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    July 2008



    I know my garden needs work...

    Sunday, 27 July 2008 7:58 P GMT-08
    but I never expected this: Stolen from Cake Wrecks , by way of Cabezalana . There are many funny, scary, sad cakes to see, but this one made me laugh until tears rolled down my cheeks and Mr. Ken rushed into the office to see what was wrong!&nbs
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    First things

    Friday, 25 July 2008 8:39 P GMT-08
    Sallee posted this, and it was such fun - different from many other memes.  (It's about all my medicated brain can concentrate on today, too.)  Her answers are so good! Who was your first prom date?  Steve, the older brother
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    Oh Crud

    Thursday, 24 July 2008 7:19 P GMT-08
    Just when my mojo returned and the weather was back to normal - I have a summer cold.  This is the first summer cold I've had in years and years (probably since I was under 5) and it's a doozy.  I've slept much of the day, and c
    Category: Whine and cheese
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    I hate Summer!

    Tuesday, 22 July 2008 8:36 A GMT-08
    but I think I turned back into myself this weekend!I've felt really low energy and almost resentful about everything since May, to the point where nothing much was getting done, other than the stuff that has to get done.  Probably the 3 week
    Category: Home and Garden Yadda Yadda Yadda Socks
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    Saturday Harvest

    Saturday, 12 July 2008 8:53 A GMT-08
    This is what I harvested today from the garden: There's an 8-ball zucchini, some green beans, the first ripe tomatoes, plums, apricots, the last figs, thyme, oregano and African Blue basil (my favorite for flavor and appearance).There will be ano
    Category: Home and Garden
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    Love (my cats) Thursday

    Thursday, 10 July 2008 8:49 A GMT-08
    It's been ages since I've posted about all the cats, so this is way overdue.Time to "fess up: we have 12 cats, and for the 2 of us as a couple, that's an all time low!  We've had as many as 16 cats since we've been toget
    Category: Furball Farm
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    Wednesday Mish-mash

    Wednesday, 9 July 2008 10:06 A GMT-08
    1.  I'm still adding to my summer "will" list.  Latest additions are to update and use my iPod (and to help Mr. Ken update and use his, if he really wants to) and to finally update the ringtones on my mobile phone.  I kno
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    The weekend is over

    Sunday, 6 July 2008 10:44 A GMT-08
    This weekend has been so wonderful and relaxing that I really hate to see it end.Friday we stayed home and puttered around.  I replanted one of the raised beds with lettuce, romaine, peppers and one more tomato, and harvested the first tomatoes,
    Category: Home and Garden Knitting Projects
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    Happy July 4!

    Friday, 4 July 2008 2:20 P GMT-08
    Happy Independence Day to those in the US! See the bright blue sky?  There are about 340 wild fires still burning in CA, but that's down from the 1400 of last Friday, and the wind has shifted so the air is much cleaner.And Happy Birthday to
    Category: Furball Farm Home and Garden
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    Chocolate Zucchini Cake

    Wednesday, 2 July 2008 2:12 P GMT-08
    Our 8-ball or roly poly or ronde de nice zucchini plants have been producing like crazy for at least a month, and the fruits are growing very fast. The last few I picked went from baseball-sized to small pumpkin-sized in just a couple of days. 
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    some more things...

    Tuesday, 1 July 2008 3:56 P GMT-08
    Add these to the will list:Finally dye the white yarn I keep buying with the dyes I keep buying.  This should be a fun activity, even though it will be solo - none of my knitting friends is even remotely interested in dyeing yarn!And also dye th
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