Oh, Mama Kat. Brevity is not my strong suit, so thank you for the challenge to write an entire post in twelve lines. May I include photos, too? And does this into paragraph count? Hoping not.
1. The Lazy W Honeymakers have a couple of challenges but are overall thriving.
2. I recently found both queens and am winterizing the hives.
3. The campus gardens keep me going during long lectures in Master gardener class.
4. My own gardens are also doing great but will be so pretty next year!
5. My baby isn’t a baby anymore.
6. But she still has the same sparkly eyes and my heart still leaps when I see her happy.
7. I’m rethinking pesticides.
8. Please tell me your thoughts, and I’ll write a post on it soon.
9. Time to gather supplies for indoor winter bulb forcing!
10. For me it includes pretty vessels, bulbs, and Moo Poo tea for excellent hydration.
11. I love these sidewalk koi.
12. And I love New Orleans, which I where I saw them.
Whew! That was not easy. Please feel free to email for more details. Nobody tell Mama Kat.
The End.
XOXOXO
Good 12 lines. Nice pics.
Well thank you! I am so glad you stopped by. : ))
Are you learning what you need to in the Master Gardener class? I was an Extension
Agent years ago and took the class so I could better understand how to teach and help my married housing students at USU. I learned a lot more once I got out of the classroom and out in the garden. Have you had time to access the course?
Hi Carol!! Oh what a cool reason to take the course. Yes I am learning plenty. I cannot seem to take notes quickly enough, and every week I drive home BRIMMING with inspiration. Just the way they teach you to look at gardening problems, etc. Really wonderful, smart people here in Oklahoma.
As for where you learn more, I actually agree… The garden is where it’s really at. BUT… until now the garden is all I’d ever know for a classroom. It’s been wonderful hearing the science, you know?
Overall I’d say they are teaching us how to find good information. And I groove that. We also get to keep the curriculum on flash drive. Bonus! : ))
I am honestly not sure how I feel about pesticides. On the one hand, my house would likely be overrun with bugs if not for the pest guy spraying around the outside once a month. But at the same time, I don’t like the bugs to die, just because they are going about their business. Except for cockroaches. And some pesticides aren’t good for children, and I have one of those.
I hear every word, Tina! We don’t spray much here if at all, despite being in the country where bugs of every variety are abundant. But we also have free range chickens, geese, and guineas, so that helps a lot. We care a bunch about chemical-free living, especially for the sake of children (as you mentioned) and the honeybees. But the issue is a conundrum in some ways. I hope you’ll check back in this month as we talk more about it!
Thanks so much for stopping in! : ))
Moo Poo Tea?! The image is now firmly stuck in my imagination and has ruined me for serious conversation for the rest of the evening! Too funny!
Isn’t it clever? haha I love that it totally distracted you. LOL
It’s aged cow manure brewed into amazing soil conditioning tea for all kinds of growing applications. They also sell horse manure tea, alfalfa tea, and more. REALLY cheap and never charge shipping/handling. I might be partial to Annie and her folks. They have the coolest operation out in California. Such great people. Here’s a link:
http://www.manuretea.com/
I’m not one for brevity, either! I am amazed at your gardening talents. I fear I have a black thumb. I’ve killed two peace lilies this year – and they are supposedly indestructible. But I do pretty well with bulbs, although I have never tried to grow them inside.
haha, Allie I love that we both admit to lengthy thinking and writing but also both accepted the 12 line challenge. You were stricter with yourself. : ))
Thank you for stopping in!! xoxo
How can you be THAT busy in just 12 lines!?! 😉
I’m not really busy. I just supervise things and making grand, sweeping comments. : ))