- JUST BLOOMED TODAY
- AWKWARD PHOTO OF THE DAY
- TWEET TREATS
- DID YOU KNOW...? THE GREAT PUMPKIN TRIVIA QUIZ
- DOG CONFESSIONS
- GARDEN UPDATE
- DOG HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
- FAUNA
- GARDEN GIGGLE
- GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0100 RASPBERRY-ALMOND LINZER BARS
- WHAT IN THE WORLD?
- FEEDBACK
JUST BLOOMED TODAY ~READER'S SHARE
Today's photo share comes from Virginia in California who pulled over to take these wonderful photos of a spectacular double rainbow. Thanks for sharing!
Today's photo share comes from Virginia in California who pulled over to take these wonderful photos of a spectacular double rainbow. Thanks for sharing!
AWKWARD PHOTO OF THE DAY
TWEET TREATS
bringing you the quirky, funniest and most interesting tweets from Twitter that we came across.
DID YOU KNOW...? THE GREAT PUMPKIN TRIVIA
How much do you know about the Great Pumpkin and the Peanuts Gang? Take this quiz!
1. Who is the only one in the Peanuts gang who believes in the Great Pumpkin?
a. Linus
b. Pigpen
c. Snoopy
d. Charlie Brown
2. Who kept getting rocks in their bag when going out for trick or treating?
a. no one
b. Linus
c. Pigpen
d. Charlie Brown
3. Which kid's identity was given away to the gang because of the unusual cloud of dirt that follows him?
a. Santa Claus
b. Linus
c. Lucy
d. Pigpen
4.Snoopy, as a WWI Flying Ace imagines his _______ is a plane.
a. barn
b.bowl
c. doghouse
d. tree
5. Where did almost everyone else go while Linus was waiting for the Great Pumpkin?
a. to the store
b. to play baseball
c. out trick or treating
d. home
6. According to Linus, the Great Pumpkin rises from the most _______ pumpkin patch.
a. boisterous
b. colorful
c. remote
d. sincere
Answers: 1-a, 2-d, 3-d, 4-c, 5-c, 6-d
DOG CONFESSIONS
1. Who is the only one in the Peanuts gang who believes in the Great Pumpkin?
a. Linus
b. Pigpen
c. Snoopy
d. Charlie Brown
2. Who kept getting rocks in their bag when going out for trick or treating?
a. no one
b. Linus
c. Pigpen
d. Charlie Brown
3. Which kid's identity was given away to the gang because of the unusual cloud of dirt that follows him?
a. Santa Claus
b. Linus
c. Lucy
d. Pigpen
4.Snoopy, as a WWI Flying Ace imagines his _______ is a plane.
a. barn
b.bowl
c. doghouse
d. tree
5. Where did almost everyone else go while Linus was waiting for the Great Pumpkin?
a. to the store
b. to play baseball
c. out trick or treating
d. home
6. According to Linus, the Great Pumpkin rises from the most _______ pumpkin patch.
a. boisterous
b. colorful
c. remote
d. sincere
Answers: 1-a, 2-d, 3-d, 4-c, 5-c, 6-d
DOG CONFESSIONS
GARDEN UPDATE
Planted roses and mums today and filled up other planters with potting soil and mulch. My naked ladies are starting to leaf, but haven't seen any activity from any other bulbs yet.
DOG HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
Planted roses and mums today and filled up other planters with potting soil and mulch. My naked ladies are starting to leaf, but haven't seen any activity from any other bulbs yet.
DOG HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
GARDEN GIGGLE
Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?
No, they eat the fingers separately.
What do you call someone who puts poison in a person's corn flakes?
A cereal killer.
What do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman? Frostbite.
What do you get when you cross a werewolf and a vampire?
A fur coat that fangs around your neck.
What does a vampire never order at a restaurant?
A stake sandwich.
What do you call a witch in the desert?
A sandwitch.
What does a vampire fear the most?
Tooth decay.
Where did the vampire open his savings account?
At a blood bank.
What do you call a ghost with a broken leg?
A hoblin goblin.
Why wasn't there any food left after the monster party?
Because everyone was a goblin!
What does a skeleton order at a restaurant?
Spare ribs.
Why should a skeleton drink 10 glasses of milk a day?
It's good for the bones.
What's a haunted chicken?
A poultry-geist.
What happened to the guy who couldn't keep up payments to his exorcist?
He got repossessed.
What does a vampire fear the most?
Tooth decay.
FAUNA
GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0100 RASPBERRY-ALMOND LINZER BARS
Gotta love easy desserts! AND raspberry anything!
You Will Need:
(1/2) roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated sugar cookies
(1/2) cup raspberry preserves
(1) tsp cornstarch
(1/4) cup sliced almonds
Instructions:
Heat oven to 350F. Break up cookie dough into ungreased 8 inch square pan. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom to form crust. Bake 12 to 17 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
In a 1 qt saucepan, mix preserves and cornstarch. Cook and stir over medium heat just until mixture comes to a boil. Pour preserves mixture evenly over crust; spread to within 1/4 of edges. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake 10 minutes longer. Cool completely on cooling rack, about an hour. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
Nutrition: 1 bar 100 cals,3g fat, sodium 50mg Exchanges: 1/2 starch,1/2 other carbo, 1/2 fat
WHAT IN THE WORLD?
On today in American history, people in gardens everywhere were talking about:
1917 Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at Vincennes outside of Paris.
1930 Duke Ellington records his first big hit, "Mood Indigo"
1946 Herman Goering dies
1951 The TV sitcom "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS
1965 First draft card burned
1989 Wayne Gretzy breaks scoring record
1990 Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize
1991 Thomas confirmed to the Supreme Court
2007 Drew Carey debuts as the host of the TV show "The price Is Right"
2012 Tens of thousands rally for the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban
1917 Mata Hari, the archetype of the seductive female spy, is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at Vincennes outside of Paris.
1930 Duke Ellington records his first big hit, "Mood Indigo"
1946 Herman Goering dies
1951 The TV sitcom "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS
1965 First draft card burned
1989 Wayne Gretzy breaks scoring record
1990 Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize
1991 Thomas confirmed to the Supreme Court
2007 Drew Carey debuts as the host of the TV show "The price Is Right"
2012 Tens of thousands rally for the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban
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