Praying mantis on our front door
Posted in Bugs and little critters on Oct 13th, 2008
Monthly Archive for October, 2008
The green dinner
Posted in Food and drink on Oct 11th, 2008
It started with pasta with pesto and broccoli planned for dinner on a night when the kids would be eating with us, and it turned into an all green dinner. We used the greenest place settings we had. We drank Gatorade and sparkling apple cider. And for dessert…
…we had green jello in brandy snifters.
Pasadena Housewife Virtual Rummage Sale
Posted in Rummage sale on Oct 10th, 2008
I’m cleaning out my bookshelves, cupboards, closets, storage shed and garage and starting an online rummage sale in a permanent tab at the top of this site. Check it out — I’ll be adding new items regularly.
(Note: If you’re a family member and you want anythings that’s less than $10, let me know and you can [...]
Hummingbird tongue
Posted in Bugs and little critters, Travel on Oct 1st, 2008
Did you know that hummingbirds have tongues?
And did you know that they use them when they’re drinking nectar?
Their beaks open slightly and their tongues shoot in and out of their mouths to lap the nectar up.
Vermont construction sign
Posted in Travel on Oct 1st, 2008
We saw a bunch of these signs in Woodstock this summer, and about half of them were spray-painted with skirts. More than half of the people directing traffic were women.
Slug on a tree
Posted in Bugs and little critters, Travel on Oct 1st, 2008
One of Andrea’s orchids.