Perfume perspective.

At the place where I work for a living, there are female prisoners that perform the housekeeping duties early in the mornings. We are told that we are not to make friends with them. Do not touch them. Do not attempt to interact with them outside their duties in any way. They may call . . . → Read More: Perfume perspective.

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Raised garden bed – lasagna gardening

The Project

I decided to replace my infamous bucket garden with a raised garden bed using the basic concept of lasagna gardening.

I’d been searching for 8 in x 8 in x 16 in concrete blocks that cost less than what Lowes or Home Depot would charge for several weeks. But Kirk finally confessed . . . → Read More: Raised garden bed – lasagna gardening

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Meet the Ferrets

We adopted 2 ferrets last Friday!

Both Kirk and I have had ferrets in our lives in the past.

When I was a teenager, my sister got Skeeter as a present form her boyfriend. She and I shared a room at the time, and we built a cage for Skeeter ourselves. We had . . . → Read More: Meet the Ferrets

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Different in the South – Part 2

Skin

There is a lot more skin in the south than there is in Alaska. No, I’m not saying the South is fat (but maybe it is? http://calorielab.com/news/2010/06/28/fattest-states-2010/ ). It’s just that in the south there are a lot fewer months of the year where you need to be covered for warmth.

I . . . → Read More: Different in the South – Part 2

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The Incredible Bucket Garden – modifications

I’m thinking of making a structure to contain my container garden. This maybe:

http://www.thebucketgarden.com/5.html

Or something similar.

I have had great success with growing tomatoes, cucumbers, and all sorts of peppers in buckets. I’m sure that other crops would work in buckets just as well. It’s also been easier. Weeding is minimized. I pull . . . → Read More: The Incredible Bucket Garden – modifications

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Confederate Memorial Day

In South Carolina, the 10th of May is recognized as Confederate Memorial Day.

From the May, 1893 issue of “Confederate Veteran,” the Origin of Memorial Day

It is a matter of history that Mrs. Chas. J. Williams, of Columbus, Ga., instituted the beautiful custom of decorating soldiers’ graves with flowers, a custom which . . . → Read More: Confederate Memorial Day

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Different in the South

Different in the South

Driving

The roads here are insane. The sharply curved on/off ramps and narrow lanes that I drive here in South Carolina would cause a ridiculous amount of accidents in Alaska. But then, we have this stuff called snow and ice on the roads up there more often than not, . . . → Read More: Different in the South

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