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May 14 2012
My Raised Beds
I thought I'd show you what's growing in the raised beds nearest my house. This spring has been wet and cool and glorious, and life is busting out all over.
My "main" garden is behind me as I take this photo, and houses most of my full-sun vegetables like squash, zucchini, peppers, corn (half of which our ranch horses have now eaten; I never, ever learn) and more tomatoes than I will ever in a million years know what to do with.
In July, when I realize it takes seventy hours a day to water everything, I'll wonder what in the world I was thinking. It happens every year. I have watering amnesia.
But today, on this sunny, glorious day in May, I'm just gonna love my garden.
194 Comments and 20 Replies
tulsamom On Monday, May 14 at 12:50 pm
I put in a drip irrigation system in my yard a few years ago and it includes my raised bed garden. It was very easy to do and all I have to do is set the timer and it is all taken care of. It saves a lot of water also since it is put down on the base of each plant. This was a life saver last summer with the heat we had here in Oklahoma.
Jayne On Monday, May 14 at 12:57 pm
My Man tilled our garden several weeks ago. It is now growing grass. I'm ready for round two of tilling and getting things planted. We like to grow green beans, crowder peas, and okra. I would like to try other things too, but they would probably go to waste since I have such picky eaters, I'm trying to grow some wild flowers for my daughters wedding in August. Now if I can figure out how to keep the deer out of them.
Amanda R. On Monday, May 14 at 1:05 pm
Oh dear–I always get wildly jealous when looking at other folk's wonderful gardens…because I don't have much of a green thumb! Kudos and happy gardening….and watering
Donna On Monday, May 14 at 1:06 pm
Beautiful beds…and if the tomatoes start to over-run the place….you can always FedEX me a bushel or so!!
Debby James On Monday, May 14 at 1:17 pm
Envious…looks so good…hopefully I will have my beds next year…..
JessieMN On Monday, May 14 at 1:29 pm
It's glorious!! I'm very intimidated by my large garden since this will be my first time heading up the whole operation.
Marion On Monday, May 14 at 1:30 pm
People! The cure for water amnesia is…..a sprinkler. My husband must find joy in standing around our flowers and vegetables with a hose, watering these plants for hours on end. I don't get it. I keep telling him to use the sprinkler and weed those gardens while the sprinkler does the watering!! ;o)
Lisa W On Monday, May 14 at 1:35 pm
I am currently suffering from garden envy! Your garden is gorgeous! It is still cold to plant here. I can hardly wait to dig in the dirt!
rachel On Monday, May 14 at 1:36 pm
Lovely! Will you please send MM over to build some raised beds in my backyard?
What kind of lettuces do you grow? I planted some red leaf romain this year and am really liking it. In the fall I want to add a few more varities.
Terra F. On Monday, May 14 at 1:49 pm
garden looks great. must be nice to garden on flat land I live at a similar latitude as you and have a heck of a problem with pests…like those crazy cabbage worms that eat anything brassica…and squash bugs (the evil looking alien beetles). do you have any of these serious life problems too? if so, what do you do about it? do you try to go organic?
Beth Ezidro On Monday, May 14 at 1:59 pm
How Beautiful! One day I will have a garden
Ruth B. On Monday, May 14 at 2:04 pm
Have you considered installing some kind of sprinkler system? I've been watching This Old House since I was a wee little thing and it seems like on every build Roger Cook has some fancy new doohicky to not only completely eliminate the effort of watering but also save the utlitities bill/the environment/the homeowner's sanity. I'm sure there's something that would work for you!
Laura On Monday, May 14 at 2:15 pm
I definitely get water amnesia until it's July and 90 degrees and then I go oh yeah now I remember.
Joan On Monday, May 14 at 2:49 pm
Your garden looks very much like my mother's was. It makes me wistful… When I'd visit, she'd tell me to "go out to the garden and pick lettuce for a salad". There's nothing sweeter than home-grown lettuce. She'd take her mountain of tomatoes and make little baggies of fresh tomato sauce. She'd dice the tomatoes and give them a quick saute with some sweet onions and basil, or mix them with a little chopped broccoli or some other veggie. One of the saddest days of my life was when I was with her when she was sick, and I grabbed the last bag of Mom's tomato sauce. It was so final. I can't grow squat here (I didn't get the gene…) but I beg or buy local, and make my own fresh sauce to eat all winter, and thank mom for that gift.
dianeygirl On Monday, May 14 at 2:54 pm
I've been waiting for this post, I'm so glad you made it. I love veggie gardening too.
If you're producing too many fresh tomatoes try San Marzano variety tomatoes and can or freeze the leftovers.
These are the tomatoes imported from Italy that cost $5+ a can when you buy them from the store.
They make great fresh sauces and are quite tasty if canned or frozen. It takes about 3 times the lbs of tomatoes to can, so to make 7 quart jars it takes about 21 lbs of San Marzanos.
Post pics of the main garden too, your raised beds are beautiful, just the right kind of garden to have next to the house. My garden is close to the house too, which is great, since I like to water early in the morning, don't tell anyone, but I often do the watering in my night gown….
Winnie On Monday, May 14 at 2:56 pm
I love your garden. I used to have one when my late hubby was with me as he worked nights and could tend to it during the day. I would make POTS AND POTS of marinara sauce with our tomatoes and freeze them.. That comes so in handy in the dead of winter when you want some fresh tasting stuff…I would add it to everything!
Tonia On Monday, May 14 at 3:12 pm
Hey Ree — For all those billions of tomatoes break out the food/fruit drier and make your own "sun" dried tomatoes and try making tomato jam — when my mom's garden tomatoes finally started getting ripe last year I made tomato jam and OH MY! Just made a small batch that I'm very carefully doleing out to only people I REALLY love. Tomato jam makes everything better (well, mostly!) I used the basic recipe from Food In Jars canning blog except I used pectin ('cause I didn't want to wait that long and cooking for as long as she called for would've heated up my apartment WAY too much!). Tomato Jam and Dried Tomatoes are on my list for this year
Kate On Monday, May 14 at 3:13 pm
I love your 'nothing' box (:
Donna J. On Monday, May 14 at 3:43 pm
Tomato-Orange Marmalade
You make the marmalade just like you would any marmalade, but the tomatoes
are the main ingredient! The orange and juice add the zing!
Sooo wonderful on bagels, toast, pancakes, baked fish, chicken, etc.
You get the idea.
It was one of my Mom's favs and we would can about 18 doz. veggies every summer.
Not all tomatoes of course, but beans, squash, some corn, etc.
We never purchased any veggie during the winter months.
It was so hot canning in summer Mom & I got up about 4a.m. and finished each
canning day about 10a.m.
Great memories with Mom.
She was a hard worker, AT HOME!
Never drove a car, never worked outside the home.
Miss those days.
Bev On Monday, May 14 at 4:12 pm
My husband puts a drip line (on a hose timer), covers with painters drop cloth plastic. Pokes a hole for tomato plants and other things not from seed. Voila! Few weeds, watered plants, and the need for full time kitchen help to can/ freeze it all.
Nattiekaye On Monday, May 14 at 4:24 pm
Where's the OKRA!?!?
Suzanne On Monday, May 14 at 4:37 pm
I can barely keep up with my swiss chard plant, artichoke, and three herbs. They're all sad little creatures. Of course most of my focus has been on converting our yard from weed-based to grass-based.
Peggy On Monday, May 14 at 4:37 pm
With all the bugs and critters and all, Is it possible to have a raised bed garden indoors, like in a sun-room built for that purpose?
Damyon On Monday, May 14 at 5:01 pm
I wrote two posts last year about how to water your garden while you make dinner. They can be found here.
Betsy On Monday, May 14 at 5:10 pm
I don't have watering amnesia, but I've found the further the garden is from the house the less attentive I can be to its watering needs. I've become a big fan of soaker hoses since moving to the south and am greatly cutting down on my "watering failure" losses. For the roses and landscape plants they are buried under the mulch and I don't have as much concern about fungal diseases. In the "large garden" I grouped plants by watering needs so my potatoes are on one line while the corn and melons are on another. I recently added a few raised beds, and the perfect location for them turned out to be just a few steps from my rain barrels. I can get all those sensitive plants watered in the time it takes the horses to eat their breakfast.
Sandy On Monday, May 14 at 5:58 pm
Dear P.W.,
Once upon a time many years ago, I too lived in sunny So Cal, where I gobbled up many, many vegetables. Now, I live in Texas, and I still gobble up many, many vegetables–and–the question is–what in the name of a grunion fish, is a kohlrabi?
Is it compatible with butter?
Oh so sincerely, Sandy
Jo-Anne On Monday, May 14 at 6:16 pm
My father always had raised beds for his plants
Denise W On Monday, May 14 at 7:50 pm
I have garden envy! I have just partially planted a veggie garden for the 2nd time in my life. Oh how I long for raised beds that are overflowing with green stuff . . .
How do you find the time with your busy schedule?? You should put some of your garden tips on your show!!! I can't wait for a new show! I am love love loving the cookbook. . . .my waistline isn't however! I also made the giant chocolate cake last weekend—it has been declared the only cake we are ever allowed to have in the house again!
Denise On Monday, May 14 at 7:55 pm
Garden Envy!!!! I live in a condo but it won't stop me from trying to experiment with tomatoes in a big pot. I do have pots of herbs.
Debbie On Monday, May 14 at 8:09 pm
Wow, your herbs look great! We just planted ours yesterday (a little further north than you… and a little behind schedule).
We get zucchini amnesia. Every. year. There's only so much zucchini bread a family can eat.
cecelia On Monday, May 14 at 8:17 pm
beeeautiful. OK. How can that garden exist without a fence around it? I live in Northern ,California, on a slope of a county park, in a city of 150.000. We have turkeys (eat everything and dig up what they don't eat), racoons, deer, various and sundry birds, squireels…they all check out the garden. So, we put up a 7′ fence. Whatever pokes through the fence, the deer give it a bite for testing. How does your garden do that…?
Cathy On Monday, May 14 at 8:21 pm
It looks great! Can you tell me what type siding and roofing you have on your garden shed?
Robin Rosenberg On Monday, May 14 at 8:48 pm
Hi Ree – I've got to chime in and agree with the folks that posted about drip systems/soaker hoses/etc. Seriously. None of these are hard to install (soaker hoses are pitifully easy to get down and hook up), none of these cost much, and they will change your life. I'm not kidding. I love gardening but if I have to remember to water anything, it dies. Get an irrigation system and put it on a timer. You've got a zillion other things to occupy your time, make your life a little simpler!
(I'm in Silicon Valley, where it doesn't rain for a good 6 months of the year. I know from which I speak.)
Best wishes,
Cyndi Adams On Monday, May 14 at 8:49 pm
I am so jealous. I wish I could grow veggies here. Some herbs but no veggies and I miss my Beef Steak maters.
patricia On Monday, May 14 at 8:55 pm
…make pasta sauce from scratch with the surplus tomatoes……
Pam @ diy Design Fanatic On Monday, May 14 at 9:01 pm
Your raised beds look wonderful! We added 4 more 4′ x 10′ raised beds for a total of 8 now and my husband hooked up a drip irrigation system to them. I still choose to water by hand sometimes, but the irrigation system comes in handy when we go away for the weekend. I'm glad to see that you planted so many potatoes in one bed. I did the same thing and thought I planted them too close. We've already eaten a few from the garden, but our first row is almost ready as they just started wilting and falling over this week. I'm jealous you have a main garden too! We are currently using all the sunny space in our backyard~ which is all wooded. Thanks for sharing your garden with us!
Gail Parker On Monday, May 14 at 9:04 pm
I am soooooooooooo jealous too!! I used to have a garden before I moved and I miss it alot, not the watering or weeding, but the joy of seeing everything burst forth.
Rainy New Englander On Monday, May 14 at 9:08 pm
Water blah! If you have a sump pump I'll loan you my mud boots and you can take the water right off my garden. 1-2in deep puddles around the beds were just starting to dry up …. And we're getting another inch tomorrow I hear. Now sun on a timer, THAT would be useful.
Christine Campbell On Monday, May 14 at 9:09 pm
Looks great Ree!!! You could put strawberries in the empty one on the right – plant chives or onions around the outside – helps keep the ants away
Kathy On Monday, May 14 at 9:28 pm
Wish I had an area that big- I am jealous! What do you do with all the produce? Let us know. Flash freeze? Can? Give away?
Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More On Monday, May 14 at 11:23 pm
Someday I will have a garden again.
nono On Monday, May 14 at 11:47 pm
I have always admired your raised gardens over the years. This year, I built them…according to the plans you posted. They look awesome. I have four 4×8's and one 4×4. I planted them all this past weekend…and now just stand back and look at them smiling away. They look great! Thanks so much for the plans…they were perfect.
SueDeeSue On Tuesday, May 15 at 12:02 am
So jealous, look at the beautiful mint and basil herb garden you've got growing! The only thing we can grow at our place is moss. : (
SueJ On Tuesday, May 15 at 12:25 am
Where is the rhubarb? It sure looks wonderful, though, we are just getting our first spring flowers blooming here in the high country of Colorado.
Jan_GodBlessAmerica On Tuesday, May 15 at 12:57 am
I am really coveting those raised beds. Trying to get my husband to go this way next year.
Lacey On Tuesday, May 15 at 1:11 am
We have just purchased a ranch in South West Saskatchewan, Canada and I now have the luxury of setting up a garden area, as there isn't one on the property, if you have any suggestions on things to read that might help with the set up of a garden area that would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!! I love your raised beds!! I've always wanted to grow Asparagus but thought it would be to hard, how are you finding it to grow??
Inge On Tuesday, May 15 at 4:57 am
This spring my lovely handyman of a boyfriend built me a whole bunch of raised beds – and I love them! Only problem is that our Leonberger dog thinks that a raised bed is the perfect place to bury his rawhide chewing bones!!! We do not agree with him…
Diane On Tuesday, May 15 at 6:04 am
I have one 4×8 raised bed that I am excited about. I am inspired by yours! Love them!
Sharon On Tuesday, May 15 at 6:25 am
Gardeners Supply catalog has the neatest watering hose for raised beds. I just got one this spring and I love it. It comes with a regular hose and a soaker hose and you can cut them to any length that you need. It also has connectors that you can hook them together with and an end that hooks to the faucet or another hose. I only have two raised beds so I cut the soaker part in half and layed each half around the bed then hooked it together with the solid hose. There is also an end cap that you put at the end of the soaker part. I hooked the other end to our gardent hose and set a watering timer on it and it's wonderfu! I'm not good at remembering to water and this works great. It also doesn't waste water like a sprinkler does as the water soaks into the beds only.
Colleen P. On Tuesday, May 15 at 8:07 am
I'll second the motion for soaker hoses and timer systems! Actually, we wore out our timers and now just use Outlook reminders or good old fashioned loud kitchen timers. But, the soaker hoses reign supreme! We have them all over the whole yard and have a special attachment for each spigot to turn them on and off independantly. That way we don't have to move the hoses around (which I can't do anyway with my arthritic weak hands) and we don't risk damaging the plants.
We're still trying to figure out how to outsmart the critters though-due to the number of squirrel-stolen tomatoes we find lodged in the branches of our maple trees, we have started calling them Tomaple trees. Not like we haven't got more than we use every year, but still…we have the fattest squirrels on the block! They're HUGE!
Erin On Tuesday, May 15 at 8:53 am
Glorious, indeed. My husband wants to make raised gardens for us next year but he doesn't want to use boards (wood) because he's afraid they'll rot. Do you have any advice/suggestions? Have yours held up well?
Sandra W On Tuesday, May 15 at 9:32 am
So what do you do with your kohlrabi??? I got some last week from our co-op and I used it in a salad but I really liked it and would like to know what else to do with it. Come on, give us some kohlrabi recipes!
On a side note, as a 33 year old woman, this is the first year I have ever planted a garden. I just started really really small and I'm lovin' it. I'm already planning my huge fall garden. I'm even looking at my poor houseplants in a different light now. Poor things have survived the last 10 years on a….maybe once a month watering! It's a miracle they have anything green on them at all!
COCowgirl On Tuesday, May 15 at 9:54 am
It looks so pretty and edible too!
Erin On Tuesday, May 15 at 10:02 am
Love it – more pictures and gardening posts, please!
Michele in Salem On Tuesday, May 15 at 10:33 am
Looks wonderful Ree! Here in Massachusetts we're just putting in tomatoes and most vegetables that don't grow from direct seed. I like the way you mulched between the beds, I may try that. it's great to be out in the garden!
Buster's mom On Tuesday, May 15 at 10:38 am
Amazing! We currently don't have anything but flowers in our pots on the patio … live in a "patio home" (here we call it a townhouse. Just one more reason to look forward to our move back to civilization next year). One idea … how about a rain barrel that catches the water from the roof top that can attach to your drip / soaker system and the timer can be run by a solar powered unit. I saw one on "This Old House" once. Love your garden … thanks for sharing.
Rebekah On Tuesday, May 15 at 10:48 am
DROOL!! I want your life! =)
Clare On Tuesday, May 15 at 11:38 am
WOWZA!!!!!! Mine was just disked Saturday & I started transplanting – corn, beets & lettuce so far. In this wild & wacky PNW climate I am still a bit gun shy about putting my tomatoes out, even if they are Ed Hume's PNW special recommendations. The rest will come out over the next few days as time allows. PW – I love the visual of yours & especially the raised beds. I had hoped again this year for raised beds but once again it was a question of timing & the seed starts in the greenhouse said it is time to start moving outta here girlfriend. So no raised beds again this year, perhaps I need to set them up in the fall as I tear out this years crops? Any thoughts suggestions?
The Ranch Wife On Tuesday, May 15 at 11:49 am
I understand what you are saying about watering…I decided after we wanted to plant more last year that we should add another 5 feet to our already HUGE garden…as I find myself planting each night when I get home from my IN-TOWN job I wonder what is going to happen to the garden when the HOT July weather hits and the weeds begin to take off….will I be able to keep up with my 50′ x 50′ garden spot? Yes, I said 50×50 and yes that comes out to 2500 sq ft of garden….WHAT WAS I THINKING!
Jackie On Tuesday, May 15 at 11:58 am
you need a water system….they are awesome and your plants will show the benefits. So much easier and not too expensive.
RedApron On Tuesday, May 15 at 12:22 pm
Thanks for sharing your garden pictures. I'd love to see the one behind you too. My college-age son and friends took down the old playset yesterday. I mentioned to hubby that it would make a great spot for a raised-bed garden. Gave me one of those looks and said "plant a smorgasbord for the deer, would you?" So I must be content with my deck pots of herbs. Right now they match your 'nothing' beds, but will be planted this weekend. No better gift for a cook than to have fresh herbs growing just outside her kitchen door.
Beth On Tuesday, May 15 at 12:39 pm
Our beds are looking great too. I am so excited and my girls are loving the garden. Our best addition thus far, and one I think every garden with kids should have a bean teepee. My middle daughter (2) just giggles and says "Mommy me teepee make me sooooo happy". That's enough for me, and we'll get some great pick eyed purple hulls from it too.
Good luck with your garden, it looks beautiful.
Beth On Tuesday, May 15 at 12:48 pm
Ooooo I have a great cure the cure of water amnesia, my husband took some old top pipe from a chain link fence and welded end caps on it. One of them has a hose attachment welded into it. He then put it on legs and cut slices in the top of the pipe at about 1 ft intervals and then welded a divit in the middle of the slice to make a fan of spray. When put in place it runs the length of our garden and the spray equally covers the entire area.
There are times when I think my husband is an evil genius.
http://littledeucecooper.blogspot.com/ Have a look its a great sprinkler for smaller gardens.
Cynthia K-R in Canada On Tuesday, May 15 at 2:18 pm
With all those tomatoes–ROAST them for later on!! mix up with garlic, olive oil, Italian seasonings, dash of salt–and BAKE for 15 to 30 minutes. Stick them into baggies for the freezer and YUMM-O !!!!
Kimchi On Tuesday, May 15 at 3:19 pm
That's what I remember about gardening – the endless watering, the weeds that soon take over everything and the BUGS. We're talking a break this year and hitting the farmer's markets. But I still get garden envy and yours is a beauty.
Melody C. On Tuesday, May 15 at 4:30 pm
This will be my first year for a garden. I live in a subdivision and have a side yard rather than back. I can't seem to grow any decent grass over there, so I may as well plant. I'm planning on doing Square-Foot gardening in an 8′ X 4′ X 10″ box with tomatoes, zucchini, carrots, a variety of peppers lettuces, spinach, and green beans. If it works out well, I may try to expand to another box next year.
Lisa G On Tuesday, May 15 at 5:40 pm
I used to overplant tomatoes until I discovered how well my dehydrator works for making "sun"dried tomatoes. My fresh-tomato-hating husband loves them, and they are so nice in the winter when the grocery store tomatoes are mainly decorative pink rocks. I've used all kinds of tomatoes but the Romas work well. Quarter (or smaller, depending on how big they are and how deep your dehydrator trays are), seed, sprinkle lightly with a mixture of 2 part salt-2 part sugar-1 part ground black pepper and dehydrate until like leather or a fruit roll-up. I freeze them but have also stored small batches in olive oil in the fridge.
Jennie On Tuesday, May 15 at 6:43 pm
Come on, Ree, you live on a ranch — I'm sure your husband could rig some sort of watering system for you (other than a hose with an on/off spigot!). It's the weeding that I have amnesia about…it's back-breaking work. I think I need a raised garden that's 4-ft off the ground!
Colyn On Tuesday, May 15 at 7:06 pm
Do you have an irrigation system for your garden? We have a huge garden and everything gets watered with the lawn. Even if you use irrigation water you could create a system that would only water the plants. Food for thought…
Stephanie C On Tuesday, May 15 at 7:14 pm
I like the elephant grazing in your field. What's its name?
Holly On Tuesday, May 15 at 7:20 pm
I hear you!!! I am already regretting my "watering amnesia"…..I have the same thing!
We have lots of tomato vines, but not alot of tomatoes yet! We hope for a bunch, so we can can salsa from my MiMi's recipe! Can can!!!!! I made a funny!
Julie On Tuesday, May 15 at 9:44 pm
I've read about a half page of comments, and didn't see a one that suggested something I don't think most under-40-yr-olds even consider, but here it is: RAISED, raised beds. Instead of stooping over so low, have them built (next year, too late now!) to waist height. You will eliminate so many issues—-feeding animals that are on the ground (won't work on those pesky horses, though) lots of creepy crawlies, and your own priceless back. I'm looking down the barrel of 50 myself, and I would never ever ever consider a raised bed, unless it were waist height. If you look at Gardener's.com (or even get their catalog!) you can see an example, really good ones, too. I'd have them built to my own specifications, though. I'm sure that's no prob where you live, with all those men about… heh. And yeah, I would never even think of hand watering all this, either. Soaker hose, on a timer. Drip lines are a pain in the butt to replace, and break often (experience) but soaker hoses are not so bad. I'd also hot wire the corn fields. But then again, that's me, thinking way too practical.
Carla On Wednesday, May 16 at 6:26 am
Plain and simple……you are my hero I have garden envy……
58Teresa On Wednesday, May 16 at 1:34 pm
(blog not yet lol)
I wish you could see our "garden" – ah ha ha ha! 2 window boxes and some potted plants – ahhhhh to be back in the country – yours look beautiful!
JennyD On Wednesday, May 16 at 7:50 pm
I Wish!! =) I would have peas, zucchini, pumpkins, carrots, radishes for my honey (ew) and a few other of my favorite things… *sigh* alas… my yard does not accommodate garden space… maybe a wee one… one day… =)
cowgirl wannaB On Wednesday, May 16 at 8:48 pm
It is so wonderful to see the earth come back to life, and the excitement of what to grow this year!!! Flowers, veggies, annuals, perenials…………ahhh the choices.
barb in va On Wednesday, May 16 at 11:29 pm
I used your directions to make 2 raised beds last year. They are almost as full as yours. This year I made a compost bin, next year I'm putting in a rain barrel not too bad considering I live 20 minutes outside of Washington DC. I'm just a country girl at heart.
Nancy A On Thursday, May 17 at 7:09 am
Love the rasied beds. I have a regular garden, but have lots of trouble here in the northeast with Woodchucks! Does anyone have any suggestions how to keep them out of the garden?
They go after anything I plant…. My garden is here one day and completely gone the next!. ….Very Frustrating !!!
Edwina On Thursday, May 17 at 7:54 pm
Set the timer on your stove……that is what always "reminds" me to move the water or shut it down.
JulesB On Thursday, May 17 at 8:31 pm
Ree, do you have rosemary growing in your garden? We really enjoy adding it to various recipes and have two lovely bushes to pick from. There is nothing like adding some freshly picked herbs from your own garden into a dish servered to family & friends. Adds a little more bit of love to our offerings <3
Sue in Arkansas On Thursday, May 17 at 10:40 pm
Next year, asparagus heaven at Ree's! We finally hit year three in the asparagus patch and this spring was fantastic. Every other day, the hub and I almost a pound each. Gluttony of the first degree.
The Crafty Wify On Friday, May 18 at 2:08 pm
I love those raised beds — I wish I can afford to have them.:)
Our garden is doing good though we didn't plant as many like previous years. I've planted an assortment of tomatoes and eggplants… gotta plant okra, greens and radishes soon.
ephrielle On Friday, May 18 at 6:21 pm
I am jealous. I planted and then got excited when the sprouts shot up. Then I wilted as my baby plants died in mass quantities. I am left with next to nothing and what is left is a pathetic looking lot. I used to be really good at gardening and then I moved states.
Kelli On Friday, May 18 at 6:49 pm
It looks beautiful!
Susan Evans On Saturday, May 19 at 1:24 pm
LOVE those raised beds! They look fantastic. My husband and I just moved earlier this year, and plowed into our native prairie grass to make our garden. Loads of fun! (Really, truckloads of grass roots!) Looking forward to enjoying the (hopeful) bounty of our garden. It will all be so worth it!
Stacy Wood On Sunday, May 20 at 6:31 pm
Hey Ree,
I was reading this post and you said you have more tomatoes than you know what to do with. Every year I plant tomatoes and I make HOMEMADE SALSA!!!!
THIS IS MY SALSA RECIPE (from Pick Your Own Website)
Hope this helps..
Dyannah On Thursday, May 24 at 11:41 am
I've been thinking about making some garden beds but time is what stops me. I'd love to tend to it everyday but I'm not sure if I could even squeeze in once a week!!!
franky On Thursday, May 31 at 2:21 pm
i just stumbled onto your blog and its beautiful! great posts, cant wait to learn more!
Tammy On Sunday, June 3 at 1:51 pm
I love Ree's sense of humor and her recipes. I just watched her for the first time on Foodnetwork. Then went to the computer to print off a few more recipes. We built a potager/kitchen garden a couple of years ago. We have a huge problem with deer, until i started using milorganite around the perimeter of the yard. But anyway, here are my raised beds. Shot taken a few yrs ago.http://tammyinwv.blogspot.com/search/label/Potager?updated-max=2010-06-08T07:21:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=5&by-date=false
colleen On Thursday, June 14 at 4:49 pm
Yes, I own several bathing suits. Do I like to wear them in public? NO!!
Sue Martin On Friday, June 15 at 3:07 pm
Yes I have a bathing suit and I wear it proudly just so I can go swimming with my grandbabies
D On Friday, June 15 at 10:29 pm
Yup…I have several and love to swim with my kids – and nope…I don't look great in them! (the bathing suits, not the kids)
Kim a On Wednesday, July 11 at 10:05 am
I'm trapped in so much shade and want raised beds and my own "farm" ! Tell me how things are now- NO RAIN to speak of and the HEAT!!!! I'm in Kansas, actually lived in Ark City for 5years back in the day!
I hope you show more of your raised bed process through the growing season on your show!
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Feeling Lucky?
177 comments:
You ladies are tricky - pulling the double-post for the same giveaway...that's a new one! Well, I've been reading your blog since the start, and look forward to reading some more... Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Thanks for giving me another great blog to check out WAY to often.. Sometimes I feel a little stockerish!! HA HA.. I would love to be privelegded enough to win a quilt by Camille with Fabric from you. Thanks Girls..ReplyDelete
It's always nice to have another blog to look at and get ideas from! Welcome Welcome!!ReplyDelete
Welcome to blogland! I will add you to my google reader. :-)ReplyDelete
Welcome to the blogging world, Lissa! I am having so much fun finding all you creative bloggers, as it's not my strong point but I'm so inspired by those of you who do it. Look forward to hearing more from your world!ReplyDelete
Just wanted to give you a shout out and tell you welcome to the fabulous and fun world of blogging! I am so amazed by women like you who do all of these amazing things. Very motivating for all of us stay at home moms! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Wow!!! You have a dream job! I can't even imagine how fun it would be going to work and being surrounded by MODA! I love Moda, and I love Camille's fabric and patterns!ReplyDelete
Well I am thrilled to have an added extra chance of winning a quilt by Camille. Is she talented or what?ReplyDelete
As for you...how generous to donate the fabric. What a good friend! Welcome to this blogging world. It is a fun little world indeed. I would leave you the link to my blog, but trust me, it isn't that cool. ;)
Have a FANTASTIC weekend.
Welcome! The few posts you have so far are so interesting! Thanks for the behind the scenes look. :)ReplyDelete
Welcome to Blogland! This is Megan H. from Pocatello, Idaho. Thanks for being so nice to Camille/us and donating fabric for the quilt! I am a HUGE fan of Camille's patterns. (I'm working on Wallflower as we speak so that I can get more entries in the giveaway!) It's late, I'm tired, I love quilts and I want to win, so, while the family sleeps I sew!ReplyDelete
I've just discovered Camille's site and now yours. I'll be watching in the future to see what you all come up with. Welcome to the dark side aka blogging!! Once you start, you'll never go back.ReplyDelete
Hi Lissa,ReplyDelete
I've already entered in Camille's giveaway and I DEEPLY HOPE to win...!!
Your offer to donate the fabric if neccesary is so generous!
Cheers, Julia
The offer to donate the fabric Camille uses when I (o.k. SOMEONE) wins her quilt is SO generous! Also happy to have a new blog to read!ReplyDelete
k. if you get two posts from me, it's because the blogspot gods felt sorry for me for never winning any drawings and wanted to QUADRUPLE my chances at the camille giveaway thimbleblossoms quilt!!!!ReplyDelete
so lissa, welcome to blogland, hope you meet a few imaginary friends along the way, and thanks so much for the offer of fabric to help out (i'm being positive so that i have a better chance of winning. i'm practicing the law of attraction to get that quilt!!! since blind hope never worked before!)
I have already entered her contest and had already found your blog. How generous of your to help her out in the fabric department. Goodness knows quilters NEVER have enough. :o)ReplyDelete
This could be my new full time job, checking all the blogs, but glad I found yours via Fig Tree.... it's been wonderful to see all the new coming out and builds the excitement. Thanks for the peek behind the scenes as well. Fun Fun Fun!!! Dream job, I hear ya!!ReplyDelete
So excited to get a behind the scenes view of Moda. I love me some Moda fabrics! And thanks for the heads up on Simplify's contest, I entering!ReplyDelete
glad to see a new face in the quilters world! i love reading about all the new things Moda offers. thanks for inviting us into your exciting "job"!!!ReplyDelete
How fun is it to be so up close and personal with Moda (drooling). Can't wait to peruse your blog, too (Snet here from Mrs Roskelley).ReplyDelete
Love that you're adding more fabric and love that I have another crafting blog to look at! Thanks so Camille for referring me!ReplyDelete
Enjoying your new blog and will gleefully follow...just love moda....Good luck to you and to me...hope I win...LaurezReplyDelete
Great! Another blog to add to my morning read! I found you over at Camille's blog. What a great job you must have to fondle all those yummy fabrics! Good luck with your blog!ReplyDelete
hello, welcome, and thank you for giving me a chance to join. I have a daughter named Camille also, never heard of another one, maybe that ought to earn me an extra point, huh?? no just kidding. I am going to add you to my blog roll. I am going to be venturing out into the quilting world next week when my fat squares arrive that I ordered, wish me luck!!ReplyDelete
Great another blog I can add to my blogroll and read, read, read...
You are so generous, thanks for doubling my chances, and welcome to the blogging world, I'll check back often for updates!ReplyDelete
I have a feeling this blog is going to be trouble for me -- more blogs to read! lol! Thanks for pointing the Thimble Blossoms blog out to me. Thanks for Tula PInk, etc etc. And congratulations on your new blog -- I'm enjoying it so much!ReplyDelete
Welcome and thanks so much for your generosity! If I find anymore new good blogs I will have no crafting time left...so little timeReplyDelete
Hi! I came over from Camille's blog. I love Moda and am excited to have another cute blog to read!ReplyDelete
Welcome to blog land. Camille sent me:) I dream of the Moda fabric. . seriously. I do!ReplyDelete
So glad Camille sent us over here! And not just for the extra chance at a quilt.ReplyDelete
I loved all your behind-the-scenes and prep info on the quilt show. I look forward to checking in on you often.
yeah! yet another connection to moda, my fav thing in the world... besides my family (i have to say that because if not people might get the wrong impression, like i'm crazy or something, well i am about moda, but shhhh)i also love camille! so yeah!!!ReplyDelete
Oh...I would love to win! I love anything Moda!!!! I have a pile of my own Moda waiting to be created with...so I better dash off.ReplyDelete
Did I mention I would love to win?!?!
thanks for the chance to double my luck and win camille's quilt. you're awesome donate fabric! welcome to wonderful and addicting world of blogging. hope you enjoy it as much as i do!ReplyDelete
Thanks for donating the fabric for MY quilt!! (Because it WILL be mine!! Mwahahahaha!) Or at least I'm PRAYING! :)ReplyDelete
Hello Again Lisa!ReplyDelete
You know that I would love to win anything MODA! I mean, you could never have too much MODA! Please tell our favorite gal, Camille to throw in a few extra chances for me!
Can't wait for more!
I'm excited to start reading your blog. It looks like a good one. I'm all new to Moda....I'm wondering where I can get this really great fabric? So nice of you to donate some fabric...thanks!ReplyDelete
Welcome to blogging! I'm so happy to have found you through Camille's blog! Thanks for the fun giveaway double chance too ;)ReplyDelete
Sara M.
What a generous contribution and MODA, no less! Thanks for upping the ante!ReplyDelete
I love MODA fabric and I love more chances to win one of Camille's prizes. Welcome to blogging! So fun!ReplyDelete
Ashley Hatch
Lissa,Welcome, welcome to this disneyland of quilting bloggers!! Now, what you and Camille have going on in school terms would be cooperative!!! When Lisa and Camille cooperate we reap the benefits. Sounds GREAT to me!!! Blogland is wonderful and so are both of you. Kathie firstname.lastname@example.com
Welcome to the world of the blog!ReplyDelete
Welcome to the wide and addicting world of blogs! I'm so glad for the recommendation from Camille to read your new blog, because so far it's great! Good luck!ReplyDelete
I loved seeing the after effects of Quilt Market! It will be so fun reading a blog by an "insider" in the fabric world.ReplyDelete
Moda...the stuff of my dreams. Welcome to blogging!ReplyDelete
It's always fun to learn about new fun blogs! I'll be reading.ReplyDelete
Yay! Another blog to follow and another chance to win Camille's quilt! Welcome to the blog world, it's a great community. Moda is a company I would die to work for!ReplyDelete
Moda? Yes please!! Great blog, I want to be part of sewority when I grow up. :)ReplyDelete
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Camille sent me! Welcome to the bloggy world! It's seriously addicting!ReplyDelete
I can't wait to see some of the new fabrics!
Welcome to Blogging! It is fun and addictive...I shamelessly came over from the contest but I am a true blog stocker. I can't wait to read more.ReplyDelete
Lissa, Welcome to blogland. I love all the Moda fabric. It must be a great place to work. I will be back.ReplyDelete
Welcome to blogging. What a crazy world it is in The World of Blog. So I am a sucker for Moda and Camille so I hope that this will double my chances.ReplyDelete
I wish my name were Moda Lissa! ;) Well your blog is great, I need to add it to my list. Thanks for donating the fabric, I'm assuming that I will win so....ReplyDelete
Fun - another blog to read! I love fabric and I love Moda, so this will be a fun blog. And I had to comment to get me more chances of winning from Camille!!ReplyDelete
Hi Lissa, I'm so glad to have another blog about quilting to read. I love fabric and love to quilt. Camille is good friends with my daughter-in-law Ashley and so that is how I found her. Thanks for helping out with the give-away and if you need more quilts to look at check out my blog "O Scrap". You can get the link from Camilles blog.ReplyDelete
Welcome to the wonderful time-wasting world of blogging!ReplyDelete
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Welcome to Blog World!! Camille sent us all over! LOL! Can't wait to see what you are doing. We get so little Moda fabric in New Zealand and we NEVER get the whole range so will look forward to looking on your blog!ReplyDelete
Welcome to blog land! It is so lovely of you to provide fabrics for Camille's giveaway!ReplyDelete
hello I love adding another blog to my follow list!ReplyDelete
so that is really GREAT of you to donate fabric to her.
WaaHoo! Welcome to the world of bloggers. I don't have my own up and running yet but I'll be watching yours! Keep up the great work and I hope I win!!! : )ReplyDelete
Welcome to the bloggy world!! I love your title.... so creative!!ReplyDelete
Love your title....love, love, love Moda...and welcome to the wonders of blogging!!!ReplyDelete
awesome! the blogging world is so kind. I love that.ReplyDelete
It's great that you are blogging. I saw your link from Camille's. If you have any of that extra fabric, feel free to send it my way!ReplyDelete
Welcome to the blog world. Camille is great isn't she.ReplyDelete
Welcome to the blog world. I discovered your blog via Camille's.ReplyDelete
Karen S in Canada
Well, you arrived in the blog world with a bang! I love it. I can't believe that Camille is doing this giveaway. And now you're donating the fabric. How wonderful! Thanks, girls. You ROCK!ReplyDelete
You guys are great - excited to read your new blog and thrilled to have another chance to win Camille's quilt! Happy blogging!ReplyDelete
I love moda fabric and now I can see even more of the fabulous stuff on your blog!ReplyDelete
Welcome to blogging!ReplyDelete
Yay! You are SO kind! And I'm thrilled to have discovered your blog. The world needs more bloggers :)ReplyDelete
welcome to blogland! I love looking at blogs of people who really have talent, and I'm sure I won't be disappointed with what you create. Can't wait!ReplyDelete
Welcome to Blogland!! Looks like I'll be adding you to my ever growing blog list :0)ReplyDelete
I loves the Moda!!
We could be caught in an infinite loop -- Camille sent me over here and now you're sending me back over there LOL!ReplyDelete
Welcome to blogland!
How nice of you to donate fabric to the cause. I didn't know much (okay nothing) about Moda fabrics and I don't know how my life was complete without it.ReplyDelete
Thanks! Welcome to the blogging world!!ReplyDelete
yay, another creative soul to investigate! i love it. welcome to the blogging world.ReplyDelete
Ohhh...just what I need, another blog to drool over beautiful fabric *YEAH*!!! Welcome :)ReplyDelete
You are so generous...and making this fun for everyone by going blog to blog too. I don't have any of the cotton blossom fabric yet..so I'll be crossing my fingers and toes for it!ReplyDelete
HI! Watch out, blogging can be addictive. Especially when your life is fun and interesting, like designing fabric-Camille. Camille's quilts are beautiful, and I hope I get to win one, so here's my comment. Thanks for your help.ReplyDelete
Welcome to the blog-o-sphere! You are awesome to donate fabric. Fabric is my favorite cause!ReplyDelete
Welcome to the blogging world! Thanks for starting this blog and keeping us updated in the world of MODA fabric. YAY! Thanks for allowing us to have an extra shot for one of Camille's awesome quilts. You go Moda Lissa! Welcome, congrats and GOOD LUCK with blogging!ReplyDelete
So glad you have a blog. I love the behind the scenes pics of market. Love all the moda fabrics. My 13 year old daughter did a quilt with some charm squares. There is a picture on my blog.ReplyDelete
Ok, your in my favorites now... what a great start on a new blog from a non-blogger.ReplyDelete
I love Moda fabric. Welcome to the blogging world. I get lost in my days reading blogs. It incredibly addicting! Thank you for donating the fabric I can't wait to see who wins! email@example.com
Welcome to blogging! I am fairly new at it too. Thanks for keeping Camille loaded with Modas...it gives us more chances to win! See we all win in the long run...well, at least one of us will win! I am looking forward to viewing what Moda has in store for us. Thanks!ReplyDelete
You are sooo cool!!!! :)ReplyDelete
I just started a blog too and also just finished using my first Moda jelly roll. I LOVE them.ReplyDelete
How awesome of you! Way to contribute to the cause. Not to mention it's great to read another moda lovers blog!ReplyDelete
I love looking at quilting blogs-the more the merrier. I really hope to win Camilles give away.ReplyDelete
How nice! Thank you, thank you. What a great blog you have!ReplyDelete
How fun another blog to stalk! heheheReplyDelete
Your generosity is appreciated. You and Camille are awesome.
I'm excited to follow your blog. I love what I have already seen. You guys are great...Have a good day!!ReplyDelete
I landed here after Old Red Barn Co's shoutout.ReplyDelete
Looks like you have lots of new fans. Congrats!
Wow! How generous of you, love your blog name by the way!ReplyDelete
welcome to the world of blogging! and thank you for being so kind to camille!! :)ReplyDelete
I'm excited to have another blog to follow and another way to win!!!! Awsome!!!! Welcome to the blogging world....ReplyDelete
Lissa! Welcome to the fun world of blogging! Love your fabrics! Between you and Camille I am now serious about getting back into the quilting world! After a major move around the world and life finally starting to get normal (whatever normal truly is)...quilting is on the top of the to do list! Thanks for sharing! Jen in AustraliaReplyDelete
Lissa! Welcome to the world of blogging. I want to win this quilt for my wife, she doesn't know that I am entering her in this. Good luck blogging, I know it definitely is fun. Matt in UtahReplyDelete
Very interesting, a great way to get us lurkers to check out blogs. A new one to add, always lots of fun. Welcome.ReplyDelete
I really like your last post on the other side of market. It is cool to see what goes on, so some of us can see what the future may hold! Thanks a bunch.ReplyDelete
Welcome to blogland, how nice to have a new blog to read, and thank you so much for the fabric for MY NEW quilt!!!ReplyDelete
Wow. What a great thing for you to do. You are so generous!!! I entered the giveaway on her blog.ReplyDelete
Camille sent me over...welcome! Oh, and you are very generous. Thanks bunches! :)ReplyDelete
Oh my! Another fun blog to add to my bloglines. I might never leave my desk! Welcome, welcome!ReplyDelete
ModaLissa eh?ReplyDelete
I tell everyone I am a ModaWHORE, just about my WHOLE stash is Moda fabric.. I love love LOVE moda fabric and my name is Lissa too! spooky!
I already entered Camille's giveaway, but just thought I'd cruise by and check out my namesake!
Welcome to the blogging wold!!!ReplyDelete
Camille sent me over to thank you for the fabric she needs for when I win her giveaway.ReplyDelete
Rita E in AZ
Welcome to the blogging world, I will be adding your blog to my (growing) list of daily reads!ReplyDelete
I hopped over from Camille's blog! Welcome to the land of blog...from the looks of things, I'm sure sure I'll be back! You've got a great blog here!ReplyDelete
Enjoying your blog already! Added you to my bloglines. :)ReplyDelete
Hey, I'm Christina Curtis. Camille sent me over, your blog is great. :)ReplyDelete
I just found Camille's blog and now yours and I'm excited to be in the loop about cute fabrics, and sewing and quilting tips! :)ReplyDelete
Welcome to the land of Blog! I found out on Camille's blog that you are the fabric Santa Claus to her! Happy blogging!ReplyDelete
That's so nice of you to donate the fabric. I can't wait to read more of this blog.ReplyDelete
Camille sent me over too! What an awesome friend you are. I adore Moda!ReplyDelete
Melanie in AZ
hello!! How sweet of you to donate some extra fabric....there is no such thing as too much moda!!!ReplyDelete
Kathy, in MN
I came via Camille. I love all things fabric here so I'll enjoy your blog. My husband teases me about being 'Shmeegal-like' whenever a package of new fabric comes in the mail.ReplyDelete
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited I was just roaming around in the blogging world and came across this blog as well as Camille's. Blogging is one of my new favorite things to do and QUILTING is my first and foremost love in life....next to my family of course, but they give me the reason to make more quilts....I can make them and give them to my family and then make them and then give them to family.....you get the picture!!!ReplyDelete
Welcome to the new world of Blogging. I am one of Camille's friends (from Idaho). She got me quilting about a year ago and now I'm addicted! I also have decided that I can't sew with anything but Moda fabric! Do you have the best job ever or what?!?ReplyDelete
Yay! Another blog to add to my list of must-read quilting/fabric blogs. I love your blog name---very cute. thanks for sharing the fabric goodness...i love the internet :)ReplyDelete
Welcome Lissa! I came via Camille's blog...welcome!ReplyDelete
Wow! I just found one great new creative blog (Camille), and now she recommended another! She said you just started your blog. Can't wait to see all your creative posts! I'm addicted to creative blogs!ReplyDelete
Lovin' the new blog. I'm making my first hand-pieced and -quilted quilt out of your Fig and Plum fabric and am adoring it. Oh yeah, Camille sent me. Adore her fabric, too.ReplyDelete
So I feel sort of silly just finding out about Moda...man I have a lot of catching up to do in the fabric/quilting area. The only thing I have sewn up till now is flannel blankets. But I am so glad to have another quilting/fabric blog to watch. Thanks for donating the fabric for Camille's contest! I hope I win! :)ReplyDelete
Welcome to blogland, Miss Lissa! How kind of you to donate such fabulous fabric to such a fabulous cause -- aka. Camille. If you're feeling even more generous, you can always send some extra fabric my way ;) *BReplyDelete
You are awesomeReplyDelete
You are awesome
Yes You are
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I get another entry
I get another entry
Into the giveaway! Hoorah!
Sung to the tune of Frère Jacques
I love your fabrics. They are yummy!
Jumped over here from Camille's blog. How generous to donate the fabrics. It's a great giveaway for sure. Welcome to blogland!ReplyDelete
You are great! What a fun job to be surrounded by all those beautiful fabrics. Thanks for donating to the cause!ReplyDelete
I, too, am here from Simplify! I desperately want a new quilt. I have one quilt that my Great Grandmother made and bless her heart she's falling apart so I have banned the use of her to preserve her in her current state. (Unless I need a good hug from her.) Anywho...all of you are very talented ladies...take care!ReplyDelete
i'll take another entry. thanks!ReplyDelete
Camille sent me! Thanks for another chance to win.ReplyDelete
Welcome to the blog world. I love the great MODA fabrics. Thanks for donating fabric to Camille. I want to win just like everyone else!!ReplyDelete
Any friend of sweet Camille has got to be fabulous! I can tell already that your blog is going to be wonderful. Moda fabrics are the best, and your quilt out of the little strips is just beautiful. xReplyDelete
I love blogs with great ideas and I can already tell yours will be a favorite! Welcome to the blogging world-we are thrilled to have you!ReplyDelete
Wow! Welcome to the blog world! I'm on my way over to Camille's blog right now to enter her contest!ReplyDelete
Brilliant! I love your step by step instructions! Sometimes I just need a little guidance. Thanks for doing such a great giveaway right at the start!ReplyDelete
I'm so glad Camille sent me over, you have a great blog! I can't wait to see more, love Moda fabrics!ReplyDelete
That Camille. I love all she does. Welcome to blogging!ReplyDelete
love Camille's fabulous work, and now we get to see all of yours! yeah!ReplyDelete
Welcome to the blogging world! I really do need to learn how to quilt after seeing the great work that you and Camille do.ReplyDelete
You talented ladies are so kind to do this giveaway. Thanks Lissa for donating the fabric and welcome to the world of blog.ReplyDelete
Seeing all of your creativeness with fabric has made me obsessed with it. I only wish that I was better with the sewing machine. I've tried a few things lately, but need some serious help in that department. Welcome to the blogger world....we're junkies around here.ReplyDelete
I love quilts. I love looking at blogs about quilting and wishing I could quilt. I also have four boys, but no girl. Thanks for giving us an extra chance to win the quilt.ReplyDelete
Welcome to the blogging world!! Another fabric blogger to keep me busy!ReplyDelete
I just came over from Camille's blog. How generous of you to donate the fabric for the quilt! Welcome to this wonderful blogging world! Enjoy. It's definitely addicting!ReplyDelete
~ Jennifer
(I hope you don't end up with multiple comments from me. I was having trouble commenting and kept getting kicked into my Typepad acct. each time I tried.)
Welcome to blogdom!! I loved reading about the before-and-after Quilt Market stuff! And very cute - doing the double posting giveaway deal...clever! :)ReplyDelete
I just came over from Camille's blog. I will be back again! You all inspire to be so much more creative!ReplyDelete
You are quite talented ladies. You really are. I love the quilts you both have produced. Thankyou for your generosity, and for sharing your talents, they are amazing!ReplyDelete
OK so i found out about you through Camille's blog and can i say that im loving you already!! cant wait to see more from youReplyDelete
Another great blog. I'm going to be stuck to this computer chair for the rest of my life!ReplyDelete
Camille sent me here.
Hi Lissa,ReplyDelete
Welcome to blogland. I love reading blogs and being inspired!
Camille sent me her.
Thanks for this chance to win some of these awesome fabrics!ReplyDelete
Just found Camille's site and now yours, too.
Always glad to have awesome new blogs like this one to check out. (Now I just need a few more hours in the day ;D !)ReplyDelete
Thanks for teaming up with Camille for such a great giveaway!!!
Lyndi N.
I coming over from Camille's blog. And let me just warn you ahead of time that you are going to be hooked - and addicted - to blogs. I started reading one and then one lead to four and on and on. And now the list is huge. And I love it!ReplyDelete
just came from Camille's blog, I added you to my reader already too :)ReplyDelete
Welcome to blogging. I am also new. What a fun way to start. Keep the MODA fabric coming. I love it :)
I'm another blogisphere newbie. Welcome dear! I look forward to seeing what you post...it seems like you're off to a fantastic start!ReplyDelete
I just came from Camille's blog. Welcome to the fun world of blogging. It is such a fun way to stay in touch, share unique and creative ideas, and get inspiration. That is so generous of you to donate the fabric to Camille's giveaway. I'm so excited to have an extra chance to win, and at the same time finding a new fun blog to read. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Another one from Camille's blog. I love your step by step photos I may work up the nerve to actually try quilting with so many helpful blogs like yours. ThanksReplyDelete
Hi, coming over from Simplify to say Welcome to Blog land! I'm adding you to my Google Reader!ReplyDelete
Welcome to the blogging world you will love love love it!! Thanks for donating the fabric that is generous and I would love to be the winner of that amazing quilt with such amazing fabric!!!ReplyDelete
Deborah Austin
Boise Idaho
Thanks for sharing all your projects with us! And thanks for donating fabric to the cause!ReplyDelete
Donating fabric? You're a quilty angel! So glad Camille sent me. I'll be looking around for new ideas.ReplyDelete
I love finding fun, new posts to add to my list. I'll keep checking back with you. Thanks for your generousity in donating to the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Hi Lissa,ReplyDelete
I came by way of Thimble Blossoms, too. Just wanted to say how much I like your lovely and informative blog---lots of generosity here! All the best~~
Okay, now I have found 2 new blogs that I must read. My husband will be thrilled (I hope you got the sarcasim there). LOL!! I love the fabircs. I am happy to see other gals that love to do the same things that I do. Hurray! This is not just because I want to get more chances to win the quilt....I really do like your blog too!ReplyDelete
I am so excited about this giveaway! Thanks for doubling my chances. I'm also enjoying perusing your site, quilt market is somthing that I would love to go to sometime.ReplyDelete
I can't wait to read more and see what's going on at Moda!ReplyDelete
I'm posting, I'm posting! Thanks for the offer, I'm feeling lucky today!ReplyDelete
Welcome to Blog World!
Yea! another chance to win the quilt from Camille! I love your blog too, by the way--so many creative ideas!ReplyDelete
Welcome! I'm always on the hunt for new blogs to read, so I think it's awesome that you linked to Camille and she linked to you! Thanks for the chance to double entries in the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Would it be unethical for ME to enter a 100 times??! lolReplyDelete
Hope not, I wish I could cover every surface of my house in Camille's quilts!
Great new blog, adding you to my blogroll!
Welcome to the blogging world!!! I love your blog already and will be adding you to my faves. I secretly want your job - to work for Moda Facbrics would be so fun - I love FABRIC!!! - sadly I am in Canada and I don't think you have reps here.ReplyDelete
Just popped over to say Hi. I want to WIN!! Did I mention that it is stinkin' cold were I live and so a quilt would be great? I have a whole stash of faric but NONE of it is as cute or nice as the Moda.....oh, what have I got myself into now? LOL!! My husband will just looove this (note the sarcasim there!). Hope I win. :0)ReplyDelete
Well welcome to blogland! It is a fun place isn't it?! I think that you have one of the best jobs ever BTW! LOL! : ) Hope you have fun in Madrid- I love Margot's patterns too!ReplyDelete
Hope you and Joanna have a great trip!
So fun! I am new to this blog world of quilting but really enjoying what I am finding.ReplyDelete


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Born in 1966, Ma Junya tested into the Suzhou University Department of History in 1984, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1988 and his master's degree in 1991. From 1991-93, he served as a professor at Zhejiang Normal University, and in 1993 he was accepted as a Ph.D. student at the Suzhou University Department of Sociology, receiving his doctorate in 1996. From 1996-98, he engaged in post-doctoral research at the Nanjing University Department of History, and in 1998 the department hired him on as an associate professor of history. He was later promoted to professor in 2006. In addition, from 2000-01 he served as a visiting professor at Illinois State University.
Dr. Ma's doctorate dissertation,
Economies of Scale and Regional Development--The Recent Modernization of Enterprises in the Jiangnan Region
, was selected for the "Nanjing University First Collection of Writings," published by the Nanjing University Press in 1999 (printed in 2000). His post-doctoral paper
Hybridization and Development: The Modern Evolution of the Traditional Social Economy in the Jiangnan Region
was also selected for publication in the "Oriental History Academic Library," published by the Social Sciences Academic Press in 2003.
Dr. Ma currently teaches eight courses, including Chinese Economic History (modern segment), The Social Lifestyle History of Modern China, Economic Studies on the Yangtze River Delta, and Research Topics in Modern Chinese Economic History. He is also one of the main lecture professors for the departmental course Modern Chinese History. To date, he has published three books (two independently authored, one with a co-author), has translated three books (initial translator on one of the three), and has published nearly 40 academic papers in various periodical journals, including
Historical Research
, and
Modern Chinese History
Since assuming his current position, Dr. Ma has independently put together several events, including a program for the National Philosophy and Social Science Foundation ("From Fertile Land to Barren Soil: Changes in the Social Ecology of the Huaibei Region"), a program for the Jiangsu Province Philosophy and Social Sciences Foundation ("National Policy Factors and Changes to the Social Ecology of the Xu Huai Hai District"), and a program for the Talent Training Foundation of NJU ("Socio-Economic Studies in Jiangnan"). He has participated in one National Philosophy and Social Sciences Foundation program ("The History of the Chinese Republic"), four core research projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences for the Ministry of Education ("The Japanese Occupation of Eastern China," "Cities with Mid-Range Economies in the Yangtze River Delta Region," "Rural Construction in the Yangtze River Delta Region During the Republican Era," and "The Handicraft Industry by the Yangtze River During the Republican Era"), and one project from the Jiangsu Provincial Association of Philosophy and Social Sciences ("Modern Entrepreneurs in Jiangsu").
From 2006-07, Dr. Ma was employed as a short-term scholar in residence at the IAS, and in 2009 he was selected as a part-time researcher.
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Warrior (2005)
Director: Asif Kapadia Starring: Irrfan Khan Puru Chhibber
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|In feudal india, a warrior who renounces his role as the longitme enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the himalayan mountains.
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Editor's NoteNamed the Best British Film at the 2003 British Academy of Film and Television Awards, THE WARRIOR is a poignant look at the choices people are forced to make in order to survive. Irfan Khan is unforgettable as Lafcadia, a man who works as an executioner for a heartless warlord (Anupam Shyam). When a poor village is unable to pay him tribute, the warlord orders an old man to be instantly executed and the village burned and pillaged. For the first time, Lafcadia shows hesitation in carrying out his duties, and after a young girl (Sunita Sharma) shows him mystical snow-covered mountains, he considers running away with his young son (Puru Chhibber). But as he puts down his sword and seeks a peaceful, quiet life, his men (led by the stellar Aino Annuddin) are ordered to bring back his head, leading to horrific loss and a thrilling chase scene through the desert landscape of Rajasthan in India (known as the Land of Death). Part swordfighting epic, part spiritual quest, THE WARRIOR is an Eastern Western reminiscent of the films of Akira Kurosawa and Sergio Leone. Lafcadia's search for inner peace represents the conflicts that tear through the souls of all men and women, a universal desire for the beauty and simplicity of life.
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|Roman Oshin - Cinematographer
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|Asif Kapadia , Winner, Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
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I just called in sick. I didn't want to face them on Valentine's Day. Last year I sent myself flowers and pretended they were from a guy I was dating. The mysterious George Glass, you know, Jan Brady's made up boyfriend. I forgot that the 20-somethings in the office watch TV Land. It was humiliating when they found out because it meant that I cared what they thought of me and what they thought was that I was a loser. I thought it myself.
I'm self-described as a socially inept, single forty-year-old woman with a cat for company, living paycheck-to-paycheck in a tiny studio apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Not horribly ugly or fat or anything, unless you counted the scar I received last summer from when my cat bit me across the cheek. It required stitches. He doesn't always bite. Well, I named him Jagger because he seems to have a big mouth. Not really big, only when he yawns, but still. He hissed at the other cats vying for my attention in that cat shack and because of that, I brought him home with me. Now he is the only one who ever makes an effort to love me even if that love manifests in brutality once and a while. It always happens when he wants my attention, like if he wants to tell me something important or he missed me, or something, I don't know. It is my fault, I know that.
So, I'm the laughing stock at Sprocket Enterprises. At least I won the sales contest, a trip to Paris. I'm supposed to leave on Friday. A romantic trip for two. I don't really want to go truth be told. Because I have no one to go with, and I don't want to leave Jagger. He needs me. No one else can love him the way I do.
It's sunny out. My apartment is a fifth floor walk-up. I have large windows that allow a lot of daylight in even though the view is mostly brick walls. I can practically reach out and slap the cymbal on my neighbor's drum set. And that was a joke, by the way, since he's always on them making noise at all hours without regard for a lonely woman's sanity. Pretty sad.
I don't cry, because Jagger doesn't like it when I do that. He'll moan, then bite my arm until I wrap him in a blanket like the Baby Jesus and hum to him until he calms down. I swear he understands me sometimes. I thought he said, hello the other day, and I'm almost certain he called out my name. Maureen Rau. I'm not that pathetic. I have had boyfriends, you know.
My last boyfriend just disappeared. He fell off the face of the Earth. New York City is a world of transients. They come, they go, no integrity, you know? Anyhow, that was five years ago, right before I adopted Jagger from Mrs. Widge, the cat lady, who lives by the park.
His name was Jesse Antonovich. He had orange-auburn hair, which he wore long hiding the most perfect ears underneath it. I used to like to nibble on them and he would almost purr in submission. His green eyes were the greenest I have ever seen on anyone. He was lanky, built like a runner who could just about run all day. We met while jogging in the park. A thirty-eight-year-old lawyer who worked with the District Attorney.
I shouldn't be talking about this. It will make me sad all over again. What happened to him? The last time I saw him he told me he loved me. He helped me get my resume together for the job at Sprocket and then we made love on the sofa. He was the first guy I ever met who liked cuddling, the first who had ever picked me up and carried me to bed in that romantic way that guys do that in movies. I told everyone who would listen about his romantic ways. When he left me without even an e-mail pink-slip, I was devastated and it was way worse because everyone knew, you know? Everyone heard me bragging, acting like I was so special because my handsome boyfriend loved me. They mocked me, threw what I said into my face. Made me feel vulnerable, because I divulged everything.
No wonder he left without notice. Someone probably told him about my loose lips. I should have known better. Jagger is sitting in my lap right now looking at me as I wolf down this Godiva chocolate from the box I bought for myself at Macy's. It was sitting on top of the counter as I was checking out my lingerie purchase. Jesse always said I looked good in black lace so I bought a teddy to wear tonight. I'm wearing it now, actually because...well, I don't know why. I guess because I'm celebrating Valentine's Day...with Jagger.
Jagger kind of looks like Jesse in a weird way. He is a Morris-the-Cat orange tabby with green eyes. After he takes a shit, he loves to tear through the house at top speed like an athlete. Our favorite activity is when I scratch his neck and he starts to purr. Then I nibble his ears and he goes crazy. He's looking at me right now in the strangest way, like he knows what I'm saying.
Oh-my-god, he could be Jesse's cat twin. Okay, that's sad. I am losing it.
I saw Mrs. Widge last month and she asked how I was doing with my pet. It seemed odd for her to remember Jagger in such detail, I thought at the time, and still do, what with her hoard of all manner of cats. What was it she said? I can't remember. Something about the key to unlock the pussy. She's a real whack-a-doo. I hope that never happens to me. I don't want to be the cat lady from hell, talking to the animals like they are humans. Okay, I need to lie down. Jagger just meowed, and has jumped off my lap. The meow sounded like, no! All right, that's better. I have one leg up over the sofa and the other bent back. He just jumped between my legs and is jammed up against my pussy.
Well, it's better than nothing.
I think about Jesse all the time. I know it's unhealthy. But the sex was the best I've ever had. That last night, he came over with Thai food. Skewered chicken and vegetables in a mild peanut glaze on a bed of rice noodles for me, and a seafood combination platter for him. We ate at the coffee table while watching It Happened One Night, which is a movie about a woman who runs away at her wedding and ends up flirting up a storm with Rhett Butler. The ultimate chick flick. Their banter reminded me of ours, especially on the afternoon when we met, when I made fun of his stretching style.
"You know what I want for dessert?" he asked after dinner.
"I have some coffee almond chip ice cream," I said. "It's Haagen Daas."
He kissed me and scooted me up to the sofa spreading my legs up and over his shoulders. "I'd prefer your pussy," he said. He reached for my silk thong and began rubbing my clit through it, the way I always did when I masturbated. He could feel how wet I already was. I took a deep breath and bit my lip as he proceeded to push the damp fabric aside and replace it with his tongue. He lapped at the pink folds of my pussy the way Jagger drinks water from his ceramic dish, his tongue offering rapid licks as though bathing me clean.
Oh-my-god. I feel wet just thinking about this. I clenched the hem of my navy blue cotton dress with one hand and swirled a long lock of his hair with the index finger of my other. I called out his name but bit back the urge to tell him that I loved him. We'd only been dating for three months and I didn't want to say it until he'd said it to me three times. Stupid, but it was something my mother told me once. I was afraid he'd freak, and leave me if I got too emotionally dependent, even though it was what I wanted.
Before him, I hadn't had a boyfriend in two years. New York isn't the easiest place to date and coupled with my extreme pickiness and social anxiety, well, I knew I was lucky to have him licking, fucking, you know. I didn't want to ruin it with crazy psycho-love.
He noshed on my pussy grazing his tongue deep inside me while resting his goateed chin on my ass. Then he said, "I could do this all night."
I moaned feeling the wetness ooze out of me and into his awaiting mouth. I couldn't believe he was doing it, you know? Most guys only offered to go down on me after I'd sorted out a blow job and only because they thought they had to, not because they wanted to. Not that there had been a lot of guys. But Jesse was different.
I bucked against him but he held me steady. He knew I was about to come, but he kept going, and didn't even brace for the impact.
"Oh god," I cried. Tears fell from eyes. It was probably the most intense orgasm I had ever had!
"Did you like that?" Jesse asked. "Because there's more where that came from."
"What did you have in mind?"
"I love you, that's what," he said.
He stopped and got up off his knees. He removed his gray business suit (he'd come over straight from work) and his black briefs. God, I loved his body. He had no body fat except for a little paunch in his stomach. He had a hard time with sit-ups because he was so tall. At least that's what he always said, but he liked to drink Guinness a lot. I suspected it was a tiny little beer gut developing. It looked sexy on him. I liked that he wasn't a perfect specimen. I mean, I wasn't. I'm a lot thinner now due to my depression and all that. Back then, I was fitter, but I thought my thighs were too bulky. They looked different when I looked down at them as compared to when I saw them in a mirror. Probably body dysmorphic disorder, because he always said I was beautiful.
His cock kind of bobbed in the air and it was so hard that it looked like it must have hurt. He took it in his hand and stroked it while stretching his tongue out along his lips to swallow up the remainder of my cum residing there.
Jesse reached over and pulled my dress over my head then slid my panties off. I looked like that Olympia painting, you know what I'm talking about? I think it's by Manet. The petite, dark-haired girl reclining on a chaise, wearing nothing but a black choker and mules? I was actually wearing that velvet Art Deco chocker I have, and a pair of slingbacks. My dark hair had been scrunched up into a high pony-tail. I took off my bra just as he straddled me and our bodies just clung to each other's, mine was a little sticky with sweat from the heated cunnilingus action. We kissed in a deep and passionate tongue duel, our lips like suctions locked in eternity. Okay, am I exaggerating? I remember it like it was yesterday even though it was five years ago. Five years ago today.
When he slipped his long, hard cock inside me, I felt more connected than I ever had before. Something was different that night. We both knew it. The way he looked at me, it was like he was seeing into my soul, if that makes any sense. I know, corny, right? Men and women see sex differently, I get it. He's probably fucked a zillion other women since then. He's probably with someone tonight, looking at her the way he looked at me all those years ago. I don't care. I don't care what you think of me -- pathetic loser, suffering with unrequited love and stuff like that. I get it. But today is Valentine's Day and I have a right to dwell on the past, even if it's only for a few more hours.
His cock filled my pussy with love. We matched grunts in between kisses. I put my arms around him and he lifted me up then leaned back against the opposite armrest while I sat on him. I did my share, squeezing my inner muscles against his cock, tightening so that he could feel the sensation. He gasped then concentrated on sucking my nipples. His face dived in, clinging to my breast. I ran my hands through his pretty hair then leaned against his ear and whispered, "I love you too." I licked the top of his ear the way he liked and I heard him moan even louder with every gentle nibble. I moved my other hand to his other ear and continued this auditory assault. "I'm going to come," I moaned suddenly because I was thinking how much I loved him, especially then because it was our first Valentine's Day.
Quickly he lifted me and maneuvered a position change. Now we were on our hands and knees, all the pillows on the floor to give us more traction on the sofa. He thrust into me from behind, sliding out and ramming back in. He grabbed the globes of my ass and caressed them like a madman. His arm locked under my belly as he continued to maul my ass with his other hand, slapping it and thrusting then falling down into the back of my neck and kissing me from behind.
I screamed, "Stop. Oh-my-god!" and growled preternaturally like a howling animal in heat. Then I felt the hot stream of his cum shoot into my pussy. It dribbled down my leg and I was glad my mother's hand-made afgan was there to catch the residue (instead of onto my $2,000 couch) as it leaked down my inner thighs. He kissed my neck again, and again, and then I turned to collect kisses to my lips. I felt like I never wanted to ever be apart from him. I felt like the luckiest woman in the world.
Needless to say, but I've been masturbating this whole time. With Jagger between my legs brushing his furry orange body against the back of my hand, I'm pretending that I'm feeling Jesse's pubes. My fingers have dipped into the canal. Next, I pull them out and smell my own scent, pretending it's combined with Jesse's. Then I rub my fingers over the silky fabric of my lacy teddy quickly then slower, trying to build up the anticipation again and feel that same orgasm.
"Oh, Jesse! Where are you? Come back to me!" I say aloud like an idiot.
Jagger has just jumped up on the top of the couch-back and is circling my head. It looks like he's going to pounce so I have guided him down. He's sitting on my chest and looking into my brown eyes.
"What are you doing here?" Okay, I know he can't talk. "Don't worry. You're my only Valentine. There's nobody else. Just the ghost of someone."
I pet him with my left hand then return to a little more solo-play with my right, and with my memory as a guide.
When we finished, Jesse carried me into the bedroom where we made love a second time. I rocked his cock with my mouth. I really loved the way the throbbing veins of its underside collided with my mouth. I could literally feel his life force. I did that thing where you deep throat, imagining that my mouth had superiority over any other woman's who'd been there before me. This gave me the momentum to continue blow-jobbing. I paid attention to how he reacted to every lick.
"Do you like that?" I asked.
"I love it," he whispered.
He gently removed the elastic of my pony causing my hair to shroud his cock like a tent giving it privacy. I licked his balls gingerly, and when I thought he was ready to come, I passed my tongue over his taint forcing a squeal from him. He came in spurts that I swallowed lovingly. I moved my hair out of the way so he could see me doing it. I wanted to do everything in my power to make him happy.
We fell asleep in each other's arms. In the morning, he was gone. No note, no nothing. He had stayed over on many occasions prior to that night. He'd always wake up before me and go out for coffee. He liked milk in his and would often bring back two with milk and sugar instead of remembering that I liked mine black. I never argued. I mean, maybe I teased him about it. I don't remember. I don't remember what I did, to tell you the truth. I must have done something to make him hate me. I ended up getting used to the taste, but I've since gone back to black.
I have gone over, and over that night thousands of times. I sort of reduced my circle of friends over it. I told everyone the story, even Mrs. Widge, though at the time she seemed to be in a drunken half-listening stupor as she said, "True love comes but once. A man must go through changes to appreciate the woman you are. Then he'll never stray." Is that what she said? I really can't remember. It was something equally cryptic, I'm sure, even though now I kind of think it sounded way more positive than what my other friends said. Tony Smith and Michael Voorkries and Jeannette Tines had all agreed I needed therapy. Said I shouldn't call them until I sought professional help.
Instead, I got a cat.
Jagger's ears just perked up. He's jumped off my chest to perch on the windowsill. He's standing up on his hind legs with his front paws against the glass. I've never seen him do that before. What's he looking at? Peering out the window, I see noisy neighbor is up and banging on his drum set. Ew, he's looking at me and howling like a wolf. What's wrong with him? I'm looking down at my teddy-clad body now and noticing the bottom has unclasped, which must have happened during my masturbatory engagement. He can see my pussy. What a perv! Okay, I've pulled my trenchcoat around me, since it is close by, folded over the kitchen chair. Then I notice her. Mrs. Widge is in the alley, just standing there looking up at Jagger. She is making kissy faces at him.
Oh-my-god, how weird.
At the same time, it appears that my annoying neighbor has stopped playing his obnoxious instrument. His black and white cat is sitting in his place licking its privates. I didn't even think he was the type to have a cat. I've never seen that cow-like lump before. I just picked up Jagger and am holding him in my arms, I wanted to bring him close to me, to protect me, or whatever, but he's struggling to be released. He's jumped back into position, and is staring at the old woman.
I haven't seen her in weeks. Maybe I should go down and ask her to clarify all those quirky things she said to me throughout the years. And I do feel a sense of pride in the one thing I am good at -- taking care of Jagger. I'd love to share that one success with her, maybe it will give her the incentive to find other people to help care for her menagerie. Jagger has been the perfect pet, well, except for the anger issues. I meant health-wise, he's perfect.
I just slipped on my knee-hi boots and am running downstairs to meet her.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Mrs. Widge."
"I see you are spending it with your beloved," she says.
"How are you?" I ask, trying to be polite. I don't really want her to know that I'm depressed, you know?
"I'm working, you should be aware, for the good of the community. Getting the fat cats to know their place," she replies. What a strange thing to say. I thought she was on disability or social security or something. I didn't think she had a job. I don't think there is a Mr. Widge, either. I really don't know her at all, I guess.
Before I fully process her answer, I blurt, "I don't know what you mean, actually. How do the fat cats find their way?" Do I really want to have a conversation with this dirty woman?
"Through love," she says. "They learn how to love." To what is she referring? I'm guessing her obsession with stray cats?
"And then what?"
"Then they never stray," she says. "Has he been a good boy for you?" She stared at the scar on my face. I put my hand up to my cheek. The way it happened, I don't remember now. I was reading a note Jesse left me once. I think it was on my birthday. It was much too early in our relationship to exchange birthday gifts. I mean, I hadn't been expecting a ring or anything. It was really the perfect gift. The note was a love poem that I have always cherished. I guess I was ignoring Jagger while fully immersed in its prose. Maybe he had been hungry? Anyhow, I started crying and before you knew it, he took that chunk out of my cheek.
"For the most part," I offer Mrs. Widge. "He's really healthy. He loves me in his own way. He's my Valentine, the only one I need." I didn't want anyone to think I didn't love my pet. Because if I couldn't love the one thing I took care of, if I couldn't get him to love me back, then how would I ever be able to have a relationship with anyone?
"Curious," the old woman mumbles, as though she has just read my mind.
"Pardon?" I say because I'm not sure I've heard her correctly.
"Do you want him back?"
I blurt, "What?" Am I that transparent? I know. I am.
Staring into my eyes, she pauses for the creepiest of moments. "The red-head. The runner," she says. "The milk-drinking, sorry soul who captured you with lust."


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Diverse Group of Volunteers will Ask Legislators to Support the Invalidation of Prop 8
What: Equality California is sponsoring Lobby Day where a diverse group of volunteers and activists will urge legislators to support Equality California-sponsored companion resolutions SR 7 (Leno) and HR 5 (Ammiano), in the State Senate and Assembly. The resolutions would put the legislature on record as opposing Prop 8 as an invalid revision to the California Constitution. More than 2,000 volunteers have already registered to participate.
When: Tuesday, February 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
10:30 a.m.: Assembly judiciary committee hearing on HR 5
12:15 p.m. Rally
12:30 p.m. Senate Judiciary hearing on SR 7
1-4 p.m.: lobby visits
Where: California State Capitol, 10th Street and Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
Who: Lobby day will bring together diverse civil rights and faith leaders, community members and allies from across the state and a number of elected officials, including Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), Senator Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego), Senator Gloria Romero (D-Los Angeles), State Assemblymember John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), and Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach).
Lobby Day will follow a series of coordinated actions supporting marriage for same-sex couples over President's Day weekend. On Monday, February 16, EQCA will also co-sponsor a rally with Equality Action NOW, Marriage Equality USA, and California Outreach at the Capitol.
EQCA works to achieve equality and secure legal protections for LGBT people. To improve the lives of LGBT Californians, EQCA sponsors legislation and coordinates efforts to ensure its passage, lobbies legislators and other policy makers, builds coalitions, develops community strength and empowers individuals and other organizations to engage in the political process. www.eqca.org
Our affiliated organizations
Equality California Institute
& Equality California PAC
Contact information
202 W 1st St., Suite 3-0130
Los Angeles, CA 90012
323.848.9801 | f: 415.581.0805 contact us >
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I have Symantec Enbalment Toolkit Data installed on my C drive with all the relevent content modules for my study. Now i have to move this date from C drive to some other partition.
How can i move this.
Saqib Alam| Sr.Systems Engineer |
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Hi Saqib
You should send your question to the Partner Enablement Toolkit Team for the quickest response. They should be able to help you with moving the modules.
You can reach them at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thank You
Janice Brown
Finally I got the reply from Symantec Enablement Tool Kit Team and as per there instructions i move my all contents data from one drive to another without loosing it.
GR8 Job
Thanks to Symantec.
Saqib Alam |Sr.Systems Engineer
Saqib Alam|Senior Systems Engineer|Symantec Technical Specialist|
For others who need to back up their content within the Symantec Enablement Toolkit, please follow this guide:
Backing Up Content Modules
Back up all the files under the following folder:
- For Windows XP - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\Enablement Toolkit\
- For Windows Vista - C:\ProgramData\Symantec\Enablement Toolkit\
The minimum files and folders required from the folder(s) listed above are:
- \ContentModules
- \setlocaldownloaded.dat
- \setconfig.ini
Restoring Content Modules
CAUTION: Please do not perform the restore process on a computer with existing content modules. Otherwise you will overwrite the configuration data on the target computer.
To access the content modules on the recovered system or new computer, restore all files and folders that you backed up to their original location as indicated in the section "Backing Up Content Modules
Note: If the content module installation directory changes on the target computer, open setconfig.ini in a text editor, and change the following line to reflect the new location where you content is stored:
Jeremy Henricks
Principal Learning Consultant, Enablement Toolkit
Symantec Education Services
Symantec Corporation