On A Limb with Claudia

A cool post with pictures about French Intensive Gardening or growing a lot of vegetables in very little space.

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I wondered over to Odat’s site Monday morning and saw her six word memoir. This reminded me that the lovely Blue Ridge Mountain Colleen at Loose Leaf Notes tagged me for a six word memoir a while ago. *
Ok, I lied. I didn’t forget that Colleen tagged me. I wrote a bunch [...]

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After waiting and pacing around for most of the morning, I watched the mailman’s back as he moved off our porch and on with his route on Saturday.
No queenbee in sight.
Two hours later, a breathless postman pounded on the door. Tucked under his jacket was a box from ZiaQueen. He said his boss drove [...]

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“We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.”
– Helen Keller
I love the trill of starting something new.  I research every possibility.  I conducted endless conversations about what’s “right”. Then the moment comes!
I jump in feet first.
I can sustain my new and exciting project for a while.  I can [...]

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I keep thinking I’m going to grow out of this… But I remain fascinated with my response – and particularly yours. Please play!
Here’s our list for this week:

Thug ::
Slurp ::
Alley ::
Sweater vest ::
Targeted ::
Snazzy ::
Oy! ::
Jury duty ::
Low fat ::
Responsibility ::

And my answers?

Thug :: Angel (Tupak movie – scary, eh?)
Slurp :: I just hear [...]

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Just out of spite
by claudia hall christian
“Just out of spite, I confess I ruined three lives….” – the English Beat, I confess
“Crap.”
Turning his collar around his neck, Ethan Foster pulled the door closed and crept across the wooden porch. He hoped to be across town before Janette woke up. And, of course, he [...]

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I received an email about my man tool yesterday. The email, from a close personal friend named srinivasa, insured that my man tool would hit the right spot.
What does that mean?
I’m female and have been all of my life. I’m wondering what exactly is my man tool?

Thursday Thirteen #25 – My Man Tool
Knowing [...]

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Hey don’t miss this.  Nine Inch Nails has released the first single “Discipline” from it’s upcoming album.   You can get the MP3 via their website for free.
And it’s actually pretty good – reminiscent of old NIN and ancient Michael Hutchins INXS.
Check it out!

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We are aggressive greenies. Now that you’ve been reminded to recycle, reuse, find freecycle, etc. I thought I’d share some important other things you can do.

1. Purchase recycled paper, plastic (clothing, Garden tools, etc.), wood flooring, construction surplus. There are warehouses filled with used newspapers and plastic bottles. [...]

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With any luck, two ladies will arrive in my mailbox Friday….

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