In Other News

 I saw a mosquito today.

What It's Like Outside

As most of you know, we're into gardening. At the beginning of fall I found myself with some time on my hands and decided to experiment with bulds. I ended up planting about 300 of them.

Here are the tulips. They are coming up in 3 spots.

These daffodils were here when we bought the house. They're beginning to bloom now. I planted some paper white bulbs, which are very similar. They bloomed over Christmas.

Here's a patch of hyacinth. This is coming up in 2 spots.

Our neighbor planted these lenten roses a few years ago, along with some ferns.

The trees are starting to bud.

This year the plan is to experiment with moss. It's all over our property, but we want to add some types with interesting textures.

Here's How I See It

Jen from the Block interviewed me. If you would like to be interviewed for your blog, let me know in the comment section.

1. What is your favorite movie? Your least favorite?

Dead Poets Society: all-time favorite

 Total waste of my time

2. What is your "go-to" comfort meal?

That's easy

3. What was your favorite thing about 2008? What do you most look forward to in 2009?

 I loved our trip to Costa Rica

Ii can't wait for our wedding aboard the Tahoe Queen in July

4. If you could acquire one life skill with no effort, what would it be?

 I wish I had a better sense of timing

5. If you could have dinner with 4 people (dead or alive), who would you invite and why?

I would invite diane rehm, terry gross, and 'wait wait don't tell me' duo peter sagal and carl kasell. I seriously don't think I can think of anything more entertaining.

A Rare Occurrence

 My backyard this morning

Everything I Read Last Year

Christmas With Jenna and Jean

Queen baker

Baker's assistant no. 3

Christmas Day carnage

Walking it off

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... And for those of you who didn't drive around and look at Christmas lights this year.

Ying and Yang