http://cindy.blogsome.com A vegetarian state worker blogs about gardening (Sunset zone 14), knitting, rabbits, cats, whatever Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:38:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I came across the Egypt project report Garrison wrote in 6th grade on mummification. Its so cute I had to share! I believe this may be one of the best homework assignments he’s done. At least its the most engaging. He actually went through the steps ... http://cindy.blogsome.com/2008/07/06/how-to-mummify-a-stuffed-bear-and-a-cornish-game-hen/ I didn’t plant anything this year, unless you count the kale and broccoli I planted last Fall. But this wonderful cucumber plant appeared and is growing well anyway. I haven’t even watered it. Its doing even better than last years cucumbers, which suffered from crowding by the overplanted soybeans. ... http://cindy.blogsome.com/2008/07/04/cucumbers-for-free/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } round 2 smackdown hat, originally uploaded by cwalker5555. Here it is. The finished round 2 yarn smackdown hat. Pixieknit should have received it yesterday but she hasn’t posted a ... http://cindy.blogsome.com/2008/04/10/round-2-smackdown-hat/ The wisteria is blooming. Here are some shots of it. But the wisteria pics are really an excuse to try out a new technique I learned for rounding image corners. Here’s our ridiculous ground cover, winter wheat and hairy vetch. The passages through it were made by the rabbit, Fred. ... http://cindy.blogsome.com/2008/03/31/wisteria/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } johnmaestro, originally uploaded by cwalker5555. John and the neighbor’s cat, Maestro, take a nap. http://cindy.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/johnmaestro/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } hat2, originally uploaded by cwalker5555. Here Garrison models my finished yarn smackdown hat. I took Thursday off hoping to finish it in time for the 5 pm mailing, but it ... http://cindy.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/yarn-smackdown-hat-completed/ Garrison came home for the first time last Friday. Its so nice to have him here, even if it means the return of laundry on the floor. He’s already put on his freshman ten, but in his case its mostly muscle from what I can tell. The ... http://cindy.blogsome.com/2007/11/23/the-young-one-returns-home/ Here’s this year’s list of garden costs: compost - $47.31 fertilizer - $7.00 seeds - $20.10 rebar/fencing - $31.87 winter cover crop seeds: $4.98 soil / peat pots - $4.98 TOTAL: $127.52 So much less than last year’s $375. But I underspent on fertilizer. I think that was a big part of the reason my ... http://cindy.blogsome.com/2007/11/19/end-of-year-garden-accounting/ Here’s Garrison and his roommate after a long hot day moving into his dorm. They seemed compatible on move-in day. We’ll see how long that lasts. The dorms have a new arrangement, each side having a bed above a desk to leave more floor space. Its much better ... http://cindy.blogsome.com/2007/08/29/garrison-at-chico/ Pumpkin season is over already. Here’s the biggest one. Only 11.4 pounds and 32 inches around. Look how square it is from above. So much for being an Atlantic Giant. Here’s the rest of the backyard. The area closest to the camera is where I ... http://cindy.blogsome.com/2007/08/25/garden-update-3/