Archive for 2008
icing
Stacey is moving away. So we made a cake. She likes icing more than I do.
What I’ve Noticed
A woman fights off a man who assaults her and is assaulted by bystanders in retribution, via Feministing. The Pill Kills – a new campaign of the American Life League. That $600 isn’t going to help our economy and it certainly won’t help people who really need it. 7.2 million families holding sub-prime mortgages, disproportionately […]
photo 365, day 7
Rainy days make me feel bad.
Spring Break, day 5: Lotusland part 3
The water garden used to be a swimming pool. Ganna Walksa, the creator of the garden, kept a narrow lane as a pool and filled the rest with water lilies. We weren’t there at the right time to see them blooming, but it was still a very calm part of the garden. Near the house, […]
Introducing
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Spring Break, day 5: Lotusland part 2
The Japanese garden had a muddy pond, some very well pruned trees and beautiful maples, but I was mostly excited about the camellias. I love these plants, and I haven’t seen one in bloom since I left North Carolina. The aloe garden was the first truly botanically exciting part of the garden for me. I […]
Spring Break, day 5: Lotusland part 1
The last morning of our trip, we went to Lotusland. Lotusland is an absolutely incredible garden. Ganna Walska, a mediocre opera singer and incredibly beautiful woman, built it with the money of the men who loved her. This isn’t just a garden. It’s art. We only got to spend a few hours there. I could […]