Dangerously organic!
It's that time of year. When springtime rolls around, I always start checking the driving distance from Florida to Oregon. Then, I check airfares. I've been checking a few weeks now. The Seaside Hostel on the Necanicum River on the coast of Oregon is one of my all time favorite places.
Trung is the owner. I remember the first time I visited. I checked in and…
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My friend Waylon wrote a book. It's called "Things I Would Like To Do With You". That's such a nice opener. I can't wait to read it. He's also starting a publishing company. The big idea behind the new publishing company is that writers will get a 50% share of the profits rather than the piddly amount most writers get.
Waylon's also going to do…
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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could've done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in…
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These bees took a time out and swarmed on a branch. They're probably looking for a new place to make a hive. I talked with the expert at Cross Creek Honey and she is going to investigate. Here's what the bees looked like a little while later:…
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Bike of the Day {BotD} ::: Schwinn hybrid. Mr. Ed is 6'4". This large MTB has evolved into a mega comfy commuter. Dave (Bikes n More) re-riveted the Brooks saddle. The brakes are massive cantis. It's a rider! Mr Ed's blog is …
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This phalaenopsis is the most trouble free plant I've ever had. Our friends gave it to us as a dinner gift one evening. That was over 10 years ago. I do absolutely nothing to it. It lives in the shade and feeds on air and moisture. Every so often, it surprises us with some blossoms that last a long time.…
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Gifted sprouts are the best, aren't they? These herbs were gifted to me from friends just going crazy over hydroponics. I took exactly 10 minutes and planted these herbs in a huge pot on the patio. I hope they grow like wildfire. Thanks for the gifted…
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Active Streets Gainesville, an event that focused on active transportation happened last weekend. University Ave was shut down to autos for several blocks near Main Street. People rode bikes, skateboards, and walked around enjoying the moment with no automobile traffic.
Gainesville,…
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Hello, McRorie Gardeners!
Signs of Spring are all around at the garden! I saw this beautiful robin kicking up a dust storm yesterday. The garden is looking so good! I just planted the first few plants for the upcoming season:…
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Hey, y'all!
Tomorrow, the gathering begins in beautiful Hawthorne, FL. There's a bike ride down there via the Hawthorne trail organized. If you've been to Mycol's Finca for the previous gatherings, you know it's a special time. …
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Portland, Oregon is a fun place to go as a traveller. I've been visiting Portland for a long time and I always have a good time and see new things.
It's been a year since I've been here. There are new food carts serving…
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Boy, oh boy... It's beautiful here in the Swamp. I'm writing this from Florida on a sunny, sunny day. I've been traveling a lot lately and have not checked my garden patch for weeks at the beautiful McRorie Community Garden. But, this week's the week to drop by and see how the sprouts have grown. That's the nice thing about a garden. As long as you don't have turbulent…
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Harold Kroto discovered Bucky Balls. He opened the door to nano technology. Like, that's partly why little smartphones are possible.…
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(Photo from Jambase's Hunter Fall Tour article)
Robert Hunter wrote lots of Grateful Dead songs with Jerry Garcia charting the music. Robert was just on tour in the Fall, 2013. If you want to listen to him playing guitar and singing, there are a bunch of…
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What can you learn from the sick? Well, here's 6 lessons from a chronically ill person who is also a law professor and gifted writer. Here's what Toni Bernhard, JD has to offer:
1. Less is more - clean out the stuff you've accumulated
2. Ruminating about the past and worrying about the future <makes> me unhappy.
3. Rushing to judgment about…
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If you're looking for places to ride in G'Ville, there's a new website with passion. It's called Eco Agro Trails and G'Ville is featured center stage.
This is straight from the site - and the kind of detail you'll find. It's their map of…
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Welcome to TLC NEPAL!
The organization ‘TLC’ was set up to help match volunteers with our projects working with children in our orphanage in Pokhara, Nepal. TLC facilitates services not Picture 4041only in Pokhara and the surrounding villages but also in the Kaski, Tanahu, Baglung,and Syangja districts of Nepal. There will not be any national and international…
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