"Hot lavender, mints, savory, marjoram;
The marigold, that goes to bed wi' th' sun,
And with him rises weeping; these are flow'rs
Of middle summer, and I think they are given
To men of middle age."
- - Shakespeare, Winter's Tale, iv. 4
- JUST BLOOMED TODAY
- AWKWARD PHOTO OF THE DAY
- TWEET TREATS
- DID YOU KNOW...?
- GARDEN UPDATE
- FAUNA
- GARDEN GIGGLE
- GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0072 GRANDMA CAMERON'S POUND CAKE
- WHAT IN THE WORLD?
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Today's photo comes to us from Virginia i Lake Forest, California. She has been babying her banana plant, which she received by mail. It has grown from one inch to 14 inches and looks great! Way to go, Virginia!
Dragonflies have 6 legs but cannot walk.Today's photo comes to us from Virginia i Lake Forest, California. She has been babying her banana plant, which she received by mail. It has grown from one inch to 14 inches and looks great! Way to go, Virginia!
AWKWARD PHOTO OF THE DAY
TWEET TREATS
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GARDEN UPDATE
The weather is starting to be bearable again. The plants don't look half as stressed, although the annuals are pretty much gone now. We are still hitting the high 90's but with dry heat, much more pleasant.
The weather is starting to be bearable again. The plants don't look half as stressed, although the annuals are pretty much gone now. We are still hitting the high 90's but with dry heat, much more pleasant.
GARDEN GIGGLE
FREE ON CRAIGSLIST
(These are a spoof of the weird and wacky things you can find on Craigslist)
- "The Soothing Sounds of Gilbert Gottried" on VHS
- Barbara Bush sex tape
- Special limited edition of Batman where the Riddler says everything in the form of knock knock jokes.
- College Degree (never used)
- Donald Trump hair piece
- Mitt Romney's birth certificate in mint condition
FAUNA
GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0072 GRANDMA CAMERON'S POUND CAKE
This recipe is from a friend of ours and tastes like a dream. It comes from her Grandma, Livinia "Minnie" Sarah Cameron (1863-1957).
You Will Need:
(1/2) lb butter
(1/2) pint whipping cream (do not whip)
(1) tsp flavoring (vanilla, lemon or almond)
(6) eggs
(3) cups sugar
(3) cups cake flour
**Optional colored sugar for coating pan
Cream softened butter with sugar, then add eggs one at a time. Add flour slowly to butter mixture, beating constantly. Add cream and flavoring. Either grease and flour tube/bundt pan, use PAM or grease and coat with colored sugar ( you can match sugar with holiday or season). Spoon cake batter into pan and place in COLD oven. Set oven for 325F and bake for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Check at one hour and 15 minutes. Cake is done when knife or cake stick returns clean. Cake can be frozen for later use.
On today in American history, people in gardens everywhere were talking about:
1718 French settlers in Louisiana named their settlement Duc L'Orleans, which later became New Orleans
1835 The NY Times prints "The Great Moon Hoax"
1944 Paris is liberated from the Nazis
1950 President Truman orders the railroads to be under government control
1962 Little Eva earns a #1 hit with "Loco-motion"
2009 Ted Kennedy dies at age 77
1975 Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough album, "Born To Run" is released
2012 Police kill gunman outside Empire State Building
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