http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ The life of a wannabe farmer en Vox Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:34:23 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/gardening-with-cats.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(The Fraudulent Farmgirl) http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/gardening-with-cats.html?_c=feed-rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/gardening-with-cats.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:34:23 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00e398e17b2d0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00e398e17b2d0004-50si" alt="Miss Kitty under the Catnip" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00e398e17a130004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00e398e17a130004-50si" alt="Big Lou" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My back garden contains two small cat figurines from Smith & Hawken. One black cat sits upright and peeks through the geraniums, while another curls up in the lavender. I have an affinity for cats--their independence, grace, and general air of sup... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/gardening-with-cats.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa969292420003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cats http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-evil-weed-or-amy-vs-the-poison-ivy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(The Fraudulent Farmgirl) http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-evil-weed-or-amy-vs-the-poison-ivy.html?_c=feed-rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-evil-weed-or-amy-vs-the-poison-ivy.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:13:37 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69ea4130005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69ea4130005-50si" alt="Summer-1" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Anyone who spends time in the garden is eventually going to come into contact with poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac. I've encountered poison ivy too many times to count, often with disastrous results. One year I had such a case of it that I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-evil-weed-or-amy-vs-the-poison-ivy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69ea4a90005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> poison ivy weeds tools and gear http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/gardening-for-klutzes-or-why-my-knees-look-like-that.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(The Fraudulent Farmgirl) http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/gardening-for-klutzes-or-why-my-knees-look-like-that.html?_c=feed-rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/gardening-for-klutzes-or-why-my-knees-look-like-that.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:35:11 -0700 So I'm picking up lots of useful information working for Spotts. Not just run-of-the-mill garden info like plant names and pruning techniques, either. No, I'm learning such helpful tips as how to use a wheelbarrow without turning it upside down or... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/gardening-for-klutzes-or-why-my-knees-look-like-that.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69ad8600005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> safety tools and gear http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-fraudulent-farmstead-in-summer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(The Fraudulent Farmgirl) http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-fraudulent-farmstead-in-summer.html?_c=feed-rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-fraudulent-farmstead-in-summer.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:03:03 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968940590003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968940590003-50si" alt="Hosta alley in July " /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fae8cd2ad8000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fae8cd2ad8000b-50si" alt="Still life with hydrangeas and grill" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968899000002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968899000002-50si" alt="Bench shot" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968940520003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968940520003-50si" alt="Rose border sans roses" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b0100a7e99ebd000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b0100a7e99ebd000e-50si" alt="July shade border" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69ad13c0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69ad13c0005-50si" alt="Clandestine cat house" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa96889c120002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa96889c120002-50si" alt="Butterfly border in July" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69ad4600005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69ad4600005-50si" alt="Lilac and pumpkin" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa96893d810003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa96893d810003-50si" alt="Potager with bean teepee" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa9688990b0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa9688990b0002-50si" alt="Potager with pig " /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> While I've been busy working in other people's gardens, mine has been busy growing in an insane fashion. Normally, July is kind of slow for the garden. The roses, peonies, and other May and June flowers are done, and the caryopteris and asters won... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-fraudulent-farmstead-in-summer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fae8cd2b3c000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> summer garden photo tour http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/im-famous.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(The Fraudulent Farmgirl) http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/im-famous.html?_c=feed-rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/im-famous.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:24:11 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b0100a7e9a1d4000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b0100a7e9a1d4000e-50si" alt="Garden tour" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Check out CAS's lovely blog entry on my big day at the garden tour. I particularly love the photo of Calvin and me, although I never thought I'd look like a Mary Engelbright card! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/im-famous.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa9684ab870003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> irvington garden tour http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-garden-tour-or-how-i-talked-about-plants-for-four-hours.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(The Fraudulent Farmgirl) http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-garden-tour-or-how-i-talked-about-plants-for-four-hours.html?_c=feed-rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-garden-tour-or-how-i-talked-about-plants-for-four-hours.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:48:23 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa9683931f0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa9683931f0003-50si" alt="Spiderwort" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69609a80004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69609a80004-50si" alt="Anabelle Hydrangea " /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968393270003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968393270003-50si" alt="Endless Summer Hydrangea" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968393580003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968393580003-50si" alt="Lavender" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69529f10005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69529f10005-50si" alt="Caryopeteris" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69526c30005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad69526c30005-50si" alt="Nigella" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Huzzah! The Irvington Garden Tour today was a resounding success. I'm not sure how many people came through, but I made about 200 maps (see previous post) and we went through all of them. Despite the occasional threatening cloud, we had gorgeous w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-garden-tour-or-how-i-talked-about-plants-for-four-hours.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fae8c780fc000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> plants irvington garden tour http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/my-most-excellent-maps.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(The Fraudulent Farmgirl) http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/my-most-excellent-maps.html?_c=feed-rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/my-most-excellent-maps.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:25:13 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968392190003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa968392190003-50si" alt="Fraudulent Farmstead_Page_1" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa9683921d0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa9683921d0003-50si" alt="Fraudulent Farmstead_Page_2" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Not to brag or anything, but people at the garden tour liked these maps. And given that Illustrator has regularly been kicking my butt over the last ten years, I feel entitled to gloat ever so slightly at finally turning out a good product with it... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/my-most-excellent-maps.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fae8c77fec000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/countdown-to-garden-tour.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(The Fraudulent Farmgirl) http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/countdown-to-garden-tour.html?_c=feed-rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/countdown-to-garden-tour.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:03:45 -0700 It's one more day ("One daaaaaay mooooooorrree!"--sorry, too much musical theatre at a tender age) until the Irvington garden tour. You may have been wondering why I haven't been blogging. Well, I'll tell you. I was working. I was, in fact, work... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/countdown-to-garden-tour.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad6957f980004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/updated-to-do-list.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(The Fraudulent Farmgirl) http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/updated-to-do-list.html?_c=feed-rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/updated-to-do-list.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:07:08 -0700 With the Midsummer party fast approaching and the garden tour hot on its heels, I'm starting to feel some pressure to complete garden tasks. I'm not too worried, though, as the BF spent a goodly portion of Sunday helping me in the garden (he mowed... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/updated-to-do-list.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad68f6f080005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-potting-bench-or-why-my-boyfriend-is-better-than-your-boyfriend.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(The Fraudulent Farmgirl) http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-potting-bench-or-why-my-boyfriend-is-better-than-your-boyfriend.html?_c=feed-rss http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-potting-bench-or-why-my-boyfriend-is-better-than-your-boyfriend.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:27:35 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa967d930b0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa967d930b0003-50si" alt="Potting Bench " /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad68f23cc0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fad68f23cc0005-50si" alt="Watering System" /></a> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa967cef7d0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fa967cef7d0002-50si" alt="Fred" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I have mentioned several times the potting bench the BF was constructing from an old workbench located in my basement. It sat in the furnace room for all of my eight years in this house, a useless brown hulk taking up space. But when I mentioned i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://adverbadventures.vox.com/library/post/the-potting-bench-or-why-my-boyfriend-is-better-than-your-boyfriend.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4c831cbe2b00fae8c183d8000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tools and gear