Wolfie Barked!

He's got a loud bark, too!  He might be nearsighted though!  He barked at DH when DH stopped at the mailbox.  lol.. We are so happy now that means whatever was wrong is now over.

I was going to tell you this (below) in another post:

We reckon that he had a heck of a time for those first five years. But someone loved him in the past, somewhere.

He can't bark because of some sort of injury.  He just has a tiny growl and a tiny whine which he uses in a friendly way, to communicate his wants. He tries to bark at times but it's like a hoarse semi cough. 

DH is now calling him our little Miracle Dog because he has lifted our sadness and gloom, and for the fact that Wolfie survived all that he has and did it with a sweet and calm demeanor. 

Wolfie is pretty well bonded now, and goes to the front door when he wants to go out and water the trees.  We think he's enjoying this new life.

Well, the Bark is Back.  Fabulous!

Happy Halloween!

Trick or Treat!

Next up, is a little winter coat.

What colors do you think I should knit it in, and any suggestions of patterns? He is a short legged and very compact 13 pounder.

Soctoberfest socks are finished!

Hooray, they are done. And my new sandals, close outs from Land's End that FIT... arrived this afternoon. Yay for shoes that fit! and socks!

That bit of fur in the picture is little Wolfie. He's not our dearest Jazzie, and we know that, but he is such a true match to us that we cannot believe how lucky we were to find him, fall in love with him, and save him.

Something quietly Beautiful is going on in Bangor Maine....

Unpopular wars are not a soldier's fault. Nor are the illegal ones. Soldiers are brave to begin with, and they go because they believe in their duty to their country.

I'm sharing this short video because of the love it expresses. Love is more important to healing than anything. It is the base of all living systems' ability to heal the heart, mind and body.

Wolfie in his new life....

 

 

This little guy was a victim of extreme neglect. But, his hair will grow back in and he will be gorgeous, and he will probably not lose any more teeth. He's already beautiful on the inside. He is a rescue and he's wonderful. He is one of the happiest little dogs I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.

He saw his vet today, and he's on the road to being fully mended. We have a wonderful vet and her staff is just terrific, also. Wolfie is in very good hands.

He's probably under five years old, and was a stray. I don't think he's ever seen a vet in his short little life. He is a Yorkiepoo.

Big Big World issue. Clean, Safe Water... Ted Talk by Michael Pritchard

He invented a water bottle that will clean really filthy water. This is a wonderful item and maybe as adults who care about children, who are most vulnerable to filthy water, we can get behind this, and blog it all over the place.

Facts about malpractice numbers not supporting the myth...

All the howling about malpractice in recent months from the dogs of the Insurance industry has prompted some to actually look into the facts over the hullaballoo. In case you missed this in Salon... Dr Rahul K. Parakh speaks out

And, headway is being made on the inclusion of the public option in the senate bill. Thanks to all of you out there who kept the pressure on about what the American people really want and not only want but NEED!

At last the rest of us are being considered "worthy" of, and may actually receive health care that the Senators and Representatives already enjoy. We are paying for that, you know? We should be allowed to use it. It's not that they are using ..gasp.. socialized medicine, after all. It's OUR money being used the way WE want it used. The government is "Giving" us nothing. And a big thank you to Senator Reid! Huzzah!

A tumbled sea of jellies...

 

DD2 took this picture at the Aquarium in Monterey Bay. If you get a chance to go there, stop an spend some time with these beautiful creatures.

Innocence Project in Illinois

If we are going to save our democracy, we will have to keep your eyes on all things where it looks like a government agency is either out to harass or over reach it's lawful public duties.

This is on the Illinois Newscasters Association page, HERE

The Cook County prosecutors are going after student records of those who participated in Northwestern University's Medill Innocence Project. Their reasons appear to be very peculiar at best, and base harassment at worst.

If Americans close their eyes for even 6 more months, we are going to be in real trouble from the bottom up. Forget just watching the top. These things are happening in individual states. Terribly strange if you ask me.

Reuters.. Follows the money in Healthcare

this just off the Reuter's wire..

Healthcare wastes up to 800 billion a year.

The President is right to say this all along. Follow the money, it is said.

Yes!! Track that stuff down!

Quoting the Article:

Some other findings in the report from Thomson Reuters, the parent company of Reuters:

* Unnecessary care such as the overuse of antibiotics and lab tests to protect against malpractice exposure makes up 37 percent of healthcare waste or $200 to $300 billion a year.

* Fraud makes up 22 percent of healthcare waste, or up to $200 billion a year in fraudulent Medicare claims, kickbacks for referrals for unnecessary services and other scams.

* Administrative inefficiency and redundant paperwork account for 18 percent of healthcare waste.

* Medical mistakes account for $50 billion to $100 billion in unnecessary spending each year, or 11 percent of the total.

* Preventable conditions such as uncontrolled diabetes cost $30 billion to $50 billion a year.

There is lots more to the article, and I hope you can take the time to read it.

Our President is right! But why is this being publicized so late in the game?? Any guesses? The drubbing of everything from town meetings to blogs, perhaps, by G squads?

Little White Crown Sparrows Visiting..

 

They are passing through, and stop in our yard every year, coming and going. Or maybe this flock winters here. Anyway, it's always lovely to have them singing away and pecking the ground for little seeds. The doves were down getting seeds from the red apple, too. The red apple succulent has swollen pods that pop open and about 40 little seeds roll out. The doves and all the seed eaters seem to like them. The sparrow types that visit also eat the devil grass, as does the occasional Lawrence's Gold finch that comes around. The Goldfinch family, all three species, also eat any seeded dandelion. It's amazing how many different birds will visit a garden where only wild foods are present.

Ted Talk. This is beautiful...

Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

PBS San Diego .... Compares San Diego Healthcare and the Canadian System

Public Option Annie.. lol!!

Shade Patio Progress

I'm still trying to bring order out of chaos in the Shade Patio. Fall and Winter are the seasons to plant and such here in SoCal, so we are going to be putting in Cactus in the front raised bed, some of the babies I've been growning are not old enough. Also buddleia and more Jade on the hill. It gets a natural green cover in winter and the little seeds it produces are good for the wild birds. Right now there are White Crown Sparrows migrating through and they are feasting on the seeds of those little winter weeds. Their song is such a pretty little song, it's a joy to hear them in the mornings and afternoons, singing from the Cape Honeysuckle.

 

 

 

These three pictures pan across the Shade Patio. I've been saving water from the sink and tub in buckets so that the plants get watered even if we miss an assigned day.

Oh looky, Dick Cheney hasn't died.. I heard a rumor....

Alas it was untrue, But! This is really good. THIS page takes you to a really hot new, to me, place called "The Daily Beast". I'm putting it up there with The Daily Onion and Slate!

I am blessed with a DH who has the unparalleled web hunting instincts of a man bent on not suffering fools gladly. He found this. And to think that I was just wondering what the strange bald man, no, not DH but Cheney, was taking pot shots at! He's so very good with that rifle and scope.

This rich "diggins" have been supplemented by my DD1 who sent me a quote that is terrible relevant, too. It's from Al Grayson, who says "if Obama had a BLT today, the Republicans would want to ban bacon the next day" Only I don't blame republicans for Cheney. He's his own brand of madman.

Jewelry cleaning solution.

I make my own solution for cleaning jewelry and it's what the faceters and the Gemological Society used. There are lots of things on the web but this is the one that they used.

You can put this into a used butter (or similar) tub but remember to keep it labeled and out of the reach of children or the pets.

Into the tub put 1 cup of water.

Add this to the water:

1 teaspoon of household ammonia
1 teaspoon of rubbing alcohol
And a couple of drops of Dawn hand dish washing detergent. Dawn is best but use what you have. Mix and use.

This is not for all stones or metals, but it's safe for both silver or gold, and hard non-porous stones like faceted quartz, tourmaline, diamonds, etc. The hard stuff.

This is not for "soft stones" like turquoise, malachite, opals, or non agate or non chalcedony semi precious materials.

You use this by soaking the piece for a little bit, and scrubbing gently with a soft brush, a little acrylic painting brush from Michaels will do ya. This is the time that the GS liked to look for loose stones and warn people about getting them tightened down by a jeweler.

We did Gem ID and cleaning at the County Fair, some Gem Shows, and Club shows. It was a lot of fun.

TBone speaks out....

A quote from Mr. Picknz from the newz...

"Oil Tycoon: US “Entitled” to Iraqi Oil

In other congressional testimony, the oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens told lawmakers Wednesday the US is “entitled” to Iraqi oil because of the human and financial toll of occupying Iraq. Addressing the Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, Pickens criticized Iraqi plans to open up oil fields to international bidding. Pickens said, “They’re opening them up to other companies all over the world…We’re entitled to it…We even lost 5,000 of our people, 65,000 injured and a trillion, five hundred billion dollars.”"

Gee, and here we thought we were over there to help bring democracy to a country with WMDs and Al Qaida lurking around the basements of Saddam Hussein. Tsk tsk, you never know how all of this is going to pan out, do you, when you go in there to help your self, er help out?

CIA Invests in Software Firm Monitoring Blogs, Twitter

CIA Invests in Software Firm Monitoring Blogs, Twitter

"Wired magazine has revealed the investment arm of the Central Intelligence Agency has invested in a software firm called Visible Technologies that specializes in monitoring social media sites, including blogs, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter and Amazon. Wired reporter Noah Shachtman writes, "America's spy agencies want to read your blog posts, keep track of your Twitter updates—even check out your book reviews on Amazon."

We already knew this was going to happen, yes?

It's so very "1984"

What Malalai is fighting against....

Malalai is a brave woman, called the bravest woman in Afghanistan, because she dares to speak out against the warlords, the very warlords that that the Taliban kept at bay. So, this is year 8, and the poppies are back in force. The link is from an article in the Guardian,UK.

Thank you Gary Trudeau, for helping us to pick through to the base of the "plant" and with a touch of humor.

Where do all the dollars go, Long time passing....

* "Cashing in the War Dividend": As Healthcare Reform Limited by Deficit Concerns, Military Spending Continues to Grow *

As lawmakers hash out the final details of legislation to reform the nation's healthcare system, one of the key questions is: How much will it all cost, and how will it affect the federal deficit? While $900 billion over ten years may sound like a hefty price tag, it is a mere fraction of this country's spending on the military, which is expected to grow by at least $133.1 billion over the next decade."

Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/21/cashing_in_the_war_dividend_as

In case you were curious about following the money.  If we could stop the idiots, who purport to have the power to speak for us, from starting wars that have NOTHING to do with the expressed goals and EVERYTHING to do with Oil and War Profiteering, the last of which is a treasonable offense, we would be able to do something good with the money.

Label this Healthcare VS the Military State.

The Politicians who did this really can't argue that the Taliban had anything to do with 911, because they did not.  Nor did Saddam Hussein.  These two entities were just convenient targets, and now look what's happened.  We have a Military State.  And the Devil's in the Details.  Here's a few more of the Details.....
Tom Dispatch source

 Read it and wonder just what on earth we never learned from the Collapse of the Roman Empire?  I mean they study that thing at the War Colleges.  Duh!

Corvette Diner ..

The Corvette Diner is in new digs at Liberty Station, off of Rosecrans. It has a lot of the old signage and a beautiful 'Vette in the front entry, old salvaged Neons from Downtown, which are all working, and a Mirror Ball overhead, picking up all the colors. There's a live DJ who plays requests, and the very true to the era 50's decor of course. The onion rings are the best I've ever had, the fries are also delicious, and made from fresh cut potatoes, cooked crispy and perfectly.

That bottle of root beer with the cherry on top is how it's served, and it's brewed with an old recipe. Delicious! DH had a Pink Lemonade. This is not a cheap place to eat, but it's lots of fun and the food is fresh and very tasty, and great service!

Next time I will try a salad because, with all my diet restrictions, I can't really get what I want- apologies to Mick- which was one of those amazing malted milk creations that went floating by, with a burger and those terrific fries. Yum!

The waiters and waitresses are dressed in black mechanic style shirts, with appropriate patches made up to look like what a car mechanic gets after passing, say, the courses at GMC or Monroe Shocks. Very Cool place!

Find the fish...... For BL and other little fisher folk.

DD took these two photos at the aquarium in San Francisco. Flat fish are amazing at camo. Almost as good at it as are Cuttlefish.  Thanks B!

San Francisco Botanical Gardens

Everywhere you turned that day there were flowers. Some as tiny as these lavender dancers. It was an overcast day, in August, and a lucky day to be there in the Garden.

This was the week when temperatures in San Francisco were nearly at 100°. It was like a cool rain forest that day, so deliciously wonderful and cool.

Volunteers in the Garden

San Francisco Botanical Garden, with all the lovely plantings everywhere in bloom, had this little surprise growing up through the slats of a bench.

Lovely Bebé!  I so want to paint a room of my house this color.

Adventures of My Cartoon Alter Ego

Elly Elephant

Thanks to Stephan Pastis for this..

The Baby Tort Report, as promised..

Fuzzarelly, being a non combatant, (I is kidding!)wishes to know how the baby torts are getting along on the lately renamed Lazy T Ranch. And I'm sure that BabyLuann, in another part of the North American Continent, also wishes the same.

Milagro on the scales. She's the biggest and still has that little bat on the back of her shell along the edge.

Milagro, the largest one is about the size of mayonnaise jar lid. Dusty is just a hair smaller than she is, and little Mosquito, who was one of the last hatched and stayed "in the Wild" longer is still a lot smaller than they are. In this picture you can see those shiny whitish lines around the growth plates. This shows that all the critters have grown quite a bit this summer. There is a light area actually ON the plates that is early summer growth.

Knitting: I am being haunted by that other sock, so it's time to get the darn thing cast on and knit, especially important because I have been battling complacency as the days of October slip away under the wire.

I need to do more of what Elly the Elephant is doing.... Picture follows....above

PS:  The big torts are all eating well, and staying pretty cool under the small deck. 

Our 11 year male is catching heck from his father, and a lot of head bobbing is going on in the lower 40.  The matriarch of the herd, Poko Ono, is doing well, and if she laid a nest we haven't found it.

All the Torts large and small eat bok choy.  The big ones also eat roses, elm sprouts,  and cactus pads, nearly every day, and sometime fruit bits we save them.

We eat only organic farmer's market fruits and vegetables so, the torts will all likely outlive us.  We are thinking about leaving something in our wills for their sakes.  BUT, if we find that nest, we will dig it up!

Where does all the money go?

 

The doctor's aren't getting rich and the nurses who spend 5 to 6 years getting an education are not getting rich. Where does that money go?

Gnome Adventures

The Gnomes Strike Back!

Albino Crocodile

This is for BabyLuann, and anyone else who will enjoy it.

You can see this big fellow in person ( I think it's a male) at the new Aquarium in San Francisco. He's patiently waiting for you to take his picture, and you better believe he's got those Pink Eyes on You!

Orchids in Santa Cruz

Yes, we finally found the card with all the pictures on it.  This is pretty much why I love pink.  Next pair of socks will be PINK!

Amapola

The Gaza Zoo Zebras

I thought this was a cute story.

From UPI.com

The Gaza Zoo Zebras

This has been a long day.  Herein is a story of a near miss which didn't result in a prat fall:

I tripped and nearly fell going to the ceramics room, on a side walk slab that was raised by a tree root.  I'm not going to be suing anyone but I am feeling like a cartoon character where all the parts of it fly away from each other and then come back with a huge, "THUMP!"

It's really the first time in ages that I actually ran about five steps and big ones.  I'm so glad I didn't fall.  No telling what would have gotten broken.  I'm just starting back to knitting for Heaven's sake!  Thank you, God, for saving me!   I wanted to just come home and eat a BIG chocolate chip cookie.

Celebrating little miracles, every day.

One sock down and one to go...

Soctoberfest sock is finished.  well, the first one is anyway.

With Senate Finance Vote, Fate of Public Option Uncertain as Healthcare Reform Talks Move Behind Closed Doors

With Senate Finance Vote, Fate of Public Option Uncertain as Healthcare Reform Talks Move Behind Closed Doors

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I think we all knew this was coming.  Money.  Money Money Money.....

But it's not over until it's over.  This will be a perennial bitch to deal with, but deal with it we must.  We can't have 25 million people uninsured in this country.  We can't stand it as a modern nation.  This will come to bite us on the butt in the next pandemic.  You read it here.  And people who can't afford to BUY into this are going to get the money to do so just where?  Our governing bodies are worse than the ancient Romans.

Busy Book gathering for winter nights

I've waited an age and a half for these books. They are used but they are in perfect condition, well, a little bit of wear on that dust jacket. Knitting goes Large has some extremely lovely cardi patterns in it. And Knitting Nature has several patterns for sweaters and smaller things- the Sunflower Tam- that I've been longing for ever since it popped up in Ravelry.

Today was a busy housework day as DH was off to help his sisters early this morning. A load of towels is chugging away in the washer, I actually dusted the top of our dressers, and scrubbed up a bathroom , and now , as my reward for the best behavior, I can go knit that sock and watch the McLeod Sisters kick some cowpoke hinnie for isubordination. So much fun.

It rained a little last night. October rain in SoCal! Imagine! The little rooted ones and all the birds must be rejoicing! I know the shade patio plants are always happy when it rains. And today, the other book might come. Rho, I got that bread book! 5 minute bread? Anyway, it's wending it's way to my door. It's baking season!

Blue Berries in the freezer

My sister in law makes a blue berry pie that is delicious, and today when I was trolling through my blog list I found a blue berry cake in a side bar at Jung At Heart's blog.

When something this delicious rolls along you just have to tell your friends and family all about it!  Thank you, Cheryl, for sharing your lovely recipes.

The shade patio is coming along nicely.  Most of the bromeliads and the eppies are cleaned up and hanging, or set on the benches, but there is still a lot to do out there.  Day by day, it's getting changed. 

I'm off to  watch a couple of episodes of "Monarch of the Glen", and then forage for some blueberries in the freezer to top some vanilla Soy Dreamy.

Some questions about a creative life.

Kelley had some questions on her blog about Living the Creative Life, it's actually a book title.  Since she is an Indy Dyer- of Solar dyed yarns, and though my answers weren't about yarn or any fiber craft I thought they were good questions just the same so am answering them here, too.  The focus was on how we approached our studios and got and kept our creativity flowing in order to create.

These are the questions she asked and my answers:

What kinds of things do you do when you are creating? 

When I am creating a design, I start with a piece of stone,glass, wood, or ceramic material and go from there; I decide how will I form metal around it (forging) or use wire wrapping to enhance it.  Do I want to keep as much of the material intact or grind a lot of it off?  How will I polish it, or will I carve it?  I decide which tools I need and make sure that they are handy, and not out in the garage.

What rituals do you have around creating? 

I'm not ritualistic about creating, I don't have to get into a mood, since I'm basically looking and seeing design all around me all of the time.  I really do not like to be interrupted when I'm working.  That stops the flow of mental imaging that I do to "see the transformations that I must make to get all the parts to go together and fit the design that keeps evolving in my head.

What is your space like?

My space has everything I need to work the metal or the stone.  It's approximately 17'x15'.  There's a tall work bench that used to be used by a computer tech somewhere to fix CPUs and even cash registers, I am told.  It has a hardwood top and shelves underneath it where I store materials.   There's two kilns for glass fusing, and a huge conference table that holds some pieces of equipment that are small enough to be there instead of on the floor.

Do you have some of the same struggles?

I have some of the same struggles of finding chunks of time when I'm not too exhausted to think or my hands don't rebel on me.  Mostly it's physical limits.

Would you be interested in a cohesive group of people where you might discuss this and related topics? This could be on Ravelry, a dedicated group blog, a web ring or the like.

I might be interested, though this isn't a fiber related craft, it's metal craft.

Do you already know of something like this?

I do.  There are at least two clubs that are dedicated to this craft but they are so far from me that I seldom get there.  Also there is an ongoing day long.. 5 hours.. class at a Community College nearby.  But I would be there just for the equipment so I haven't thought of using their facilities.  The clubs are a lot of socializing, and I honestly can't get a lot of work done in that setting.  The big equipment is nice, but that's the only draw. 

I've been struggling with creativity for awhile.  Also, I just don't find the beauty in ordinary things anymore.  I have seemingly lost the ability.  I'm not sleeping well at all, either.  I should be out cleaning out the studio, but here I sit.  lol

Soctoberfest creeps along...

So, after days of no knitting at all, because I'm now on half days, this twilight shot of the entire leg portion of the Soctoberfest sock- and it comes half way up my calf, I'll have you know- is done.
I promise that you will not be seeing this again until it's on my foot!  I will take pity on you all!

A Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie

I found the recipe HERE, by a very busy mom blogger.

The really nice thing is that she has a long list of other blogs, down the side bar, for other sites about kids with allergies and such.

I have the allergy, or something that passes for it that can't be cured with a little acidophilus.  So, if you know someone who could use this recipe, go for it.

The sock is half way up the leg, and tomorrow I will be knitting a little bit more.  Hopefully I'm going to make it to the division for the heel.

Sweet Dreams!

The Parrot VS the Wildlife Conservationist - somewhat X rated Heehee

Thanks B!  This just about takes away all the bad news that floated by my ears this whole day.  It's hilarious!

Books

Sometimes I wait a long time to decide to buy a knitting book, but another Big Girl Knits was published, so I bought it, and the original which I just bought as used. I like the information in fitting a body that is in the original, and that even more fitting information is in the newest book, with a lot more patterns, too.

The Healing of America, the Global Quest For Better, Cheaper and Fairer Health Care, by T.R. Reid is about a journalist who traveled to other countries to get his shoulder looked at, and what he found out about those countries' health care systems. It's rather new (was released this September). I'll soon finish a Dick Francis I'm reading, and then I'll start reading T.R. Reid's book. I'll do a little review of it.

Doctors on the White House Lawn

From the AP wire, not that I completely trust AP anymore.  Title links to the article with Piccies...

By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer Charles Babington, Associated Press Writer – 29 mins ago

WASHINGTON – On the cusp of a key legislative push, President Barack Obama on Monday filled the Rose Garden with doctors supportive of his health care overhaul, saying "nobody has more credibility with the American people on this issue than you do."
Obama's White House event gave him another chance to frame the debate on his terms as his top domestic priority enters its most critical phase.
The Senate Finance Committee is expected to approve its long-debated, intensely scrutinized bill this week. Then, Senate Democratic leaders will meld it with a more liberal-leaning version passed by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The House also must combine differing versions of its own bills.
For a visual plug from some medical pros, the White House arranged for Obama to have some 150 doctors representing all 50 states arrayed in the sunsplashed lawn area just outside the West Wing. To make sure no one watching at home or catching news footage later would miss the point, the physicians wore their white medical coats for the cameras.
"When you cut through all the noise and all the distractions that are out there, I think what's most telling is that some of the people who are most supportive of reform are the very medical professionals who know the health care system best," said Obama, flanked by four doctors on stage for good measure.
The president broke no ground in his comments. He outlined the tenets of his health reform plan: expanded and affordable health coverage options for tens of millions of people, strengthened protections for those who already have insurance, and more time for health professionals to help patients with preventative and healing care.
Obama said the country has heard all sides of the debate over the last few months and the time to act is now.
"I want to thank every single doctor who is here," Obama said. "And I especially want to thank you for agreeing to fan out across the country and make the case about why this reform effort is so desperately needed. You are the people who know this system best. You are the experts."

My Comment?  We will see what we will see....  We need a public option or there's no big change.  We'll keep paying through the nose for less than the best healthcare in the world.  

SoctoberFest Sock Progress Knitting Content, yay!

The picture of progress as of this morning

This is a KAL in Ravelry, and it's coming out a little big. I'm too tired to care. If they slouch, they slouch. I've made this sock pattern before and it was fine so I'm not too worried at this point. This yarn is a little heavier than the MBC that I made them in before.   It is a beautiful pattern and a beautiful yarn.

We've been having the most interesting Fall days, full of clouds and gorgeous sunsets. It's so good not to have the 100°F weather that withers up the garden in days. We are on water restrictions til who knows when but it really should end sometime this month.

The shade patio is shaping up. I got out most of the dead or excess plants - I have a lot of ferns and bromeliads from splits over the years, and a lot of epiphyllum. There will have to be choices made in what to keep of them. Happily, the white night blooming giant bloomed the other night so it's going to be fine, and I can cozy some of the smaller ones up in bigger pots, all of Padre (a pink) can go into one pot. It will give me a chance to buy a whole new group of Zygocactus, and some of the Easter cactus' that bloom in Spring, as most of my mother's original plants have survived in bits and pieces. It's been fun to think that the patio will be in shape to actually sit in while I knit on warm days. It's time to regain my Hoya, which has been reduced to a small pot of next to nothing. Hoya are wax flowers, a very beautiful plant, and the scent is very lovely when they bloom.

Well, that's the Drought Garden report, the other plants are struggling along, except the cactus are really the happiest of all, of course!