses too! OGRose |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 20:18
That's true...it's light (at least dusk) until 9:30 or 10:00 in June, but it's dark at 4:30 in December. We had so much rain in June, which is unusual...that the weeds have all gone crazy this year. The little daisies (feverfew?) are all over the place. I don't remember ever seeing this many before. Montana to Texas. Wow, that must have been a big change! How do you like DFW? Do you ever come back to Montana to visit, maybe in the summer? |
I see a garden of great beauty here. You have worked wonders. How much rainfall do you get? Do you have to install sprinklers or some form of irrigation? Rosefolly |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 21:31
Actually, we usually get very little rainfall in the summer, maybe a little in June and a little (sometimes) towards the end of August. I water the gardens every two to three days, when it's hot, but maybe wait an extra day when it's 70 and not 90. I usually use sprinklers, except for the roses, but when it's cloudy, or shady, I water the roses with the sprinkler, too. The only ones that seemed to dislike it were the Zephirine Drouhins, so now they're in my mom's garden, where they seem very happy :) Thank you all for the nice comments. It's been a lot of fun, but also a lot of work...but not as much as I thought. Except for the weeding, the watering has gone pretty well and everything has stayed very healthy. When you get past the weeds, the plants look great! LOL I've uncovered blueberries, strawberries and a few herbs. I have one area, where I hadn't seen three of my blueberries for a while, so I made sure to weed them, hoping they would be okay. The weeds were just barely taller than the blueberries (which I just bought this year). When I found them, they were fine and actually had a few berries, ready to pick. It got down to 33 F last night, so I'm guessing it will freeze sometime this week. With the creek behind the house (you probably can't see it in the picture, but it's behind the horses) and no pavement, it gets pretty cold at night. My mom lives a mile and a half away, but usually has her last frost in mid-May and her first hard frost in mid-September...which gives her an extra month for growing tomatoes. I think I'll have to get some from her this year :) |
- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Mon, Aug 23, 10 at 23:37
It's absolutely gorgeous, and what advantage you have of such lovely back drop of open pastoral scenes and your lovely horses. How wonderful to garden with horses, of all things! You've done a wonderful job! |
You have done a great job in a short amount of time! Everything looks lovely, I'll enjoy watching the garden grow over time. Thanks. |
- Posted by hosenemesis SoCal Sunset 19 USDA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 2:07
Great layouts! And so green... Renee |
What a wonderful garden ! Love the setting and how your garden fits right into it; love the design; love the plants. What a great base for a garden---a former horse corral. You obviously did a lot of planning and work to have such a success in just one season. Those benches by the arbor is where I'd be spending time ! How enjoyable. |
- Posted by organic_kitten 7 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 8:27
What a warm and welcoming spot you have created. Very good work in such a short time. the weed control will come. No matter what you can't get everything done at once. You've achieved more than one would usually think possible in this little amount of time. And I love the arbor with benches abd the fairy garden too. kay |
Thanks for sharing your pictures with us..Yes, I agree you have accomplished a lot this year. Can't wait till next year's pictures. Your horses are beauties! That aged manure should come in handy next Spring. I attended my first plant swap back in May and a fella bought a pickup truck full of aged horse manure to give away. He gets the burlap bags that coffee beans come in from a local coffee shop FREE and he handed you a shovel and a burlap bag and you filled it with manure. Most women only took away half a bag full because that gets heavy. This fella was very popular that day. We were parked 2 vehicles from that manure truck and I swear, there was no odor. It was very fine, almost looked like it had been processed with some potting mix but he said not. I was told he brings a truck load of manure each year. What a nice gesture! |
got down to 33 degrees last night... What a difference a few zones can make! With all the windows open it was still too hot to sleep last night. It was in the 90's yesterday and will be again today. I'm skipping the garden work I had planned and thinking about a dinner that does not require turning on the oven. Rosefolly |
- Posted by aimeekitty 9-10, SW 18 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 14:14
that's really a big difference, wow, congrats! |
- Posted by ghoghunter Zone6b SE PA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 17:35
I love all your gardens..so beautiful with all that open space to set it all off. Love your horses too! I think Clematis will love those arbors! I'm so glad you posted the pictures and I don't see any weeds!!! Joann |
LL, I always find it very enjoyable to read your posts and it is just amazing to see the major transformation of your yard. What a huge amount of work you have done. I love the way you really planned the gardens and put in the structures before you even planted. An absolutely fabulous job! Thanks so much for posting pictures. You must feel like you're on a permanent vacation with that beautiful spot and the gardens you have created. |
- Posted by missy_gardenwhimsy So.Calif. (My Page) on Wed, Aug 25, 10 at 12:41
Wow! Beyond wonderful! What a beautiful garden! I look forward to seeing more pictures! Missy |
- Posted by flowerlady6 z10 Fl (My Page) on Thu, Aug 26, 10 at 7:42
Wow, what a wonderful transformation. I don't see any weeds either only lushness and beauty, not only that look at the beautiful, peaceful surrounding countryside. Love your horses. I've never really been around them, but think they are beautiful and magnificent and I think it's wonderful that they are your pets. FlowerLady |
Lavender Lass, Yes, the differences between Texas and Montana is huge, both places have their challenges, that's for sure. We don't have the natural beauty (at least in Dallas), and the soil is hard as rock clay, so amendments and mulch are a must. We have lived here for over 40 years, but I swear the older I get the hotter it gets! We had 20 days of over 100 this summer so NOTHING got done in the garden other than watering, not for beauty but just to keep the plants alive. However, when the weather cools off this fall everything will come alive again, so we get two planting seasons of absolutely wonderful weather, spring and fall. And in Jan and Feb we do get gorgeous days in the 70's, but also can get ice storms and snow. My hobby is antique roses, which I have found to be quite tough in our conditions, and as time goes on I tend to plant more and more "Texas tough" plants that can handle drought. Once you get out of Dallas, which is realy not representative of Texas, it's like another country, lots of ranchers and totally down to earth people. I love it! |
Wow, what a transformation! You've done a lovely job. I like your arbor with benches facing each other. I'm looking for one like it only wooden. Such a lovely scene with the horses in the background. I can imagine sitting out there with them! |
- Posted by herblady49 Z6 PA (My Page) on Tue, Sep 21, 10 at 10:57
You've created yourself a beautiful sanctuary. |
Wowie Zowie! A beautiful garden AND horses !!! You must be in heaven! Thanks for sharing these lovely pictures! meo |
- Posted by lavender_lass WA zone 4 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 28, 10 at 18:05
Thank you all for the very nice comments! It's such a gift to have all of your wonderful support and creative input with my garden. It's been a lot of work (still moving plants around) but it's also been a lot of fun :) |
- Posted by organic_kitten 7 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 29, 10 at 17:43
Your garden is looking lovely. All of the colors and the structures are lovely together. Beautiful worl. kay |
- Posted by gottagarden z5 western NY (My Page) on Sat, Oct 2, 10 at 5:56
You've been quite a busy little bee! Your gardens are dreamy, such a lovely tranquil location out in the country. All that hard work is paying off, it looks wonderful. The horses are a nice touch too! |
LL, How wonderful to get up this morning and look at your beautiful garden pictures. The evening shots are so ethereal and inviting. They make me miss my gardens at the ranch where I too had my horses following along the fence line watching everything I did. I completely understand the weed situation and I know first hand how country weeds in bare land can take over and smother the plants you placed. The only answer is mulch and lots of it at least 4 inches deep. If you are not planting seeds a goodly amount of Preen can also help but if I remember correctly you are a chemical free gardener. I used to buy 10 bags of mulch each month from the farm store in town all through the year so that each spring as things began to come up I could clear the areas and mulch them well. I also had opportunities with the state folks who cut trees to have loads of mulch dumped at the ranch or they'd give me a heads up when they had left a pile along a highway somewhere and I could go load it in a pick-up to carry home. Weeding will still be required after this but it will be minimal in comparison to what you are dealing with now. What you are doing is back breaking and frustrating, I know. The gardens are beautiful, wonderful in fact and I personally love the spreading Feverfew as it adds a feeling of open meadow to the overall look. It looks natural and that is very difficult to achieve in open country. Bravo, my dear! MeMo |
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I am going to try growing one of these again. But only because Menards was clearancing one out, it had been hit by frost and looked dead. I could see a lot of new growth on it though! MY win!
Anyway, Now I have the problem of finding a good spot in my yard! My place has a LOT of shade, but I do have an area that gets morning shade until about 1 or 2 pm right now. Then sun until about 7 pm. It would be near my other beds so would be watered regularly. Do you guys think it would live in a spot like that? I have another location, but the soil there is sandy, It is more full sun, drier, and I already have tall estabished perennials there. Jenny P |
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Jenny P, My neighbors have them in part sun situations and they ae doing quite well. They sure want to pout in the sun, but they buck up later on in the evening. I have two (I was not going to EVER buy them...LOL...I did) and they are in sun till about 2. Pretty much the opposite of your situation, but with about as much hot sun. I have only had them for a season, but they are doing well, they came up good this spring and they are full of flowers right now. Good luck, Helen. |
For my own sanity, I tore out my endless summers that got only afternoon sun now, thanks do a dead boulevard elm. Too much watering and wilting. On a day like today they would be wilted all afternoon and these were in the garden in front of my house. Now those on the east side, shaded by 1pm are a joy. |
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I have 3 of them facing North. They only get sun early in the morning. They are fabulous - get bigger and better each year. |
Thank you everyone, I have narrowed the choices down. One of the spots would be good, but I am afraid it's to close to the tree line, where deer come through to nibble on my yard. The other spots are not as good, so I am still thinking on it. The perfect spot in the yard, would put it an area that would block my favorite veiw from my dining room winder. Ugh HA HA HA I MIGHT be thinking on it all summer! Thanks! Jenny P |
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I planted three last summer in a situation like you described on the west side of my house so that they only get afternoon sun. I mulched them pretty thickly and they don't wilt as much in the afternoons as they did last year. They are covered with small flowers right now- I did give them some liquid fertilizer early last month to help stimulate flowering- something they talked about on "Grow with KARE". I also bought Twist and Shout this year so we'll see how that one does in comparison. |
I have one in full sun that is about 5 years old. It gets 3 ft tall by 3 ft wide. It is blooming beautiful right now. |
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Most of these attacks are without any warning, often from behind. My guess is in the vast majority of the cases even being armed isn't going to help. Anyone caught participating in this "game" should be tried and a sentence carried out immediately. I think a just sentence would be 100 lashes to the back with a whip. The punishment done publicly and afterwords his wounds cleansed with salt water.
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I noticed in the article, one guy said he saw the group and it seemed out of place, and the man who was killed took a shortcut down an alley. Both lessons to trust your instincts, avoid possible trouble (alley), and always carry! So sad and terrible that these crimes are happening.
Nothing new here. See A Clockwork Orange for examples of how bored, impoverished youth tend to make up their own entertainments. And they've done this, of course, since time immemorial. It's cheap, easy, and fun.
Well, to them it is, anyway. In the real world, people die or are terribly injured. Your job is to be a hard target.
Speaking of which, this video is highly instructional. Notice that the defender does not act until necessary. When he does, it's decisive, but not more than the situation requires. The vertical arm bar he applies is nicely executed, applied smoothly. He's trained well in something.
"It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first."
The single most important aspect of self defense is awareness. Second preparedness.
I wonder how it would go in court for the person that had to kill one of these young darlings.A group -- usually young men or even boys as young as 12, and teenage girls in some cases -- chooses a lead attacker, then seeks out a victim.
I deal with punks like this on patrol. Unsupervised packs of thugs, unfortunately for society most of these miscreants are raised in violence. Dad (or usually whomever momma is with) beats on her, and the kids. Then these bums group together and fight each other, violence is ingrained in their life. When you have to deal with violent punks, keep your head on a swivel, assume the worst, and have a plan to ruin their day.... Trust your gut instincts, if they look like trouble then they probably are. Be safe out there friends, Merry Christmas!
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I agree.
To L with these politically correct imbiciles who say its wrong to do that.
If it walks like a thug, dresses like a thug, talks like a thug, guess what????????Its a thug until proven otherwise.
The ones that bother me are the Eddie Haskells of the world.
They on the other hand are harder to spot.
I would rather die with good men than hide with cowards
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I hate to be a wet blanket here but, while I agree that the level of force was appropriate and timely, I have to take issue with your notion that the restraint was well executed. I watched it in slow motion and here is what I saw:
The defender used his left hand to intercept the assailant's right arm, grabbing it somewhat lower than the midpoint, but not all the way down to the wrist, and sweeping it toward the inside and down. He then makes a mistake by repositioning his grip down to the wrist just above the hand. He brings his right hand in to bend the hand down and lever the arm up. The wrist lock is compromised because his left hand around the wrist is acting as a brace limiting the lock-up of the wrist joint. In fact, I would say it was pretty useless. The assailant was not taken off balance by the wrist lock but by being pushed backward across the car. At any time he could have brought his left hand into play against the defender. Basically, the defender used two hands to do what could have been done with one, and left himself defenseless in the process. He was lucky that the assailant was cowed by his prompt aggressive behavior.
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Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra is planning to make a political drama on the lines of his widely acclaimed 2005 film " Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi".
Mishra says he has not yet decided on the cast of the film, which is tentatively titled "Har Khwahish Par Dum Nikle".
"I am planning to make a political drama on the lines of 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'. I haven't decided the name of the film but I plan to call it 'Har Khwaish Par Dum Nikle'," Mishra told PTI Bhasha.
He has offered his ambitious project "Mehrunissa" to Amitabh Bachchan and is waiting for the megastar's nod.
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"Mehrunissa" is a story of two friends and what happens when a woman enters their life. The film revolves around these three characters.
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The migration includes 1.5 million users in the unclassified NIPRNet and 100,000 users on the classified SIPRNet. Those figures include almost every Army component as well as related agencies, including the Joint Staff.
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Work on the program began in 2009, when Army officials announced they would explore the option of commercially managed email with a request for information. In 2010, officials decided to go through DISA instead, citing cost savings.
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The 1980s were very kind to bluesy rock band The News, headed by a sexy, rough-cut pretty boy (heh) named Huey Lewis. Though success wasn't quite immediate, by the time the band's second record Picture This came out, the band suddenly found themselves in the middle of the Top 20. Their sound was definitely new for the time. Though sugary sweet, the band had their own style, mixing blues rock with synth pop. The early 80s were an amazing time in music, with Men at Work released Business as Usual and Debbie Harry going solo to do her KooKoo album. The sounds were complex and interesting, unlike the mid-80s, where there was a lot of ripping each other off. Before they were megastars, though, Huey Lewis & The News had a modest pop rock album with a polished unpolished sound that bought them time to record records like Sports and Fore! Even early on in their career, the band had some impressive chemistry and a strong flair for writing music with catchy lyrics. Starting off with the faux-angry Change of Heart and ending on the tongue-in-cheek rockabilly track Buzz Buzz Buzz, Huey Lewis & The News's second LP is a forgotten gem of 80s pop music that evokes more passion than their better known Sports record. Tell Me A Little Lie borrows heavily from The Police and Blondie, taking catchy synth flourishes and smashing them up with a dark reggae beat. "It doesn't matter if you mean it. I'll keep our little lie between us...just a little lie to remember you by." Huey's voice is just as dramatic as it is on later releases, and even though he looks a bit like a meathead Full House-wannabe, I like hearing a man being this emotional. Of course, it all has a slight 80s shine over it, but there's still something but raw about this record. While Little Lie is a great example of this, Workin For a Livin is more like a precursor to Hip to Be Square. That speed-backbeat and synth sample are mixed with a cathy motto: I'm takin' what they're givin', 'cuz I'm workin' for a livin'! Oh, Huey. I bet you are. After all, you and your band are still touring. The real standout from this record has to be The One, a song for a band of bros that loses one of its core members in a motor accident. The racing, downtempo verses and splashes between intense choruses that wax Bruce Springsteen mixed with Duran Duran. Weird, huh? He was the only one who ever really knew; he was the only one...what can we do? He was the only one. He always showed us how. He was the only one-- where is he now? It reads like a very cheesy 80s romantic remake of Rebel Without a Cause, but it's enjoyable if you can suffer through all the sugar coating. Even though there is a pause in the song to deliver a slight eulogy and is rather blunt in the retelling, it's just so damn Top 40 that you can't help but tap your foot and smile. Other standouts include their breakout hit Do You Believe in Love? and the stupidly catchy Giving It All Up for Love. Overall, not a bad album to have in your CD collection. JUDGING Huey Lewis & The News were in a weird place in 1982. They hadn't fully realized or established their synth-pop-rock sound, nor had they left their bluesy rock sensibility behind. The result is a bit of a mixed bag, but rather than a bag of dirt and diamonds, it's one of guilty pleasures and gumdrops. 01. Change of Heart (4 Stars) 02. Tell Me A Little Lie (5 Stars) 03. Giving It All Up For Love (4 Stars) 04. Hope You Say You Love Me Like You Do (3.5 Stars) 05. Workin For a Livin (4 Stars) 06. Do You Believe In Love? (5 Stars) 07. Is It Me? (4 Stars) 08. Whatever Happened to True Love (3.5 Stars) 09. The Only One (5 Stars) 10. Buzz Buzz Buzz (3 Stars) OVERALL SCORE: 4 STARS (4.1-) OTHER HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS REVIEWS 1982 - Picture This 1983 - Sports 1986 - Fore!


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The Freemans Sporting Club and Deus Ex Machina collaboration came about through a friendship between F.S.C. Co-Owner, Kent Kilroe, and Deus Global Brand Manager, Omar Varts. Kent and Omar realized the brands are similar in age and are aligned in a lot of their interests and goals (FSC makes bespoke suiting/Deus makes hand built motorcycles, both have restaurants, both have clothing lines…) They felt like it was a good time to do a pop up and clothing collaboration anchored by a custom Deus bike, the Grievous Angel. The Grievous Angel is also on display and for sale inside the shop.