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Well, the rabbits have struck again. False Spirea? History, not even evidence they were even there. It appears I am going to be stuck with variations of Sage. Sage seems entirely rabbit proof, maybe because rabbits know that people COOK RABBITS with sage. Catmint, Russian Sage, and two other from the same family are doing fine . I am not alone they seem to have this trouble in Arizona too. I find his response quite amusing. Especially since Lantana and Dalia were the first things the rabbits ate in my garden (right after the Daylillies, but Daylillies are like crack to rabbits, they cannot resist it). As he mentions, Sae and Rosemary are safe....maybe I will try Rosemary, is it an attractive plant? I put in some Dwarf Coreopsis this weekend. They looked nice at Lowes, but they look a lot like salad in the garden. I do not hold out much hope for them surviving the week...if they survive I may be forced to resort to chicken wire

Read This And remember the day eCurrency began. It may take a few years, but don't doubt that it started with this. The old guard has proved incapable of adapting to the new world, and nobody will trust them with this. I don't predict that Google wins, although they have a decent shot. This is just like the situation where broadband didn't take off until the telco's got real competition from an unexpected source.

Big lesson learned, you can't plan these things too well. If you read my Chicago Invasion, we did some or none of the above, but a whole lot more. But despite the over the top Six Flags Adventure and the American Girl experience, as well as the other wonderful moments with Emily and Abby in NYC, the Aquarium, Childeren's museum, IMax etc., the highlight for me was watching Mom enjoying the kids from her new porch as they ran and rode the neighborhood streets in safety and joy with the other children on their last night. She had waited over a year for this moment and it was wonderful to see.

Last night I was helping my eldest son with his homework. His assignment involved writing various forms of poetry. I must say he is quite the poet at 12 already. The final poem was a certain form called a Diamante ( See definition here ) which starts with a noun or subject of which he chose “Mom” ( I think he was trying to suck up to me, but I’ll take it as long as I can get it!) My story relates to the second line in his poem where he chose two adjectives to describe “Mom”. He chose fun and trustworthy and I almost wept. It was the nicest compliment I had received from my son ever. What a wonderful thing to be thought of: trustworthy. Which comes to my own post dedicated to fathers (specifically my own)….I thought after putting the kids to sleep, snuggling with the dogs and picking up laundry what would I write if I had to write a Diamante about fathers. Perhaps I am not the poet my twelve year old is, but my sentiments come from my heart. Fathers Trustworthy, Fun Loving, Caring, Forg...

In keeping with Cindy's idea that we are part of this so called "blogging community" here is a link to another person's blog . I think I would get along well with this guy, we have a similar sense of humour. I actually came apon his blog entirely randomly while researching the correct usage/spelling of the word "enfused". The quote that caught my attention is the following: "If I had to sum up Central Florida in one descriptive phrase it would be this: ----There are a lot of Camaros here." Doesn't the cliche go: Oscar Wilde: "I wish I'd said that" Response: "You will Oscar, you will" (George Bernard Shaw?....or are they entirely different eras) I'm sure dad can expound on the names of the real participants of this famous dialogue. Another fun link.....a full page of Shakespeare's finest insults ....I am waiting for the opportunity to use: "Though [he] is not naturally honest, [he] is so sometimes by chance...

Well the ladies descended on 6-Flags New England, and were much amused. Poppy deserves high kudos for the ability to drive all the way there and back with no help from me. Conveniently my glasses were lost on "Mind Eraser" and I spent the rest of the day in a myopic haze, unable to assist in driving. The star ride of the day for Abby was "Mr 6's Pandemoneum" You can ride it virtually here A pretty cool ride indeed. Also partially conquered was the climbing wall. We may be investigating this as a regular activity , I fully support rock climbing as a great way to build character, risk-taking, and healthy thrills. Emily's favorite varied, but she enjoyed the water park, the batman show, and the Poison Ivy Roller Coaster. She also quite enjoyed a spin on the Whip with Granny. It was really hot (95+). But the water park allowed small folk to survive the morning. Tubes were floated in, slides were slid down, and wave pools were attacked. I'm not certain I was ...

It looks like the Mac is due for a change in parts of it engine. Intel will be happier, Macs will be faster and well we could see Mac marketshare increase by a modest 1 or 2%!! Woo hoo.

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A fine meal was consumed, along with a very nice wine. The Provencal wine was different in taste to my normal California addiction. I shall not attempt to bore you with pompous descriptions of the taste, except to note it was the other end of the spectrum from fruit. Not acidic, I might be tempted to mention leather or chocolate if I didn't regulary make fun of people assigning flavors to wine that would in fact be revolting if they were truly present. Conversation was spirited, and featured full strategic analyses of GM and Target, along with a diversionary exercise into Jack Welch and "Robert". Driving in NYC is a frikkin nightmare. I successfully failed to park in my little safe lot, and on my return to the Garden State, failed to locate the Lincoln Tunnel. The return path featured a relatively successful locating of the Holland Tunnel, followed by 45 minutes of vintage Manhattan gridlock (at Midnight) due to construction in the tunnel. This little treat was followed b...

Yesterday this all started as an idea and now I am excited to think it will become a better website to start my days off. Just think every morning I could start my day with a little talk with my family, even though they are all over North America. I even read that within this program you can send an e-mail blog (with just text) from anywhere in the world and it will be uploaded to this blog. You can even do it from your phone! So I have revised the blog description to suit my entire family. Of course any edits are welcome. I will leave my original description in this post only because I kinda like it! I am trying to become a better person each and every day. I try and learn from my mistakes, learn from my children and I try to listen to the wisdom of the people who have more experience than I. I choose to live in Canada and I promise to try not to complain about the taxes because I love my country. Canada allows me the privilege of living well, compared to the many desperate and sad pl...

This Sunday the Schur girls arrive from Chicago. New York may never be the same again. Monday will herald the neighborhood weenie roast.The invitation is for any kids under 10 to show up for free food and drink. The warmup will be on Tuesday, when the girls descend on Rye Playland and play splash the grandparents. The big event on Wed is tea with Lucille and Abby at American Girl, an event as complex and expensive as the D Day invasion. Emily and Jeff will follow Dora the Explorer's route at the Children's museum in New York. Perhaps a quick viewing of dinosaurs at the Museum of Natural History. Then the big one. On Thursday night we leave for the sleepover so that on Friday early a.m. we invade Six Flags in Massachusets. Full report after next week.

A desperate attempt to upload pictures is now being attempted. Let’s just see how this one goes over.

I recently received a call from my mom asking me about blogging and it made me realize that the hip phenomena broadcasting over the Internet knows no boundaries. Blogging is not secular or generational and true to its nature it is essentially the ham radio of the 20th century. There is nothing short of being able to access a computer that should stop anyone from communication via a web blog. Mankind has this wonderful undeniable need to reach out and touch people, to voice thoughts and emotions. Fundamentally we all wish to be heard. Since the days we screamed our faces off to get another bowl of ice cream till the days we whisper our last words. Isn’t it just the greatest part of being human? To my mother and father who taught me how to first scream, then speak and sometimes (although my husband would argue) listen. Speak well my fellow bloggers.