July 1st, 2008
June 30th, 2008
Vegan Almond Strawberry Jellie
I have to admit that I made this dessert BEFORE realizing that it was red and white, the perfect Canada Day summer treat. Americans can add blueberries for July 4. I came up with the idea ages ago and then waited in anticipation for strawberry season to hit so I could try it out. [...]
June 28th, 2008
green bottle fly [Flickr]
yougrowgirl posted a photo:
I forget which plant it was sitting on... but this was taken on the roof garden
June 27th, 2008
nicotiana [Flickr]
June 27th, 2008
spidey [Flickr]
yougrowgirl posted a photo:
Spun it's web across one of the chairs and now no one has been able to sit there for two days. No one wants to ruin its creation.
June 27th, 2008
Roof Garden, Slightly Less Chaos
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This is a panoramic of the roof garden taken just this week. There are a lot more plants out there then I was able to get into a composite. Unfortunately with the gazebo top on I could not shoot the photos from above, perched high up on a ladder [...]
June 26th, 2008
‘Chinese Five Color’ Hot Pepper [Flickr]
June 26th, 2008
‘Chinese Five Color’ Hot Pepper [Flickr]
June 25th, 2008
And Then I Went and Spent $3.99 on a Viola
So here’s what I did. First, I shelled out $3.99 for a viola. We’re not talking your typical 4-pack of cells for a buck here. No, we’re talking one plant. One plant that cost $3.99. One plant whose tag bragged its rareness and specialness and three dollars and ninety nine cents worthiness. There was [...]
June 24th, 2008
Grongoling and Liljor Earrings
I’ve been on the lookout for new earrings and recently treated myself to two unique and botanically inspired pairs created by a designer from Sweden who sells under the name executeme on Etsy.
The arrival of the package on Friday felt like Xmas. First there were the boxes, carefully packaged to match the contents.
Inside the [...]











