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Syzygy of Worlds: May 2011
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Monday, May 23, 2011. Ow that school's out, I've been gardening early in the morning before the heat is too great for me ( 79°F). In a few weeks, that time will probably change. I love being up early, as long as I don't have to talk. This is a rambler rose that went wild. It would be covered in little clumps of these peppery-smelling blossoms, but the deer keep chewing most of them off. I always wondered how columbines got their names; I couldn't see anything birdlike about them. After some research,...
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Syzygy of Worlds: September 2011
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Saturday, September 10, 2011. I grew this 'Mr. Majestic' marigold from seed. It's the sole plant that survived; squirrels dug up the other seeds and ate them. I love the striped petals. At least deer don't eat marigolds- yet. The deer didn't eat my monarda, either. This specimen came from a plant sale at a local botanical gardens a few summers ago. I forgot to stake it, so it flopped everywhere. I love the way it looks like fireworks. Hummingbirds like these, but I didn't see any this year. I wanted to t...
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Syzygy of Worlds: March 2011
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Thursday, March 31, 2011. Hen I was applying for colleges, I had to write an essay about a fictional character who greatly influenced my life. I ended up submitting a very tame essay about Combeferre from. A young revolutionary who fights for what he believes in, but whose real tendencies are scholarly, preferring "illumination rather than conflagration.". That's not who I wanted to write about. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Out of reach of the world. The. Captain Nemo influenced me, not because he was s...
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Syzygy of Worlds: Summer Garden
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Saturday, September 10, 2011. I grew this 'Mr. Majestic' marigold from seed. It's the sole plant that survived; squirrels dug up the other seeds and ate them. I love the striped petals. At least deer don't eat marigolds- yet. The deer didn't eat my monarda, either. This specimen came from a plant sale at a local botanical gardens a few summers ago. I forgot to stake it, so it flopped everywhere. I love the way it looks like fireworks. Hummingbirds like these, but I didn't see any this year. I wanted to t...
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Syzygy of Worlds: April 2011
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Thursday, April 28, 2011. Y garden has been blooming away steadily. We've gotten a lot of rain this spring, so everything is quite verdant. One of these days I need to fertilize the flowerbed, but I have to get some more weeds pulled, first. Here are a few pictures of what's been blooming, these past few weeks. Now for my actual flowerbed. A few years back, I was given some seeds for a columbine, and couldn't remember what I did with them. Apparently I planted them at some point, because it bloom...This ...
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Syzygy of Worlds: March 2012
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Sunday, March 18, 2012. Springtime Garden and Woods. Pring came early this year. The daffodils were finished by the beginning of February. I have grand plans for my garden, as usual. Most of my plants didn't go dormant over the winter, because the weather never cooled down significantly. Some of the daisies persisted in blooming well into December. I like this kind especially because they remind me of growing crocuses when I was little, and of a favorite professor who always wore thinly striped shirts.
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Syzygy of Worlds: How to Construct a Personal Dress Form
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011. How to Construct a Personal Dress Form. Later, I came across an article on how to make decorative dress forms out of rusty chicken wire and got the idea to make one in my size, by the same general principle. Here's how I did it, for around ten dollars and a little over an hour. All right, now for photographs. And there you have it- an affordable dress form which can be made in any size and shape imaginable. Posted by Lady W. August 21, 2011 at 9:48 AM. This blog is not a work ...
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Syzygy of Worlds: November 2010
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Friday, November 5, 2010. Seven Great Future Movies. Uring a conversation with a friend earlier this week, I mentioned two or three books that I think would naturally make wonderful movies, and later called to mind a few more. Each would present unique challenges to the filmmakers with regard to things like historical accuracy, special effects, and quality appropriate actors (as in, people with real acting ability), in order to remain faithful to the books. So, in no particular order:. 1 Rifles for Watie.
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Syzygy of Worlds: January 2011
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Movie Review: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Ecently, I went out to see. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. I brought my trusty writing notebook with me, and made a tally mark in one of two columns whenever I especially liked or disliked something. Here are my somewhat-disjointed thoughts. Warning: some spoilers ahead, though not the ending nor too many major plot points. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Some people might think so. Are these details indispensible? Interesti...
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Syzygy of Worlds: December 2010
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Sunday, December 26, 2010. Elcome to Les Chapeaux de Coq Mort, my atelier of inspired millinery creations. Doesn't that sound so top-drawer and modish? I got a hat last summer that happened to be a bargain at under two dollars, since its value was over thirty- but for various reasons that I'll relate in this post, I never wore it. Then, a couple weeks ago, I came to a startling realization:. I can alter hats the way I alter clothing. Like I have a swelled head, and I never like to help people prove their...
